Sometimes the difference between a student earning a highschool diploma or dropping out of school is determined by a mentor who is willing to befriend them. Two Riverside locals, Dr. Nathan Iverson and Estela Rubio, received the annual Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year awards last Friday on wha
What was once a dry, unused patch of land is now a garden sprouting seasonal produce that will feed a community. In a collaborative effort to address the rising food insecurity throughout Riverside county and draw surrounding constituents to take part in the cause, locally-based organizations came t
One year after Kobe Bryant’s passing, a mural of his image downtown draws locals and tourists alike to remember his life. Marco McGuire, owner of ProAbition and Downtown Experiment, said he commissioned artist Rudy Mendez to create a mural in a space that would otherwise be unnoticed by the communit
Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson’s first State of the City address this Thursday will discuss a three-pronged approach to achieve financial stability in Riverside as well as what a holistic, post-pandemic recovery might look like for the city. The annual event will be delivered unlike how any of the mayor
After seven years as superintendent, and with a career of more than 30 years in Riverside Unified School District, Dr. David Hansen announced he will retire in July this year. In a letter addressed to the employees and families within RUSD last Thursday, Hansen said the decision to retire was not ma
Two City Council hopefuls filed to run for the Ward 2 seat which has been held for 15 years by Councilman Andy Melendrez, who announced last week that he will not run for a fifth term in the June 8 election. Both candidates, Tony Huerta and Aram Ayra, desired to campaign for the platform in […]
A decision in next Tuesday’s City Council meeting may conclude a nearly four year process to establish a management agreement for the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Arts and Culture, or the Cheech, but some are concerned about what it might cost Riverside taxpayers. According to Deputy City Manager
The neighborhoods of Riverside have a new opportunity to reach those impacted by food insecurity by adopting a Little Free Pantry, sponsored by the city. The city’s Community and Economic Development Department was granted funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) A
Small businesses may receive their security deposits from Riverside Public Utilities to use toward their accounts with the department in an effort to reduce the 57 percent delinquency rate caused by the pandemic. In a meeting last evening, the city’s Board of Public Utilities unanimously approved a
Events at the United States Capitol last Wednesday which led to the deaths of five people, have caused lawmakers to speak out against President Donald Trump and call for his removal from office before his term ends on the 20th of this month. Riverside’s Congressman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) was not pr
An online COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan developed by the Riverside University Health System reveals the phases in which Riverside constituents will receive their dose. As of yesterday, the county has received nearly 80,000 doses which include both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Of those doses, ne
President Trump signed a bill on Tuesday that designates the U. S. Postal Service office on Chicago Avenue to be renamed after the late NAACP president Waudieur “Woodie” Rucker-Hughes. The bill H.R. 5983 was introduced by Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and the 4150 Chicago Avenue Post Office, now the W
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