The group that formed four years ago to restore the Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs is close to seeing its efforts pay off. The Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation has raised $12.5 million, $3.5 million short of what it will need to make the 86-year-old structure a viable attraction once …
Read More »Sprouts adds Riverside-based snack to its shelves
Sprouts Farmers Market has begun selling Sweet Aya Bites, the latest addition to a line of healthy snacks produced by a Riverside businessman. Sweet Aya Bites launched at Sprouts last month, said William Laws-Parsons, who started Tiger Nuts in 2020. Sweet Aya Bites come in four flavors: Sea-Salt, Smoky Barbecue, …
Read More »Menifee promotes Nicks to deputy city manager
Jonathan Nicks has been named Menifee’s deputy city manager. Nicks, who has been the city’s community services director for the past five years, will continue to run that department but will also oversee the human resources and risk management departments, according to a statement on the city’s website. Nicks has …
Read More »Arellano named SB school district superintendent
Mauricio Arellano has been appointed superintendent of the San Bernardino City Unified School District. The board of education gave Arellano – currently head of the Redlands Unified School District- a unanimous vote approval at its Feb. 7 meeting, according to a statement on the district’s website. Arellano is scheduled to …
Read More »More store closings for Bed, Bath & Beyond
Bed Bath & Beyond will close 149 more stores, the latest reductions in an ongoing attempt by the company to avoid bankruptcy. Nine California stores, including one in Beaumont in Riverside County, are among those that will be shuttered, according to multiple reports. The announcement came one week after the …
Read More »Report: Buying a house remains out of reach for most
Only 17 percent of California households could afford a median-priced home – $790,020 – during the last quarter of 2022, according to a study released this week. That was an 18 percent drop from the previous month and a 25 percent decline from the last three months of 2021, the …
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