Feeding America San Bernardino/Riverside will hold is fifth annual Ladles of Love Luncheon Feb. 12 at the charity’s distribution center, 2950-B Jefferson St. Riverside. The free soup-line style luncheon is held during Valentine’s week to stress the need for the community to “open its heart” and support its regional food …
Read More »Moreno Valley provides free job training
Moreno Valley has begun “Training Tuesdays,” a series of free workshops designed to help people hone their job skills and increase their chances of getting hired. The project, sponsored by the city’s Economic Development Department, will teach participants skills that will help them prepare for future job opportunities, according to …
Read More »Macy’s to close 125 stores
Macy’s, the department store chain that has been part of the U.S. retail scene for more than a century, will close 125 stores. The closures, scheduled to happen during the next three years, will include the elimination of 2,000 corporate jobs and the closing of several offices, according to multiple …
Read More »Cadiz gets ready to grow hemp
One of the Inland Empire’s largest agricultural businesses will soon plant its first commercial hemp crop. Cadiz Inc., owner of 70 square miles of farmable property in San Bernardino County, is nearly finished with land preparation and will begin cultivating organic hemp on 1,280 acres at Cadiz Ranch next month, …
Read More »Kaiser Permanente donates to Perris food program
Kaiser Permanente has donated another $25,000 to the Grow Perris Initiative. The contribution, made at a recent city council meeting, is the fourth made by Kaiser Permanente for Grow Perris since 2014, according to a statement. Grow Perris looks to use gardens to establish pop-up produce markets and increase access …
Read More »Omnitrans riders asked to sound off on proposed changes
Omnitrans patrons have two weeks to express their views on ConnectForward, a series of changes the San Bernardino County transit agency wants to implement in September. The proposed changes include route realignment, route elimination and the creation of new routes, according to a statement on the Omnitrans website. Twenty five of …
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