Exclusive | EPA moves to keep toxic Orange County chemical leak threat low for residents

Exclusive | EPA moves to keep toxic Orange County chemical leak threat low for residents

The federal Environmental Protection Agency is on the scene of a  dangerous chemical leak at a Garden Grove aerospace facility that led officials to evacuate roughly 50,000 residents over an explosion threat, the agency told The California Post. At the request of Orange County Health Care Agency, the EPA is providing air monitoring support and vital air quality information to … Read more

Fresh details on new In-N-Out planned for Southern California’s $1B outdoor mega project bigger than Central Park

Fresh details on new In-N-Out planned for Southern California’s B outdoor mega project bigger than Central Park

New details have finally come out on the newest outpost for cult-favorite In-N-Out Burger, and it’s landing smack-dab in the middle of a $1 billion mega project designed to dwarf Manhattan’s Central Park. The Irvine-based burger behemoth is planting its flag at the Great Park in Irvine, a sprawling 1,300-acre redevelopment of a former Marine … Read more

Gulliver’s Restaurant in Orange County to close after 56 years

Gulliver’s Restaurant in Orange County to close after 56 years

A beloved Orange County steakhouse known for prime rib, old-school charm and generations of family celebrations is closing its doors after more than five decades. Gulliver’s Restaurant in Irvine will permanently close on June 30 after 56 years in business, according to The Orange County Register. The longtime MacArthur Boulevard steakhouse, sitting just across from … Read more

Erewhon to open its first Orange County location

Erewhon to open its first Orange County location

Luxe grocery chain Erewhon is inching closer to planting its organic-food flag in Orange County. The market known for its eye-watering smoothie prices and viral wellness concoctions is moving ahead with plans for a new store in Costa Mesa, according to its website. The new spot would mark a major expansion for the LA-based chain, … Read more

Southern California gets $4B mega music venue in giant new entertainment district

Southern California gets B mega music venue in giant new entertainment district

The $4 billion OCVIBE development surrounding the Honda Center unveiled flashy new renderings for its upcoming 5,000-seat concert hall, a sleek entertainment venue set to open in 2027 as part of the sprawling 100-acre mega-project. The venue will be situated inside the larger OCVIBE entertainment district — a new campus in Anaheim rising around the … Read more

New In-N-Out opens this year in $1B outdoor project bigger than Central Park in Southern California

New In-N-Out opens this year in B outdoor project bigger than Central Park in Southern California

One of the most ambitious developments in California will feature a new In-N-Out, The Post can reveal. The sprawling $1 billion outdoor mega park project that will eventually dwarf New York’s Central Park is getting its own cult-favorite burger chain. The Animal Style joint will anchor part of “The Canopy,” a new 90,000-square-foot retail and … Read more

Billion-dollar outdoor project bigger than Central Park coming to Southern California as plans revealed

Billion-dollar outdoor project bigger than Central Park coming to Southern California as plans revealed

Move over, Manhattan. A $1 billion mega-project in Orange County is set to transform an old military base into what could become one of the biggest urban parks in America — complete with lakes, museums, shopping, an amphitheater and enough space to dwarf New York’s Central Park. The sprawling 1,300-acre Great Park in Irvine is … Read more

Walmart plans major upgrades for California stores — with surprising new foods and cheaper deals

Walmart plans major upgrades for California stores — with surprising new foods and cheaper deals

Walmart is pouring fresh cash into California. The Arkansas mega-chain has set dozen of stores in the Golden State up for major facelifts that promise new food options, expanded product lines and faster shopping perks. The retail giant announced plans to remodel 56 locations statewide in 2026, part of a broader push to modernize stores … Read more

Bad but not so bougie: How to have a lowbrow ball in ritzy coastal Cali

Bad but not so bougie: How to have a lowbrow ball in ritzy coastal Cali

The Golden State’s coast is often typecast by outsiders as a privileged commune of high-income hippies, decadent dot-commers, sun-spoiled surfers and limousine liberals. For good reason: California is the land of haughty, avocado toast-munching utopists. Except, that’s not the whole story. Despite its coddling climate, geography and ritzy neighborhoods, surfside Cali is not just a … Read more

‘The O.C.’ stars Mischa Barton and Ben McKenzie secretly dated: ‘I went into that a virgin’

‘The O.C.’ stars Mischa Barton and Ben McKenzie secretly dated: ‘I went into that a virgin’

Marissa and Ryan forever. Mischa Barton and Ben McKenzie seemed to have a love life off-screen that mirrored their hit TV show “The O.C.” The teen soap drama aired from 2003 until 2007, with Barton’s character Marissa Cooper and McKenzie’s Ryan Atwood embarking on a multi-season relationship. The “Hills: New Beginnings” alum, 38, confessed that she … Read more

Matthew Perry’s memoir saved my life — now I’m mourning his loss, says recovering addict

Matthew Perry’s memoir saved my life — now I’m mourning his loss, says recovering addict

When Michele Maize got sober almost three years ago after trying to quit drugs and alcohol on and off for 12 years, Matthew Perry was the friend the mom-of-two didn’t know she needed.  Orange County, Calif.-based Maize, 45, was a little over a year into recovery when she picked up the late actor’s memoir, “Friends, … Read more

Adult Swim drops ‘Rick and Morty’ co-creator after abuse charges

Adult Swim drops ‘Rick and Morty’ co-creator after abuse charges

Adult Swim said Tuesday it has cut ties with “Rick and Morty” co-creator Justin Roiland following the news this month he has been charged with felony domestic abuse in California. “Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland,” Adult Swim/Cartoon Network/Boomerang spokesperson Marie Moore said in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter. A tweet from the … Read more

People hate my son’s cool, unique name — but I’m not changing it

People hate my son’s cool, unique name — but I’m not changing it

From coast to coast, this baby’s name is raising eyebrows. Orange County mom Calyn Breann revealed in a now-viral TikTok that not everyone is as wild about her son’s unusual moniker — Coast — as she is. In the six-second TikTok, which has been viewed 1 million times, Breann holds baby Coast under a note that … Read more