Business

It didn’t take long after California officially fully re-opened on June 15 for several new businesses to open in Citrus Heights.

By Mike Hazlip— A new chicken fingers drive-thru is quickly taking shape in the parking lot of Hobby Lobby on Greenback Lane.

By Nadezhda Chayka Otterstad– Brother-and-sister entrepreneurial partners Peter Mazur and Susanna Stepchuk last month opened Greenhouse Café, located next door to the now-abandoned Studio Movie Grill lot on Auburn Boulevard. The café first opened June 15 and is…

By Rylie Friesen- Located between Gold’s Gym and a newly opened cafe, Venice Nail Studio features scenes of Paris architecture on the walls and Roman statues throughout. The salon opened June 15 and offers services such as manicures,…

By Mike Hazlip— After more than two years of vacancy, the former Smart & Final building on Auburn Boulevard has a new tenant. The Charity Shop opened its doors July 1, and manager Casey Underwood told The Sentinel…

By Mike Hazlip— Demolition work can be seen at the shuttered Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants along the 8000 block of Greenback Lane, as contractors prepare the buildings for re-opening under new business names.

By Mike Hazlip— A partially renovated 55,000-square-foot building on Auburn Boulevard that was abandoned by Studio Movie Grill last year has been sold to an Arizona-based real estate investment company.

By Mike Hazlip— A former Valero gas station at 8244 Auburn Blvd. has been taken off the market after being listed for sale briefly last month at $850,000.

Sentinel staff report– As home prices continue an upward trend, another trend is also noticeable: homes on one half of Citrus Heights have consistently been selling for nearly $50,000 more than homes on the other side.