> ## 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 27, 2026 - URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-news-september-27-2026/ - Published: 2026-09-27T12:00:27.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-27T12:00:26.000Z - Description: Cati Porter turns the page, welcome to Reading Room, a coffee pot prompt... - Author: Gazette Staff - Tags: Newsletter ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/09/3-2.jpg) Sometimes all it takes is a walk among the trails of Mt. Rubidoux to find a little peace. The park remains a favorite spot for Riverside residents looking to reconnect outdoors. (Nate Morris) 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 27, 2026** **Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday!** Follow the water west from the Box Springs foothills, past fairways golfers have walked since 1903, down toward a park that carries a name this city holds close. Now — water, citrus era, Riverside — you're already thinking of a certain famous canal. Fair guess. Still not the answer. This one was here long before any canal. It's a natural arroyo, and a stubborn one — stubborn enough that, in the 1880s, engineers had to build an elevated flume just to get that famous canal *across* it. What waterway is it, and why does the "wrong" answer keep crossing its path? Guesses to [**newsroom@raincrossgazette.com**](mailto:newsroom@raincrossgazette.com) — and send us your own Riverside lore while you're at it. --- 🧡 Thank you to the Subscribers who became paid supporters this week: Diana Berryman, Michael Prigge, and Mike West. [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=20260927)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169513/click/0?seed=20260927&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [COMMUNITY](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/community/) ## Cati Porter Turns the Page With Mile Square Press Funded by pre-orders rather than outside money, Mile Square Press will debut with a children's history of Riverside, followed by a poetry collection from UCR's Carlos Cortés [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/09/RG-Feat-Image-Template-7-6.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/cati-porter-turns-the-page-with-mile-square-press/) Cati Porter, founder of Mile Square Press and author of the Gazette's new "Reading Room" column, on the Buena Vista bridge. | Brenda Flowers After leaving her role last December as executive director of the Inlandia Institute, a literary arts nonprofit, Cati Porter spent the majority of her time enjoying life free of obligation and other commitments. But the question of how she wanted to transform her career lingered on. That question was answered when she saw a need in the city of Riverside. "One of the things that I really enjoyed about my past job was the publishing side of the business," she said. "I knew about this book that one of my colleagues was writing and it really needed to be out in the community." Porter saw a need and decided to fill it with her publishing expertise through Mile Square Press — an independent publishing house. The book is called "Riverside California: The City Built from the River Up" by Janine Pourroy. It's about the history of the city, written for children. There are plenty of books about Riverside history for adults, but there aren't many for kids, Porter said. [Read and share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/cati-porter-turns-the-page-with-mile-square-press/) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169515/image/0?seed=20260927)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169515/click/0?seed=20260927&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [READING ROOM](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/reading-room/) ## Are Riverside's Leaders Readers? Welcome to Reading Room, an invitation to make (more) room for reading in your life this week from Riversider, writer and reader Cati Porter. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/09/IMG_4308-1.jpeg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/are-riversides-leaders-readers/) (Cati Porter) As an avid reader, I know you can learn a lot about people by talking to them about their favorite books. As a Riverside resident, I'm also aware of how our public servants are often perceived one-dimensionally. I wanted to give us all an opportunity to see each of them in a different light, as a full person who has a life and interests outside of their office. Why not just march right into City Hall and ask everyone what they read? I put together four easy questions: What's your favorite genre? What's the last book you read for pleasure? Is there a favorite book from your youth? And — the kicker: Do you have a Riverside Public Library card? Riverside City Hall is an impressive brick building built in the mid-1970s and recently [designated a historic landmark.](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-city-council-unanimously-designates-city-hall-as-historic-landmark/)When you walk through the sliding glass doors, the first people you meet are the security guards. Today, three are at the desk. [Read and share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/are-riversides-leaders-readers/) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [ ![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169514/image/0?seed=20260927) ](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169514/click/0?seed=20260927&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [CREATIVE PROMPTS](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/creative-prompts/) ## The Pot Thickens A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns. [![Collection of italian moka pots on a wooden shelf](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1769867967183-d56a1cf600e0?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDQ5fHxjb2ZmZWUlMjBwb3R8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzkwMzYwMjkwfDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/the-pot-thickens/) Photo by [Babak Eshaghian](https://unsplash.com/@babak22ir?ref=raincrossgazette.com) / [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm%5Fsource=ghost&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=api-credit) This week’s nudge takes us out of the closet and invites us into the kitchen: a coffee pot. Back in Creative Nudge 27, we spent time with the first cup of the day, feeling its weight and listening to the pour. Apparently, I never turned around to look at what was filling mine. I drink roughly a pot a day, so perhaps I’m too close to the object to see its other charms. At home, I run two coffee pots: regular for me and decaf for the rest of the family. There’s a K-Cup machine for mornings when I wake before the automatic brew. I cannot wait fifteen minutes for coffee without somebody’s feelings getting hurt, usually mine. Meanwhile, the plastic French press I take camping makes a better cup than either machine at home. I haven’t shared this well researched review with any of them. I started drinking coffee in my twenties, after getting my first office job in a call center. I’d had no trouble staying awake on a machine shop floor, where there was always something to do and dangerous machinery ready to eat you. Put me on a padded chair in a padded room, though, and I needed a reason to keep my eyes open. The office coffee pot also gave me a place to escape the padded cell a few times a day, hear what was happening beyond my desk. [Read and share the complete prompt...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/the-pot-thickens/) --- 📣 ****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, September 27 - [FREE YOGA - The Evolution of Ashtanga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-evolution-of-ashtanga-with-kristin-varner/19060739/2026-09-27T08) at Community Yoga Center - [Rise Against Hunger food packing event](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/rise-against-hunger-food-packing-event/19897522/2026-09-27T10) at Magnolia Presbyterian Church - [Prayers and Public Information Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/prayers-and-public-information-meeting/16726617/2026-09-27T11) at Riverside Baha'i Center - [Reel Faith: God & Country Film Screening](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/reel-faith-god-country-film-screening/19868041/2026-09-27T18) at Civil Rights Institute Inland Southern California - [Men I Trust](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/men-i-trust/19346813/2026-09-27T19) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium - [Sonic Live In Concert](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/sonic-live-in-concert/19346811/2026-09-27T18) at Fox Performing Arts Center ### Monday, September 28 - [Volunteer Interest Hour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/volunteer-interest-hour/18161070/2026-09-28T09) at Riverside Meals on Wheels - [Housing and Homelessness Committee](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/housing-and-homelessness-committee/19711099/2026-09-28T15) at Riverside City Hall - [Board of Public Utilities](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/board-of-public-utilities/19400682/2026-09-28T18) at Riverside City Hall - [FREE YOGA - Moody Mondays with Cherie Amour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-moody-mondays-with-cherie-amour/19504166/2026-09-28T19) at Community Yoga Center - [Adult Ballet Class](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/adult-ballet-class/19935221/2026-09-28T19) at Riverside Ballet Arts LLC - [Goeske Bingo](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/goeske-bingo/17920930/2026-09-28T09) at Janet Goeske Center ($20- $100) ### Tuesday, September 29 - [ScotSurplus Sale](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/scotsurplus-sale/19645061/2026-09-29T11) at ScotSurplus Store - [FREE YOGA - Mandala Yoga with Alejandro](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-mandala-yoga-with-alejandro/19843713/2026-09-29T19) at Community Yoga Center - [Until Help Arrives Emergency Preparedness Training](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/until-help-arrives-emergency-preparedness-training/19908693/2026-09-29T08) at Community Room Riverside Main Library - [Karaoke Tuesday Competition](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/karaoke-tuesday-competition-at-the-hideaway/18262381/2026-09-29T19) at The Hideaway ### Wednesday, September 30 - [Riverside East Rotary Club](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-east-rotary-club/13565436/2026-09-30T07) at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern - [Stretch & Dance Class](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/stretch-dance-class/17541755/2026-09-30T09) at Janet Goeske Senior Center - [Adult Ballet Class](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/adult-ballet-class/19935237/2026-09-30T19) at Riverside Ballet Arts LLC - [First-Time Homebuyers Workshop presented by AP Mortgage](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/firsttime-homebuyers-workshop-presented-by-ap-mortgage/19943120/2026-09-30T18) at University of California, Riverside - [FREE Reading Assistance Program (RAP)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-reading-assistance-program-rap/19971600/2026-09-30T15) at My Learning Studio - [History on the Rocks - Round Two!](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/history-on-the-rocks-round-two-presented-by-the-mission-inn-foundation/19516291/2026-09-30T17) at Mission Inn Foundation ($71.21) - [Men's Soccer vs Cal State Fullerton](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mens-soccer-vs-cal-state-fullerton/19563250/2026-09-30T19) at UCR Soccer Stadium - [Needlefelt Ghosts](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/needlefelt-ghosts/19764256/2026-09-30T14) at Marcy Library - [Riverside Jams](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-jams/19764406/2026-09-30T19) at Carbon Nation Brewery - [Riverside Mission Belles](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-mission-belles/18883483/2026-09-30T09) at Victoria Presbyterian Church ($25) - [FREE YOGA - Seated Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-seated-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19504145/2026-09-30T17) at All Saints Episcopal Church - [Sight Unseen Reframed Exhibition](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/sight-unseen-reframed-exhibition/19798276/2026-09-30T12) at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern - [Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE: Home on the Range Tour 2026](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/earl-sweatshirt-mike-home-on-the-range-tour-2026/18501474/2026-09-30T19) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium ### Thursday, October 1 - [Board of Ethics](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/board-of-ethics/18812402/2026-10-01T18) at Riverside City Hall - [Artswalk: Victorian Afterlife Rituals](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/artswalk-victorian-afterlife-rituals/19814629/2026-10-01T18) at Corner of Main Street and University Avenue - [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/13230799/2026-10-01T18) at Riverside Art Museum - [Let's Talk About It: A Conversation on Mental Health in BIPOC Communities](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/lets-talk-about-it-a-conversation-on-mental-health-in-bipoc-communities/19942220/2026-10-01T17) at Riverside Main Library --Community Room - [Riverside Off-Road & Jeep Nights](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-offroad-jeep-nights/18477720/2026-10-01T17) at D'Elia's Grinders - [JPEGMAFIA: the Experimental Rap Tour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/jpegmafia-the-experimental-rap-tour/19346818/2026-10-01T19) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium ### Friday, October 2 - [Riverside Sunrise Rotary Club Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-sunrise-rotary-club-meeting/18634391/2026-10-02T07) at Zacatecas Café - [Women's Volleyball vs. UC Irvine](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/womens-volleyball-vs-uc-irvine/19645046/2026-10-02T18) at SRC Arena - [THE EMO NIGHT TOUR (18+)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/the-emo-night-tour-18/19697237/2026-10-02T20) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium - [MOCEDADES US TOUR 2026](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mocedades-us-tour-2026/19346819/2026-10-02T19) at Fox Performing Arts Center - [Seussical Jr and Seussical Kids](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/seussical-jr-and-seussical-kids/19841340/2026-10-02T19) at The Box Theater ($15- $22) ### Saturday, October 3 - [Magnolia Center Cleanup](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/magnolia-center-cleanup/19791568/2026-10-03T07) at Alin Party Supply Parking Lot - [Donuts & Dragsters](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/donuts-dragsters/19871476/2026-10-03T07) at Target Store Riverside-Arlington - [Low-Cost Vaccination Clinic](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/lowcost-vaccination-clinic/19030194/2026-10-03T09) at Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center's Spay-Neuter Clinic ($10- $28) - [Blessing of the Animals](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/blessing-of-the-animals/19935243/2026-10-03T10) at First United Methodist Church of Riverside - [250 (Million) Years of Riverside's Ecology](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/250-million-years-of-riversides-ecology/19693000/2026-10-03T10) at Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District LandUse Learning Center - [Aquamotion Aquathon](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/aquamotion-aquathon/19617601/2026-10-03T09) at Shamel Pool - [BofA Museums On Us offers FREE admission](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/bofa-museums-on-us-offers-free-admission-oct-3-4-riverside-art-museum/20003058/2026-10-03T10) at Riverside Art Museum - [Broadway at RCC](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/broadway-at-rcc/19678895/2026-10-03T14) at Landis Performing Arts Center - [FREE YOGA - The Art of Vinyasa with Catherine Murray](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-art-of-vinyasa-with-catherine-murray/19503669/2026-10-03T07) at Community Yoga Center - [FREE YOGA - Yin Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-yin-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19503829/2026-10-03T09) at Community Yoga Center - [French Police](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/french-police/19346822/2026-10-03T20) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium - [MarioAguilar - "Diezmadre"](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/marioaguilar-diezmadre/17908114/2026-10-03T20) at Fox Performing Arts Center - [Women's Soccer vs. UC Irvine](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/womens-soccer-vs-uc-irvine/19588065/2026-10-03T19) at UCR Soccer Stadium ### Save the Date - Oct 4: [FREE YOGA - The Evolution of Ashtanga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-evolution-of-ashtanga-with-kristin-varner/19060739/2026-10-04T08) at Community Yoga Center - Oct 4: [Riverside Historical Society Local History Book Fair](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-historical-society-local-history-book-fair/19902224/2026-10-04T11) at Villegas Community Center - Oct 5: [FREE YOGA - Moody Mondays with Cherie Amour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-moody-mondays-with-cherie-amour/19504166/2026-10-05T19) at Community Yoga Center - Oct 7: [Fifty & Better Health Fair](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/fifty-better-health-fair/19338673/2026-10-07T10) at Janet Goeske Center - Oct 7: [FREE YOGA - Seated Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-seated-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19504145/2026-10-07T17) at All Saints Episcopal Church - Oct 9: [Riverside Sunrise Rotary Club Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-sunrise-rotary-club-meeting/18634391/2026-10-09T07) at Zacatecas Café - Oct 10: [FREE YOGA - The Art of Vinyasa with Catherine Murray](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-art-of-vinyasa-with-catherine-murray/19503669/2026-10-10T07) at Community Yoga Center - Oct 10: [FREE YOGA - Yin Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-yin-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19503829/2026-10-10T09) at Community Yoga Center - Oct 17: [Spooky Music Organ Concert](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/spooky-music-organ-concert/19944423/2026-10-17T17) at First Congregational Church of Riverside ($30) - Oct 22: [Experience RUSD, Riverside Unified State of the District](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/experience-rusd-riverside-unified-state-of-the-district/19934891/2026-10-22T16) at Riverside Municipal Airport - Oct 24: [Vintage Car and Warbird Show](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/vintage-car-and-warbird-show/19929956/2026-10-24T09) at Riverside Airport - Commemorative Air Force Hanger and Museum - 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.