Citrus Heights Sentinel

By Mike Hazlip— After welcoming a dozen new restaurants in 2021, Citrus Heights is slated to get at least a half-dozen more eateries in 2022 — if plans go as expected.

By Mike Hazlip— For the past week, area churches have been working with the Citrus Heights Homeless Assistance Resource Team (HART) to provide a hot meal and warm cot for people who would otherwise be sleeping outside.

Sentinel staff report– A section of Auburn Boulevard was shut down Saturday morning after a vehicle collision with a pole knocked down wiring into the roadway.

Obituary submitted by family friend– Donna Jean Murrill was born in Los Angeles on October 26, 1943 and passed away on December 25, 2021.

Sentinel staff report– Toys “R” Us has plans to return to Citrus Heights with a new, smaller “shop-inside-a-shop” business model in the Macy’s store at Sunrise Mall.

By Mike Hazlip— A new store for bargain hunters is slated to open in January to fill the remaining space in a long-vacant building at 6422 Tupelo Drive.

By Mike Hazlip— A new Burger King restaurant opened Wednesday at 8034 Greenback Lane, following last-minute inspections and a tight timeline to open before the end of the year.

Sentinel staff report– New businesses opening in Citrus Heights over past year included nearly a dozen restaurants, several coffee shops, a new plant nursery, and more.

By Mike Hazlip— A new American and Greek food restaurant opened earlier this month in the Grand Oaks shopping center, taking up a space formerly home to a Mexican restaurant.