
What’s going on at the old Tokyo Buffet building on Greenback Lane?
Drivers traveling along Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights have long passed by the vacant, former Tokyo Buffet restaurant which in recent months has seen significant exterior work under way…

Commission votes 5-0 to approve permit for event center near Sunrise Mall
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights Planning Commissioners on Wednesday night unanimously approved plans to issue a use permit for an event center to take up a former night club building on Arcadia Drive…

Public hearing to be held for proposed event center near Sunrise Mall
By Phillip Pesola– The Planning Commission will decide this Wednesday whether to approve a use permit for a new event center on Arcadia Drive, in the Citrus Town Center…

Citrus Heights hot chicken restaurant gets new name with new owner
By Mike Hazlip— A restaurant known for spicy chicken dishes has a new name and new owner who says he is bringing back some of the Middle-Eastern foods that were once served there…

New burrito drive-thru opens in Citrus Heights after years-long delay
By Mike Hazlip— The long-awaited opening of California Burrito on Lichen Drive near Interstate 80 arrived this week…

How much rent is at those new low-income apartments in Citrus Heights?
By Mike Hazlip— Sunrise Pointe, which opened on Sunrise Boulevard near Oak Avenue this summer, is accepting tenants with varying rents calculated based on income as a percentage of the median income…

Large lot once slated to become church campus listed for $825k
By Mike Hazlip— Vacant land across from Rusch Park once slated to be home to a new church building is now on the market for $825,000…

92-year-old Citrus Heights resident reflects on six decades with See’s Candies
Esther Pelkey started working for See’s Candies in the 1950s, long before the company’s now-shuttered location at Sunrise Mall ever opened…

New boba tea, dessert cafe opens in Citrus Heights
By Sara Beth Williams– Kobing Dessert Studio has opened its doors for business at 6001 San Juan Ave…

Two new businesses plan to open next to Citrus Heights Starbucks
By Mike Hazlip— A new restaurant and salon are reportedly planning to open in the remainder of a Starbucks-anchored building that has been vacant since construction was completed in 2021…