🗞️ Riverside News- March 2, 2026
Council weighs fire staffing options, Mayor's infrastructure updates...
Altura Credit Union is known for supporting local businesses within the Inland Empire. With this year’s Small Business Empowerment Grant Program, Altura sets the standard for corporations giving back to the community. The Small Business Empowerment Grant was first launched in 2020 amidst the global
Thousands of UC Riverside students arrived in town this week as the 2022-23 school year began. After a couple of years limited by COVID restrictions, the campus admitted a record number of freshmen students with a total 37,262 – a 6.95% increase. UCR admitted the most first-year students as well as
Riverside City College Football will make the Ramona High School football field their home during the 2022-23 season due to complications with the quality of Wheelock Field. For the team which experienced state and national championships in 2019, the Tigers will have to get used to sharing a field a
Saturday, August 20 All Ages Paint Sesh Time: 3pmLocation: El Patron Restaurant, 3204 Mission Inn Avenue Riverside, CACost: $35 The Paint Sesh hosts an all-ages painting event at El Patron, where participants will be walked through a “Cool Popsicle” painting tutorial. It is recommended that particip
Friday, August 12 Backstreet Restaurant – Friday Night Entertainment Time: 5 – 9 p.m.Location: 3735 Nelson St.Cost: Food Costs Vary, Entertainment Free Live Entertainment has become a summer Friday night feature at Backstreet Restaurant in the Magnolia Center neighborhood. Local bands and individual
Friday, August 5 Night with the Museum – “The Mid-Century Modern Marvels of Marr” Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PMLocation: Back to the Grind – 3575 University Ave.Cost: Free Scott Watson, MHC, City of Riverside Historic Preservation Officer, will introduce the Inland Empire’s architectural masterpieces designe
Saturday July 23 Community Cares BBQ + Fun Day in the Park Time: 11am-4pmLocation: Fairmont Park, 2601 Fairmont Blvd. Riverside, CACost: Free Starting Over, Inc. a non-profit organization based in Riverside is hosting the event offering food, prizes, craft activities along with re-entry and housi
City Council Line 15- Economic and Fiscal Impact of UCR The council will consider approving a Professional Services Agreement with Economic and Planning Systems Inc., of Sacramento. Which will analyze the economic and fiscal impact of the University of California Riverside campus on the surrounding
Sunday, July 3 2022 Concert for Heroes Time: 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.Location: Riverside National CemeteryCost: Free entry Celebrate Independence Day by honoring our veterans with a concert of patriotic music by the Riverside Philharmonic, plus performances by a youth fife-and-drum corps, a barbershop qu
Tuesday, June 28 City Council Item 8 – Solid Waste Division positions Staff will present a report on job openings in the Solid Waste Division, the number of open positions, reasons for difficulty in filling the positions, strategies for filling the positions, and the use of routing and navigation so
Saturday, June 25 Riverside’s Heritage House Tour Time: 12:00 noon –1:00 p.m.Location: Riverside Heritage HouseCost: Free Tour this Queen Anne-style Victorian home, beautifully restored and maintained as a museum.Tickets are free and can be booked here. SoCal Etsy Guild Market Riverside Time: 11:00
Tuesday, June 21 City Council Item 7 – Blue Zone Status The council will hear a presentation by Riverside University Health System to determine whether the city is eligible to be designated as a Blue Zone community, an area in which a certain number of residents live to 100 years old or older. Item
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