> ## 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- January 25, 2026 - URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-news-january-25-2026/ - Published: 2026-01-25T13:00:24.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-09T02:15:54.000Z - Description: Anthony finds his taco spot, a drippy creative prompt... - Author: Gazette Staff - Tags: Newsletter ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/01/FullSizeRender-3.jpeg) Morning light along the Gage Canal. (Luke López) Have a photo that captures the spirit of Riverside? [Share it with us](https://goldstandardca.notion.site/13eef165d2ee80fa91c3de069cc9ec29?ref=raincrossgazette.com) and help celebrate the beauty of our community! **Sunday Gazette: January 25, 2026** **Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday!** The weekend's winding down, but there's still time to enjoy it. If you're feeling a bit anxious about Monday, try this: step outside for a walk, prep something simple for tomorrow (lunch, your outfit, or a quick to-do list), move your body with some light yoga or stretching, or create a cozy evening doing something you enjoy. You've got this. See you tomorrow! --- 🧡 Thank you to the Subscribers who became paid supporters this week: Kimber Porter. [Your ongoing financial support](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-news-november-16-2025-2/#/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=20260125)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169513/click/0?seed=20260125&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [COMMUNITY](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/community/) ## I Found a Taco Spot A series by Anthony Solorzano exploring Riverside through the eyes of a transplant, as the memory of a hometown slowly fades. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/01/Blue-Yellow-Geometric-Blank-A4-Document-Horizontal--1.png)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/i-found-a-taco-spot) (Anthony Solorzano) Sometimes all I want is a burrito. But where are all the good spots in Riverside? I turned to Reddit to ask the question and was overwhelmed with answers. I settled for Taco Bell. Sometimes I am too tired to cook for myself. In Pomona, I had a rolodex of reliable quick bites that never disappointed. (If you're under 30, take a moment to look that word up.) A hamburger spot, which I already found a substitute for, a pizza spot and a few taco spots were my choice of poison. When I moved to Riverside, I didn't realize I was going to become a restaurant free agent - but here I am salivating over a computer and thinking of what my next meal will be. 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[![a faucet with a water drop hanging from it](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1637939157381-fe0d03755314?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDl8fGRyaXBweSUyMGZhdWNldHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NjkxOTI1NzJ8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/she-got-drip) ([João Paulo Carnevalli de Oliveira](https://unsplash.com/@jpcarnevalli?ref=raincrossgazette.com) / [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm%5Fsource=ghost&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=api-credit)) This week’s creative nudge typically reaches your attention with a sound. Drip. …drip. ……drip. You guessed it…a dripping faucet. Easily one of the most effective ways to make a perfectly reasonable person unreasonable. It’s been a method of punishment that predates indoor plumbing. It’s not loud enough to demand action, not destructive enough to justify a crisis, but persistent enough to burrow into your nervous system. It’s the sonic equivalent of someone tapping you on the shoulder and then pretending they didn’t do it. [Read and share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/she-got-drip) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [ ![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169514/image/0?seed=20260125) ](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169514/click/0?seed=20260125&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- ## Noteworthy **Correction:** In Thursday, Jan. 23's story about candidates' positions on the Riverside Transmission Reliability Project at the La Sierra forum, we incorrectly attributed a quote about community safety and underground transmission costs to Oz Puerta. The quote "Here's the bottom line, even if it does cost more money, the safety of our community is worth that money" was said by Luis Hernandez, a candidate in Ward 6\. The correction has been made and we apologize for the error. 📣 ****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, January 25 - [Prayers and Public Information Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/prayers-and-public-information-meeting/16726617/2026-01-25T11) at Riverside Baha'i Center - ["Day Dream" Sing -A- Long R&B Brunch & Day Party](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/day-dream-sing-a-long-rb-brunch-day-party-inside-dte/17874515/2026-01-25T14) at Downtown Experiment - [Pups & Brews: Back to the 80's](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/pups-brews-back-to-the-80s/17792715/2026-01-25T13) at Thompson Brewing Co. - [Tools for Change: Strategy, Safety, and Alternatives](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/tools-for-change-strategy-safety-and-alternatives/17874048/2026-01-25T11) at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern ### Monday, January 26 - [Community Devotional](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/community-devotional/17894635/2026-01-26T19) at Riverside Baha'i Center - [Goeske Bingo](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/goeske-bingo/17920930/2026-01-26T09) at Janet Goeske Center ($20- $100) - [Youth Art Enrichment](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/youth-art-enrichment/17756890/2026-01-26T16) at University of California, Riverside ($140) - [Youth Chess Academy](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/youth-chess-academy/17756891/2026-01-26T16) at University of California, Riverside ($140) - [Monday Carillon Recitals](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/monday-carillon-recitals/17079871/2026-01-26T12) at University of California, Riverside ### Tuesday, January 27 - [Inland Empire Chorus Rehearsal](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/inland-empire-chorus-rehearsal/17785176/2026-01-27T18) at Temple Beth El Synagogue - [Monthly Community Cat Spay/Neuter Day](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/msrpacs-monthly-community-cat-spayneuter-day/17790235/2026-01-27T06) at Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center's Spay-Neuter Clinic ($45) - [Purpose Workshop - Blue Zones Project Riverside & The Pick Group](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/purpose-workshop-blue-zones-project-riverside-the-pick-group/17882681/2026-01-27T18) at Blue Zones Project Riverside - [ScotSurplus Public Sale](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/scotsurplus-public-sale/17279943/2026-01-27T11) at UCR Corporation Yard ### Wednesday, January 28 - [Riverside East Rotary Club](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-east-rotary-club/13565436/2026-01-28T07) at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern - [Stretch & Dance Class](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/stretch-dance-class/17541755/2026-01-28T09) at Janet Goeske Senior Center - [Bordwell Park Advisory Committee](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/bordwell-park-advisory-committee/16552261/2026-01-28T11) at Stratton Community Center - [History on the Rocks - Round Two](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/history-on-the-rocks-round-two-presented-by-the-mission-inn-foundation/17773804/2026-01-28T17) at Mission Inn Foundation ($60) - [The Comedy Lobby!](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/the-comedy-lobby/17874531/2026-01-28T20) at The Lobby Cocktail Lounge & Kitchen - [Riverside Mission Belles](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-mission-belles/16691431/2026-01-28T09) at Victoria Presbyterian Church - [Riverside Open Mic Music Series](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-open-mic-music-series/15529475/2026-01-28T17) at Back to the Grind ### Thursday, January 29 - [Children's Dance Party at the Marcy Library](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/childrens-dance-party-at-the-marcy-library/17894990/2026-01-29T16) at Marcy Library - [Men's Basketball vs Long Beach State](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mens-basketball-vs-long-beach-state/17756832/2026-01-29T19) at SRC Arena - [UC Riverside Highlanders vs. Long Beach State](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/uc-riverside-highlanders-vs-long-beach-state/16745906/2026-01-29T00) at UC Riverside Student Recreation Center ($70.74) - [Dungeons & Dragons 1-shot](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/dungeons-dragons-1shot/17913637/2026-01-29T18) at Nevermore Game Club ($5.04) - [Wine Dinner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/the-mission-inn-hotel-spa-wine-dinner/17713959/2026-01-29T18) at The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa - [History on the Rocks](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/history-on-the-rocks-presented-by-the-mission-inn-foundation/17772130/2026-01-29T17) at Mission Inn Foundation Store ($60) ### Friday, January 30 - [New Certified Farmers Market](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/new-certified-farmers-market-january-9-at-farm-house-collective/17808448/2026-01-30T10) at Farm House Collective - [Murder Mystery Co. Dinner Theater Show at The Old Spaghetti Factory](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/murder-mystery-co-dinner-theater-show-at-the-old-spaghetti-factory/16580912/2026-01-30T19) at The Old Spaghetti Factory ($69) - [Dirty Dancing in Concert](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/dirty-dancing-in-concert/16641312/2026-01-30T20) at Fox Performing Arts Center - [United We Dance: The Ultimate Rave Experience (18+)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/united-we-dance-the-ultimate-rave-experience-18/17374416/2026-01-30T20) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium - [Live Rock en Español classics](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/live-rock-en-espaol-classics-in-riverside/17913638/2026-01-30T21) at The Hideaway Cafe & Lounge ### Saturday, January 31 - [Mt. Rubidoux Walking Tour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mt-rubidoux-walking-tour/17492780/2026-01-31T12) at Mt. Rubidoux Trailhead, a short walk from Ryan Bonaminio Park. ($21.20) - [Men's Basketball vs Cal Poly](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mens-basketball-vs-cal-poly/17756835/2026-01-31T17) at SRC Arena - [UCR Orchestra](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/ucr-orchestra/17554070/2026-01-31T20) at University Theatre - [Songs Behind the Sun: Open Mic](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/songs-behind-the-sun-open-mic/17775546/2026-01-31T15) at Riverside Main Library - [The Blue Banter Comedy Show](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/the-blue-banter-comedy-show/17874533/2026-01-31T19) at Carbon Nation Brewing - [Foo Fighters Tribute](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/foo-fighters-tribute-by-fooz-fighters/17874516/2026-01-31T21) at The Concert Lounge - Romano's Mission Grove - [The Riverside Comedy Wine Mixer and Tasting With Live Stand Up](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/the-riverside-comedy-wine-mixer-and-tasting-with-live-stand-up/17792726/2026-01-31T18) at The Experience Riverside - [Riverside Comedy Wine Mixer With Charcuterie Workshop and Tasting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-comedy-wine-mixer-with-charcuterie-workshop-and-tasting/17874532/2026-01-31T18) at The Experience Riverside ($44.52) ## Save the Date - January 26: [Community Devotional](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/community-devotional/17894635/2026-01-26T19) at Riverside Baha'i Center - February 1: [On Peace & Friendship - History of the Peace Tower & Friendship Bridge](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/on-peace-friendship-history-of-the-peace-tower-friendship-bridge/17790762/2026-02-01T13) at Riverside Medical Clinic Basement Meeting Room - February 7: [Woodcrest Market Collective](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/woodcrest-market-collective/17560258/2026-02-07T13) at Woodcrest Public Library - February 11: [Galentine's Women's Health Event](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/galentines-womens-health-event/17846113/2026-02-11T10) at Janet Goeske Center 🗓️ [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.