Ground has been broken on a 90,000-square-foot hotel in Ontario. The 131-room Element by Westin Hotel will be built on 4.5 acres at 900 N. Via Piemonte Ave. across from Citizens Business Bank Arena, according to a statement. The four-story project, which is expected to be completed by the fall …
Read More »Airline to add Florida flight at OIA
Frontier Airlines is adding a daily flight from Ontario International Airport to Orlando, Fla. The flight, the first non-stop service between the two cities, is scheduled to begin Aug. 13, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Ontario International Airport Authority. The outbound Airbus A320 will leave Ontario International …
Read More »Community colleges hold commencements
The three campuses that make up the Riverside Community College District held their commencement ceremonies yesterday. Collectively, Moreno Valley College, Norco College and Riverside City College handed out 8,415 degrees and certificates, about 600 more than last year, according to a statement. Students at Moreno Valley College received 1,640 associate …
Read More »High on Cannabis
By Tim Kolacz January 1, 2018. A day that will live in the annals of California history forever. This is the day that Cannabis was allowed for the recreational use by those over the age of 21. Great, everybody can now go to the local dispensary, grab a bag of …
Read More »Men who stopped terrorist attack to appear on local radio show
The three men who stopped a terrorist attack on a Paris train in 2015 are scheduled to appear on the Lou Desmond & Co. radio program today. Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler will speak about their heroic exploits with Desmond and co-host Cliff Cummings as well as take …
Read More »U.S. home prices stay up
U.S. home prices increased nearly seven percent year-over-year in April and 1.2 percent month-over-month, according to data released today. In the Inland Empire, single-family home prices – not counting distressed sales – were up 8.2 percent compared with April 2017 and were essentially unchanged from March, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported. The …
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