Corona is offering $5,000 and $10,000 grants to its small businesses. Charitable Venture, a nonprofit in Santa Ana, is administering the program with revenue from the American Rescue Plan Act, according to a statement on the city’s website. The $5,000 grants will go to commercial and home-based operations with no …
Read More »Roggin to serve as PS grand marshal
Former KNBC-TV sports anchor Fred Roggin will serve as celebrity grand marshal of Palm Springs’ 31st annual Festival of Lights Parade to be held Dec. 2. A Coachella Valley resident, Roggin will be joined by Canine Mayor Buddy Holly and several other community grand marshals at Palm Springs’ signature holiday …
Read More »Riverside to host State of the City
Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson will deliver the State of the City Address Jan. 25. at the Riverside Convention Center. The address, titled Riverside in Motion, will review the city’s accomplishments in 2023 and discuss some of the issues Riverside will face in 2024, according to a statement on the city’s …
Read More »Local aviation company called upon to assist with dramatic rescue
Threshold Aviation Group, located at the Chino Airport, was called upon to assist with a vital rescue operation made necessary due to a powerful fire that ripped through one of two seventeen-story hangars at the Tustin Marine Corps Air Station. The hangar and its twin are more than 1,000 feet …
Read More »Eastvale wins zip code battle
Eastvale will soon have only one zip code. Starting Jan. 1, the Riverside County city of 71,375 residents will operate exclusively under 92880, according to Rep. Norma Torres, D-Ontario. Since its incorporation in 2010, Eastvale has had two zip codes: 92880, which it shares with Corona and 91752 which covers …
Read More »Strong Thanksgiving weekend shopping reported
A record 200.4 million people went shopping during the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, topping last year’s record of 196.7 million shoppers, according to data released this week. This year’s turnout exceeded expectations by more than 18 million shoppers, the National Retail Federation in Washington, D.C. reported. “The five-day period between Thanksgiving …
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