Local News, Crime, Events & more
By Rylie Friesen–
Beginning this month and continuing through May 31, the Citrus Heights community can cast votes online for local businesses they feel are worthy to win this year’s “Best of Citrus Heights” award from the local Chamber of Commerce.
When the pandemic hit last year along with related prohibitions on indoor dining, the popular, 4.5-star rated Armenian Grill House in Citrus Heights saw a 40% drop in business. And although orders have picked up since then, owner Naz Muradyan says business isn’t yet back to pre-pandemic levels.
Renovation inside the 55,000-square-foot Raley’s grocery store nearest Antelope Road and Interstate 80 is the latest of several changes happening at the Summerhill Plaza.
By Nadezhda Chayka Otterstad–
Ron and Kelly Anderson found themselves moving to Citrus Heights four years ago to live near their children, and in 2018 opened a backyard garden center to the public with a half-acre of bonsai and succulents on display.
By Mike Hazlip—
Demolition has begun at the Sunrise Village shopping center at Sunrise Boulevard and Madison Avenue in preparation for major renovation at the aging 15-acre plaza.
By Mike Hazlip—
A new laundromat opened last month in Citrus Heights, with customers invited to drop in for traditional “self serve,” or to drop off their laundry for washing, drying and folding.
By Mike Hazlip—
With the exception of a few days in June, Sunrise Rollerland in Citrus Heights has been closed for the past year, as COVID-19 health orders have prevented roller skating rinks in the state from reopening.
Latest local news briefs include demolition work beginning at a Citrus Heights shopping plaza, another local multi-million dollar apartment sale, San Juan High School being criticized for including a Black Lives Matter lesson, and a six-month-old recovering after a groundbreaking heart surgery.
