To mark the one-month anniversary of the shooting at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students across the country and around the globe walked out of their classrooms on March 14 in a peaceful protest for gun law reform and to remember the lives lost that day. Thousands of students participated in marches through the […]
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March for Our Lives students demand change
“This march is the beginning of a movement, a revolution to inspire others to join the many others across the nation fighting for an end to gun violence,” said Robert Jimenez, junior at Citrus Hill High School in Perris, California, one of the student organizers for the March for Our Lives Riverside protest march to […]
Students win free year of coffee
To celebrate 20 thousand followers on Instagram, Augie’s Coffee House did a giveaway where they offered a year of free coffee for a lucky winner and a friend. This contest was won by commenting and tagging friends who also followed and liked their page on Augie’s Instagram post. Augies said it was serious about giving […]
Lunar Fest brings celebration
Downtown Riverside was full of colorful decorations from beautiful lanterns to dramatic masks flooding the streets Jan. 27 at the Asian Pacific Lunar New Year Festival. Riverside has supported the Asian culture for 27 years by hosting this event and is one of the only cities that holds celebrations for the Asian New Year, making […]
Mall hosts craft guild
Crafters, artists and creators alike met together for a weekend to showcase their handmade products at the Riverside Galleria at Tyler in the Etsy Guild Market. Etsy, a website designed to give private creators and small businesses an outlet to sell their one-of-a-kind products, hosted the market to give local sellers a chance to expand […]
Trash cleanup hike accentuates clean living; enviromentally friendly lifestyle
Residents of Riverside and Los Angeles counties collected just under 500 pounds of litter Jan. 27 during a hike that started at Martin Tudor Park and trailed up Mt. Jurupa. The event was co-hosted by Trash Free Earth, a non-profit organization that travels to different cities and parks to clean up trash as a part […]
Riverside Community Unites for Women’s March
Hundreds of colorful signs bounced in the air in front of the Old Riverside Courthouse Jan. 20, where approximately 3,000 women, men and children shouted, “This is what Democracy looks like,” during the Inland Empire Women’s March. The people who attended the march in downtown Riverside celebrated the one-year anniversary of the 2017 Women’s March, […]
Riverside walks to celebrate MLK
Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is annually honored, and the Riverside community takes part in this tribute in many ways. This year, the Riverside African American Historical Society Inc. hosted its 25th annual Walk-a-Thon to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a community. The walk started at Stratton Community Center and ended at the […]
Finances, attendance force Riverside theater play cuts
The Riverside Community Players productions categorized as “family plays” will be cut back this year. Bringing lighthearted entertainment to the local community, The Riverside Community Players are celebrating their 93rd season of theater productions but are facing a tough choice of production cutbacks as a result of financial strain. The productions attract all types of […]
Professor contributes to new ESV Bible
Dr. Chris Morgan, dean of the School of Christian Ministries, served as the general editor for the new English Standard Version Systematic Theology Study Bible. The publication is a rarity as new versions of it are not often released. The study Bible, released Oct. 31, is published by a major evangelical publishing company, Crossway, and […]