In what has become an October tradition at the Redlands Community News, photographer David J. Card has explored Redlands houses that have been decorated to celebrate Halloween. If you see a house that deserves our attention, please email the address to editor@redlandscommunitynews.com or sen…
The Redlands City Council on Tuesday approved an application by Vantage One Real Estate Investments, requesting the proposed mixed-use project on vacant properties (former Safety Hall and San Bernardino County Superior Court site) at 212 and 216 Brookside Avenue is exempt from the provisions…
The Redlands Chamber of Commerce hosted its second annual Legislative Forum for local elected officials to share news on the economic state of the region.
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority will start testing Metrolink trains on the Redlands Passenger Rail Project next month, said a spokesman.
Redlands Community News contributor Davjd J. Card spotted these burros in Reche Canyon on the way to Moreno Valley recently. According to a Redlands Conservancy column that appeared in the Community News last year, miners brought donkeys — burros, as they are known in Spanish — to Southern C…
John C. Oliver, a regular contributor to the Community News, submitted this photo of a recent sunset over Redlands.
Redlands Camera Club is celebrating its 125th annivrsary with a photo walk led by Bruce Herwig
The Redlands Planning Commission unanimously voted to grant an exemption from Measure U for a proposal to develop a mixed-use project on the former Safety Hall and San Bernardino County Superior Court site during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 28. The vote will go to City Council next.
Yucaipa resident Spencer Sherwin, 25, was just a regular guy, attending film school in Northern California, when he was involved in a tragic auto collision that left him paralyzed from the chest down.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster vaccine for seniors ages 65 and older and immunocompromised people. San Bernardino County began dispensing the boosters on Monday, Sept. 26.
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The blue grosbeak and its warbling song can be heard through most of the southern U.S. states in summer, including this male that was spotted in the Santa Ana River Wash earlier this year. Despite the brilliant color of the male, they are usually easier to hear than see. The birds favor shru…
Redlands Gateway Ranch is a gateway to outdoor experiences in Live Oak Canyon in Redlands, and in autumn 2021 outdoor programs and activities are scheduled to resume at the ranch. After an 18-month hiatus due to COVID, the programs and activities will again invite the public to experience th…
Phillip and Jessica Barrios of Redlands brought their Redlands Community News to Yosemite National Park and posed at Glacier Point. “It was a great trip and the views were fantastic!” Jessica said. “We went hiking and biking and saw lots of birds, a bear and a deer.”
While the blue-lavender blooms of the Santa Ana River Woolly-star have since faded since we captured this amazing photo, we are thankful this endangered and protected subshrub continues to thrive inside SBD’s perimeter fenceline. The warm days and cooler nights of springtime led to the large…
Redlands has wonderful wild places within a few minutes of residential areas, and Redlands Conservancy shows residents and visitors how to best enjoy their outdoor activities.
A roadrunner perches on a branch in San Timoteo Canyon, a nature preserved by the Redlands Conservancy. “We know at least one roadrunner pair resides at Herngt “Aki,” said Executive Director Sherli Leonard.
Mansion Memories thanks its cast, volunteers and donors for helping us make the first Magical Drive Thru Adventure at the Burrage Mansion so memorable. The nominated kids in crisis and their families from the Boys & Girls club, YMCA, Micah House, Thrive Single Moms, Blessing Center, Redl…
Guys — mostly from Redlands or formerly from Redlands— returned on May 5 from an eight-day sailing adventure in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Displaying the Redlands Community News and their new suntans on the bow of their leased 46-foot, catamaran are, from left, John Mills, Redlands; Ron Maines…
Many Redlanders are suffering from Trails at 10 Guided Hikes withdrawal, since Redlands Conservancy has not been able to offer the semi-annual hike program since autumn of 2019. The conservancy’s Outdoor Ambassadors have created a program to fill the void: Trail Bingo, Beeeee on the Lookout.
Springtime in Redlands practically commands Redlands’ residents and visitors to get outside, whether on the trails or in their own backyard. As manager of the city’s natural open spaces, Redlands Conservancy hopes everyone, including the four-legged and feathered wild residents, will be able…
Nine students graduated at the San Bernardino Community College District after training for a career that few people would even be willing to try. It involves handling a chainsaw while maneuvering around fully grown trees near utility lines.
Two years ago today, I was a day away from my deadline to produce the first edition of the Redlands Community News. Although I was thrilled to be part of a new newspaper in my hometown of 22 years, it was not a good week for me.
One of the biggest frustrations of this pandemic is the loss of in-person celebrations, especially funerals, or, as some prefer, including me, memorials or “celebrations of life” for those we’ve lost from COVID or otherwise.
A report in the Feb. 25 issue of the Redlands Community News focused on efforts made by various consultants, council members and officials to convince skeptical residents that there will be no high-density high-rises in Transit Village areas.
As a reality check, let's take a quick look at John Berry's diatribe against U.S. Rep.Pete Aguilar.
I was at the Bank of America ATM machines at about 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 19. A young Asian-appearing woman walked up to an empty machine and her father or grandfather stood behind her obviously keeping watch. My goodness!
Several horseback riders left their horses in the stable on Sunday, Feb. 28, and gathered at the Connector Trail at Gateway Ranch in Live Oak Canyon. There, they put their shovels to the ground and worked on smoothing out the trail tread.
Hikers head down Blue Mountain above Grand Terrace on Sunday morning. The 14th annual hike attracted 529 people, the organizers said. The land is privately owned, so this was the only day of the year that hikers were permitted. Efforts are underway to protect the trail and create a park to s…
Since 2006, the city of Redlands and Redlands Conservancy have worked in partnership to protect the city’s natural open spaces and establish what has become a welcoming and well-used public trail system.
Redlander Michelle Markel decided to hike every single one of Redlands trails and open parks and in doing so completed the full Emerald Necklace on Monday, Feb. 8. It took five days including a day of rest to cover a total of 54.5 miles including roads connecting the 40 miles of Redlands Con…
More than 300 participants logged 26,400 miles in the Redlands Conservancy’s Fresh Air Challenge, far short of its million-mile goal. But many participants said they enjoyed the event and it looks like it’s here to stay.
Daniel Cozad, general manager of the San Bernardino County Water Conservation District, took this photo of a great egret on Saturday, Jan. 30, between Plunge Creek and Greenspot Road, east of Orange Street in Highland after checking out the Plunge Creek Restoration project. Great egrets have…
Participants in the Fresh Air Challenge to Redlands residents to log 1 million miles in January have a long way to go.
Desert bighorn sheep have been spotted again in the mountains above Forest Falls.
If it’s New Year’s Day morning, and you’re still sipping your morning beverage, you’re already several hours late. The Fresh Air Challenge began at 12:01a.m. and you could have already walked, jogged or cycled several miles.
You’ve read about it, you’re seeing signs about it, and you’re totally curious about it. It’s the Fresh Air Challenge, a monthlong activity co-sponsored by Redlands Conservancy and city of Redlands. By checking out the conservancy’s website, you have been able to register yourself for the ch…
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon says he does not plan to use his officers to respond to violations of COVID-19 policies.
Redlands Conservancy and the city of Redlands are challenging Redlanders to Walk a Million Miles during the month of January 2021 in the Fresh Air Challenge. That’s a million miles in total, not for each individual. It can be done if every one of Redlands’ 70,000 residents walks 15 miles thr…
Redlands Community News columnist Jan Fowler and her partner David Weir display copies of the newspaper at a recent family reunion with children and grandchildren at the White Stallion Ranch, Tucson, where they rode horses to their heart's content.
Kathrine Colpaert and Dr. Michael Allen, who moved from Michigan to Redlands in July, display their Redlands Community News during a rock climbing trip on Friday, Oct. 9. at Sawtooth Canyon in Lucerne Valley. “We are absolutely loving our new lives in Redlands,” Kathy said in an email. “Mike…
A panorama shot of the fall conditions along the southside of Big Bear Lake. The Farmers’ Almanac forecasts fair and windy conditions in Southern California for this autumn.
Shiprock is a rock formation off Highway 111 between Whitewater and Palm Springs. Waymarking.com reports that the plaque says its geology is much different that is gigantic neighbor, Mount San Jacinto, which formed at the bottom of a prehistoric tropical sea 250 million years ago. The plaque…
Except for the 5 miles of dirt trails and the creek itself, San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary’s 160 acres are covered with vegetation — tumbleweeds, mustard plants, tree tobacco and non-native grasses, mostly. In fact, none of those plants are native to the area, and that's a big problem for the …
Practically speaking, Redlands Conservancy manages almost 30 linear miles of rural trails: 15 miles of trails, two sides of each trail. Like new residential developments built in the territory of regional wildlife, rural trails exist in weed territory, and the weeds are often hostile, leavin…
A red-tailed hawk soars over Plunge Creek in the Santa Ana River Wash, an area operated by the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District. Daniel Cozad is the general manager.
Brad Willason has five owls that have settled into his “lower backyard” of his 3-acre property off West Sunset Drive. He believes there are a pair of adults and three juveniles. They come out in the late afternoon and in the evening to catch gophers. Willason put up an 8-foot raptor perch ab…
The San Bernardino National Forest has made the decision to open the following developed recreation sites beginning on Friday, May 22:
Plymouth Village resident Dan Burgess standing on the deck of the Regent cruise ship Mariner that is docked at Ushuaia, Argentina, during a recent cruise around South America. The city of Ushuaia is recognized as being located farther south than any other larger city in the world. The 51-day…
Helianthus californicus is a North American species of sunflower known by the common name California sunflower. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitats and typically blooms in summer and fall.
