Big Bear Mountain Resorts has agreed to be bought by the operators of Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort. The resort in the San Bernardino Mountains covers nearly 140 acres of private property and another 438 acres operated by the U.S. Forest Service, according to multiple reports. Mammoth Mountain will pay $38 …
Read More »Retailer to make major holiday hires
Kohl’s announced Wednesday that it will hire more than 67,000 temporary workers during the upcoming holiday season. The Wisconsin-based department store chain, which operates 19 stores in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, plans to hire about 50 workers per store, with hiring levels varying depending on need, according to a …
Read More »Film & Music festival is back
After a two-year hiatus, the Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival is back for its 18th year. Some less-than-stellar fundraising and a lack of financial assistance from the state caused the festival to be put on hold after 2011, but the event has been reorganized and is scheduled to …
Read More »Gate at Los Angeles County Fair may be down
Some vendors say the absence of $1 admission on opening night and an emphasis on attracting a younger crowd might be hurting attendance, but one Fairplex official says the largest crowds don’t usually show up until the last two weeks anyway, so there’s no reason to panic. David Zach has …
Read More »Men’s clothing store leaves San Bernardino
Men’s Wearhouse, the popular dress clothes chain, has closed its only San Bernardino store. The store at 895 South E St. shut its doors Aug. 23, reassigned its employees and moved its inventory to its Redlands store at 9990 Alabama St., according to a manager there who declined to give …
Read More »Hotel demolition begins
Demolition began Wednesday on the Spa Hotel in Palm Springs. The hotel is being removed so that its owner, the Agua Caliente Band Cahuilla Indians, can help revive the city’s downtown, said tribal Chairman Jeff L. Grubbe. “We are in the planning stages of creating a vision for this key …
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