Citrus Heights Sentinel
September: Here’s 10 events happening in Citrus Heights
By Sara Beth Williams– Events are finally making a full comeback in Citrus Heights this month, with September including a traveling circus at the mall, the showing of a new play at Theatre in the Heights, Sunday Funday…
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Mesa Verde High School’s new stadium
By Sara Beth Williams– Hundreds of Mesa Verde High School students, alumni and staff gathered together on Aug. 30 along with several City Council members and school district board members for the ground breaking ceremony on Mesa Verde’s…
Citrus Heights business owner shares his story from poverty to success
By Mike Hazlip– Uddhav “Gary” Giri, longtime owner of the Valero gas station at Auburn Boulevard and Antelope Road, started out his life in a remote village in Nepal, before coming to the U.S. and working his way…
City to host workshop for public input on Old Auburn Road improvement plan
Sentinel staff report– The City of Citrus Heights will hold a community workshop this Tuesday, March 26, to receive public input on a major improvement plan for a high-traffic portion of Old Auburn Road, from Sylvan Corners to…
Smart & Final store slated to close in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– The Smart & Final Extra store at 8481 Auburn Blvd. in Citrus Heights will be closing its doors on April 14, the latest of many changes at the former Kmart shopping center on the northern…
Citrus Heights footwear company launches PETA-approved ‘vegan’ boots, slippers
Sentinel staff report– Bearpaw, a footwear company based in Citrus Heights, is now offering a new “Vegan Collection” of boots and slippers after working closely with an international animal rights organization, the company announced in a news release…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: liquor store burglaries, rare disease, K-9, obituaries
Latest local news briefs include a pair of liquor stores on Greenback Lane being burglarized early Wednesday morning, obituaries of five residents who passed away in March, a Citrus Heights resident chiming in on recent arrests, and news…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: shoe store thefts, assaults, Jesus, duffel bags
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights include reports of shoe store thefts at Sunrise Mall, a neighbor “yelling about Jesus,” suspicious duffel bags near Greenback Lane, and a higher-than-usual number of assaults…
New Citrus Heights Big Lots store slated to open in April
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights will soon be home to a new Big Lots store, located in a renovated portion of a massive 90,000-square-foot building on Auburn Boulevard that was once home to Kmart. A grand opening has…
Six facts you might not know about Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Do you know which street in Citrus Heights has the highest amount of traffic each day? How about the average household income for residents in Citrus Heights, or the total number of housing units are…
Citrus Heights council members take step to oppose AB 392 use-of-force bill
Sentinel staff report– The city’s mayor and at least three other council members directed the police chief during a March council meeting to draft a resolution and letter opposing proposed state legislation that seeks to narrow the circumstances…
Ever heard of Fuzz Monsters? Check out this pet grooming shop in Citrus Heights
By Thomas J. Sullivan– If your four-legged friend is looking a little “fuzzy” around the edges, you may want to “paws” and take them in to Jill and Kim Hoover’s Fuzz Monsters Pet Grooming at 6401 Antelope Rd.…
