This week, we’re spotlighting two of the dads behind The Raincross Gazette—celebrating the father figures who lead with love, show up without fanfare, and shape lives in quiet, powerful ways. These aren’t celebrities—just regular Riversiders doing the most important job there is.
Sunday Gazette: June 15, 2025 Hello Riverside – Happy Sunday and Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!
Once hailed as a world-class botanical marvel, the White Park cactus garden has faded from view—but new plans aim to restore this historic Riverside treasure to its former glory.
Popular fast casual restaurant opens with ribbon cutting, giveaways, and more on Thursday, February 2
It’s not that often that the opening of a new restaurant in the mall would be considered newsworthy – but I went there for lunch today (on my own dime!) and you can trust me… this place is worth checking out.
Apóla Greek Grill opened its 5th location at the Galleria at Tyler in December. Today at 10:00 a.m. the fast-casual restaurant will celebrate its Riverside location with an official Grand Opening.
The festivities will include a ribbon cutting featuring Mayor Patricia Dawson, the Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce, and franchisee Majid Zahedi.
Apola’s specialty is the build your own Greek Gyro, but the restaurant offers a variety of options. The entire menu is customizable – with chicken, pork, beef and lamb that can be paired with a range of spreads from the original tzatziki to a spicy hummus. Vegetarians and vegans will find traditional Greek staples like dolmas, falafel and Greek salad on the menu.
It’s only been open for a month, but MandiXpress is already one of the most interesting places to eat in Downtown. Seth explored the menu and has recommendations for eaters who are ready to dive into this fascinating and delicious cuisine.
There’s a new weekly community market in Riverside. Stop by on Tuesdays and you might catch Seth chowing down on pupusas and Thai desserts in the shadow of the Riverside Community Hospital parking complex.
Seth takes a tasting tour of UCR’s incredible collection of citrus varieties and shares some ways to sample them yourself on campus and at the upcoming Third Annual Citrus Festival at the California Citrus State Historic Park
Why settle for soup and a sandwich when you could have a sandwich in soup? Try the signature “drowned” Jalisciense sandwich at La Chiva Rayada, a torta ahogada specialist on Mission in Jurupa Valley.
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