For the second year in a row, there will be no “switch-on” ceremony to start the holiday Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa. That event traditionally draws about 75,000 people to downtown Riverside on the Friday night after Thanksgiving, but concerns about such a large gathering …
Read More »Discount store to set up shop in Fontana
A discount chain will locate in a former Kmart site in Fontana. Crazy Boss Discount Store will occupy the 103,157 square-foot space at 17099 Valley Blvd. in the Vineyard Valley Center, according to Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga. Progressive, which specializes in small to medium-size retail projects, represented …
Read More »Formal opening set for Palm Springs homeless project
A grand opening ceremony is scheduled to be held on Sept. 30 at the city’s newest “drop-in” facility for homeless people. The ceremony, scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m., will be held at the Palm Springs Access Center, 225 S. El Cielo Road. The facility is sponsored by Palm Springs, …
Read More »State home sales drop nearly 11 percent on annualized rate
Sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled 414,860 in August, down 3.3 percent from July and down 10.9 percent from August 2020, according to the California Association of Realtors. Statewide, the median price of a home was $827,940, up 2.1 percent from July and up 17.1 percent from …
Read More »UCR ranked among top U.S. universities
UC Riverside has been ranked among the top national universities in the United States by a major national publication. U.S. News & World Report, well-known for its annual assessments of colleges and universities in various categories, ranked UC Riverside 83rd on its 2022 list of national universities for overall performance. …
Read More »Colton shopping center sells for $8.8 million
A neighborhood shopping center in Colton has sold for $8.8 million. Los Compadres Plaza, 1035 S. Vernon Ave., is made up of four buildings that combined are about 93 percent occupied, according to Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga, which negotiated the sale. Buyer and seller were both local …
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