From the Kitchen Garden: August, The Keep It or Pull It Edition
Tips on what to plant, when to pick, and what to watch out for in your home garden.
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Taking Turns
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
City's 2026 Signal Priority List Highlights Top Traffic Needs
Staff say the list is a planning tool, not a construction plan, as Victoria Avenue's top-ranked intersection stays signal-free.
For Children in Foster Care, CASA Volunteers Help Make Summer Feel Like Childhood
With nearly 6,000 kids expected in foster care this year, the nonprofit Voices for Children says summer is when kids need CASA volunteers most.
Runoff Election Prompts Faster Charter Review Appointment Process
The Governmental Processes Committee says a Wards 2 and 4 runoff has squeezed the timeline for seating the next Charter Review Committee.
August ArtsWalk Has Painting Prodigies, A Call for Artists, Robots and A Hot Summer Night
The first class of Kadir Nelson's academy shows Downtown, an RSVP-only opening leads the night, and school starts Monday.
Riverside's Drowning Rate Runs Higher Than the State's; Here's What Every Pool Owner Should Know
A hotter county, more pools and a largely preventable toll — what the numbers show, and what owners are required to do
Latino Network Weighs Path Forward for César Chávez Memorial
Months after Dolores Huerta's abuse allegations against the labor leader, the nonprofit is surveying the community on the downtown statue's future.
Riverside's Mariachi Campana Wins 2026 National Mariachi Championship
The Riverside Arts Academy ensemble took the 2026 Mariachi Nationals title in Anaheim after a strong spring showing at the Tucson International Mariachi Conference.
This Week in City Hall: August 3, 2026
A citizen panel that could reshape the city charter, a new ranking system for traffic signal requests, and an annual checkup on the city's ethics code.
Opinion: What We're Really Doing About Homelessness
Housing alone won't solve homelessness. It takes safety, partnerships, prevention and investment, the city's four-part approach.
New Magnolia Avenue
How a 1912 fill project connected Riverside's grandest avenue to its downtown core.
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