Happening in Upland

This week on Happening in Upland, we explore the strange pre-holiday lull that has descended upon the City of Gracious Living. Is it a Christmas miracle or just the calm before the storm of returned gifts and abandoned fitness resolutions? Join hosts Mark and Joleen as they dive into the (thankfully) uneventful Upland crime report, celebrate the next generation of geniuses at the Upland High School Science Fair, and pay homage to a true local institution with a review of Randy's Ringos donut shop. We're also your guide to community events for the New Year's week, from Tibetan bowl sound baths to dive bar parties. Plus, get the latest on frustrating road construction, the surprisingly stubborn Upland real estate market, and a weather forecast that confirms Southern California's commitment to having only one season. It’s your weekly dose of real Upland, CA news, from traffic and donuts to housing data.

Mark and Joleen return to dissect the mid-December chaos in Upland, where the "City of Gracious Living" is currently defined by pothole-ridden roads and a City Council that has officially checked out for the year under Resolution 6520. This episode explores the mystery of the stalled Amazon Fresh project, the long-term construction fatigue of the $13 million Foothill Boulevard rehabilitation, and a local real estate market that makes a six-figure salary feel like a starter kit. The duo dives into the week’s stranger headlines, from the "Mickey Bandits" dental office heist to reports of heavy-handed ICE activity, while also checking in on Upland High’s "Cocoa and Cram" sessions and the upcoming debut of Two Frogs Cantina. Between a bipolar weather forecast jumping from 80-degree heat to Christmas Eve rain and a cynical look at the Route 66 centennial priorities, this episode offers a balanced yet blunt reality check on life in the Inland Empire as 2025 draws to a close.