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The Halloween shopping season is starting to heat up, and so far Disney products are in the lead, at least at one Inland Empire store. “We’re starting to sell more Halloween stuff, and so far Disney is the most popular, although it’s still early,” said Jason Murphy, manager of Party …

Moreno Valley has completed the final environmental impact report for a proposed Walmart in the south part of the city. The project, which will be built on a vacant 21-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Gentian Street and Perris Boulevard, is scheduled for a public hearing before the planning …

Ontario must love the Route 66 Crusin’ Reunion. The three-day gathering along part of Euclid Avenue attracted more than 212,000 people and pumped an estimated $23.3 million into the local economy, according to the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau, the event’s sponsor. Despite temperatures above 100 degrees and competition …

Melissa A. Russo has been named director of the San Bernardino County Museum. Russo, who will take over as head of the struggling facility Oct. 19, is the museum’s first female director, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Russo, who is being asked to reverse years …

Chris Thornberg has been named director of the Center for Economic Forecasting and Development at UC Riverside’s School of Business Administration. Thornberg, a founding partner with Beacon Economics in Los Angeles, will also be an adjunct professor at the business school, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. The center …

September 21st’s San Bernardino City Council meeting was illustrative of the continuing divide developing at city hall. Among the many items considered by the city council in a nearly 10 hour meeting were raising sewer rates, San Bernardino’s financially broke Workforce Investment Board, and other controversies. From reading the local …