> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 🗞️ Riverside News- August 30, 2026 - URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-news-august-30-2026/ - Published: 2026-08-30T12:00:57.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-30T12:00:58.000Z - Description: Local karting star's big lessons, our favorite Riverside moment, a serendipity writing prompt... - Author: Gazette Staff - Tags: Newsletter ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/08/Rowing_Lesson_in_Venice_Italy.jpg) "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream" — Leah Collier took a rowing lesson in the canals of Venice, Italy. (Leah Collier) **Sunday Gazette: August 30, 2026** **Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday!** Grab a napkin, because this week's riddle comes with an appetite. I started out in 1952 as a humble neighborhood market on a street named for a British admiral. Fifteen years later, a young couple traded grocery shelves for sandwich counters, and turned my old driveway into a courtyard where big trees now shade decades' worth of quirky, hand-picked decor. Regulars just call me by one word — the same word you'd use for an alley, a shortcut, or anywhere a little off the beaten path. What do Riversiders call me? [Send us your guesses](https://app.notion.com/p/goldstandardca/PASTE%5FSUBMISSION%5FLINK%5FHERE?ref=raincrossgazette.com) — we'll share the answer tomorrow morning. --- 🧡 Thank you to the Subscribers who became paid supporters this week: Kelly Murillo and Shirley Sandoval. [Your ongoing financial support](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-news-march-15-2026-2/#/portal/account/plans) is vital to our success in serving Riverside with the news it deserves! --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169513/image/0?seed=20260830)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169513/click/0?seed=20260830&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [SPORTS](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/sports/) ## What a Teenage Racecar Driver Taught Me About My Daughter's Future A rising karting star from Riverside is teaching parents like me what success outside the usual sports can look like. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/08/RG-Feat-Image-Template-17.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/what-a-teenage-racecar-driver-taught-me-about-my-daughters-future/) Truly Adams sits trackside next to his FEED Racing Volant F4 car. The Riverside teen is a two-time World Karting Champion. (Courtesy of Truly Adams) When my daughter was born, I immediately thought of sports she could play. I'd tell my wife made-up stories of her representing the U.S. at the World Cup. I'd make up stories of her success as a left-hand pitcher in the recently created professional women's baseball league. Sometimes the dream would reach winning a gold medal as the starting point guard for Team USA. The fantasies revolved around a popular sport in the U.S. and success outside the sports culture in the States never crossed my mind, until I read about Truly Adams. For teenagers in America, four of the [top five most popular sports](https://joinstriveon.com/blog/most-popular-youth-sports-america?ref=raincrossgazette.com#top-10-most-popular-youth-sports) involve a ball. Whether it's a basketball, a football, a soccer ball or a baseball, there's some sort of round sphere involved in the game. Adams isn't your average American teenager. His weapon of choice is a car, and his race track has made him a two-time World Karting Champion — the first American to reach the finals and earn a podium finish in France's FEED Racing Volant F4 program. He tried to play ball like the average teenager. Adams played soccer. He dribbled the ball up the court in basketball. He even picked up a racket a few times on the tennis court. But nothing overtook the infatuation he had developed for racing. [Read and share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/what-a-teenage-racecar-driver-taught-me-about-my-daughters-future/) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169515/image/0?seed=20260830)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169515/click/0?seed=20260830&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [COMMUNITY](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/community/) ## The Best Thing: The Gazette Newsroom on the Best Thing They Experienced in Riverside This Month August's scorcher had everyone chasing shade — cold drinks and good company pulled them through. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/08/RG-Feat-Image-Template-2-12.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/the-best-thing-the-gazette-newsroom-on-the-best-thing-they-experienced-in-riverside-this-month/) This August had all of us looking for the best thing to hold onto — a cold drink, a visit from family, a night out with music. Here's what made the month, straight from the people and places around town that made it happen. [Read and share the Best of August...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/the-best-thing-the-gazette-newsroom-on-the-best-thing-they-experienced-in-riverside-this-month/) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [ ![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169514/image/0?seed=20260830) ](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169514/click/0?seed=20260830&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [CREATIVE PROMPTS](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/creative-prompts/) ## Chances Are A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns. [![2 white dices on blue surface](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1605870445919-838d190e8e1b?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDJ8fGNoYW5jZXxlbnwwfHx8fDE3ODc4NjMyNTF8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/chances-are/) Photo by [Edge2Edge Media](https://unsplash.com/@edge2edgemedia?ref=raincrossgazette.com) / [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm%5Fsource=ghost&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=api-credit) This week let’s welcome the element of chance onto the stage. My first memorable encounters with chance came from board games. In Monopoly, drawing a Chance card usually brings something advantageous, but it could also bring financial disaster. Will I advance to the nearest railroad, head directly to jail or discover that every property has been reassessed? No different than chance in real life, I cannot predict what’s coming, but I will be ready when it arrives. Chance sometimes gets confused with giving up control. Welcoming it doesn’t mean handing over the keys and telling fate to drive. It means noticing that accidents, coincidences, unexpected materials and unplanned encounters have always helped nudge us onto paths we might not have selected for ourselves. Chance is already an important collaborator in my outdoor assemblage work. Most of those exhibits are made from things I find after I arrive. I may bring an idea, but the location supplies the materials. Weather factors in too. Wind brings in the greatest element of chance, removing or adding things after I thought I was finished. Chance becomes another collaborator. It doesn’t get final approval, but it does get a vote. [Read and share the complete prompt...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/chances-are/) --- 📣 ****See something? Say something.** Your tips and ideas are what fuel The Raincross Gazette. If you know of something newsworthy happening in our city, please [share it with us](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/contact/). --- ## This Week in Riverside ### Sunday, August 30 - [Prayers and Public Information Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/prayers-and-public-information-meeting/16726617/2026-08-30T11) at Riverside Baha'i Center - [Summer Zine Workshop Series with Brookes Reeder](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/summer-zine-workshop-series-with-brookes-reeder/19149878/2026-08-30T13) at Riverside Art Museum - [Take and Make Craft: Paper Aquarium](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/take-and-make-craft-paper-aquarium/19638109/2026-08-30T10) at Arlington library - [Sunday Experiment After Dark](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/sunday-experiment-after-dark/14528750/2026-08-30T21) at Downtown Experiment ### Monday, August 31 - [FREE YOGA - Moody Mondays with Cherie Amour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-moody-mondays-with-cherie-amour/19504166/2026-08-31T19) at Community Yoga Center - [Housing and Homelessness Committee](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/housing-and-homelessness-committee/19711099/2026-08-31T15) at Riverside City Hall ### Tuesday, September 1 - [Volunteer Orientation](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/volunteer-orientation/19328343/2026-09-01T09) at UCR Botanic Gardens - [ScotSurplus Sale](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/scotsurplus-sale/19645061/2026-09-01T11) at ScotSurplus Store - [City Council](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/city-council/18431185/2026-09-01T13) at Riverside City Hall - [Karaoke Tuesday Competition](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/karaoke-tuesday-competition-at-the-hideaway/18262381/2026-09-01T19) at The Hideaway - [Riverside Off-Road & Jeep Nights](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-offroad-jeep-nights/18477720/2026-09-01T17) at D'Elia's Grinders ### Wednesday, September 2 - [Stretch & Dance Class](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/stretch-dance-class/17541755/2026-09-02T09) at Janet Goeske Senior Center - [Men's Soccer vs Life Pacific](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mens-soccer-vs-life-pacific/19563247/2026-09-02T19) at UCR Soccer Stadium - [FREE YOGA - Seated Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-seated-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19504145/2026-09-02T17) at All Saints Episcopal Church - [History on the Rocks - Round Two! Presented by The Mission Inn Foundation](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/history-on-the-rocks-round-two-presented-by-the-mission-inn-foundation/19516291/2026-09-02T17) at Mission Inn Foundation ($71.21) - [Riverside East Rotary Club](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-east-rotary-club/13565436/2026-09-02T07) at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern ### Thursday, September 3 - [Backroads of the Americas: a Spanish Guitar journey](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/backroads-of-the-americas-a-spanish-guitar-journey/19541249/2026-09-03T19) at The Avenue Church ($32- $79) - [Board of Ethics](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/board-of-ethics/18812402/2026-09-03T18) at Riverside City Hall - [FREE ADMISSION - First Thursday of every month during Riverside ArtsWalk](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-admission-first-thursday-of-every-month-during-riverside-artswalk/13230799/2026-09-03T18) at Riverside Art Museum - [Orange Street Mural Unveiling](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/orange-street-mural-unveiling/19578974/2026-09-03T18) at Main Museum Pedestrian Walkway (Orange Street) ### Friday, September 4 - [Eastside Library at Lincoln Park | Tech-nically Senior: Senior Tech Help](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/eastside-library-at-lincoln-park-technically-senior-senior-tech-help/18962031/2026-09-04T11) at SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library - [Orange Terrace Library | Lego Club](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/orange-terrace-library-lego-club/19587191/2026-09-04T10) at Orange Terrace Library - [Seeking Mentors: First-Generation Mentorship Program](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/seeking-mentors-firstgeneration-mentorship-program/19233076/2026-09-04T10) at University of California, Riverside ### Saturday, September 5 - [Fertilizer happens: Gardening with Poultry](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/fertilizer-happens-gardening-with-poultry/19299764/2026-09-05T10) at LandUse Learning Center - [BoA Museums On Us offers FREE admission](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/boa-museums-on-us-offers-free-admission/19689472/2026-09-05T10) at Riverside Art Museum - [The Erections](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/the-erections-garden-room-rma/19346739/2026-09-05T19) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium (Garden Room) - [MLK NJROTC Cornhole Fundraiser Tournament](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mlk-njrotc-cornhole-fundraiser-tournament/19088219/2026-09-05T09) at Martin Luther King High School ($100) - [Salami Rose Joe Louis w/ Brandon](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/salami-rose-joe-louis-w-brandon/19346740/2026-09-05T19) at Farm House Collective ## Save the Date - Sep 6: [FREE YOGA - The Evolution of Ashtanga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-evolution-of-ashtanga-with-kristin-varner/19060739/2026-09-06T08) at Community Yoga Center - Sep 7: [FREE YOGA - Moody Mondays with Cherie Amour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-moody-mondays-with-cherie-amour/19504166/2026-09-07T19) at Community Yoga Center - Sep 9: [FREE Beginning Square Dance Lessons with Line Dancing](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-beginning-square-dance-lessons-with-line-dancing/19511049/2026-09-09T18) at Cowtown Square Dance Center - Sep 9: [FREE YOGA - Seated Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-seated-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19504145/2026-09-09T17) at All Saints Episcopal Church - Sep 11: [Riverside Sunrise Rotary Club Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-sunrise-rotary-club-meeting/18634391/2026-09-11T07) at Zacatecas Café - Sep 12: [FREE YOGA - The Art of Vinyasa with Catherine Murray](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-art-of-vinyasa-with-catherine-murray/19503669/2026-09-12T07) at Community Yoga Center - Sep 12: [FREE YOGA - Yin Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-yin-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19503829/2026-09-12T09) at Community Yoga Center - Sep 13: [Welcome Back Party!](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/welcome-back-party/19726269/2026-09-13T10) at First Congregational Church of Riverside - Sep 18: [Open Mic Night](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/open-mic-night/19553682/2026-09-18T19) at Riverside Baha'i Center - Sep 25: [Moon Festival](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/moon-festival/19501541/2026-09-25T18) at Heritage House - Oct 3: [Aquamotion Aquathon](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/aquamotion-aquathon/19617601/2026-10-03T09) at Shamel Pool - Oct 7: [Fifty & Better Health Fair](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/fifty-better-health-fair/19338673/2026-10-07T10) at Janet Goeske Center - Nov 14: [Riverside Veterans Parade](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-veterans-parade/19624354/2026-11-14T10) \- Downtown Riverside/Market St. 🗓️ [See More Events](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/)📝 [Submit Your Event](https://hub.cityspark.com/Event/Submission/Raincross?ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- 📸 [Submit a photo](http://raincrossgazette.com/submitphoto?ref=raincrossgazette.com) to be featured in our newsletters and social media accounts. 🏆 [Nominate a remarkable Riversider](https://rgnotw.paperform.co/?ref=raincrossgazette.com) as Neighbor of the Week.