Riverside News

Who knew the Redlands could be so hip? Native band Overeasy will show you that it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.

"I feel a sense of accomplishment every time someone buys a book. It's an affirmation that people are still reading," says Gene Berkman, owner of Renaissance Book Shop, 3773 Elizabeth St.

Workers roll sod at Ryan Bonaminio Park in Riverside on Wednesday, May 22, to prepare for next month's grand opening.

More than 7,000 motorcyclists will start at Skip Fordyce Harley-Davison in Riverside, travel to the Riverside National Cemetery and then head down Sunnymead Boulevard in Moreno Valley to San Jacinto to Soboba Casino's outdoor arena.

What was once dilapidated military housing and a training site for Marines headed to Iraq will now be a restaurant supply warehouse.

The Alvord Unified School District Child Nutrition Services Department and the Alvord Wellness Committee are sponsoring the Alvord "We Fit" Family Fair and Farmers Market from 3:30 to 7 pm Wednesday, May 22, at the La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside.

The West Coast Thunder Memorial Day Bike Run, for the first time in 14 years, has added a new parade route to its annual Memorial Day run on Monday, May 27: Moreno Valley's Sunnymead Boulevard.

Carlie Rodriguez, 5, was critically injured in what police are calling a hit-and-run collision on April 22, 2013 in Riverside.

Hospitals throughout Southern California are experiencing a shortage of type O-negative blood, and LifeStream is urging those with O negative to assist by donating blood.

UCR ARTSblock has partnered with the Riverside County Philharmonic for their very first chamber music concert at Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts.

American flags decorate grave sites at Riverside National Cemetery for Memorial Day 2012.

Teens that have demonstrated leadership in the classroom and beyond will be recognized in an afternoon of inspiring stories as Riverside's Mayor Rusty Bailey and the City Council honor Riverside's 25 Most Remarkable Teens on Tuesday, May 21, 4-5 p.m. in the Riverside City Council Chambers, 3900 Main St.

"Three Seniors, One Show" features batik prints from Sarai Thompson, her sister, Adaiah's collection of paper dresses and geometric paintings by Jimmy So.

Bicycle riders travel on the Santa Ana River Trail in Riverside. The Eastvale City Council is considering filing an application for grant funding that would help pay for a bikeway master plan.

A black GMC SUV in the parking lot of a strip mall at 2580 Indiana Ave. had a bullet hole through the windshield on Friday, May 17, 2013; at least two small handguns were on the ground.

Hospitals throughout Southern California are experiencing a shortage of type O-negative blood, and LifeStream is urging those with O negative to assist by donating blood.

Leilani Child Wild earned her master of fine arts degree at Claremont Graduate School and says her project was a larger-than-life-sized piece of art that the viewer could walk through to experience art literally inside of the work.

Community Access Center, which has been providing services to people with disabilities in Riverside County since 1995, is teaming up with Riverside Fire Fighters to host the 8th annual Wheelchair Basketball Exhibition Fundraiser at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Poly High School, 5450 Victoria Ave.

Native American dancers and drum groups from across the country will gather at UCR over Memorial Day Weekend for the campus' 31st annual UCR Pow Wow.

Ronaldo Fierro, left, owner of the Salted Pig in downtown Riverside, stands with Austin Amento, owner of Augie's Coffeehouse in Redlands, in front of Fierro's restaurant on Wednesday, May 14, 2013.