After a five-year absence, pedal boating will return to Fairmount Park Lake in Riverside. The city council recently approved a contract to dredge the lake and make it deep enough for boats, according to a statement on the city’s website. “Pedal boating is a quintessential Fairmount Park experience,” Mayor Patricia …
Read More »Riverside to auction tax-defaulted properties
Nearly 2,500 Riverside County properties are at risk of being sold by the county due to their tax-default status. Excluding any last-minute payments, the parcels will have been in default for five years on July 1 due to insufficient payment of property taxes, according to the county Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office. …
Read More »Federal grant will help pay for ONT street upgrades
Ontario International Airport has received $500,000 in federal funds to help pay for road reconstruction south of the airfield. The improvements along a one-mile stretch of East Avion and East Jurupa streets will improve freight access at Ontario International and reduce congestion and vehicle emissions, according to a statement on …
Read More »Palm Spring Airport to hold public meeting
Palm Springs International Airport will conduct a public meeting regarding future development at the airport. The Master Plan Open House is scheduled to be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 4 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The session will cover several topics regarding the future of the city-owned airport, …
Read More »Former 99 Cents Only stores to become Dollar Tree sites
More than 100 recently closed 99 Cents Only stores in Southern California will have a second life as Dollar Tree locations. Dollar Tree has secured designation rights to 170 former 99 Cents Store leases in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas, according to a statement released May 29. The deal is …
Read More »Shopping center gets refinanced
A 133,00-000-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Riverside is being refinanced. Magnolia Towne Center has received a $17 million permanent loan arranged by Gantry Inc., commercial real estate firm with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and throughout the United States, according to a statement. Tenants include Ralphs, Wells Fargo Bank …
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