15 minutes after sunset, patience pays off with fiery skies over Via Vista looking east. (Bob Sirotnik) Have a photo that captures the spirit of Riverside? Share it with us and help celebrate the beauty of our community!
Tuesday Gazette: September 2, 2025
Hello Riverside, and Happy Tuesday! Here’s something cool: at this year’s Riverside College & Career Fair on October 22, Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful along with the Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce will host a Business Closet where students and community members can pick up free business attire, get a professional headshot and walk away better prepared for interviews and opportunities. Donations of new or gently used clothing are being accepted now through October 15 at the Chamber office on University Avenue. Your contribution could be the boost someone needs to step into their future with confidence!
September Rundown: Crosstown Rivalries and Festival Season
College soccer showdowns highlight month packed with arts festivals, live music and community events.
The Redstore Bums at the 2024 Arts and Music Festival. (Ken Crawford)
It may not feel like fall, but fall sports are in full swing this September. CBU and UCR face off in the Crosstown Showdown, taking on extra significance as CBU prepares to join the Big West Conference in 2026. September is packed with home games across Riverside, from soccer and volleyball to cross country, offering exciting opportunities to support local athletes.
Arts and culture offerings are just as full, from Division 9 Gallery taking over the Riverside Art Museum to live jazz performances, festivals, and community events at the Farmhouse Collective and the Mission Inn Foundation. Free Summer Sundays wrap up at RAM and The Cheech, making it a perfect month to explore everything Riverside has to offer.
How John Riley Dixon packed the house with punk rock stories and walked away with a scene full of friends.
John Riley Dixon addresses a sold out audience in the Community Room at Main Library. (Ken Crawford)
The room was packed beyond capacity. Fifty people were left outside, unable to squeeze anyone else into what was supposed to be a simple Saturday talk about Riverside's punk rock history. Inside, John Riley Dixon faced a crowd predominantly populated with people who had actually lived through the story he was about to tell.
Dixon is Riverside's most unlikely social media influencer. By day, he works as a plumber and was once featured as a Gazette Neighbor of the Week. By evening, he researches local history with the dedication of a graduate student. His approach to both has made him enormously popular online, but not for the usual reasons.
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No City Council meeting this week. The Board of Ethics will review open meeting law complaints against four councilmembers. How digital tools from Rivy the chatbot to smarter operations are reshaping city government. Plus, an update on Meliia’s GoFundMe.
Hillcrest, La Sierra and Norte Vista are now in our Back to School collection, meet Neighbor of the Week Katie Wider. Plus, Anthony Solorzano’s series continues and this week’s creative prompt is “New Paint Job.”
Back to School Collection debuts, Planning Commission advances Riverside Alive, former Miss Riverside fights fentanyl crisis and meet Archie, adoptable pet of the week.
