Downtown's map mural at the corner of Main and 6th Streets. (Rita Leeman Bruesch)
Sunday Gazette: September 8, 2024
Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday! One of the most common things I hear from readers is how much they appreciate our free calendar of events; I also hear how often people want to participate in multiple overlapping events like festivals, performances, and celebrations. We might be biting off more than we can chew, but our small team wants to create a "master list" of all the key events in Riverside happening in 2025. If you are a part of an organization with an event you want all of Riverside to attend next year, please add it to our calendar (it's free!) and let us know about it. If we can compile a comprehensive list, we will work to publish this fall for your planning purposes.
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After scouring the city for hot Salvadoran pupusas, Seth shares three spots specializing in these stuffed dough discs.
A composed plate of pupusas, curtido and salsa picosa. (Seth Zurer)
Do you know the pupusa? I’ve been getting acquainted with Riverside’s purveyors of this El Salvadoran specialty, and I’m happy to report that several spots are worth a visit if you’re a fan of these regional antojitos.
What is a pupusa? It’s in the same family tree as a tortilla, a gordita, a chalupa, and a sope - a thick hand-formed patty of masa (or rice flour) shaped to order around a variety of fillings, griddled on a plancha until leopard-spotted and crispy on the outside and molten on the inside.
Each week, we will introduce a new neighbor. This is not a who's who list. These are regular Riversiders doing exceptional things.
Amy LĂłpez moved to Riverside in 2016. She may not have the Riverside rust and dust like many of you out there but her love for the city and the people of Riverside is real. Amy cherishes the small town in a big city package Riverside offers and has jumped into the community with both feet. Amy is the editor of the All Saints Episcopal Church newsletter.
We know Amy, at the Raincross Gazette, as the newest member of our staff. In the short time she has been around she has proven to be a needed anchor for an editorial staff that tends to want to float away. She has taken on the nuts and bolts with expertise and authority, making what we do easier and better. This Neighbor of the Week is a way for you all to get to know Amy. Welcome her to the Gazette, and tell her hello if you see her on Mt. Rubidoux!
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
Do you need a low stress way to include seven minutes of creative contemplation into your week? Consider this your helpful nudge towards a slightly more creative life. If it helps, come back every week for a quick hit of creative contemplation. Each week I’ll share a new nudge. It will include a Thing (T), a Place (P), and a Sense(S) for your focus, a TPS creative nudge.
Welcome back, fellow creatives! Last week, we turned our gaze inward, exploring the creative potential of our own collarbones. Did you find yourself tapping out a rhythm on your clavicle or perhaps adorning it with a temporary tattoo that expressed your inner artist? You may have even discovered a newfound appreciation for the subtle movements and sensations of this often-overlooked part of your body.
