Category: Mall

Los Angeles Malls Reopen After COVID-19 Closures

by Jaimee Heimer on May 5, 2021 in Mall

Westfield Santa Anita. Image courtesy Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

After long months of COVID-19 closures, a number of Los Angeles County indoor malls reopened Oct. 7, but they were required to reopen at a limited capacity.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health gave a green light for indoor malls to reopen on Sept. 30. However, the health department told mall retailers that they must restrict capacity of indoor crowds to 25 percent of pre-pandemic consumer traffic, according to health department statements.

Los Angeles area malls reopening included Beverly Center, owned by Taubman Centers, and the Glendale Galleria, owned by the

Cupertino project can proceed, judge rules

by Jaimee Heimer on May 4, 2021 in Mall

CUPERTINO — Plans to turn the old Vallco Shopping Mall into a massive housing, office and retail complex can proceed full-steam ahead after the developer won a decisive victory in court Wednesday.

Concluding a lengthy battle over the project — which would bring 2,402 apartments, 400,000 square feet of retail and 1.8 million square feet of office space to Cupertino — a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ruled city officials did not err when they green-lighted the development and gave it fast-track status. The ruling is a major win for YIMBY and pro-development activists, and a heavy blow to

Police charge 2 men with shooting at each other inside Carolina Place Mall

by Jaimee Heimer on May 2, 2021 in Mall

Shoppers and employees at the Carolina Place Mall in Pineville were evacuated Saturday afternoon after reports that shots were fired inside the mall.

‘Two individuals began shooting at one another’ | Pineville PD responds after shots fired at Carolina Place Mall

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“Is this the end of my life? Am I going to see another day of my life?” Makyla Jeter, who was inside the mall when the shooting happened, said.

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10-year-old Makyla Jeter and her mom, Detra Foot, painted a picture of horror at Carolina Place Mall.

Foot said all of a

Two injured after shootout inside Carolina Place Mall in Pineville

by Jaimee Heimer on May 2, 2021 in Mall

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Police responded to a shooting Saturday afternoon at Carolina Place Mall in Pineville.

Pineville police said two people starting shooting at each other inside the mall. Officers say the motive is not currently known.

Those two were shot, but no innocent bystanders were injured.

The mall was been cleared and no one is in custody, police said.

“I was terrified,” said mall employee Lauren Barnette. “I was like I just gotta stay calm and collected.”

Officers said a reunification site was set up at the At

Latest: Mall traffic rising. Most returned to pre-COVID levels. That’s versus March 2020.

by Jaimee Heimer on May 1, 2021 in Mall

Is mall traffic rising? It seems to be the case for majority of malls.

I just wonder why I did not receive even one forwarded message from my friends on this piece of good news about the malls. Somehow everyone just love to forward news about which mall is dying, which mall is closing down and every time there are news that online shopping will kill malls etc. Everyone has forgotten that online shopping in some countries are even more advanced than Malaysia but their malls are still around. Haha. Okay, let’s see if got at least a few people