This morning at approximately 3 a.m., a Corona Police Officer observed two subjects standing near an outside postal mailbox in front of the Post Office on California Ave. When they saw the officer, they got in their car and started to drive away.
A traffic stop was initiated and both subjects were detained. Officers checked the mailbox the subjects were standing in front of and found a string hanging out the mail slot. On the other end of the string, there was a sticky substance which was used to fish mail out.
During a search of the subject’s vehicle, stolen mail was found. Continue reading…
In 1971, the second Corona Public Library building opened its doors at Sixth & Main Street. The building was 19,016 square feet, could accommodate 60,000 books, had a seating capacity of 100 and parking capacity of 57. By the late 1980s the library had outgrown the building, so staff, volunteers, and community members began fundraising and lobbying for a new library building.
The expansion project began in 1991 and the new Corona Public Library reopened on June 26, 1993. The building is now 62,300 square feet, has double the seating capacity, a book capacity of 198,000, has a bookshop for the Friends of the Corona Public Library, and triple the parking of the previous building. Continue reading…
In every community there are those whose passion is to create, to express, and to perform. Artists are all around us in Corona demonstrated by the mere number of arts groups and nonprofits that are based here in the city. One local artist, Chifra Holt who has devoted over 50 years to dance and performing has felt a need to build and support the arts in Corona, and in doing so has started a group, Arts Alive. The vision is to rally the community around the arts with the end goal of potentially hosting an arts festival for the community to experience all that our local artists have to offer in one place. Continue reading…
FOX and Chef Gordon Ramsay are back with the highly anticipated new season of “Hell’s Kitchen”! Are you the next chef who can brave Ramsay’s wrath and walk away with the ultimate prize? If you think you have what it takes to win Hell’s Kitchen.. then head to Dos Lagos for “Hell’s Kitchen” open casting call! The search is on for outspoken, competitive, and engaging men and women, 21 and over, with varying culinary experience. Applicants must be passionate about food and want to become the next winner of “Hell’s Kitchen.” Food lovers, experienced chefs, cooks, fast food and cafeteria workers, private chefs, weekend gourmets and caterers, are all encouraged to respond. Continue reading…
The Corona Symphony Orchestra will be performing their summer concert on June 29 at 7:00 p.m. at Northpoint Church in Corona [MAP]. CSO will be performing selected works from John Williams’ movie scores, the evening will be MC’d by Matt Eden, and “Peter and The Wolf,” will be narrated by Councilman Dick Haley.
The Corona Symphony Orchestra (CSO) not only aims to bring the richness of live orchestral music to the people of the Inland Empire but to also represent the Corona region with musical excellence as one of its premier performing ensembles. CSO performs three to four Masterworks concerts a year and is now also reaching out to the youth of Corona with Corona Symphony Conservatory (CSC). Continue reading…
The Corona-Norco Family YMCA is now enrolling for toddler, preschool, and school-age programs for the 2013-2014 year. The Y offers State and First 5 funded programs which offer free childcare to qualified families. Eligibility is based on need and income. Program registration is first come, first served. Register at the Y Admin Office at 427 E. Grand Blvd, Corona [MAP]. The office is open 8 a.m. -5 p.m. Monday –Friday. Saturday appointments are available by request.
The following documents are required at time of registration:
Proof of residency (bill) | Proof of income (last 4 weeks paystubs) | Birth certificates for all children under 18 living in the home | Immunization card with current TB test
Fee-based programs are also available. Continue reading…
As graduations commence and summer vacations now being in full force, the Corona Police Department would like to remind our community about the programs that will continue to be in force throughout the season to help combat underage drinking.
Working in conjunction with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Corona Police Department will be conducting roving DUI and Party Patrols, specifically looking for those under the age of 21 who choose to drink. Funding for this project comes from an ABC Grant that the Corona Police Department received in July 2012.
As a part of the interdiction, the officers will be focusing on our Host Obligations to Protect Minors from Alcoholic Beverages at Gatherings Municipal Code (9.17.010). Continue reading…
Have you had a power outage recently? Have you noticed that you water bill is higher than usual? Did you know that a power outage may reset your irrigation controller back to its original default settings, causing you to exceed your monthly water budget? In the event of a power outage, take control of your controller with these three simple steps!
1. Check
A power outage can cause your irrigation controller to reset to the factory default settings. These settings vary depending on the type of controller you have. The default settings for certain makes and models may cause your sprinklers to water multiple times a day, every day, for up to 20 minutes at a time – more than your landscape needs! Continue reading…
In honor of the 75th National Donut Day, this week’s Foodie Friday will be focusing on one of my favorite guilty pleasures: donuts.
There are several shops around town, however today we’ll be focusing on three of our favorites. The first donut shop that’s always my go-to when making a pit stop before work is Bakers Dozen Donuts [MAP]. Baker’s is a simple choice for me and here’s why: excellent customer service, fantastic donuts, and specialty donuts. One of my favorite things about bakers is they’re open late, until 8 p.m. in fact. For non-morning people who don’t beat the early morning crowd there’s always a case full of donuts left to choose from and you aren’t stuck picking from the early birds’ leftovers. Continue reading…
Every winter California water agencies anxiously await the results of the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) snow surveys. Each month DWR scientists trek up the mountains near Lake Tahoe to take a snow sample. This sample helps determine how much water is being held in this season’s snowpack. The snowpack reading conducted March 28 revealed a water content that was only 52% of average. January and February became the driest period in recorded history since recording began in 1921. January and February are normally the wettest months in the year for California, but this year the northern Sierra received only 2.2 inches of precipitation in January and February – well below the historic average of 17.1 inches. Continue reading…
