Business

Windows smashed at Citrus Heights restaurant
By Mike Hazlip— Customers at a small Citrus Heights restaurant came to the aid of the business when they found several windows broken at the establishment Saturday morning…

New body-building gym to open in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— A Roseville-based gym that specializes in women’s weight lifting classes is expanding to Citrus Heights with a second location near Stones Casino…

End of an Era: The last Rite Aid in Citrus Heights has shuttered
By Mike Hazlip— The fallout from nationwide drugstore closures has hit Citrus Heights, as the last of three Rite Aid stores in the city closed its doors for the final time last month…

Bounce Park at Sunrise Mall opens after rain delay
By Mike Hazlip— After a rain delay on opening weekend, a new attraction billed as the “world’s biggest bounce park” is now open on weekends at Sunrise Mall…

Sunrise Mall store reopens, again, after damage from water leaks
By Mike Hazlip— A retail store at Sunrise Mall has reopened after the business twice closed due to leaks from roof-related issues, sources say…

Local thrift shop closes after five years in business
By Mike Hazlip— A Citrus Heights thrift shop has closed after five years of ups and downs as the owners struggled to keep the doors open…

Citrus Heights PD to add new detective focused on retail theft investigation
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police plan to add two new staff positions focused on curbing rising retail theft, using a $2.7 million state grant…

Citrus Heights PD plans ‘high visibility’ enforcement to combat holiday theft
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police are giving would-be criminals “fair warning” that the department has heightened efforts in place through the end of the year in an effort to protect retailers and shoppers from becoming the victims…

What’s going on with the old Pumpkin Farm in Citrus Heights?
By Mike Hazlip— Another October has come and gone, and the once-popular Pumpkin Farm attraction on Old Auburn Road has remained shuttered…

Massive bounce park coming to Sunrise Mall
By Mike Hazlip— An inflatable bounce park is being set up at Sunrise Mall, and organizers say they expect it will draw about 20,000 people to the mall in the coming months…

Sunrise Mall to welcome new retail store in November
By Mike Hazlip— A new furniture store is set to open at Sunrise Mall and the owner says he is optimistic about the mall’s future…

Flooding at Sunrise Mall prompts temporary closure of several stores
By Mike Hazlip— A leaking roof from last weekend’s rains temporarily closed two stores in Sunrise Mall as employees clean up and assess damage…