Glow-in-the-dark play zone opens in San Bernardino – Redlands Daily Facts

The play-in-the-dark GLO Mini Golf is expanding to San Bernardino, opening a new facility in a shuttered Office Depot next door to Aldi on Hospitality Lane. (Photo courtesy of GLO Mini Golf)

Wanna get your glow on?

The play-in-the-dark GLO Mini Golf is expanding to San Bernardino, opening a facility Saturday, April 20 in a shuttered Office Depot next door to Aldi on Hospitality Lane.

The play zone opened Saturday, April 20.

GLO offers several ways to play in the dark, including mini-golf, laser tag, escape rooms, bowling, arcade games and even console gaming.

The GLO concept challenges participants to get their game on amid hundreds of black lights, with neon-glowing decor and even animatronic creatures putting the space aglow.

The company also has a GLO facility at the Galleria at Tyler in Riverside.

For details on tickets and game available, go to glominigolf.com/san-bernardino/home

Smog, tire shop debuts in Riverside

Express Way Smog & Gateway Tires has opened in Riverside.

The company offers quick smog services in addition to tires.

Address: 2646 E Alessandro Blvd. Suites A & B.

Martha McLean-Anza park gets a helping hand

The nonprofit Inland Empire Waterkeeper has been working hard to keep Riverside’s Martha McLean-Anza Narrows Park clean.

On the third Saturday of every month, Waterkeeper hosts a volunteer trash cleanup in the park. Participants remove debris from the riverbed and its surroundings before it can get to the river along its northern edge.

In its first three monthly cleanups of 2024, Waterkeeper said it removed more than 1,600 pounds of trash from the park.

For more information or to get involved, go to iewaterkeeper.org.

Hesperia pipe company acquired by Oklahoma firm

Oklahoma City-based International Pipe and its owner and CEO Donald B. Karchmer have acquired Big Bear Pipe & Steel, formerly RB Jacobson Inc., in Hesperia.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

The sale means an expanded inventory of services for International Pipe, including a full fabrication shop.

For more information, please visit InternationalPipe.com or BigBearPipe.com

Temecula senior community gets a facelift

The senior living community Chateau at Harveston in Temecula has wrapped a renovation project that made significant infrastructure and design updates.

The facelift, of sorts, expanded the facility’s fitness room. The game lounge, living room and library, atrium, dining room and salon also got extensive renovations. Residents also will appreciate improved audio and visual capabilities in all common areas, representatives tell us.

“Social engagement – ​​whether that’s sharing a meal with friends, group fitness classes, or movie nights – is a critical component to our residents’ physical, cognitive, and emotional wellbeing,” said Dana Borner, general manager at Chateau at Harveston.

Monthly rents at the community start at roughly $3,500, according to its website.

For more information, call 951.308.9200 or go to www.HolidayHarveston.com.

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Taco Bell is launching new nacho fries: Be ready Thursday, April 25 when the fan-favorite chain debuts the Secret Aardvark Nacho Fries (that name is part of a partnership with a hot sauce maker). The fries come with a hot ranch-type base, according to fast food writer Fielding Buck. The fries are topped with slow-roasted chicken, a three-cheese blend, reduced fat sour cream, pico de gallo and cheese sauce. Price: $4.99.

Car shows ahead: With the good weather comes a couple opportunities to check out some shiny metal. The 24th annual Show and Go Car Show is Saturday, May 4 in downtown Riverside. Organizers bill it as Riverside County’s biggest car show. The Boy Scouts will stage a fundraising pancake breakfast from 7 am to 10 am, while Rotary will offer a beer garden. The Grand Marshal’s Parade is set for 12:30 pm

If that’s not enough for your motor head self, head to Temecula: The annual Temecula Rod Run takes place in historic Old Town on May 3 and 4. It starts at 5 pm Friday. Organizers expect at least 500 classic and under-reconstruction cars to be on display for the event, which continues from 9 am to 4 pm Saturday.

Cracker Barrel closing? Comfort food fans, your local Cracker Barrels are safe. But two in the Bay Area have closed. The company only cited “performance” for shuttering restaurants in Sacramento and Santa Maria, according to a news report from our sister papers in the Bay Area. California now has five Cracker Barrels in Camarillo, Victorville, Rialto, Rocklin and Bakersfield. It also has “ghost kitchens,” preparing food for delivery, in Hollywood and Lawndale.

Tesla repair shop coming: Inland Empire Tesla owners by next year will have a dent repair shop closer at hand. The EV automaker and ViaWest Group, a Phoenix-based real estate company, are building a Tesla Collision Service Center at 424 West Orange Show Lane near E Street in San Bernardino. The city said the 30,000-square-foot center, taking the place of a shuttered furniture store, marks the first such repair site for Tesla in the region. Others are in Aliso Viejo, San Juan Capistrano and Santa Monica.

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