Payless ShoeSource is the latest bankruptcy to affect Citrus Heights retail
Sentinel staff report–` Over the past three years Citrus Heights has seen Kmart, Sports Authority, Toys R Us, Sears, Aeropostale, Radio Shack, and other stores close amid company bankruptcy filings. Payless ShoeSource’s bankruptcy filing this month is the…
Meet Marie Duncan, owner of Runs with Scissors Quilt Shop in Citrus Heights
Marie Duncan, a longtime Citrus Heights resident and owner of Runs with Scissors Quilt Shop, was…
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…
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…
Meet Wendy Hamby, owner of Extreme Stitch Embroidery in Citrus Heights
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Extreme Stitch, a family-owned and operated embroidery company in Citrus Heights, began years ago in Wendy Hamby’s home and has since expanded to its location at 7250 Auburn Blvd., across from the old Sylvan…
Hobby Lobby to fill former Citrus Heights Toys R Us building
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Interior renovation of the 40,000-square-foot former Toys R Us store at 7800 Greenback Ln. in Citrus Heights has already begun, in preparation for Hobby Lobby opening a new store at the site. Diane Gudahl, Hobby…
Review: This Citrus Heights restaurant’s new ‘Cajun Flare’ menu is worth a try
By Julie W. Jones and Thomas J. Sullivan– Temple Garden at 7064 Sunrise Blvd., in the north end of the Foodmaxx Shopping Plaza in Citrus Heights, now features a special Cajun Flare menu, offered in three combination buckets…
Site work to begin this spring on new 260-home development in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Construction on Watt Communities’ massive 260-home development off Arcadia Drive and Fair Oaks Boulevard in Citrus Heights is anticipated to begin later this year, with completion of the first homes expected by 2020. The 56-acre…
Rico’s Mexican Food opens in Citrus Heights shopping center
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Authentic, flavorful, homemade Mexican food. You’ll find it at Rico’s, which celebrated its grand opening this week at 7967 Auburn Blvd. in Citrus Heights.
Meet the husband-wife duo behind this Citrus Heights flower shop
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Looking for some Valentine’s Day flowers and gifts? You might try Awesome Blossom in Citrus Heights, owned and operated by a husband-wife team for the past three years on Greenback Lane near San Juan…
