Your Guide to Shopping Small This Holiday Season
From Main Street to neighborhood shops across the city, here's where to find unique gifts while supporting local businesses.
Your Guide to Shopping Small This Holiday Season
From Main Street to neighborhood shops across the city, here's where to find unique gifts while supporting local businesses.
A Victorian Christmas at Heritage House
The Museum of Riverside invites the community to experience the warmth and traditions of a 19th-century holiday celebration with festive tours and a special open house in December.
Alternative Gift Fair Returns to Riverside with Handmade Gifts Supporting Local Charities
The annual event features vendors from Ten Thousand Villages, Inlandia Institute and dozens of nonprofits, with all proceeds benefiting community causes.
Iconic Mission Inn Hotel Rumored for Sale, Owners Say 'Not True'
Hotel ownership denies private sale talks that multiple sources have reported
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My Mistakes with the Mission Inn ‘For Sale’ Story
The reporting failures that led to errors in our coverage of potential hotel sale rumors.
Go Go Bird Brings LA-Style Fried Chicken to Farm House Collective
Chef Brandon Kida's restaurant features Szechuan-spiced tenders and offers discounts for UCR students and faculty.
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City Council Approves $16.8 Million Animal Services Agreement Despite Cost Concerns
Three-year contract with Riverside County includes community programs aimed at reducing shelter intake.
Holiday Giving Guide: Ways to Support Neighbors This Season
Organizations throughout the city are gathering donations to help families, children, seniors and pets during the holidays.
Council Approves Inspector General After Resolving Independence Concerns
Council votes 6-1 to establish independent watchdog with power to hire outside counsel
Committee Pushes Ethics Reforms After False Complaints Against Councilmembers
Committee advances equal evidence standards after false complaints advanced to hearings despite sworn testimony proving innocence.
Mission Inn Foundation Celebrates Return to Main Street with Opening Weekend
Hundreds visit new location featuring Peace Tower centennial exhibit.
Government
City Council Approves $16.8 Million Animal Services Agreement Despite Cost Concerns
Three-year contract with Riverside County includes community programs aimed at reducing shelter intake.
Council Approves Inspector General After Resolving Independence Concerns
Council votes 6-1 to establish independent watchdog with power to hire outside counsel
Committee Pushes Ethics Reforms After False Complaints Against Councilmembers
Committee advances equal evidence standards after false complaints advanced to hearings despite sworn testimony proving innocence.
This Week in City Hall: November 17, 2025
City Council set to establish the Inspector General office after concerns about protecting its independence delayed approval, consider a $16.8 million animal services agreement, and establish a $7,511 cannabis testing laboratory permit fee.
Events
Festival of Lights Returns This Saturday
Whether you're a Switch On night regular or prefer quieter evenings, here's everything happening Downtown from this Saturday through early January.
La Sierra University Hosts Free Archaeology Weekend Exploring Alexander the Great
The Nov. 15-16 event features international scholars, hands-on activities, and a children's archaeological dig at the university's archaeology center.
Peace Tower's 100th Anniversary Sparks Exhibit, Commemorative Walk
The Mission Inn Foundation will host a new exhibit opening Nov. 16, with a commemorative walk up the mountain scheduled for Dec. 13.
Veterans Parade Returns Saturday with 'Music Across the Eras' Theme
Event features free Downtown parking, complimentary lunch for veterans.
History
When Peace Flags Flew: How Mount Rubidoux Honored U.S.-Canada Friendship in 1927
For 17 years, Frank Miller hosted Armistice Day services atop Mount Rubidoux, raising flags from nations around the world. In 1927, Canada took center stage in a ceremony featuring bagpipes, doves and a tribute to cross-border friendship that endures today.
Riverside's Hidden Fort: The Story of Fort Chittenden on Mt. Rubidoux
How a road engineer's tribute became a whimsical military installation complete with San Francisco cannons and earthquake-surviving anchor chains.
On Halloween Morning, Remembering Riverside's Real Ghosts
Five heartbreaking stories from 1893 to 1938 reveal the human tragedies that shaped our city's history.
From Swedish Immigrant to Mount Rubidoux Master Builder: The Gunnar Kjellberg Story
How a 17-year-old zanjero became the foreman who shaped Riverside's most iconic landmark and built the infrastructure that still serves the city today.
Art & Entertainment
Grown-Up Punk Rock Kids Document Their Community's Underground Musical Legacy
Lifelong friends bring "60 Miles East" to Riverside Art Museum, celebrating the city's hardcore, punk and ska scenes from the late 1980s to early 2000s.
November ArtsWalk In the Dark After Daylight Savings Time Change
Several gallery openings and a preview of the Mission Inn lights make this ArtsWalk a must-see.
'I Haven't Made It Until I Sell Out the Fox': Brandon Joseph's Riverside Dream
While many musicians claim vague 'LA area' roots, the 27-year-old proudly represents his Inland Empire hometown on debut album.
UCR ARTS Exhibit of Sherman Indian High School Student Photography Closes Nov. 2
Two-year collaboration between artist and students documents contemporary Native American boarding school life.