Community Center providing kitchen space for business destroyed by fire
By Mike Hazlip— A business destroyed by two consecutive fires is managing to still operate by temporarily using commercial kitchen facilities inside the Citrus Heights Community Center.
Citrus Heights shopping center up for sale at $19.7M
By Mike Hazlip— A 5.9-acre portion of a shopping center near the busy intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane is for sale at $19.7 million, a price tag $5 million higher than when the property previously went…
Royal Stage to host grand opening next month at Sunrise Mall
By Sara Beth Williams– A nonprofit performing and visual arts group is preparing to open its new studio and theater at Sunrise Mall next month, after facing delays but receiving some significant community donations to help renovate the…
Prominent Citrus Heights gas station sold to new owner
By Mike Hazlip— The owner of a Valero gas station at the corner of Auburn Boulevard and Antelope Road is in the process of selling the location, with plans to instead open a smog station at a recently…
100-year-old church building in Citrus Heights listed for $1.6M
By Mike Hazlip— A church on Old Auburn Road dating back to the early 1920s, and the former home to Pioneer Baptist, is on the market for $1,600,000. The property at 7600 Old Auburn Rd. is listed on…
San Juan High School grad now heads up Citrus Heights car dealership
By Mike Hazlip— Kevin Mantz, general manager of the newly re-branded Future Honda at Greenback Lane and Auburn Boulevard, has deep roots in Citrus Heights.
What is the Greater Sacramento Economic Council?
By Phillip Pesola– The Citrus Heights City Council voted last month to renew membership with the Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) for $35,124, in a continued effort to strengthen the local economy.
A spark of hope for abandoned Studio Movie Grill site on Auburn Blvd
By Sara Beth Williams– Construction fencing is now down and new paving has replaced a weed-infested parking area in the shopping center where a Studio Movie Grill was once slated to open on the northern border of Citrus…
Citrus Heights business district spending $300k to combat crime, blight
By Mike Hazlip— The Sunrise Marketplace Property-based Business Improvement District (PBID) is spending almost a quarter of its budget this year on crime prevention and maintenance, up from zero percent prior to 2020.
Winners awarded for ‘Best of Citrus Heights’ business contest
Sentinel staff report– About 100 local business representatives and area dignitaries gathered Thursday inside a room at Future Honda as the Chamber of Commerce formally recognized the winners of its 2022 “Best of Citrus Heights” contest. Winners included…
The story behind this long-standing beauty college in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip– When Becky and Charles Hamilton built Citrus Heights Beauty College in 1969, afros, bouffants and pixy cuts were the popular styles of the day while “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies was number one on Billboard’s…
Citrus Heights Costco once had plans to add more gas pumps. What happened?
By Mike Hazlip— Long lines at the Costco gas station in Citrus Heights have prompted a growing number of complaints in recent months, as higher gas prices drive consumers to lower-priced pumps.
