The holidays are a time of giving, so give something back to the environment by recycling your old Christmas tree. For City of Riverside residents, Christmas tree collection will begin the day after Christmas and continue for three (3) weeks. * Collection will take place on the same day as your normal trash pick up. *…
New Year’s Eve is here! Have you thought about how wonderful 2010 can be for your family, friends, and strangers? Resolutions are a New Year’s tradition. Start a realistic list and make at least one promise with a loved one to do something out of the ordinary. FAMILY RESOLUTIONS: Agree to disagree. Learn to cooperate…
We wish everyone a wonderful holiday!!! — Tara, April and Brooklynn
Today is a day of giving thanks, even though every day should be reserved for giving thanks and expressing gratitude in general. Tara and I are grateful for our family, friends and clients! To be able to live in the neighborhood where we work is also a blessing. From helping families purchase their very first home, to helping families sell…
Fifty-five years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued America’s first Veterans Day Proclamation. In it, President Eisenhower called on all Americans to “solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us re-consecrate ourselves to…
Twenty years ago, the people from Energizer Batteries and the nation’s firefighters came up with an idea that likely has saved thousands of homes and perhaps as many lives! The idea connected two unrelated activities: changing clocks for Daylight Saving Time and changing the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. It’s a sad…
Here’s an excerpt from “The Grinch Who Stole Halloween”: Everyone in Boo-ville liked Halloween a lot… But the Grinch in the cave, certainly did NOT! The Grinch hated Halloween! The whole Halloween season! Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be his childhood just didn’t go right. It could…
We have included a LOST AND FOUND page under the ABOUT tab on our website. We will continue to remind people in our newsletter (The Chit Chat) that we will post any lost or found item so a happy reunion can be arranged with the proper owner, whether the item be a pet, a baseball glove, a bicycle, or a…
Homeowners in California and the nation continue to experience record foreclosures. The City of Riverside and The California Department of Corporations will be providing resource information to assist homeowners in distress. You are invited by the office of Assemblymember Brian Nestande (64th District) and Ted W. Lieu (53rd District) in partnership with Riverside Mayor Ronald O. Loveridge….
For the 12th year in a row, Tara and I have gathered a few friends to help us place an American flag in each neighbor’s yard (approximately 1,700) on the morning of our Nation’s Independence Day! Everyone meets in the driveway of my house at 6:30 a.m., picks up a bundle of American flags, and then…
We want to wish all those wonderful fathers a great day. We look forward to spending time with our dad.
Come visit Captain Carl and his Mobile Tidepool at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum! The Captain will bring marine life from our local ocean to discuss how climate change is affecting our fragile ecosystem. Kids will have the opportunity to hold a starfish, squeeze a sea squirt, and touch an urchin! This unique experience will teach…
