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Crunch Fitness on Greenback Ln. and San Juan Ave. closed in the summer of 2024. // SB Williams

Revised Commercial Vacancy Ordinance heads to Citrus Heights City Council

A revised Commercial Vacancy Reoccupancy ordinance is scheduled to be up for approval at the upcoming Citrus Heights City Council meeting…

Sweet Music Studio Cafe held a grand opening on Friday, with a ribbon cutting and live music. Jan. 23, 2026. // SB Williams

New cafe featuring live music opens in Citrus Heights

A new cafe featuring live music opened on Friday to a crowd of customers during a ribbon cutting ceremony. Live musical performances also followed…

Juice and ice cream shop now open in Sunrise Village

A juice and ice cream shop focused on natural and healthy fruit juice and sweet treat options has opened in the Sunrise Village shopping center….

Ron Root (L) and Nick Kennedy (R) with one of the pumpkins the team grew in the 2023 season. A larger pumpkin than the one pictured here broke the state record for largest pumpkin in California, and placed second worldwide.

Citrus Heights pumpkin-growing legend dies

A Citrus Heights man who became legendary for growing the state’s largest pumpkin in 2023, has died.

A vacant parcel on Twin Oaks Ave. and Auburn Blvd.

Construction underway on Citrus Heights food truck plaza

The site of an approved food truck plaza is now being demolished, and the owner said construction could be complete within the next several months.

Area 11 board members stand with Kingswood K-8 VP with a cart of school supplies donated by Area 11 on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. From left to right, Area 11 president Jodi Ash, treasurer/secretary Kathy Wright, Kingswood K-8 VP Eric Roesser. // SB Williams

‘It takes a village.’ Citrus Heights Neighborhood Area 11 delivers school supplies to elementary, K-8

For at least a decade, Neighborhood Area 11 has been donating school supplies to schools within the neighborhood, including Skycrest Elementary and Kingswood K-8. 

A mattress store is planned to fill the space formerly home to Skechers in the Citrus Town Center. // SB Williams

New mattress store in Citrus Heights sets ribbon cutting date

A new mattress store coming to the Citrus Town Center has set an opening date, according to the Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce…

Still shot of a video of drone footage shared by the Citrus Heights Police Department during the Aug. 13 City Council meeting, showing July 4, 2025 illegal fireworks footage. // SB Williams

Citrus Heights Police: 49 illegal fireworks citations issued with the help of drones

Citrus Heights Police have issued nearly 50 illegal fireworks citations, the Chief of Police reported…

Rally's Burger drive thru on Auburn Blvd. and Grand Oaks Ave. still sits abandoned after closing abruptly in January.

New drive-thru coffee shop approved in Citrus Heights

Dutch Bros Coffee’s application proposing a drive-thru-format coffee shop on the corner of…

Western States Mechanical Owner Jesse Larranaga lifts the 1930 Ford Model A with a forklift as Randy Pastor looks on with family and friends of this gas station.

Classic Ford finds new future after decades hanging in Citrus Heights gas station

After spending decades on display above the entrance at Pastor’s Valero gas station and espresso bar, an historic vehicle is off to a new home…

Two new businesses are coming to the Cooperwood square shopping center.

New bakery, restaurant, planned for Citrus Heights shopping center

Plans for a new bakery shop and a separate restaurant are in the works for a building in Copperwood Square on Sunrise Boulevard.

A new martial arts academy is planned for the iconic building that once held Hollywood Video. // SB Williams

Martial Arts academy coming to Citrus Heights

A long-vacant building with a nostalgic history and recognizable architectural design has a new tenant.