🍊 Wednesday Gazette: September 17, 2025
Council enacts smoke shop permit moratorium, approves $19.7M Cesar Chavez Center renovation.
Ransom B. Shelden’s 1909 fishing trip goes awry and a creative prompt explores steam.
Sixty years after Lowell Elementary burned, Riverside prepares to open Ofelia Valdez Yeager Eastside Elementary, honoring decades of community advocacy while the arson remains a mystery and and Meliia’s Disneyland fund sees exciting progress.
Neighbors favor Trader Joe’s for vacant Rite Aid site near Woodcrest and this week’s games feature Lancer women’s soccer and CSDR’s home opener.
Riverside firm denied restraining order in shareholder dispute, September ArtsWalk brings a new mural and artist meet & greet, six quick pizza stops across town and the latest on Meliia’s Disneyland fund.
September Roundup: Crosstown sports rivalries and festival season and John "Riverside's Plumber" shares how his punk rock stories packed the house.
No City Council meeting this week. The Board of Ethics will review open meeting law complaints against four councilmembers. How digital tools from Rivy the chatbot to smarter operations are reshaping city government. Plus, an update on Meliia’s GoFundMe.
City Council will consider a three-year $53 million labor agreement while the Board of Ethics will hear cannabis business applicants' allegations of open meeting law violations against Councilmembers Conder, Mill, Perry and Robillard.
Hillcrest, La Sierra and Norte Vista are now in our Back to School collection, meet Neighbor of the Week Katie Wider. Plus, Anthony Solorzano’s series continues and this week’s creative prompt is “New Paint Job.”
Each week, we will introduce a new neighbor. This is not a who's who list. These are regular Riversiders doing exceptional things.
Back to School Collection debuts, Planning Commission advances Riverside Alive, former Miss Riverside fights fentanyl crisis and meet Archie, adoptable pet of the week.
Weekend sports bring soccer showdowns and football rivalries and Zambian rock pioneers WITCH take the stage in Riverside.
Council subcommittee urges trust in Inspector General formation, international art exhibition opens at Immanuel Lutheran and Meliia’s Disneyland fundraiser grows.
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