▶ OPEN HOUSE Sunday, Oct. 25th - 1:00 to 4:00 pm @ 4390 Larchwood Place, Riverside ◀
Those of us who live in the Wood Streets neighborhood are well aware of the new street sweeping schedules, due to the signs posted on our streets. However, most of us have not been made aware of the TICKETS that the City is writing! That’s right… be aware that your vehicles must not be parked on the street during…
If you have time on Sunday, January 23, 2011 between 3 and 5 p.m., ride your bike, or take a leisurely stroll, down to the Hall of Fame (next to the bookstore) on the RCC campus for another informative Wood Streets Green Team workshop. Why would you put organic food on a dish washed with toxin-containing…
While finishing my last-minute Christmas shopping the other day, I looked at the many faces that passed and wondered if (and hoped) that they were having a wonderful holiday season. I wished their stress would disappear after buying gifts, I wished their loved ones would be nearby, I wished for smiles on every child’s face, and I…
What if this holiday season you choose to help save a life? Every minute of every day, someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor — a person like you who makes the choice to donate. There is no substitute for your donation. The truth is that more than 500 donations…
An all-day event: Mayor Loveridge’s “Home for the Holidays” PET ADOPTIONS at City Hall (3900 Main Street) on Tuesday, December 14th between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. All of the pets have been spayed/neutered and have all of their necessary shots, so they are ready to go “home for the holidays.” The cost of just $105 for dogs and…
Sixty-nine years ago today, December 7, 1941, the United States of America was attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, counted 2,390 Americans dead and 1,282 wounded. Eight battleships, three destroyers, three cruisers, and one minelayer were destroyed along with 188 aircraft. The Los Angeles Times talked with two…
SANTA will be making a special appearance at 3943 Chapman Place (the house with the train) this Sunday, December 12th from 4:00to 6:00 p.m. Santa’s helpers will be serving hot chocolate and cookies. At our first annual “Cookies with Santa”, quite a few families took photos that they used for their family Christmas cards! If…
Tonight, come join us for the 18th annual Festival of Lights experience in downtown Riverside. With more than three and a half million twinkling lights, the Riverside Festival of Lights presented by the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is the most dazzling outdoor holiday light spectacle south of the North Pole. It all begins with…
I am thankful for so much. Most of all, my family. In particular, my sister. I would not be where I am in life without her. Sure, we fought when we were young, and we occasionally cross words as adults, but never would I have thought in my wildest dreams that I would have such…
Tonight, Friday November 19, 2010, the Riverside Plaza’s annual Holiday Parade will feature the Poly High Marching Band, a contingent from the Riverside Community College Marching Band, local “GLEE” actress Lauren Potter, the lighting of the 50-foot Christmas tree, and of course, the big guy himself…. “SANTA”!! The parade starts at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy a…
Courtesy of the Wood Streets Green Team, there will be a FREE energy efficiency workshop tomorrow, Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 3 pm to 5 pm at the home of Nigel Hughes and Mary Droser (3674 Larchwood Place) in the Wood Streets neighborhood. Please feel free to tell your neighbors and come join us! This…
The crowd was a compilation of family, fellow police officers, friends, neighbors and strangers who gathered to pay homage to slain Police Officer Ryan Bonaminio tonight, this Veterans Day 2010, in front of the Riverside Police Department. Ryan’s father spoke to the crowd and brought both tears and smiles to the sea of faces. It just doesn’t seem…
