City’s new hire seeks to boost business in Citrus Heights
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Meghan Huber is the City of Citrus Heights’ new economic development manager, a position she’s been in for just over a month. She was hired by the city to replace Devon Rodriguez, who held…
Construction to begin on new coffee drive-thru in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Construction fencing went up last week on a grassy pad along Sunrise Boulevard, soon to be home to a new coffee drive-thru near Old Auburn Road…
Payless ShoeSource is the latest bankruptcy to affect Citrus Heights retail
Sentinel staff report–` Over the past three years Citrus Heights has seen Kmart, Sports Authority, Toys R Us, Sears, Aeropostale, Radio Shack, and other stores close amid company bankruptcy filings. Payless ShoeSource’s bankruptcy filing this month is the…
Meet Marie Duncan, owner of Runs with Scissors Quilt Shop in Citrus Heights
Marie Duncan, a longtime Citrus Heights resident and owner of Runs with Scissors Quilt Shop, was…
Check out what’s going on inside this music center in Citrus Heights
By Thomas J. Sullivan– The Lafitte Music Center opened its doors in Citrus Heights three years ago, born out of its owner’s passion to create a different kind of comprehensive music education for its young students…
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt now open in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights is now home to a new frozen yogurt shop in the Sunrise MarketPlace, next to Nation’s Giant Burgers and PizzaRev on Sunrise Boulevard. Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt opened its doors with a soft opening…
Tiny theatre in Citrus Heights continues to grow with comedy, shows
By Thomas J. Sullivan– For the past two years, the 52-seat “Theatre in the Heights” has been building an audience of loyal attendees through putting on theatrical plays in its discreet location off Auburn Boulevard near Twin Oaks…
Q&A: Will plans for that pizza drive-thru in Citrus Heights ever become a reality?
Sentinel staff report– It’s been almost a year since the Citrus Heights Planning Commission approved an entrepreneur’s creative plan to re-purpose an old gas station on Auburn Boulevard into a drive-thru pizza restaurant. But so far, the only…
Meet Wendy Hamby, owner of Extreme Stitch Embroidery in Citrus Heights
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Extreme Stitch, a family-owned and operated embroidery company in Citrus Heights, began years ago in Wendy Hamby’s home and has since expanded to its location at 7250 Auburn Blvd., across from the old Sylvan…
Hobby Lobby to fill former Citrus Heights Toys R Us building
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Interior renovation of the 40,000-square-foot former Toys R Us store at 7800 Greenback Ln. in Citrus Heights has already begun, in preparation for Hobby Lobby opening a new store at the site. Diane Gudahl, Hobby…
