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Nitty's Cider expands to Placer County
A local cider maker has opened a new location.
A grand opening is underway for Nitty's Cider at Fowler Ranch near Lincoln, according to a social media announcement from the alcoholic cider business. The grand opening will be held through Sunday, the announcement states. Fowler Ranch is at 3111 Lincoln Newcastle Highway.
In 2022, Clarksburg-based Nitty's Cider opened an East Sacramento tasting room at 3201 Folsom Blvd.
The cidery is also planning a Woodland location, local journalist Wendy Weitzel has reported.
City faces legal threat in Railyards infrastructure district dispute
Opponents of an expanded enhanced infrastructure financing district for the Railyards development in Sacramento threatened legal action Thursday, saying city leaders were taking too long to tabulate protest letters against the expansion.
At a news conference near Sacramento City Hall, Aamir Deen of labor union Unite Here Local 49 said the city isn't following state law for creation or expansion of an EIFD by not certifying the protest letters in a timely manner.
Senior Reporter Ben van der Meer has the latest on the Railyards infrastructure district dispute.
New ordinance could boost Sacramento's nightlife economy
Sacramento officials adopted a new ordinance last month establishing entertainment zones throughout the city, a move expected to benefit local businesses and support economic development.
The local ordinance, which was spearheaded by the city's Office of Nighttime Economy, established framework for the creation of entertainment zones, which will allow businesses within designated areas to sell alcoholic beverages that can be consumed in public streets, sidewalks and public rights-of-way during special events.
Initially, three zones were identified, including the area around 20th and K streets in Midtown, Ali Youssefi Square on K Street between Seventh and Eighth streets, and the area surrounding the SAFE Credit Union Convention and Performing Arts Center.
"This is going to be a great thing for businesses and I really see it jumpstarting Seventh and K," said Bob Simpson, whose businesses Townie and Malt & Mash are located in the K Street zone.
Reporter Jake Abbott explains what you need to know about Sacramento's entertainment zone ordinance.
Ethan Conrad sells Rancho Cordova building
Twelve years after real estate investor Ethan Conrad bought an office/warehouse building in Rancho Cordova, he's garnered a substantial gain in selling it.
The $3.89 million, or $135-per-square-foot, sale of 11418 Sunrise Gold Circle is a gain of more than four times above what Conrad paid for it in 2013.
Senior Reporter Ben van der Meer has details about the Rancho Cordova building that Ethan Conrad sold.
Retirement village sells land, plans reopening
As St. John's Retirement Village in Woodland works to fully reopen, the nonprofit's board of directors has sold excess land to a private utility company.
According to records, St. John's sold land on Cleveland Street north of its main property to Pacific Gas & Electric Company for $3.19 million.
St. John's closed in 2022 after 17 people living or working there died during the initial Covid-19 outbreak two years earlier. Directors cited rising expenses and labor costs in the succeeding years as impossible to overcome.
Senior Reporter Ben van der Meer has an update on St. John's Retirement Village in Woodland.
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