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A fire that started in a waste bin spread, damaging a vehicle and part of a garage on Sunday morning.
Redlands Firefighters responded to the 1700 block of Fairmont Drive at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, March 11, after neighbors reported the blaze.
Redlands residents can toast the City’s quasquicentennial with a new 125th Anniversary label merlot from local business State Street Winery. Soon to come, a 125th Anniversary label sauvignon blanc.
State Street Winery owners Robin and Janet Harter will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from each bottle of the 125th Anniversary wine sold to the City’s 125th Anniversary celebration. The wine sells for $25 a bottle.
The wine is bottled locally at the winery at 404 E. State St. using Washington grapes. The label incorporating the City’s 125th Anniversary logo was designed by Richard Pennington of Pennington 
Designs at 19 E. Citrus Ave.
“This elegant ruby colored merlot features a rich, aromatic bouquet of fresh red cherries and toasted oak,” says Janet Harter.
A 125th Anniversary label sauvignon blanc will be available in the coming weeks.
The quasquicentennial celebration marks the 125th Anniversary of the City’s incorporation in November 1888. The yearlong celebration kicked off on Dec. 1 with the Redlands Christmas Parade, sponsored by the City and the Kiwanis Club of Redlands. Additional events are being planned throughout the year.
No General Fund money has been allocated for the celebration. All funds will come from donations, fundraising efforts and revenue from the sale of sponsorships and commemorative merchandise. Donations of $10,000 each have been received from the Kiwanis Club of Redlands (noon), the University of Redlands and Kaiser-Permanente. Donations of $5,000 were also received from the Rotary Clubs of Redlands and American Medical Response.
A hot dog eating contest to benefit the Redlands Police Department’s Canine Unit will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Hangar 24 Craft Brewery, 1710 Sessums Drive.
The contest is open to 10 men and 10 women, ages 21 and over, who raise the most money. The minimum entry to be considered is $100, but only the top money earners will be eligible to compete for the grand prize. The grand prize is $100 in gift cards to Hangar 24 and $100 in value and prizes from other area businesses. Money raised will go to benefit the Redlands Police Department’s Canine Unit.
Redlands Police arrested a 17-year-old Redlands boy after he jumped in front of a Fire Department engine that was responding to a medical emergency early Saturday morning.
Medic Engine 261 was responding with emergency lights to a medical aid call at about 1 a.m. Saturday, March 2. As the engine head south on Olive Avenue near Cajon Street, the engineer noticed a pedestrian and began to slow the engine. He had come to a near stop when the 17-year-old jumped on the front bumper of the engine and began to strike the windshield with his head and fists, damaging the windshield.
The engine’s crew assisted the teen to a nearby grassy area to determine if he had been injured. The teen then began to struggle with the firefighters before being brought under control.
Redlands Police arrested a suspect in connection with three burglaries in the 40 block of North Michigan Street and the 40 block of San Gorgonio Drive over the past month.
Through neighborhood contacts, police identified 23-year-old Amanda Jasmine Smith, of Redlands as a suspect in the burglaries. Police also located surveillance video of Smith in the area just before and after one of the crimes.
The Redlands Police Department and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control will hold a free training for business owners who have a state license to sell or serve alcohol in the City.
The free training for owners, managers and employees who sell or serve alcohol includes information on state and local laws, owner and employee liability, community standards, checking ID, identifying and refusing sales to minors and identifying and refusing sales to intoxicated persons. Classes are scheduled Tuesday, March 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for businesses that sell alcohol for off-site consumption and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for bars and restaurants that sell alcohol for consumption on site. The training will be held at the Redlands Police Annex, 30 Cajon St.
Redlands Police are investigating a homicide after the body of a 23-year-old woman was found in an orange grove off Almond Avenue west of Alabama Street Tuesday night.
Police responded at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, after a resident discovered the woman’s body at the edge of the grove just south of Almond Avenue.
No further details are available at this time.
On Monday, March 11, author Leonard Pomfret will speak at the A.K. Smiley Public Library about “The Nanjing Princess,” his biography about his mother.
Pomfret spent 15 years taking the stories he heard from Kyung Pomfret's lips about her life in China during World War II, the Communist Party's rise to power, fleeing for Korea only to have a civil war split that country apart as well, and eventually settling in America. She was a target in Japanese gun sights. She was beaten and abused by her own people. And she was put before a North Korean firing squad.
The subject is a descendant of the Lian family, whom the author said were advisers to Chinese emperors for centuries. According to the author, his grandfather was an adviser to Chiang Kai-shek, the last president before the Communists took power in mainland China. His mother’s family ties also led her to meet world leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, and Kim Gu, the president of the Korean group fighting for independence from the Japanese in the early 20th century.
This is a free event at 6 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the Assembly Room at the A.K. Smiley Public Library, 125 W. Vine St.
For more information, contact Daniel Slota, Adult Services Librarian, at (909) 798-7565.
Four people were cited after buying alcohol for an 18-year-old Redlands Police volunteer outside four local businesses last week. The enforcement effort, known as a “shoulder tap operation,” was part of a $7,500 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
On Saturday, Feb. 23, between 5 and 9 p.m., the 18-year-old male volunteer stood outside local businesses on Brookside Avenue, Orange Street, State Street and Redlands Boulevard and offered to give people entering the stores money to buy beer. Individuals were cited by police officers after providing the beer to the teen.
On Friday, Redlands Police conducted a warrant sweep to locate offenders who had failed to appear for court dates following DUI arrests in Redlands. Police arrested 26-year-old Blake Joseph Buoye, of Mentone, and 30-year-old Alexander March Radjagukguk, of Mentone for outstanding warrants.
Officers working a grant-funded “saturation patrol” arrested one person for driving under the influence. Darjaun Markise Gillispie, 21, of Redlands was arrested at just after midnight Sunday, Feb. 24, after officers pulled him over near the intersection of West Lugonia Avenue and Alabama Street.
On Monday, police conducted a grant-funded patrol targeting distracted drivers, issuing more than 30 citations for violations including talking or texting on a cell phone, driving without a seatbelt, failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk and speeding.
- Memorial Day Weekend Holiday DUI Crackdown
- Ballet One classes beginning at the Redlands Community Center
- Ballroom dance classes to begin at Community Center
- Contract instructors needed at Joslyn Senior Center
- May Coffee with the Council is cancelled
- Public invited to workshop to discuss bicycle lane plans
- Reusable Albertsons bag celebrates City’s quasquicentennial
- Police and Fire Chiefs’ joint town hall meeting rescheduled
- Click It or Ticket to boost seat belt use – day and night
- Police investigate series of reports after teen girls approached
City Hall is closed every
other Friday. Check the
calendar for closed Fridays.
City Hall Hours:
7:30 am to 5:30 pm
Yesterday
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Post 261 Explorer Meeting
- Start time: 06:30pm
- End date: Wednesday, May 22nd
- End time: 08:30pm
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Open Enrollment to join the Redlands Explorer Program is in January of every year, but you can pick-up and drop-off applications through-out the entire year at the Fire Administration office. Ages to join are between 15 years To 21 years old.
Fire Administrative Office
35 Cajon Street #12
Redlands, CA 92373 - View this event in Google Calendar
Today
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Market Night
- Start time: 06:00pm
- End date: Thursday, May 23rd
- End time: 09:00pm
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Established in 1988, Redlands Market Night has established itself as one of the most successful certified farmers markets in Southern California! Vendors vie to participate in the event that has attracted thousands of weekly visitors since its inception. Visitors are welcomed into an inviting atmosphere complete with lighted trees, brick sidewalks, historic buildings, and great musical entertainment. Crowds are pleasantly surrounded by over 150 food and merchandise booths, not to mention the downtown shopkeepers, every Thursday night.
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Tomorrow
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City Hall Closed
- Start time: 07:30am
- End date: Friday, May 24th
- End time: 05:30pm
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Extended service hours are offered in order for the public to conduct City business before and after traditional business hours. City staff is available 9 hours a day to serve you. City Hall offices are closed every other Friday.
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Saturday, May 25th
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Saturday Morning Certified Farmers Market
- Start time: 08:00am
- End date: Saturday, May 25th
- End time: 11:00am
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The City’s successful Saturday Morning Certified Farmers Market brings fresh local produce to historic downtown Redlands every Saturday.
The Saturday Morning Certified Farmers’ Market began June 6, 2009, bringing local growers to the City parking lot south of Redlands Boulevard between Fifth and Sixth streets near Ed Hales Park. The market operates from 8 to 11 a.m. every Saturday, excluding holiday weekends.
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Household Hazardous Waste collection
- Start time: 09:30am
- End date: Saturday, May 25th
- End time: 12:30pm
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During operating hours, residents can dispose of household materials including, outdated prescription medication (with the exception of controlled substances), outdated pet prescription medication, paint products, chemical cleaners, pesticides, fertilizers, hobby/pool supplies, automotive oil, filters, brake fluid, transmission fluid, anti-freeze, gasoline, and propane tanks.
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Redlands Festival of Arts
- Start time: 10:00am
- End date: Saturday, May 25th
- End time: 05:00pm
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Huge art show with more than 100 artists exhibiting, music, theatrical readings, food trucks, wine and beer garden.
Admission is free.
10 am to 5 pm Saturday, May 25
Noon to 5 pm Sunday, May 26
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Sunday, May 26th
- LIBRARY CLOSED
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Redlands Festival of Arts
- Start time: 12:00pm
- End date: Sunday, May 26th
- End time: 05:00pm
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Huge art show with more than 100 artists exhibiting, music, theatrical readings, food trucks, wine and beer garden.
Admission is free.
10 am to 5 pm Saturday, May 25
Noon to 5 pm Sunday, May 26
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Monday, May 27th
- LIBRARY CLOSED
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City Hall Closed
- Start time: 07:30am
- End date: Monday, May 27th
- End time: 05:30pm
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In observance of Memorial Day
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Environmental Review Committee
- Start time: 09:00am
- End date: Monday, May 27th
- End time: 10:00am
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Environmental Review Committee Meeting
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Tuesday, May 28th
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Planning Commission Meeting
- Start time: 04:00pm
- End date: Tuesday, May 28th
- End time: 05:00pm
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Planning Commission Meeting
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Special City Council Meeting - Budget Workshop
- Start time: 04:30pm
- End date: Tuesday, May 28th
- End time: 08:30pm
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Agenda available to view at http://cityofredlands.org/councilvideo
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Wednesday, May 29th
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Special City Council Meeting - Budget Workshop
- Start time: 04:30pm
- End date: Wednesday, May 29th
- End time: 07:30pm
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Agenda available to view at http://cityofredlands.org/councilvideo
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Post 261 Explorer Meeting
- Start time: 06:30pm
- End date: Wednesday, May 29th
- End time: 08:30pm
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Open Enrollment to join the Redlands Explorer Program is in January of every year, but you can pick-up and drop-off applications through-out the entire year at the Fire Administration office. Ages to join are between 15 years To 21 years old.
Fire Administrative Office
35 Cajon Street #12
Redlands, CA 92373 - View this event in Google Calendar
Thursday, May 30th
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Market Night
- Start time: 06:00pm
- End date: Thursday, May 30th
- End time: 09:00pm
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Established in 1988, Redlands Market Night has established itself as one of the most successful certified farmers markets in Southern California! Vendors vie to participate in the event that has attracted thousands of weekly visitors since its inception. Visitors are welcomed into an inviting atmosphere complete with lighted trees, brick sidewalks, historic buildings, and great musical entertainment. Crowds are pleasantly surrounded by over 150 food and merchandise booths, not to mention the downtown shopkeepers, every Thursday night.
- View this event in Google Calendar
Saturday, June 1st
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Saturday Morning Certified Farmers Market
- Start time: 08:00am
- End date: Saturday, June 1st
- End time: 11:00am
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The City’s successful Saturday Morning Certified Farmers Market brings fresh local produce to historic downtown Redlands every Saturday.
The Saturday Morning Certified Farmers’ Market began June 6, 2009, bringing local growers to the City parking lot south of Redlands Boulevard between Fifth and Sixth streets near Ed Hales Park. The market operates from 8 to 11 a.m. every Saturday, excluding holiday weekends.
- View this event in Google Calendar
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Household Hazardous Waste collection
- Start time: 09:30am
- End date: Saturday, June 1st
- End time: 12:30pm
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During operating hours, residents can dispose of household materials including, outdated prescription medication (with the exception of controlled substances), outdated pet prescription medication, paint products, chemical cleaners, pesticides, fertilizers, hobby/pool supplies, automotive oil, filters, brake fluid, transmission fluid, anti-freeze, gasoline, and propane tanks.
- View this event in Google Calendar