Citrus Heights gas prices are the lowest in state, data shows
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights drivers don’t have to travel far to find the cheapest price on gas in the entire state of California — as of Wednesday afternoon, the lowest pump prices are right here in town…
Latest drone video shows progress on Citrus Heights medical building
Sentinel staff report– Crunching about three weeks of construction work down to 59 seconds, a new video published by the Dignity Health Medical Foundation this week shows the latest progress on the new three-story medical office building on…
Editorial: Citrus Heights is a business-friendly city; but it could do better
Citrus Heights has striven to be a business-friendly city ever since it first incorporated in 1997. Even the incorporation of the city 20 years ago happened largely because of the work of local business owners who believed a…
Chando’s Tacos plans to open new Citrus Heights restaurant
You’ve probably seen one of their popular mobile food trucks around town at various events, but soon you’ll likely be able to grab a bite to eat anytime you want at a new Chando’s Tacos restaurant planned for…
Update: SJUSD moves forward with plan to sell old Sylvan school site
Sentinel staff report– Another step has been made in the long-anticipated sale of the 13-acre now-vacant property at Sylvan Corners in Citrus Heights, once home to Sylvan Middle School. Following a committee recommendation and an uneventful Sept. 26…
New map shows proposed 55-acre housing development in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– While California faces an ongoing housing shortage, one developer is slowly making progress on plans to bring several hundred new housing units to a 55-acre chunk of undeveloped land in Citrus Heights, near Sunrise Boulevard…
Business is booming for Citrus Heights costume rental shop
By Hazel Ford– Seven years ago, Dawn Cornsilk never would have pictured herself running a costume shop. Far from a life dream, sewing was just a hobby — if that. Now the proud owner of the Costume Junction,…
Sunrise Mall to get new 2,500-seat stadium for outdoor concerts, events
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights will soon have a new venue for outdoor events and concerts, following the unanimous approval of a $300,000 grant by the city council on Thursday to pay for a new 2,500-seat “pop-up” stadium…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: $13M sale, home prices, tax audit
Latest local news briefs include an update on home sale price trends in Citrus Heights, the Grocery Outlet shopping plaza at Greenback Lane and Auburn Boulevard selling for $13 million, a local tax audit-defense firm moving out of…
Annual Pumpkin Farm attraction in Citrus Heights to open Oct. 1
The 12-acre Pumpkin Farm on Old Auburn Road will open again this October for its month-long “farm experience,” annually featuring corn maze activities, farm animals, a 30-foot tower slide, and more. The Pumpkin Farm is located at 7736…
Citrus Heights coffee shop window smashed again; homeless suspected
The owner of Java Cherry, a popular local coffee house on Van Maren Lane in Citrus Heights, says her storefront window was smashed early Wednesday morning — the third time in the past five years. “I just showed…
Community Voices: ideas abound for new restaurants on Auburn Blvd
Following a developer winning approval from the Citrus Heights Planning Commission earlier this month to add more restaurant tenants in front of Costco and Walmart on Auburn Boulevard, over 100 comments from Sentinel readers on Facebook poured in…
