For the second year in a row, the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa will host its Festival of Lights without the traditional Switch-On Ceremony, the City of Riverside said in a press release on Monday. The decision to cancel the Switch-On Ceremony came amid COVID-19 related public health concerns. While the t
While screens around the world depict a devastated Afghanistan, one Riverside non-profit sets its sights on the work yet to be done for refugee families in the Inland Empire and those who might soon arrive. Dr. Selin Nielsen is the co-founder and president of Glocally Connected, an organization that
The new Main Library in downtown Riverside has been open for almost two months and the $43.3 million, more than 42,000-square-foot facility offers city residents a host of modern amenities. The building contains 60,000 materials in the circulating collection and it also offers 60 laptops for public
In December 2018, the Magnolia Presbyterian Church caught fire days before their Christmas Eve and Christmas services. In the Cultural Heritage Board’s meeting this Wednesday, the church is asking for the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness to finally rebuild its sanctuary. Established 142
A five-acre property left vacant for more than a decade, an eyesore to its neighbors, may finally see improvement as a local church hopes to move in and make it their permanent home. The final checkpoint between Orangecrest Community Church (OCC) and their hopeful, four-phase construction process is
Riverside unveiled a new mosaic yesterday with the faces of 32 prominent African Americans depicted in its tiles. It is installed on the Market Street public utilities parking structure and was designed by a 25-person team of artists and installation crewmembers. Figures from several eras are featur
The nation’s first Chicano art museum will open in Riverside on May 8, 2022. Construction for the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, or Cheech, began in March, rehabilitating what was once the downtown Main Library into a modern museum with an estimated cost of $13.3 million. The Riversi
The founder of Riverside’s civil engineering firm Woodard Group, Andrew Woodard, was recognized by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce and Riverside Business Week as the Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year. “I think the biggest thing about receiving this award is that it’s the recognition that
There are two locations Riversiders can enjoy fireworks displays this Independence Day, while any pyrotechnics set off illegally will result in no less than a $1,000 fine. The traditional Mt. Rubidoux fireworks show was deemed a risk too dangerous for a historically dry year by city staff and Rivers
The much anticipated grand opening ceremony for Riverside’s new Main Library is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at its new location on 3900 Mission Inn Avenue. The two-story, more than 42,000-square-foot facility will offer a range of modern amenities, including rooms for study and storytime, la
This is opening weekend for the first, in-person production by Riverside Children’s Theatre (RCT) after a year and a half of pandemic restrictions. The 60-year-old organization recently completed its virtual production of Annie Jr. earlier this year. They have prepared their first performance of Pet
One site in Riverside was named by a national organization as one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2021. The Trujillo Adobe, located on West Center Street in the city’s Northside, was constructed in 1862 by the Trujillo family and is the oldest known building in Riverside. Lorenzo
