Redlands has approved another Starbucks. The planning commission has approved an 1,800-square-foot Starbucks at 625 Redlands Blvd., the sixth in the city, said Carl Baker, spokesman for the city. A 1,300-square-foot drive-thru restaurant will have to be demolished before construction can begin. A timeline for the project, which does not …
Read More »Shopping center sold
Rancho Temecula Town Center has been sold. The 165,486-square-foot shopping center at Winchester and Nicolas roads sold for $60 million, according to a statement released Tuesday by CBRE Group Inc. The facility, which was opened in 2007, includes Starbucks, Navy Federal Credit Union, Juice It Up, Bev Mo, and Wings-N-Things. …
Read More »U.S. retail sales up
National retail sales bounced back slightly last week, despite bad weather in some parts of the country Sales were up 0.4 percent for the week that ended Saturday compared with the previous week, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Stores Sales Index. Overall …
Read More »New Stater Bros. market
Stater Bros. will open a new market in Riverside next week. The 44,000-square-foot store at 2841 Market St. will be nearly twice the size of the store it’s replacing nearby, according to a statement released today. The store, in Victoria Village Shopping Center, will open June 25 with a ribbon-cutting …
Read More »Prisoner swap breaks law, endangers Americans
What a state of fiasco we are in. As Sunni militants press forward towards Baghdad, Iraq, President Obama announced that no troops will be sent over to defend that nation’s capital. After 4,446 servicemen lost their lives in Iraq, the country we fought to bring about a representative government is …
Read More »City raises utility tax
Upland residents will soon be paying higher utility bills. The City Council voted 4-1 last week to increase utility rates starting next month, hoping the extra revenue generated will help the city stabilize its budget and meet its financial obligations, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. …
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