Business

Story by Jennifer Karmarkar/FullertonStories.com Downtown restaurants may find outdoor right-of-way usage fees a little easier to swallow after Tuesday’s City Council decision to amend the current rates. In a 5-0 vote, the Council adopted a tiered monthly lease rate based on the type of alcohol license the establishment holds: No liquor: 30 cents per...
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Reversing the downtown Fullerton trend of bars, restaurants and more bars, a second coffee house has opened.  Inside Vill Del Sol on the corner of Harbor Blvd. and Wilshire Avenue, Green Bliss provides an eco-friendly blend of coffee and a recycling ethos aimed at sustainable living.   Owner Rita Ho brings with her a...
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By Brian Park/FullertonStories.com – Silicon Valley may be the headquarters for the Goliaths of the network security industry, but for one David, home is a 2,200-square-foot-office on a shared second floor, above a Mexican-themed gastropub in Downtown Fullerton. Milton Security Group, a manufacturer of network security solutions, boasts only 13 employees in their main...
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By Jennifer Karmarkar – Fullerton financial advisor Marc Duda was sentenced in U.S. District court yesterday to 78 months in prison for stealing more than $5.5 million from his clients. Duda, 37, received the maximum sentence allowable and was ordered by Judge James Selna to begin serving his sentence on June 22. According to...
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Story and photo By Madilyn Joy Hood – The Golden Ox recently opened the doors of its second Fullerton location at 1631 N. Placentia. The family-owned food chain began in 1967 and now has 104 locations across California, Arizona and Colorado. Its owner, Greek-born Nick Kotsiomitis, is heavily involved in the communities surrounding his...
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Marc Duda Will Face Victims in Federal Court Tuesday By Jennifer Karmarkar – A 61-year-old woman facing a liver transplant. An elderly man living on social security. A 63-year-old woman with two broken hips confined to a wheelchair. Those are just a few of the people whose lives were torn apart by financial advisor...
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Grow Natural, a supplier of all-natural, organic products for babies and expectant mothers, opened its doors at 115 S. Harbor Blvd. Jennifer Iturburo, owner and mother of two, said the inspiration for Grow Natural came to her during her pregnancy with her first son. “I was interested in all-natural products since I was a...
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Tiger Yang is getting a long overdue trim.  The building, that is. Anchored on the corner of Harbor Blvd. and Commonwealth Avenue, Salon Technique opens this week in the building long known as the home to the martial arts academy and the murals on its southwest wall. Salon Technique is the first ground-floor tenant...
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By Flor Edwards – Joe Rosati, co-owner of The Night Owl, calls his coffee shop on the corner of Harbor and Amerige an idea “12 years in the making.” Along with help from his childhood best friend, Bob Anderson, Rosati will open the doors to The Night Owl on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Growing...
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After five years of planning, The Grind Food Court celebrates its official opening today.   Originally conceived by Cameron Irons, pictured, and Vanguard Commercial, the complex features Googie architecture and a variety of food choices. Chronic Tacos first opened at the Grind earlier this year. It was soon followed by Philly’s Best and Kaori...
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