> ## 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. # šŸ—žļø Riverside News- November 2, 2025 - URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-news-november-2-2025/ - Published: 2025-11-02T13:00:30.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-09T02:17:14.000Z - Description: Fort Chittenden history, CBU basketball returns, typo-themed prompts... - Author: Gazette Staff - Tags: Newsletter ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-31-at-11.53.51---AM.png) The historic Mission Inn's bell tower archway adorned with pumpkins for autumn, creating a festive entrance to Downtown's landmark hotel. (Andrea Gonzales) 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: November 2, 2025** **Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday!** We gained an extra hour of sleep this morning when daylight saving time ended at 2 a.m. While that extra hour was nice, the time change can still disrupt our internal clocks for a few days. To adjust smoothly, seek morning sunlight - it helps reset your body's rhythm. Be extra careful during tomorrow's commute, as the time shift can affect alertness and reaction times. Stick to consistent sleep and wake times this week to help your body adapt. This is also a good moment to check your sleep habits - experts recommend 7-8 hours nightly for optimal health. Hope you enjoyed that extra hour, Riverside! šŸ§” Thank you to the Subscribers who became paid supporters this week: Melinda Harris. [Your ongoing financial support](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/#/portal/account/plans) is vital to our success in serving Riverside with the news it deserves! --- #### [HISTORY](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/history/) ## Riverside's Hidden Fort: The Story of Fort Chittenden on Mt. Rubidoux How a road engineer's tribute became a whimsical military installation complete with San Francisco cannons and earthquake-surviving anchor chains. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2025/10/3-cars-2.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riversides-hidden-fort-the-story-of-fort-chittenden-on-mt-rubidoux) Postcard of Huntington Drive showing the rock guardrail built along the road. (Author's Collection) Late in 2023, the Friends of Mt. Rubidoux produced and premiered the documentary "Keeping the Watch," a history of the mountain that looms over the city of Riverside, the film can be viewed at [mt-rubidoux.org](http://www.mt-rubidoux.org/?ref=raincrossgazette.com). That phrase can also be used to describe the fort on Mt. Rubidoux, which "guards" the city. How many of you are aware that Riverside has a famous fort? Back in 1906, Frank A. Miller of the Mission Inn, as part of the Huntington Park Association, built a road up and back down Mt. Rubidoux for people, and especially visitors to his Glenwood Mission Inn, to traverse the mountain and see the beautiful vistas of Riverside and its orange groves. Miller obtained the services of Hiram M. Chittenden, from the Army Corps of Engineers, to design the road. Miller met Chittenden, who designed the roads through Yellowstone Park, while Frank and his wife, Isabella, passed through Yellowstone in 1905\. Chittenden arrived by train at Riverside on Feb. 26, 1906, to inspect and survey Mt. Rubidoux and come up with a plan to surmount the scenic mountain. He remained in Riverside through March 10, laying out a picturesque road for carriages and automobiles. Miller had wanted a road like the one on Smiley Heights in Redlands, but Chittenden proposed a unique road that preserved native vegetation and offered visitors an incredible drive. He declared that outside of the road on Mt. Washington in Yellowstone, there would be nothing in the United States to compare with the proposed Huntington Park Road. [Read and share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riversides-hidden-fort-the-story-of-fort-chittenden-on-mt-rubidoux) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169513/image/0?seed=20251102)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169513/click/0?seed=20251102&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [SPONSORED](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/sponsored/) ## Local. Loyal. Loud. The Sound of CBU Basketball Returns California Baptist University Lancers tip off their final WAC season before joining the Big West, with men's and women's teams building on last year's success at the Fowler Events Center. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2025/10/Martel--4--1.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/local-loyal-loud-the-sound-of-cbu-basketball-returns) (Courtesy of CBU) There's a chill in the air. Leaves are changing color. The days are getting shorter. As fall settles in, one thing is heating up - CBU basketball. Your California Baptist University Lancers are ready to begin their final season in the Western Athletic Conference before joining the Big West, and the excitement is already building. CBU invites fans, friends and families to join us for the 2025-26 basketball season, which tips off Nov. 3 at the Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center against the University of South Carolina-Upstate. Expect the season to bring plenty of heart-pounding moments as the Lancers take on top rivals including UC Riverside (Nov. 18), Tarleton State (Jan. 3) and Utah Tech (Jan. 8). [Read and share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/local-loyal-loud-the-sound-of-cbu-basketball-returns) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169515/image/0?seed=20251102)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169515/click/0?seed=20251102&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [ ![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169514/image/0?seed=20251102) ](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169514/click/0?seed=20251102&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [CREATIVE PROMPTS](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/creative-prompts/) ## Type O Positive A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2025/10/RG-Feat-Image-Template-83-1.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/type-o-positive) This weekā€™s nudge, admittedly, is a pet peeve of mine: the typo. As a writer, I dread these mistakes. Youā€™d think that the advent of Spellcheck and GenAI would make that worry obsolete. But no, typos still get past these digital gatekeepers at an alarming rate. Iā€™ve never published a book that didnā€™t contain at least one. I take solace in seeing them everywhereā€”from the proudly self-published ā€˜zine to Stephen Kingā€™s latest blockbuster. There are also local favorites for me like the ā€œFabulausā€ neon sign at The Menagerie and a ā€œRestuarantā€ along Magnolia Avenue near Van Buren. When I used to walk the Tyler (aka Galleria at Tyler) Mall, I had a love/hate relationship with the weight loss kiosk inviting me to ā€œlooseā€ ten pounds with their supplement. Thereā€™s even people who go around fixing this stuff; that seems like a thankless task! [Read and share this week's complete prompt...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/type-o-positive) --- šŸ“£ ****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, November 2 - [Empty Bowls](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/empty-bowls/16764379/2025-11-02T11) at Riverside Art Museum ($15) - [Family First Sunday: Erasure Poetry & DIY Postcards](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/family-first-sunday-erasure-poetry-diy-postcards/17279918/2025-11-02T13) at UCR ARTS - [First Sunday Public Tour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/first-sunday-public-tour/17279919/2025-11-02T14) at California Museum of Photography - [**Free Christian Art Exhibit: Icons in Transformation**](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-christian-art-exhibit-icons-in-transformation/16086518/2025-11-02T13) at Immanuel Lutheran Church - [Let's Get Ready, Riverside! Evacuation Plan Workshop](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/lets-get-ready-riverside-evacuation-plan-workshop/16942867/2025-11-02T14) at Orange Terrace Library - [English Country Dance](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/english-country-dance/16643078/2025-11-02T15) at First United Methodist Church of Riverside - [Day of the Dead Wine Dinner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/day-of-the-dead-wine-dinner/17284145/2025-11-02T18) at The Mission Inn Hotel and Spa - [Upshot (2024) & The Dupes (1972)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/upshot-2024-the-dupes-1972/17195955/2025-11-02T13) at Culver Center of the Arts ### Monday, November 3 - [UCR Health: Dr. Ureste Talks Mental Health](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/ucr-health-dr-ureste-talks-mental-health/17195956/2025-11-03T10) at Janet Goeske Senior Center - [Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/western-riverside-county-regional-conservation-authority/15899988/2025-11-03T12) at Riverside County Administrative Center First Floor Annex - [Monday Carillon Recitals](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/monday-carillon-recitals/17079871/2025-11-03T12) at UCR Bell Tower ### Tuesday, November 4 - [City Council](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/city-council/17125784/2025-11-04T13) at Riverside City Hall - [RCCD Scholarships Workshops](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/rccd-scholarships-workshops/17079881/2025-11-04T13) at Riverside City College - [Riverside County Board of Supervisors Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-county-board-of-supervisors-meeting/15774373/2025-11-04T09) at County Administrative Center - [Inland Empire Chorus Rehearsal](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/inland-empire-chorus-rehearsal/14934551/2025-11-04T18) at Temple Beth El Synagogue - [Native Jam Night](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/native-jam-night/17195957/2025-11-04T18) at The Barn, West Patio - [Tuesday Karaoke](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/tuesday-karaoke/12771587/2025-11-04T19) at The Hideaway ### Wednesday, November 5 - [Riverside East Rotary Club](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-east-rotary-club/13565436/2025-11-05T07) at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern - [Medicare EXPO](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/medicare-expo/17168570/2025-11-05T10) at Janet Goeske Foundation - [Governmental Processes Committee](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/governmental-processes-committee/17245121/2025-11-05T09) at Riverside City Hall - [Botanical Printmaking at the Marcy Library](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/botanical-printmaking-at-the-marcy-library/17240137/2025-11-05T16) at Marcy Library - [Riverside Mission Belles](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-mission-belles/16691431/2025-11-05T09) at Victoria Presbyterian Church - [Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert: The 20th Anniversary Tour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/avatar-the-last-airbender-in-concert-the-20th-anniversary-tour/15753213/2025-11-05T19) at Fox Performing Arts Center - [Riverside Open Mic Music Series](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-open-mic-music-series/15529475/2025-11-05T17) at Back to the Grind ### Thursday, November 6 - [Board of Ethics](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/board-of-ethics/17245226/2025-11-06T18) at Riverside City Hall - [13th Annual Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Awards & Reception](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/13th-annual-turning-red-tape-into-red-carpet-awards-reception/16655375/2025-11-06T17) at Riverside City Hall ($55.20) - [Blacklandia Celebrates Black Youth Poetry](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/blacklandia-celebrates-black-youth-poetry/17267724/2025-11-06T18) at Riverside Main Library - Upstairs Reading Room - [East Meets West: Pop Up Art Exhibit](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/east-meets-west-pop-up-art-exhibit/17216011/2025-11-06T18) at Civil Rights Institute Inland Southern California - [First Thursday Public Tours](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/first-thursday-public-tours/17279925/2025-11-06T19) at California Museum of Photography - [First Thursday of every month](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-admission-first-thursday-of-every-month-during-riverside-artswalk/13230799/2025-11-06T18) Free admission at Riverside Art Museum - [Gardening Basics | UCR Master Gardener Lynn Coffman](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/gardening-basics-ucr-master-gardener-lynn-coffman-at-the-marcy-library/17240147/2025-11-06T16) at Marcy Library - [History on the Rocks! Presented by The Mission Inn Foundation](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/history-on-the-rocks-presented-by-the-mission-inn-foundation/17085742/2025-11-06T17) at The Mission Inn Foundation ($49.87) - [Lincoln Park Community Group](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/lincoln-park-community-group/16552274/2025-11-06T18) at Lincoln Park Community Center - [Planning Commission](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/planning-commission/17125599/2025-11-06T09) at Riverside City Hall ### Friday, November 7 - [All-Church Yard Sale](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/allchurch-yard-sale/17256076/2025-11-07T08) at Townsend Residence - [Let's Get Ready, Riverside! Water and Energy Conversation](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/lets-get-ready-riverside-water-and-energy-conversation/16942892/2025-11-07T16) at Arlanza Library - [California Dream Act Overview & Application Workshop](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/california-dream-act-overview-application-workshop/17079882/2025-11-07T10) at Riverside City College - [**Holiday Pet Pictures with Santa or the Grinch**](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/holiday-pet-pictures-with-santa-or-the-grinch/17283316/2025-11-07T13)at Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center ($40) - [Holiday Marketplace](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/holiday-marketplace-at-the-grove/17284292/2025-11-07T15) The Grove - [Avatar - In The Airwaves](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/avatar-in-the-airwaves/16075005/2025-11-07T18) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium - [Cary Elwes](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/cary-elwes/16426997/2025-11-07T19) at Fox Performing Arts Center ($86.63) - [Lady Wray](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/lady-wray/16745820/2025-11-07T19) at Farm House Collective ($89.08) - [The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/the-princess-bride-an-inconceivable-evening-with-cary-elwes/15590707/2025-11-07T17) at Fox Performing Arts Center ### Saturday, November 8 - [**Riverside Veterans Parade & EXPO**](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-veterans-parade-expo/17226309/2025-11-08T10) at Parade marches from RCC to Downtown ending near the Courthouses on Main Street - [Ward 4 Beautification Project](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/ward-4-beautification-project/17147750/2025-11-08T08) at Arlington Heights Sports Park - [Oral History Interviews and Community Power](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/oral-history-interviews-and-community-power/17267755/2025-11-08T15) at Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties - [**13th Annual Good Neighbor Awards Night Gala**](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/13th-annual-good-neighbor-awards-night-gala/16655357/2025-11-08T18) at Evergreen Masonic Center - [BLADE RAVE (18+)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/blade-rave-18-garden-room-rma/17067073/2025-11-08T21) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium (Garden Room) - [Flannel Friendsgiving a Comedy Paint and Sip](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/flannel-friendsgiving-a-comedy-paint-and-sip/16545263/2025-11-08T11) at Back to the Grind - [Friendsgiving a Comedy Paint and Sip](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/friendsgiving-a-comedy-paint-and-sip/16643395/2025-11-08T11) at Back To The Grind - [HMI 10th Anniversary Gala](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/hmi-10th-anniversary-gala/16395483/2025-11-08T18) at Riverside Art Museum - [La Platica](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/la-platica/16688747/2025-11-08T19) at Fox Performing Arts Center - [MitoAction Energy Walk Riverside](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mitoaction-energy-walk-riverside/16402664/2025-11-08T11) at Ryan Bonaminio Park ($10- $15) - [PULLEY w/ Special Guests!](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/pulley-w-special-guests/16751175/2025-11-08T21) at The Concert Lounge - Romano's Mission Grove - [Salt Community Dance Co Presents : In the Wild](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/salt-community-dance-co-presents-in-the-wild/17286482/2025-11-08T19) at The Box Theater ## Save the Date - November 9: [Free Christian Art Exhibit: Icons in Transformation](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-christian-art-exhibit-icons-in-transformation/16086518/2025-11-09T13) at Immanuel Lutheran Church - November 12: [Exclusive Commercial Real Estate Networking & Strategies](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/exclusive-commercial-real-estate-networking-strategies/17262728/2025-11-12T16) at Victoria Country Club - November 15: [NORA's 44th Annual Dinner & Auction Gala](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/noras-44th-annual-dinner-auction-gala/16951555/2025-11-15T17)at Victoria Club ($175) - November 15: [Olivewood Memorial Park Historical Cemetery Tour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/olivewood-memorial-park-historical-cemetery-tour/17114266/2025-11-15T10) at Olivewood Memorial Park ($20) - November 16: ["On Peace & Friendship" - Opening Exhibit Reception](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/on-peace-friendship-opening-exhibit-reception/17201912/2025-11-16T13) at Mission Inn Foundation/Museum - December 6: [Home and Story: Growing Up with the Museum](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/home-and-story-growing-up-with-the-museum/16978374/2025-12-06T14) at Riverside City College | Salvatore G. Rotella Digital Library and Learning Resource Center ($35- $50) - December 13: [Wreaths Across America](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/wreaths-across-america/17260238/2025-12-13T09) at Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery šŸ—“ļø [See More Events](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/)šŸ“ [Submit Your Event](https://hub.cityspark.com/Event/Submission/Raincross?ref=raincrossgazette.com) šŸ“ø [Submit a photo](http://raincrossgazette.com/submitphoto?ref=raincrossgazette.com) to be featured in our newsletters and social media accounts. šŸ† [Nominate a remarkable Riversider](https://rgnotw.paperform.co/?ref=raincrossgazette.com) as Neighbor of the Week.