The sun sinks behind the hills, casting a warm August glow over Hillcrest Overlook in Riverside. (Jim Orens) Have a photo that captures the spirit of Riverside? Share it with us and help celebrate the beauty of our community!
Sunday Gazette: September 14, 2025
Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday! Today is National Coloring Day, a reminder that even simple things like coloring can help ease stress and bring a little calm. Life comes with plenty of pressure and the "Sunday Scaries" don’t make it any easier, so why not grab some crayons or markers and give your mind a break? If you’re looking to celebrate, World Coloring Day – Color Palooza runs today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with pages, supplies and a chance to relax with your neighbors.
Take care and see you tomorrow!
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Canvas Pizza Upgrades to Food Trailer After Five Years of Pop-Ups
Riverside pizza operation transitions from portable ovens to mobile kitchen, targeting November launch.
Arthur White and his peel are ready to take the next step. (Ken Crawford)
Riverside's Canvas Pizza is transitioning from pop-up to mobile food service with a custom trailer, set to launch by year-end. The upgrade will triple production capacity, enabling the company to cater events more efficiently.
Driving the news: The new trailer features a double-deck oven capable of producing 11 pizzas simultaneously, reaching 150 pizzas per hour with full staff.
This marks a significant operational upgrade for the five-year-old business, which evolved from founder Arthur White's driveway experiments.
Why it matters: The expansion reflects the growth of Riverside's artisanal food scene, showcasing how local businesses can scale while maintaining quality and community connections.
Canvas Pizza's success stems from customer demand for White's sourdough pizzas, which began as a hobby.
The big picture: The company plans to expand its catering services within a 25-mile radius of Riverside, maintaining its cook-to-order approach and simple menu philosophy.
The menu includes vegan options using Miyoko's oat-based mozzarella cheese to ensure broad accessibility.
What's next: White views the trailer as a stepping stone toward opening a brick-and-mortar location in Riverside, with potential for additional mobile units as the business grows.
Each week, we will introduce a new neighbor. This is not a who's who list. These are regular Riversiders doing exceptional things.
Ernesto at Kindful Restoration, where lived experience meets compassionate mentorship to transform lives. (Brenda Flowers)
Ernesto is a long-time Riverside resident whose work is fueled by kindness and lived experience. Once justice-involved himself, he turned his own journey of incarceration, addiction and self-doubt into a mission to help others rewrite their stories. Alongside his wife, Kathleen, Ernesto co-leads Kindful Restoration, a Riverside nonprofit dedicated to supporting individuals affected by addiction, trauma, and involvement with the justice system. Through mentorship, education, and emotional guidance, he helps clients develop empathy, accountability, and practical life skills, breaking cycles of generational violence and providing hope for a brighter future.
Beyond his nonprofit work, Ernesto is deeply connected to his community. He draws strength and perspective from daily walks and reflections on Mt. Rubidoux, embraces Riverside’s local culture, and celebrates the city’s history and people in his work. Known for his compassion, patience, and dedication, he strives to make Riverside a place where every individual has access to support, opportunity, and a second chance.
Through Kindful Restoration, Ernesto has expanded Riverside County’s reentry and youth programs, partnering with local agencies and schools to create pathways to recovery, employment, housing, and leadership for those most at risk. His work has empowered countless individuals to reclaim their agency and rebuild their lives, exemplifying how one person’s commitment to empathy and service can ripple throughout a community.
This week, we’re shifting our attention to something you can get your hands on: dryer lint. As someone who finds themselves doing laundry between teaching online classes, I've realized that for many who work from home, doing laundry isn't a hindrance but a much-needed mental reset. The tactile effort provides a break from the computer screens most of us spend eight hours in front of. That’s why I thought dryer lint would make a suitable object to nudge our creative efforts for a few minutes today.
Dryer lint is a compressed history of our week, a fibrous collection of every sock, towel, and shirt. Each load adds another distinct layer to that compressed history, much like the laws of stratification in geology where layers of sediment are built up over time. The lint from Monday's workout clothes might be a distinct stratum atop Sunday's bedsheets and towels, each layer a clue to our activities and habits.
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91 Freeway-Adams Street interchange project advances with 2028 construction on the horizon, and Riverside TV delivers network-quality sports coverage to the community.
This week’s sports lineup is packed with action. Plus, the Mission Inn Museum launches its Halloween season with a dinner-and-cemetery tour honoring fallen officers.
Mission Inn Museum showcases Frank Miller artifacts at new airport venue, Riverside introduces outdoor NFL viewing at the Farmhouse Collective, and a guide to Riverside’s nocturnal backyard wildlife.
Riverside weighs a pilot to shift unused housing density onto vacant University Avenue lots, while at RAM’s Free Sunday, Quitapenas turned the gallery into a dance floor.
