Irvine officials held a groundbreaking ceremony May 23 for several new amenities at the Great Park which will cost nearly $1 billion. The changes include the construction of a 14,000-seat amphitheater, a public aquatics facility that will also be used by USA Water Polo’s Olympic teams, botanic and veterans memorial gardens, museums, more open space,…
Irvine Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Great Park Project
May 24, 2023
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Amphitheater Plans at Irvine’s Great Park Delayed
February 16, 2023
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The size of a new amphitheater in Irvine’s Great Park is in flux, as the city council moved Feb. 14 to postpone a vote on the issue until the end of February. The city last September approved a $130 million agreement with music and venue management company Live Nation for a 14,000-seat amphitheater, where the…
Irvine Plans for Veterans Memorial Park
January 17, 2023
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The city of Irvine voted unanimously on Jan. 10 to direct city staff to implement plans for a veterans memorial park and botanical garden at the city’s Great Park, after plans that included a veterans cemetery at the location fell through in 2021. The location in the park for the proposed project, known as the…
Irvine Authorizes FIFA World Cup to Use Great Park for Training
IRVINE, Calif.—The Irvine City Council voted on April 26 to allow the Great Park Sports Complex to be used as a training site for the 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup. Given that FIFA is in the final stages of selecting the host cities for the 2026 games, the City of Los…
Irvine to Tear Down Old Structures at Great Park Site
IRVINE, Calif.—A number of old structures will be torn down at Irvine’s Great Park in order to make room for overflow parking and outdoor events, the city council approved Mar. 22. Demolition will affect the Great Park at its Lease and Furtherance of Conveyance site, in the southern end of the park, which is still…
Proponents of Irvine Veterans Cemetery Raise Concerns to State Legislators About Anaheim’s Site
January 11, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—One month after a Veterans Cemetery broke ground in Anaheim, members of a group pushing to build the cemetery at Irvine’s Great Park sent a letter to state officials detailing issues with Anaheim’s site. The Veterans for the ARDA Site Cemetery sent the Jan. 6 letter to state legislators and the California Department of…
Irvine Celebrates 20th Annual Global Village Festival This Weekend
The City of Irvine, California, is celebrating its 20th annual Global Village Festival Oct. 9, a multicultural event that shows off a large range of food, crafts, and live performances. The event, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Irvine’s Great Park, celebrates 20 years of the event in tandem with…
Irvine to Move Forward With Great Park Botanical Garden
IRVINE, Calif.—City council voted unanimously to construct a 100-acre botanical garden in the Great Park on Sept. 28. The request to consider the garden was brought forward by Councilmembers Tammy Kim and Mike Carroll in late July. Tuesday night, council was joined by the Great Park Garden Coalition to discuss the project. “One of my…
Opposing Groups Unite to Express Cemetery Concerns
May 28, 2021
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Some Irvine, Calif. residents say they’re concerned about the location of a planned State Veterans Memorial Park. One group of protesters during a May 25 rally said they’d like the cemetery to be placed at the former El Toro Marine Base, while another group called for it to be placed elsewhere, away from homes and…
Orange County Cancels Plans for Vaccination Site at Irvine’s Great Park
Orange County has decided to relocate a vaccination site planned for the Great Park in Irvine, California, due to concerns over traffic flow. County officials contacted city representatives prior to a Jan. 26 Irvine City Council meeting, where they were expected to approve a licensing agreement with the county for the site, to inform them…
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