Tuesday Gazette: November 18, 2025
Hello Riverside, and Happy Tuesday! It's Apple Cider Day, and with this drizzly, chilly weather we're having, the timing is perfect. Here's an easy slow cooker recipe: Combine a 64-ounce bottle of apple cider with 3 cinnamon sticks and ⅓ cup brown sugar. Wrap 1 teaspoon each of whole allspice and cloves in cheesecloth and toss it in. Cook on high until steaming, then reduce to low and keep warm.
Stay cozy and see you tomorrow!
COMMUNITY
Mission Inn Foundation Celebrates Return to Main Street with Opening Weekend
Hundreds visit new location featuring Peace Tower centennial exhibit.
The Mission Inn Foundation returned to Downtown‘s pedestrian mall after a year away, opening three storefronts at Sixth and Main streets with hundreds of visitors during its Nov. 15-16 debut.
Why it matters: The foundation's retail shop, tour departures, and rotating exhibits are now steps from the Mission Inn during Festival of Lights season—making Riverside history more accessible to residents and visitors.
What's new: The space at 3598 Main St. houses the foundation's gift shop, serves as the starting point for all walking tours, and debuts with "On Peace and Friendship," marking the Peace Tower's 100th anniversary.
The backstory: The foundation was evicted from the Mission Inn in 2024 and spent a year at 3750 Market St. before securing this more prominent location across from the hotel's Amistad Dome.
What they're saying: "It feels like coming back home," said docent Christal Pennington. Curator Nancy Wenzel noted "hundreds of people flocking" to opening weekend.
What's next: A commemorative Mount Rubidoux walk is Dec. 13—the Peace Tower's actual 100th anniversary.
The bottom line: Tours depart daily from 3598 Main St. Hours: Sundays-Mondays 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
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RAINCROSS RUNDOWN
Late November Raincross Rundown: Updates & New Events
A curated list of rescheduled events and new happenings for the final weeks of November.
Those November showers may have shuffled our weekend plans, but they also watered the seeds for an exciting crop of new events sprouting across Riverside. From wine tastings to turkey trots, gingerbread contests to holiday marketplaces, the final weeks of November are blooming with fresh opportunities to connect and celebrate. Here's your updated guide to what's been rescheduled and all the new happenings worth marking on your calendar.
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What's Happening in Riverside
Today
- Rotary Club of Greater Riverside Chartering Celebration! at Zacatecas Cafe
- Pick Group: Professional Development Event with Sharon Morris at Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce
- Riverside County Board of Supervisors Meeting at County Administrative Center
- ScotSurplus Public Sale at ScotSurplus, UCR Corporation Yard
- World Ballet Company: Cinderella at Fox Performing Arts Center
- Tuesday Karaoke at The Hideaway
Tomorrow
- An Evening with Susan Straight and Friends at Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts
- Blue Zones Project Riverside: Greeting Cards for a Cause at Blue Zones Project Office
- HVAC Job Fair at Riverside City College
- Riverside City Teacher Association's Holiday Canned Food Drive at Riverside City Teachers Association
- Riverside East Rotary Club at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern
- Stretch & Dance Class at Janet Goeske Senior Center
- Riverside Mission Belles at Victoria Presbyterian Church
- Symphony Orchestra Concert at Riverside City College
- Riverside Open Mic Music Series at Back to the Grind
- Teenage Bottlerocket w/ Fea & Sam Russo at The Concert Lounge - Romano's Mission Grove
Save The Date
- November 29: Holiday Marketplace at Arcade Coffee Roasters - Tasting Room
- December 6: Home and Story: Growing Up with the Museum at Riverside City College | Salvatore G. Rotella Digital Library and Learning Resource Center ($35- $50)
- December 13: Olivewood Memorial Park Historical Cemetery Tour at Olivewood Memorial Park ($20)
- December 13: Wreaths Across America at Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery
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