Thursday Gazette: September 11, 2025
Hello Riverside, and good morning on this September 11. Today we pause and remember, honoring the lives lost and the courage shown on that day 23 years ago. This morning, the City of Riverside is holding a 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony. You can also learn more about Riverside’s own firefighters who traveled to New York to serve in the recovery and cleanup through this powerful documentary.
See you tomorrow!
SPORTS
Games of the Week: September 12-17, 2025
CBU packs Thursday night with volleyball, water polo and the Crosstown Showdown, while high school and UCR games round out Riverside’s busy sports week.
Thursday, CBU is the place to be. Three great events and it looks like the evenings should be cooling down. The Lancers women's soccer team hosts this year’s Crosstown Showdown. CBU looks to make it three in a row against the Highlanders Thursday night.
Thursday, Sept. 11 – CBU Tripleheader:
- CBU Women's Volleyball vs. Cal State Fullerton – 5 p.m. at Van Dyne Gym
- CBU Men's Water Polo vs. Biola – 5 p.m. at Lancer Aquatics Center
- CBU Women's Soccer vs. UC Riverside – 7:30 p.m. at CBU Soccer Stadium (Crosstown Showdown)
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EVENTS
Mission Inn Museum Presents Cemetery Tour Honoring Fallen Officers
Halloween programming features dinner at historic house, Olivewood Cemetery tour with tragic endings theme; tips benefit Fallen Officers Foundation.
The Mission Inn Museum and Foundation is presenting a unique Halloween program featuring dinner at a historic Riverside home and cemetery tours highlighting tragic local stories.
Driving the news: The "Tragic Endings" experience combines a house tour, dinner, and sunset cemetery visits over three nights in September and October.
- Limited to 24 guests per evening, the event focuses on individuals who met tragic ends, including fallen police officers.
Why it matters: The program connects visitors with local history through stories of tragic figures, while supporting the Fallen Officers Foundation.
- All tips received during the tours will benefit families of deceased law enforcement personnel.
The details: Tours begin at the Bandini/Battles house and conclude at Olivewood Cemetery, featuring entertainment from performers like the "Witches of Housewagon" dance troupe.
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What's Happening in Riverside
Today
- 9/11 Day of Rememberance Ceremony at Veteran's Plaza at City Hall
- Architectural Walking Tour of Downtown Riverside at Mission Inn Foundation & Visitor Center ($21.20)
- Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at Riverside City Hall
- Downtown Riverside Haunted Tours Presented by The Mission Inn Foundation at Tour Starts In front of Eliza Tibbets Statue ($39.19)
- Neighbors of the Wood Streets at Eden Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
- Riverside Sunrise Rotary Club Benefit Night at Riverside Community Players at Riverside Community Players Theatre ($25- $40)
- Speak Your Soul: A Powerful Spoken Word Event at Riverside City College
- Women's Soccer at CBU at California Baptist University
Tomorrow
- Extreme Heat Summit 2025 at California Air Resources Board
- Local History Presentation: History of the Riverside Fire Department at Main Library
- Courthouse, Murals and Heroes Walking Tour at Mission Inn Foundation ($23.18)
- Enanitos Verdes tribute at The Hideaway Riverside! at The Hideaway Cafe & Lounge
- Murder Mystery Co. Dinner Theater Show at The Old Spaghetti Factory at The Old Spaghetti Factory ($69)
- Shrek Rave (18+) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium
- Cruise Night at Tuxie's Drive In
Save the Date
- September 13: 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest at Magnolia Church
- September 14: Meet Ludmila Pawlowska, the artist behind Icons in Transformation at Immanuel Lutheran Church and Schools
- September 17: Beginning Square Dance Lessons with Line Dancing at Cowtown Square Dance Center ($5- $7)
- September 26: Concert Under the Stars at Private Residence ($200)
- October 6: Moon Festival at Heritage House
- October 15: Fifty & Better Health Fair at Janet Goeske Center
- October 18: Pink on Parade Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at Ryan Bonaminio Park ($22.20 - $32.80)
- October 18: The Riverside Citrus Classic Bike Ride at Riverside Plaza ($15- $80)
- October 25: Friends of the Mission Inn Present: Nosferatu - a Silent Movie at The Mission Inn ($30- $35)
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