> ## 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- September 13, 2026 - URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-news-september-13-2026/ - Published: 2026-09-13T12:00:08.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-13T12:00:07.000Z - Description: September garden reset, butter knife creative prompt... - Author: Gazette Staff - Tags: Newsletter ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/09/Sunset_Saturday_Labor_Day_Weekend_2.jpg) Edge of storm clouds moving in over Via Vista in Canyon Crest, captured over Labor Day weekend. (Bob Sirotnik) 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: September 13, 2026** **Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday!** This week's riddle is about the one holding the pencil, not the park itself. Our father designed the most famous park in America, a green rectangle carved out of Manhattan that gave city dwellers their first real breath of open space. He died before the new century turned, but we carried on the family trade under his name. In 1911, a young California city hired us to lay out its own urban oasis at the edge of town — lakes, shade trees, and all. We never touched that famous rectangle in New York ourselves, but everyone still assumes we did. Who are we, and what's the Riverside park we're known for here? Send your guesses to [newsroom@raincrossgazette.com](mailto:newsroom@raincrossgazette.com) — we'll share the answer tomorrow morning. --- 🧡 Thank you to the Subscribers who became paid supporters this week: David Wahlquist. [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=20260913)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169513/click/0?seed=20260913&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [FROM THE KITCHEN GARDEN](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/gardening/) ## September, The Garden Reset Tips on what to plant, when to pick, and what to watch out for in your home garden. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/09/RG-Feat-Image-Template-7-2.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/from-the-kitchen-garden-september-the-garden-reset/) September has arrived, but here in Riverside, it certainly doesn't feel like fall yet. We've had stretches of 101°F and even 107°F, along with humidity that makes stepping outside feel like walking into an oven. The plants are feeling it too. Heat-stressed plants require more water, struggle to recover from damage, and can become much more attractive to pests like aphids, spider mites and leaf-footed bugs. So, for me, September is a garden reset. I'm taking out spent plants, repairing broken irrigation, refreshing my garden boxes and getting everything ready for the season ahead. I'm not necessarily tearing out every healthy plant or rushing to fill every empty space. With temperatures still so high, I'm letting the weather, not the calendar, tell me when it's time to really get my fall garden planted. But here's the part I really want every Riverside gardener to hear: don't skip the fall garden. Fall is my favorite season to grow, and I think it is one of the biggest gardening opportunities we have here in Riverside. For years, I didn't understand this. I was a serious gardener for about 15 years before I discovered just how incredible our fall growing season could be. Once I did, I was hooked. [Read and share the complete September Garden Guide...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/from-the-kitchen-garden-september-the-garden-reset/) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169515/image/0?seed=20260913)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169515/click/0?seed=20260913&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. [![sliced cheese on clear glass plate](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1589985270826-4b7bb135bc9d?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDF8fGJ1dHRlciUyMGtuaXxlbnwwfHx8fDE3ODkxNTM2MjV8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/beat-the-spread/) Photo by [Sorin Gheorghita](https://unsplash.com/@sxtcxtc?ref=raincrossgazette.com) / [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm%5Fsource=ghost&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=api-credit) This week, open the utensil drawer and listen for our next creative nudge clinking around the cutlery drawer: the butter knife. As the resident cook and dishwasher in my house, I have learned that butter knives need extra care. Mine emerge from the dishwasher clean enough for most reasonable people, but rarely sparkling and spotless. I am apparently not most reasonable people. If I want them cleaned to my standard, I must wash them by hand. This is a tactile reminder that machines are very good at many things, and the list of those things grows every day. Dishwashers wash dishes. Chatbots help write creative nonfiction. Both allegedly save me time; both regularly leave behind something that requires another look. The butter knife itself offers a gentler version of the technological innovations shaping the world today. I like the implied safety of putting “butter” before “knife.” Knives are dangerous. But no action hero has ever reached dramatically for the butter knife to avert disaster. Perhaps you will be the creative genius to write that blockbuster, and pitch Brandon’s Diner to sign on as executive producer. 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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, September 13 - [Welcome Back Party!](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/welcome-back-party/19726269/2026-09-13T10) at First Congregational Church of Riverside - [Prayers and Public Information Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/prayers-and-public-information-meeting/16726617/2026-09-13T11) at Riverside Baha'i Center - [Sunday Experiment After Dark](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/sunday-experiment-after-dark/14528750/2026-09-13T21) at Downtown Experiment ### Monday, September 14 - [Interfaith Prayer Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/interfaith-prayer-meeting/19868082/2026-09-14T19) at Riverside Baha'i Center - [FREE YOGA - Moody Mondays with Cherie Amour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-moody-mondays-with-cherie-amour/19504166/2026-09-14T19) at Community Yoga Center - [Land Use Committee](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/land-use-committee/19524074/2026-09-14T09) at Riverside City Hall ### Tuesday, September 15 - [County Board of Supervisors Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/county-board-of-supervisors-meeting/19339602/2026-09-15T09) at 4080 Lemon Street, 1st Floor - [FREE YOGA - Mandala Yoga with Alejandro](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-mandala-yoga-with-alejandro/19843713/2026-09-15T19) at Community Yoga Center - [Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training Course](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/community-emergency-response-team-cert-basic-training-course/19725728/2026-09-15T17) at Riverside City EOC - [Karaoke Tuesday Competition](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/karaoke-tuesday-competition-at-the-hideaway/18262381/2026-09-15T19) at The Hideaway - [Music Workshop from Colombia Pacific Coast](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/music-workshop-from-colombia-pacific-coast/19862257/2026-09-15T19) at Riverside Art Museum - [ScotSurplus Sale](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/scotsurplus-sale/19645061/2026-09-15T11) at ScotSurplus Store ### Wednesday, September 16 - [About Writing](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/about-writing/18335813/2026-09-16T10) at Janet Goeske Center - [Stretch & Dance Class](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/stretch-dance-class/17541755/2026-09-16T09) at Janet Goeske Senior Center - [FREE Beginning Square Dance Lessons with Line Dancing](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-beginning-square-dance-lessons-with-line-dancing/19511049/2026-09-16T18) at Cowtown Square Dance Center - [FREE YOGA - Seated Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-seated-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19504145/2026-09-16T17) 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/19516291/2026-09-16T17) at Mission Inn Foundation ($71.21) - [National Play-Doh Day at the Marcy Library](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/national-playdoh-day-at-the-marcy-library/19764106/2026-09-16T10) at Marcy Library - [Riverside East Rotary Club](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-east-rotary-club/13565436/2026-09-16T07) at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern - [Riverside Jams](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-jams/19764406/2026-09-16T19) at Carbon Nation Brewery - [Riverside Mission Belles](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-mission-belles/18883483/2026-09-16T09) at Victoria Presbyterian Church ($25) ### Thursday, September 17 - [2026 Turfgrass and Landscape Research Field Day](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/2026-turfgrass-and-landscape-research-field-day/19706221/2026-09-17T08) at Agricultural Operations - [Constitution Day](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/constitution-day/19794810/2026-09-17T00) at University of California, Riverside - [Faith Chat with Mother Kelli Grace Kurtz](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/faith-chat-with-mother-kelli-grace-kurtz/19849280/2026-09-17T13) at Online via Zoom - [Family Storytime](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/family-storytime/17755264/2026-09-17T11) at Lincoln Park - [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/19516284/2026-09-17T17) at Mission Inn Foundation ($71.21) - [Men's Soccer vs UC Irvine](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mens-soccer-vs-uc-irvine/19563249/2026-09-17T19) at UCR Soccer Stadium - [Women's Soccer vs. Northern Colorado](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/womens-soccer-vs-northern-colorado/19702618/2026-09-17T16) at UCR Soccer Stadium ### Friday, September 18 - [Open Mic Night](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/open-mic-night/19553682/2026-09-18T19) at Riverside Baha'i Center - [FOOS GONE WILD: The FOOS GONE WILD Tour 2026](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/foos-gone-wild-the-foos-gone-wild-tour-2026/19346792/2026-09-18T19) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium - [Gasolina Reggaetón Party (18+)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/gasolina-reggaetn-party-18/19678899/2026-09-18T21) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium - [Murder Mystery Co. Dinner Theater Show](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/murder-mystery-co-dinner-theater-show/18734751/2026-09-18T19) at The Old Spaghetti Factory ($69) ### Saturday, September 19 - [Water Smarts 101](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/water-smarts-101/18485737/2026-09-19T10) at Western Municipal Water District - [Pirates of the Caribbean Movie and Craft](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/pirates-of-the-caribbean-movie-and-craft/19764141/2026-09-19T15) at Marcy Library - [The Zonta Club of Riverside presents Join me for a Cup of Coffee or Tea](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/the-zonta-club-of-riverside-presents-join-me-for-a-cup-of-coffee-or-tea/19726967/2026-09-19T13) at The Care Office - [Adrián Uribe: 50 y Pico Tour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/adrin-uribe-50-y-pico-tour/19563335/2026-09-19T19) at Fox Performing Arts Center - [Fold, Spindle, Mutilate](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/fold-spindle-mutilate/19706222/2026-09-19T12) at UCR ARTS - [Its A 2000's Party (18+)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/its-a-2000s-party-18/19697235/2026-09-19T21) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium ### Save the Date - Sep 20: [FREE YOGA - The Evolution of Ashtanga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-evolution-of-ashtanga-with-kristin-varner/19060739/2026-09-20T08) at Community Yoga Center - Sep 21: [FREE YOGA - Moody Mondays with Cherie Amour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-moody-mondays-with-cherie-amour/19504166/2026-09-21T19) at Community Yoga Center - Sep 23: [FREE Beginning Square Dance Lessons with Line Dancing](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-beginning-square-dance-lessons-with-line-dancing/19511049/2026-09-23T18) at Cowtown Square Dance Center - Sep 23: [FREE YOGA - Seated Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-seated-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19504145/2026-09-23T17) at All Saints Episcopal Church - Sep 25: [Moon Festival](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/moon-festival/19501541/2026-09-25T18) at Heritage House - Sep 25: [Riverside Sunrise Rotary Club Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-sunrise-rotary-club-meeting/18634391/2026-09-25T07) at Zacatecas Café - Sep 26: [FREE YOGA - The Art of Vinyasa with Catherine Murray](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-art-of-vinyasa-with-catherine-murray/19503669/2026-09-26T07) at Community Yoga Center - Sep 26: [FREE YOGA - Yin Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-yin-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19503829/2026-09-26T09) at Community Yoga Center - 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.