TEMECULA – The Temecula Valley chapter of National Charity League Inc. hosted its annual Chapter Tea and Jr. Showcase Fashion Show Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Wilson Creek Winery ballroom in Temecula. Two hundred and sixty members were in attendance wearing their favorite tea hat.The Chapter Tea is a time-honored National Charity League Inc. tradition. Each year the mother-daughter tea...
HEMET – The governing board of Hemet Unified School District gave public notice, Dec. 4, that the district’s board will consider closing ASPIRE Community Day School and redistributing students currently attending ASPIRE to other school sites at their upcoming meeting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Professional Development Service Center board room, 1791 W. Acacia Ave., in...
WILDOMAR – Premier Workspaces, the national operator of coworking spaces headquartered in Irvine, opened its second location in the Temecula Valley in Wildomar. The center is located at 36330 Hidden Springs Road, Suite E, in Wildomar within a newly constructed shopping center and is walking distance to many other businesses and restaurants.The Wildomar Square shopping center in southwest Riverside...
MENIFEE – As part of its ongoing Business Spotlight Program, Menifee’s Economic Development Department recognized R and R Auto Group for the company’s contributions to the community. The company, which is owned and operated by brothers Jon and Ben Ranes, began in 2009.In the 17 years the Ranes brothers have been in business in Menifee, they have become heavily...
MURRIETA – The award-winning Murrieta Day Spa was presented with a Certificate of Recognition by Mayor Kelly Seyarto in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 19, commemorating 30 years in the Murrieta community. The occasion was held in the spa’s outdoor garden event space. Also in attendance and presenting with accolades of future success were representatives from Riverside County, the California...
MENIFEE – Countryside Marketplace invited the Menifee community to celebrate the season with Santa’s Hoof Camp holiday event Saturday, Nov. 23.Santa’s Hoof Camp transformed the shopping destination into a spectacular event featuring Santa and his reindeer in-training. Families were invited to stroll the center and experience life-sized, interactive décor featuring 48-foot lighted starbursts, a giant snowman reindeer trainer and...
A Temecula local wants other members of the community to know the benefits of a novel type of construction.Pavlina Kubicek, her husband and her daughter live in a home in Temecula Wine Country that they built using a construction material that most people probably haven’t heard of – straw bale.Utilizing bales of straw, which would ordinarily be discarded by...
With state and local governments frequently adding laws, ordinances and regulations, small-business owners likely will find it hard or impossible to keep track of all the requirements they must meet in the course of running their companies.Whether they’re employers, doing construction or are involved in highly regulated work like running a restaurant, owners should consider getting help from consultants...
When American Rhino, a retailer inside Boston’s Faneuil Hall, expanded to an unused space on the landmark building’s second floor, the company discovered the labyrinth that is local laws and ordinances.“There were lots of twists and turns – you really don’t know what’s going to happen next,” Annie Venditti, the company’s vice president of operations, said. “You learn by...
Last week I gave the keynote speech at the State of Reform Health Policy Conference in San Diego, one of the largest, most diverse gatherings of health care executives and policy makers in California. Health care is one of my passions, and as a member of the Assembly Health Committee, I was thrilled to be invited.Mental health is a...