City Council Approves Historic District Sign Program Update
Council votes to spend $135,000 on new signs, landmark plaques and future district survey.
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Remembering Sumi Harada: 25 Years Later, Her Legacy Still Shapes Riverside
A civil rights advocate and community pillar, Harada opened her home to displaced families after WWII and helped preserve the landmark that now tells her family’s story.
Postcards from the Past: How Four Historic Homes Rose Beneath Mount Rubidoux
A collector’s postcards reveal the slow, deliberate development of Seventh Street—now Mission Inn Avenue—from 1906 to 1914, tracing the stories behind the Densmore, Logan, and Lewis homes at the mountain’s base.
A Century on Stage: Riverside Community Players Turns 100
Through wars, recessions, and a pandemic, Riverside’s longest-running theater company has never gone dark—now it celebrates 100 seasons with an eye toward the future.
Historic Flabob Airport Marks 100 Years of Flight
Weekend Festivities to Celebrate a Century of Aviation History in the shadow of Mt. Rubidoux.
Marcella Craft: Riverside’s Own Easter Soloist
The celebrated opera singer returned home from Europe to perform at Mount Rubidoux’s Easter Sunrise Services, becoming a beloved part of the city’s holiday tradition.
Flabob Airport: 100 Years of Aviation History Takes Flight in Riverside
From a cow pasture with barbed wire to a historic airfield preserving aviation's golden age, Flabob Airport celebrates its centennial as a cornerstone of Riverside's rich flying heritage.
Indigenous History of Mt. Rubidoux Focus of Documentary Screening
RUSD parent group hosts Pá'Čapa: A Mt. Rubidoux Story at Poly High April 8.
Riverside Municipal Airport Gets a New Rose
Women’s pilot organization, The Ninety-Nines, volunteered 250 hours to paint the navigational tool on the tarmac.
The Nanking Bell: A Mission Inn Treasure from China's Imperial Past
A 2,800-pound imperial relic's journey from Qing Dynasty ruins to Riverside's iconic hotel in 1913.
Long-Lost Mission Inn Artifacts Surface at Redlands Auction
Historic collection from Riverside landmark emerges after decades in private hands.
Exploring Love and Courtship in the Victorian Era at the Heritage House
Heritage House's latest exhibition examines how Victorian-era romance balanced strict social codes with emerging female autonomy.