East meets west at this Citrus Heights martial arts center
By Mike Hazlip— Kenneth Dowdy, instructor at Extreme Martial Arts Center at 7530 Auburn Blvd., practices a relatively modern form of an ancient martial art, if you can call the year 1836 modern.
Citrus Heights theatre resumes showings after year-long pause during pandemic
By Mike Hazlip— Theatre in the Heights is back after a lengthy intermission of more than a year, due to COVID-19 shutdown orders.
The story behind Citrus Heights’ newest hot chicken restaurant
By Mike Hazlip— Those familiar with the Armenian Grill House in the Birdcage shopping center near Target might have noticed a new restaurant is now open for business at the location.
Sunrise MarketPlace PBID renewed with surprising 97% support
Sentinel staff report– Votes from property owners in the business improvement district encompassing Sunrise Mall and surrounding areas were counted during a City Council meeting on Thursday, adding up to a total of 96.84% in support of renewing…
New burger drive-thru owner struggles to hire enough staff to finally open
Sentinel staff report– With construction fencing recently taken down and only a few finishing touches and a final inspection remaining, the franchise owner of a new burger drive-thru in Citrus Heights says he faces one last challenge before…
Citrus Heights welcomes new coffee shop on San Juan Ave
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights’ newest coffee shop is now open at 6001 San Juan Ave., setting up where a Vietnamese restaurant once operated for several years.
Home sales indicate market is slowing slightly in Citrus Heights, region
Sentinel staff report– Latest home sales data shows just over 100 homes closed sale in Citrus Heights last month, down from a high point of 130 in May.
These 19 Citrus Heights restaurants received over $4.8M in extra federal relief
Sentinel staff report– While more than 500 businesses in Citrus Heights received millions in forgivable loans from the well-known Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during pandemic-related shutdowns last year, just 19 local restaurants were lucky enough this year to…
Meet the father-son team behind this new Citrus Heights barber shop
By Mike Hazlip— Opening a barber shop in the middle of a pandemic may not have seemed like a good idea to many, but for Kenny Fontaine and his son Chace the timing was right.
New Mexican drive-thru to open in former Citrus Heights Goodwill store
By Mike Hazlip— A former Goodwill building on Lichen Drive is now slated to become a drive-thru California Burrito restaurant after a non-compete clause halted progress last year on a proposed Burger King at the site.
