The City Council voted to approve a grant application for affordable housing funding as state regulators raise questions about Riverside's commitment to its housing targets.
As an organization facing the continuing hunger crisis in the Inland Empire, Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB) has implemented new ways of serving the food insecure during the pandemic. For months after March 2020, the uncertainty of COVID-19 meant FARSB had to turn away volunteers
Indian cyclist Somen Debnath rode into Riverside last week on his 17-year tour around the world, greeting Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson before heading to San Diego. What began as a trip to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS throughout India when he was 20-years-old, is now what he calls his worldwide mission
The future of the Ab Brown Sports Complex in Riversideâs Northside neighborhood has some soccer organizations concerned about whether it will continue to be used for youth leagues or developed into something else. Thousands of children have utilized the complex for decades and leaders of youth sport
For the next three days, Inland Empire residents can sign up for mental health support sessions free of charge. A collaborative effort between the California Baptist University Department of Social Work and the apparel and lifestyle brand 1LoveIE turned concern for the community into a nine-day camp
Sometimes the difference between a student earning a highschool diploma or dropping out of school is determined by a mentor who is willing to befriend them. Two Riverside locals, Dr. Nathan Iverson and Estela Rubio, received the annual Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year awards last Friday on wha
What was once a dry, unused patch of land is now a garden sprouting seasonal produce that will feed a community. In a collaborative effort to address the rising food insecurity throughout Riverside county and draw surrounding constituents to take part in the cause, locally-based organizations came t
One year after Kobe Bryantâs passing, a mural of his image downtown draws locals and tourists alike to remember his life. Marco McGuire, owner of ProAbition and Downtown Experiment, said he commissioned artist Rudy Mendez to create a mural in a space that would otherwise be unnoticed by the communit
A decision in next Tuesdayâs City Council meeting may conclude a nearly four year process to establish a management agreement for the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Arts and Culture, or the Cheech, but some are concerned about what it might cost Riverside taxpayers. According to Deputy City Manager
The neighborhoods of Riverside have a new opportunity to reach those impacted by food insecurity by adopting a Little Free Pantry, sponsored by the city. The cityâs Community and Economic Development Department was granted funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) A
President Trump signed a bill on Tuesday that designates the U. S. Postal Service office on Chicago Avenue to be renamed after the late NAACP president Waudieur âWoodieâ Rucker-Hughes. The bill H.R. 5983 was introduced by Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and the 4150 Chicago Avenue Post Office, now the W
