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Open for Business: Need 2 Speed opens second, bigger location in Sparks

The new Need 2 Speed location opens to the public Monday, April 28. Morning Break’s Jayde Ryan got a special preview of the new facility that’s bigger and has more amenities than the original south Reno location. The Need 2 Speed Entertainment Center is taking karting up a notch with a multi-level indoor karting track plus bowling on 12 duckpin lanes, a creative 9-hole mini golf, outdoor games, a 40+ game arcade and added food and drink.

By Katelyn Farnsworth, Jayde Ryan
UPDATED: May 1, 2025

Pasadena Now

New AC Hotel Opens in Pasadena’s Playhouse District, Marking City’s First New From-the-Ground-Up Hotel in Nearly 40 Years

By Eddie Rivera
April 17, 2025

A group of men in business attire stand together as one holds oversized scissors and cuts a red ribbon, marking a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of a brick building.
A cup with the "Philz" logo filled with iced coffee, topped with a fresh mint leaf, on a counter.

Status Update: Philz Coffee opens this week in Dana Point

Philz has dozens of locations across Southern California. The Dana Point café sits under a newly completed residential complex at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Golden Lantern.

The development, approved in 2016 with Philz as its first signed retail tenant, includes 39 apartments, retail and commercial space and underground parking.

By Samantha Gowen
UPDATED: November 28, 2024

Sports Basement’s newest location in Long Beach, CA

Lockehouse Team is thrilled to announce Sports Basement’s newest location in Long Beach, CA with 148,523 SF! Lockehouse has expanded this exceptional retailer throughout Northern CA and now into Southern CA. Long Beach, get ready, the best sporting goods company is coming your way!

Oct 21, 2024

A man is riding a bike on a hill.
A man is riding a bike on a hill.

Sprouts In Palm Springs To Celebrate Grand Opening In November

Sprouts Farmers Market is set to open a new location in Palm Springs, taking over the former Bed Bath & Beyond site on Ramon Road. This new store will complement Sprouts’ existing locations in Indian Wells and La Quinta, enhancing the brand’s presence in the Coachella Valley.

The Palm Springs location will be situated in a shopping center that also features Marshalls, Home Depot, and the budget-friendly grocer Aldi.

By Eric Gray
Oct 14, 2024

Total Wine and More Celebrates Grand Opening in West Hollywood

The City of West Hollywood welcomes its newest business, Total Wine & More, officially opening today, August 1, 2024, at 1130 North La Brea Ave, adjacent to the WeHo Gateway. On the evening of Tuesday, July 31, Total Wine held a Grand Opening event attended by WeHo Mayor John Erickson, Joshua Marin-Mora from Assembly member Rick Zbur’s Office, Chair of Public Safety Commission Adam Eramian, members of the West Hollywood Sheriff’s station and others before the store’s official opening.

By Jake Crandall
August 1, 2024

A man is riding a bike on a hill.
A man is riding a bike on a hill.

Burlington swings wide its doors in three-day opening ceremonies

CALEXICO – The Gran Plaza Outlets welcomed a new store to its shopping district with Burlington Coat Factory’s grand opening event over the weekend.

By Amy Reyes
Aug 29, 2023

Chick-Fil-A Opens in Woodland Hills

Fast-food chicken chain Chick-Fil-A opened a new restaurant at 20101 Ventura Blvd. in Woodland Hills. The outlet sits at the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Winnetka Avenue, just off the 101 freeway, and features a multi-lane drive-through.

By Andrew Foerch
December 3, 2020

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A man is riding a bike on a hill.

Gran Plaza Outlets Grand Opening

The Community Spectrum attended the Gran Plaza Outlet ceremony and grand opening. We had the opportunity to speak to community and business leaders about this exciting development and the economic impact it will have on our region.