
‘Only so much we can do.’ Sunrise Mall tenants trapped in the middle of legal fight
Scattered footsteps echo through the cavernous open spaces of a mall that once buzzed with activity as shop owners wait…

Citrus Heights businessman selling local family-owned gas station
After 50 years, the Pastor family announced they are selling Pastor’s Valero, according to an announcement by the family on social media…

Clothing store leaves Sunrise Mall, future uncertain
After closing in 2023 and then reopening in the spring of 2024, the Underground Clothing Connection has officially vacated Sunrise Mall…

Comic Con event returning to Sunrise Mall this month
By Sara Beth Williams– An event dubbed “Not Your Typical Comic Con” is slated to return to the Sunrise Mall on Jan. 20-21, 2024…

Food truck plaza proposed for long-vacant Citrus Heights lot
By Sara Beth Williams– A long-vacant and overgrown parcel of land on the corner of Auburn Boulevard and Twin Oaks Avenue could become a new food truck plaza…

City approves 3-year plan for improving roads in Citrus Heights
By Phillip Pesola– In a 4-1 vote last month, the Citrus Heights City Council voted to approve a three-year pavement preservation plan in an effort to improve roadway conditions across the city…

Residents facing eviction at senior living complex in Citrus Heights
Residents of a low-income senior living complex in Citrus Heights are claiming they are being evicted from a place once described by the recently arrested former CEO of the regional Goodwill Industries as “a space for people to…

Local power couple buy up one of last homes in new Citrus Heights subdivision
By Sara Beth Williams– A local couple well-known in the Citrus Heights political and business scene last month purchased one of the final remaining homes in the new 260-unit Mitchell Village housing development…

Natomas mom opens new shop in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— A new shop is now open across from Sylvan Middle School, and owner Manoela Lopez says she hopes it will help encourage children to spend less time on screens…

20 businesses Citrus Heights welcomed in 2023
Sentinel staff report– From new restaurants to retailers and specialty stores, Citrus Heights welcomed many new businesses in 2023…

Volunteers work with local restaurant to hand out 100 meals in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— Over the Christmas holiday weekend, the Citrus Heights location of Texas Roadhouse partnered with local volunteers in preparing and distributing 100 meals for people experiencing homelessness in the area…

March held in Citrus Heights for Homeless Persons Memorial Day
By Mike Hazlip— Held each year in the middle of the holiday season on the longest night of the year, Dec. 21, a well-known local advocate for people experiencing homelessness in Citrus Heights organized a march on Thursday…




