December 2010 Archives
MONTCLAIR - Residents should expect to see a lot of ground-breaking and ribbon-cutting ceremonies in 2011.
From fast food restaurants to residential homes - the next year is sure to show growth and development has come to this city.
In just a few months, the low-income housing development Vista Del Cielo will be complete. The 50-unit complex at the corner of Mills Avenue and Kingsley Street is in its final stages, City Manager Ed Starr said.
From fast food restaurants to residential homes - the next year is sure to show growth and development has come to this city.
In just a few months, the low-income housing development Vista Del Cielo will be complete. The 50-unit complex at the corner of Mills Avenue and Kingsley Street is in its final stages, City Manager Ed Starr said.
Continue reading Montclair residents to see new homes and street improvements in 2011 .
MONTCLAIR - It's been a year of progress and firm decisions.
While the year started with the ribbon-cutting of its first youth center and ended with the approval of a new development, there were many challenges and changes in between.
Here are the top stories of 2010 in Montclair:
To kick off the year students saw the opening of the city's first youth center, near City Hall.
While the year started with the ribbon-cutting of its first youth center and ended with the approval of a new development, there were many challenges and changes in between.
Here are the top stories of 2010 in Montclair:
To kick off the year students saw the opening of the city's first youth center, near City Hall.
MONTCLAIR - The recent approval of a $50,000 grant will allow the city's medical clinic to expand its services in 2011 to families who are uninsured.
The nonprofit Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Southern California has donated the money to provide additional staffers and increase the work hours for the medical clinic coordinator at 5111 Benito St.
The funding will also pay for additional training for the city's Por La Vida educators to be translators as well as enroll at the clinic as a member of the California Primary Care Association. The money will also go to increase attendance at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement training and annual conference, according to a staff report.
The nonprofit Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Southern California has donated the money to provide additional staffers and increase the work hours for the medical clinic coordinator at 5111 Benito St.
The funding will also pay for additional training for the city's Por La Vida educators to be translators as well as enroll at the clinic as a member of the California Primary Care Association. The money will also go to increase attendance at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement training and annual conference, according to a staff report.
Continue reading Montclair Medical Clinic gets boost .
MONTCLAIR - Lunch time will soon get a little spicier now that Chipotle Mexican Grill is expected to open its doors early next year.
The build-your-own burritos, tacos or salads fast-food restaurant will be at 9177 Central Ave., where a Jennifer Convertibles used to be.
Although the plans have yet to be approved by the city's planning commission, city officials said the approval should come after the first of the year.
The build-your-own burritos, tacos or salads fast-food restaurant will be at 9177 Central Ave., where a Jennifer Convertibles used to be.
Although the plans have yet to be approved by the city's planning commission, city officials said the approval should come after the first of the year.
Continue reading Montclair gets hungry for new businesses .
ONTARIO - The Ontario-Montclair School District has teamed up again with Kids Come First to open a second health clinic by next school year.
The nonprofit's partnership with the district will allow it to lease space at the Linda Vista school site for the Kids Come First Community Health Clinic to provide medical treatment and outreach services to children up to 18 years of age who are uninsured or under-insured.
The first clinic has shared space with the Baldy View Regional Occupational Program in Ontario and sees about 6,000 visits a year involving about 2,500 children.
The nonprofit's partnership with the district will allow it to lease space at the Linda Vista school site for the Kids Come First Community Health Clinic to provide medical treatment and outreach services to children up to 18 years of age who are uninsured or under-insured.
The first clinic has shared space with the Baldy View Regional Occupational Program in Ontario and sees about 6,000 visits a year involving about 2,500 children.
Photo: Nurse practitioner Jody Hitchman examines Ahlissa George, 9, of Upland at Kids Come First Community Clinic in Ontario on Dec. 6. If a child doesn't have insurance, the clinic uses a sliding fee scale, depending on the family income, to determine the cost of service.
John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer
Continue reading New health clinic to open in Ontario.
Hundreds of toys were piled into the Montclair Chamber of Commerce's office last week for its annual holiday food and toy drive.
In cooperation with Montclair Human Services Division the chambers Business Helping Families drive on Dec. 2 also included an open house and business connections barbecue with Montclair firefighters grilling hot dogs and hamburgers.
In cooperation with Montclair Human Services Division the chambers Business Helping Families drive on Dec. 2 also included an open house and business connections barbecue with Montclair firefighters grilling hot dogs and hamburgers.
Continue reading Montclair Chamber of Commerce holds toy, can drive .
MONTCLAIR - Another development targeting young professionals and public transit users has been approved for the northern end of this city.
The City Council this week gave the thumbs up to a 129-unit residential development on the northeast corner of Arrow Highway and Monte Vista Avenue.
Developers Hutton Development Co. expect to break ground by early 2012 on the project in the 150-acre North Montclair Downtown Specific Plan.
The project - called Arrow Station - covers 6.94 acres, according to a staff report.
Earlier this year, council members approved a 385-unit residential complex, called The Paseos, at the northeast corner of Monte Vista and Moreno Street.
With the Gold Line expected to reach Montclair by 2016, Councilman Bill Ruh said the two projects send a strong signal to builders that the area is ripe for potential residents and shops.
"We keep on hearing this is a bad economy and that everything is difficult, and while that is true, here are two developers who want to build in Montclair," Ruh said. "These developers must see that we're going to be moving out of this, otherwise, they wouldn't be risking their capital on a project. They can see this is great opportunity to build in Montclair."
The two projects will have easy and direct access to Metrolink as well as the Montclair Transcenter on Richton Street, according to the staff report.
The City Council this week gave the thumbs up to a 129-unit residential development on the northeast corner of Arrow Highway and Monte Vista Avenue.
Developers Hutton Development Co. expect to break ground by early 2012 on the project in the 150-acre North Montclair Downtown Specific Plan.
The project - called Arrow Station - covers 6.94 acres, according to a staff report.
Earlier this year, council members approved a 385-unit residential complex, called The Paseos, at the northeast corner of Monte Vista and Moreno Street.
With the Gold Line expected to reach Montclair by 2016, Councilman Bill Ruh said the two projects send a strong signal to builders that the area is ripe for potential residents and shops.
"We keep on hearing this is a bad economy and that everything is difficult, and while that is true, here are two developers who want to build in Montclair," Ruh said. "These developers must see that we're going to be moving out of this, otherwise, they wouldn't be risking their capital on a project. They can see this is great opportunity to build in Montclair."
The two projects will have easy and direct access to Metrolink as well as the Montclair Transcenter on Richton Street, according to the staff report.
