Citrus Heights Sentinel

Citrus Heights Police Logs: burglaries, assault, stolen stroller
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights include a rash of burglaries, several assault reports involving bystanders attempting to intervene, a sideshow near Rusch Park, and a man reportedly being “dumped out of a vehicle” near Antelope Road and…

Citrus Heights PD seek man they say stole over $3k in goods from gas station
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police on Friday released a surveillance camera image of a man accused of stealing over $3,000 in goods from the Circle K gas station on Sunrise Boulevard on Valentine’s Day…

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…

American Legion partners with Citrus Heights Applebee’s for veterans fundraiser
Sentinel staff report– Want to help out a local organization supporting veterans? It’s as easy as dining at Applebee’s on Feb. 26, according to American Legion Post 637 spokesman Jim Monteton…

Entertainment lineup announced for Pet-a-Palooza 2019 at Rusch Park
Sentinel staff report– Pet-a-Palooza is returning to Citrus Heights next month, and the entertainment lineup has now been set. The free event will be held at Rusch Park on March 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and…

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…

Council votes to require Planning Commissioners be residents of Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Members of the Citrus Heights Planning Commission will now be required to be residents of the city, following a 5-0 vote by the City Council on Thursday night…

Guest Column: Getting local homeless into jobs? It’s about to happen here.
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– Exactly a year ago, I wrote an article in the Citrus Heights Sentinel outlining why I thought Sacramento County was in need of a work program for people who are…



