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Bands, floats, and marching units are wanted for the City of Corona’s 2013 “Main Street USA Independence Day Parade,” taking place on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. The parade route will proceed north on Main Street, beginning at Pueblo Avenue and ending at Olive Street. This is a community parade thus no judging will take place nor awards distributed.
Entry Forms are available online on the Parks and Community Services Department webpage at www.DiscoverCorona.com or at the City of Corona Parks & Community Services Department, 400 S. Vicentia Ave., Suite 225 in Corona City Hall [MAP].
If you would like to receive a parade application by mail, please call 951-736-2241. Continue reading…
A brand new housing development project is under way in Corona for the first time in more than five years showing huge steps forward in our local economy.
After being put on hold since the initial Specific Plan for the Sierra Bella Project had been approved in 2005, the Sierra Bella Specific Plan has gone back to Planning and Housing Commission and to City Council this April and has completed the entitlement process. The project will now move into plan check.
The plans provide Corona with a new gated community off the southwestern side of Green River Road and Paseo Grande. Continue reading…
Summer is the perfect time to relax, take up a new hobby, learn a new skill or challenge yourself athletically! The City of Corona Parks & Community Services Department is gearing up for a very busy summer, filled with programs and activities for all ages and interests. Below is just a sampling of what will be offered this summer.
Overwhelmed by articles, why not get your city news through quick video updates instead? Now you can get the Inside Scoop on what the City of Corona departments are working on though these quick three-minute video updates. Department directors give brief updates on a rotating basis at City Council and we’ve got video clips so you never have skip a beat.
Corona City Council meetings are twice a month and during those meetings Mayor Jason Scott has requested that a rotation of City of Corona Department Head’s give a brief three-minute update on new developments in their department.
These serve as both a reminder to the Council of how each department is working together to serve the City and also as an informational brief to the citizens of Corona to keep them in the know of what is going on within the walls of City Halls. Continue reading…
Want to see how you can have a California-friendly garden? The City of Corona is committed to water use efficiency and resource conservation. The Department of Water and Power (DWP) designed and built the City Hall California-Friendly Demonstration Garden to save water and educate residents and visitors about California-friendly landscaping. We’re celebrating the Demonstration Garden and we want you to join us! The Grand Opening of our California-Friendly Demonstration Garden at City Hall will be held Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 8:00 a.m.to noon. in the City Hall parking lot [MAP].
Tours of the garden will be provided by the landscape designer throughout the event. Continue reading…
The City of Corona Veterans Memorial is seeking community help to create more veteran profiles for the Veterans Memorial Kiosks. New entries now through March 13th have a chance to win a prize!
As one drives up and down Main Street in Corona you notice an array of banners on the light poles with the faces of several local heroes who serve in the United States Armed Forces, but that is not the only way the City of Corona recognizes our local heroes.
On Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2012 the City dedicated the newly constructed Veterans Memorial at City Hall. Continue reading…
Plans for a new low income housing development to be built in Corona were discussed on the morning of January 9th at an Infrastructure Committee meeting in the City Council board room at Corona City Hall.
Council Member Eugene Montanez called the meeting to order and Joanne Coletta opened the discussion on a proposal to construct Citrus Circle Apartments, an affordable housing project consisting of 42 new multi-family units and 19 refurbished multi-family units located on the east side of Buena Vista Avenue and south of the State Route 91 in Corona [MAP].
For the project to move forward 2 variances will have to be approved against local zoning requirements for the property. Continue reading…
I bet you haven’t given much thought about the street sweeper trucks that keep your city of Corona neighborhood streets clean or the value they have to the curb appeal of our community. These unrecognized heroes are working hard to make our streets clean and give us quality of life within our neighborhoods. Without them, our streets would be full of unhealthy garbage, harmful debris and general nastiness.
“My son just loves to watch them sweep the street! It’s a regular thing we do every Wednesday-watch them sweep! After the trucks are gone, my son loves to run down to the curb and see how clean the gutter is!” said Anne Crain, a Corona resident. Continue reading…
Every two seconds someone in America needs a blood transfusion – cancer patients, accident victims, premature infants, severe burn victims and the list goes on. Your blood donation can mean life to the individuals (and family members) who need it.
This Thursday, Jan. 17 the City of Corona, in conjunction with Lifestream, is hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the City Hall Multipurpose Room [MAP]. Come and give the gift of life to those in our city who depend on your generosity!
A few minutes out of your day can help save lives like 25-year-old college student, Paul DiLorenzo who was diagnosed with thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder, at the age of one. Continue reading…
Have church pews and showers become your only place to sing? If you are looking for an outlet to join other quality musicians in sharing your talent of singing, consider joining Circle City Chorale. The Circle City Chorale, C3, is a community choir of singers from the Inland Region and Orange County area looking for new members like you.
After an eventful month of December full of concerts, carols, and spreading holiday cheer, the Circle City Chorale is holding auditions for the New Year.
Auditions will be held Monday evenings in January starting January 14 at 6:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church in Corona [MAP]. Continue reading…
