The 2024 February/March issue of the Riversider

February/March 2024

RIVERSIDE ELECTRIC LIGHT PARADE

Riverside’s City Council and Mayoral Elections

How to Vote

As the clock counts down to March 5th, City of Riverside, the 12th largest city in California, is gearing up for the 2024 City Council and Mayoral elections. The upcoming general municipal election will include the offices of Mayor and City Councilmembers Wards 1, 3, 5, and 7. These elections not only help shape the future of our city but also embody the democratic spirit it upholds.

Understanding the Municipal Election

Set forth by the Riverside Charter, City of Riverside has eight elected official positions including the mayor and seven members of the City Council. All positions are non-partisan serving four-year terms and may be re-elected without limit and the City Clerk serves as the elected official in charge of all City elections.

A unique aspect of Riverside’s electoral process is that it represents a blend of local and at-large democracy. The Riverside Mayor, the leader of this vibrant city, is elected atlarge by voters within the entire Riverside population, while members of the City Council are voted into office by electors in each of the city’s seven distinct wards. Registered voters may cast ballots for City Council candidates within the Ward they reside. This system ensures that the voices of Riverside’s diverse communities are heard, and decisions made are reflective of their needs and aspirations. If no candidate receives a majority of votes cast for the office, a runoff election will be held November 5, 2024. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the general election shall be the candidates in the runoff election.

Your Voice Matters As the March 5, 2024 elections approach, we encourage Riverside residents to become informed about the candidates within your ward and the offices of Mayor. Your chosen city representative(s) will be your voice in City Hall and addressing issues unique to your neighborhood. The candidates aren’t just running for office; they are vying to be the advocates of our community, so make your voice heard by casting your vote. Your vote matters, and together we can shape the future of Riverside!

Online Voter Registration

To register online, you’ll need the following: •

Your California driver’s license or California identification number

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The last four digits of your social security number

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Your date of birth

Same-Day Voter Registration

If you find yourself registering or re-registering less than 15 days before the election, you’ll need to complete the Same-Day Voter Registration process by visiting your county elections office or a polling location in person to request a ballot.

Go Vote

You can return your ballots by mail OR at any designated ballot drop-off location or Voter Assistance Center in the county.

To learn more about voting in Riverside and the election process, visit RiversideCA.gov/Vote.

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Inland Exposures The Riversider | February/March 2024

A break in the storm reveals a snow-capped Mount San Gorgonio.

Photo by Julian Jolliffe

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Volume 4 issue 1

February/March 2024

Riders with the Riverside Electric Light Parade take a stop at The Cheech.

Photo by Julian Jolliffe

D E PA R T M E N T S 4 Inland Exposures Highlighting our best images of Riverside Photography by Julian Jolliffe 10 Love Letter To Riverside Honoring Black History Month and Ofelia Valdez-Yeager 14 Riverside's Finest Cheryl-Marie Hansberger, Ed.D 16 In Memory of Ofelia Valdez-Yeager 18 L ocal Business Raincross Gazette 20 L ocal Retailer Elements Shop 22 E astside Arthouse Tine Torres 24 H idden Gem Performing Arts at UC Riverside

C ommunity 26 RCC Career Closet 32 L ocal Hustle Cali Tardka & Jefrox Adobo 34 A rts UCR's Underground Scholars

Restaurant Review 42 Downtown Art’s Bar & Grill 44 Bar & Restaurant Guide The Riversider’s guide to all the best bars and eateries 54 Postcards From Yesterday Mount Rubidoux The Riversider Magazine

JULIAN JOLLIFFE

F E AT U R E S 28 Riverside Electric Light Parade The magical moving party 36 Historical Riverside Bound for the Promised Land The Heroic Rise of Black Riverside, 1875-Present

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In every case, the client benefits from a team approach. By combining their expertise, the attorneys at Blumenthal & Moore bring more than 100 years of legal experience to every case, providing each client with the best possible defense.

Virginia Blumenthal, Jeff Moore, Brent Romney and Heather Green all contribute unique strengths and perspectives, along with thorough knowledge of the court system in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Mr. Moore and Mr. Romney are tough former prosecutors who put their experience to work in defending cases, while Ms. Green has a passion for defending those with mental health disorders – prioritizing justice for everyone, regardless of mental health status.

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Most recently, Ms. Blumenthal was named Best Lawyer in the Inland Empire by Inland Empire Magazine (2024); received a Champions for Justice Award from the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County (2023); received the Civil Rights Law Giant Award from the Riverside County NAACP Youth Council (2023); and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Corona Chamber of Commerce (2023).

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Love Letter to Riverside 2024 is well under way and has hit us by storm!

The recent showers and cold weather have been surprising, but greatly needed. We hope that this cold, wet winter gives way to a gorgeously green and fruitful springtime.

In honor of Black History Month, our resident historian, H. Vincent Moses, dove in deep to share with us the rich history of Riverside’s first Black families. He highlights how the Black community has persevered to become one of the largest populations in the Inland Empire. Check out this The Riversider Magazine

informative feature; some of it might surprise you, anger you, or even touch your heart, but that is what good journalism is supposed to do.

It is with heavy hearts that we said farewell to one of Riverside’s finest, Ofelia Valdez-Yeager who recently passed away, leaving a huge void in many people’s lives. Ofelia was an immediate and vocal supporter of The Riversider. In classic Ofelia fashion, she reached out to us early on to tell us what she liked about our magazine, shared ideas on who and what we should focus on, and connected

us with other important Riversiders.

In essence, she wanted to see a magazine focused on Riverside succeed and reassured us that we were on the right path. We are so grateful that we had the chance to not only meet her but to truly collaborate with her on our vision. We hope to make her proud and continue to highlight what she stood for.

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Riverside's Finest Cheryl-Marie Hansberger, Ed.D. From Riverside, For Riverside WORDS: PHILIP FALCONE PHOTO: DAVID FOUTS

There are a handful of people in Riverside who have some role—whether it be direct or indirect—in all the good things that are happening for the people and places that make this city home. Cheryl-Marie Hansberger is one of those Riversiders.

A Riverside native, born at the former Riverside General Hospital (today Lowe’s home improvement store on Magnolia and Harrison Avenues), her parents were transplants from other states. Her father was a Marine and the sentiment made known to her and her older brother while growing up was, “you either go to college or go into the Marines.”

When Cheryl-Marie was young, her family moved to the Arlanza neighborhood of Riverside—a neighborhood that boomed with military families from the 1950s to 1970s. The neighborhood has also historically been home to middle class and lower middle-class families. She attended a Head Start program in Casa Blanca—a neighborhood across town and in a different school district from her Arlanza home.

Later, she attended Alvord unified schools including Orrenmaa Elementary, Arizona Middle, and L a Sierra High. Cher y l - Marie recount s fondly her grandmother and other family also living in Arlanza and her sadness when her famil y moved across town to the L a Sierra South neighborhood.

During her childhood, her mother managed a 7/11 convenience store and Cheryl-Marie would help price merchandise, stock shelves, and clean the store—instilling in her a lifelong work ethic that has been a constant thread throughout her career.

Her parents later separated, and CherylMarie lived with her father who, without income, was not able to afford to send her to college. With the help of affirmative action, Cheryl-Marie went to Cal State San Bernardino—and her brother went into the Marines.

While in college, she worked two jobs and was active in campus government, Alpha Phi sorority, and mentoring younger students. Her passion for mentoring would become another common thread for the rest of her career and life.

She received her bachelor ’s degree in

psychology and went on for a master’s degree at Azusa Pacific University. While in college, she heard about a fledgling college Republicans club, which led her to a lifetime of political activity.

With the backdrop of a Clinton White House and a Republican-controlled Congress as she entered graduate school, Cher yl-Marie and team went on to crea te t he lar ge s t young Republican club in California. Later, she was offered a role with the San Bernardino County Republican Par t y and secured a spot in the Capital Fellows Program. She worked in Governor Pete Wilson’s education office on a statewide educational mentorship programming.

Following her grandmother’s ailing health, nine months into the Sacramento fellowship, she transferred to the Inland Empire regional office to be closer to home.

Around this time, she met Mike Hansberger, who af ter five years of dating would in 1999 become her husband. Mike’s family was involved in San Bernardino County politics and the two knew well the dynamics of politics and public service; a foreshadowing for what more was to come for Cheryl-Marie.

Next, Cheryl-Marie left politics and shifted back to higher education, eventually becoming one of the early faculty members at Norco College.

She taught leadership and oversaw student programs for the campus. Cheryl-Marie would t hen go on to gain her doc toral degre e in organizational leadership by 34 years old.

One of the students in her doctoral program was the president of an international engineering firm and Cheryl-Marie was recruited to be the Vice President of Strategic Development. After being at the firm for over ten years, it was acquired by another company and Cheryl-Marie felt it was time to move on.

She began sharing that she was in the market for a new job. Her lifelong friend Lou Monville, who she knew from her CSU days, connected her with Mayor Rusty Bailey who was searching for a new Chief of Staff. Longtime Chief of Staff and former council member, Maureen Kane was retiring and after interviewing with Rusty, Cheryl-Marie fit the bill. Back into the circles of politics she went!

Cheryl joined Mayor Bailey’s staff in 2015 with 2016 being his first re-election campaign. CherylMarie was instrumental in the reelection efforts, and Rusty went on to win in a landslide in the primary election, despite a field of six candidates.

During her time in the Mayor’s office, Cheryl nurtured a robust internship program with dozens of local college students interning in the office each year—including a stint of time interned by the author of this article. This accomplishment is one of which she is most proud.

Rusty Bailey’s second term as mayor was defined by his focus on recruiting faith-based organizations to expand housing and reduce homelessness in Riverside. Cheryl-Marie, with her strong faith and close knit relationships, became a champion of the effort.

Today, she continues this work through her own church, Crest Community Church, who is partnering with Olive Crest to construct eleven homes for kids transitioning out of foster care— similar to the housing constructed at The Grove Church under the watch of Cheryl-Marie, Mayor Bailey, and others.

In mid-2020, Cheryl-Marie was feeling called to ser ve outside of government and with the announcement that Rusty Bailey would not seek a third term, she began to explore her next chapter.

The day Cheryl-Marie and team hosted the U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, to tour The Grove Village, CherylMarie also met with the Board of Directors for Family Services Association (FSA). Right away the mission of FSA resonated with her.

Founded by the Junior League sevent y years ago to combat the then-rising divorce rates in Riverside, FSA has since expanded to of fer early education, senior nutrition and housing, mental health ser vices, and to child abuse prevention, all with the motto of “Family strength is community strength.”

Transcending challenges at a young age, Cher yl-Marie acknowledges that to be a fine Riversider, one must pick-up others and help them through their journey to reach self-sufficiency—this is the measure of success and this fine Riversider is doing just that.

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In Memory of Ofelia Valdez-Yeager (1947-2024) WORDS: KEN CRAWFORD PHOTO: ZACH CORDNER

The Riversider Magazine and The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture are about the same age. Our relationship with Ofelia ValdezYeager and others at The Cheech and Riverside Art Museum has been crucial to our success.

If Ofelia texted me a lead, there was never a question that it was solid. She made it known that she believed in what we are doing here.

Helping build a community that works for everyone and making beautiful things and recognizing them where they already exist is what we are about.

Ofelia has always been a kindred spirit for us in that endeavor.

Ofelia occupied a much larger space than her stature might suggest. Riverside lost a giant with her passing. Ofelia wasn't born into influence but rose to sit in seats of power on her sheer competence and determination. She didn’t wield her power like a weapon; she used her influence The Riversider Magazine

to make connections and her charisma to get the people on her side in order to build the world as she believed it ought to be.

Most notably, Ofelia was dedicated to her family. She was impossibly busy and the level of dedication she had to her many engagements was no small task. I’m pretty certain that, in the dozens of events I’ve crossed paths with Ofelia, she had one or more of her children—and often a grandkid—by her side.

Ofelia was dedicated to the communit y.

Being Latina and an immigrant was integral to her identity. She helped found the Latino Network, an organization still making connections for Latino entrepreneurs and increasing access to resources necessary for business success.

Ofelia was dedicated to beauty. She worked to bring beauty to public places. She connected those that had the skills to create beauty and

those who had the means and spaces to make it happen.

During the last few years of her life, so much of her effort was given to The Riverside Art Museum and The Cheech. The Cheech wouldn't be here without her and will serve as the most conspicuous monument to her life’s work.

Her loss seems unbearable and the void she leaves too large to fill but Ofelia was, as much as anything, a generator. She has been doing the work to assure that her vision for Riverside continues in her absence. She took the energy around her and used it to inspire us to join her in making this community a better place for all of us.

Ofelia is not here with us anymore but her legacy lives on with the people who love Riverside and are dedicated to making it a better, more beautiful place. Thank you, Ofelia, for your friendship, your guidance, and your inspiration.

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Local Business The Riversider | February/March 2024

Raincross Gazette WORDS: KEN CRAWFORD PHOTO: ZACH CORDNER

Publisher Justin Pardee

Justin Pardee is a mile-a-minute guy. He’s a life coach, entrepreneur, educator, Poly High School football dad and, if everything goes well, publishing magnate.

Justin publishes The Raincross Gazette , a digital local-section, news publication in Riverside.

In every absence, there is an opportunity to fill a space. The long time paper of record in town, The Press Enterprise, was no longer serving the city well and Justin saw a need.

The Press-Enterprise was a juggernaut among local papers. The local section was always a highlight. “The Press” gave us well-written, timely stories about our city and surrounding communities and it felt plugged in and relevant.

Like so many other local newspapers, the internet star ted to take over much of what newspapers traditionally did. Craigslist does, for free, what the classified section was selling. It was also more nimble and searchable and simply did a better job of connecting people for the whole gamut of transactions.

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So many services provided in print are now done better on the internet. Not everything, however, is better. Actual news was taken over by chat groups and “What’s Happening in…” pages. There are benefits to the democratization of news distribution but certain things suffered. Journalists trained to obsess over accuracy and facts were marginalized, and deep-diving nuts and bolts journalism had a hard time thriving in small to mid sized markets.

There are serious questions about the future of the industry. Even as I write, the LA TImes has laid off over one hundred journalists from their news department. Daily news is a tough business.

Is waning readership a result of the emergence of diluted, super regional news like “Inland Empire” coverage? And, on the flip side of that, hyperlocal “neighborhood” apps that foster mostly NIMBY complaints and coyote warnings.

Enter The Raincross Gazette. Justin believes in things and he believes that Riverside City Hall deserves the kind of accountability that comes only when the people are informed. He is committed

to bringing great journalism to Riverside and believes he can do it as a career and not a hobby, and he doesn’t see himself as alone on this frontier.

“All across the country, local, independent online news publishers are standing up to do the work of reporting on the happenings in their communities and building audiences who follow, trust, and financially sustain them,” Justin said.

Justin has a good product in The Raincross Gazette with almost 4,000 subscribers. He has only begun to tap into available “news beats.” His plans to expand into cultural and sports coverage should broaden his readership substantially. The Raincross Gazette may very well serve as a model for other cities to create comprehensive news publications in markets that exist in the gap between mass media and “why are there police driving down my street?” We suggest that you subscribe today.

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Local Retailer The Riversider | February/March 2024

Elements Shop WORDS: MANO MIRANDÉ PHOTOS: ZACH CORDNER

Located on Magnolia Ave. just outside the Brockton Arcade, the Elements Shop opened its doors in September 2023 and has become a welcome addition to Riverside’s independent business community.

Named after the four elements of hip hop – MC’ing, B-Boy’ing, DJ’ing, and Graffiti Art— Elements lives up to its name and offers its customers a wide selection of vinyl records, original artwork, urban apparel, and aerosol art supplies at affordable prices.

Thirty-six-year-old shop owner and longtime Riverside resident Adrian Bahena’s love for hip hop began in the fifth grade when he discovered artists like Madlib, The Visionaries, and Dilated Peoples, as he dug through his cousin’s CD collection.

By the time he was in high school, Bahena was faced with an important decision, as he explained, “I only had two options, but really, I only had one, either it was gangbanging or stick with hip hop, and I chose hip hop.”

A d r i a n b e g a n co l l e c t i n g r e co r d s a n d experimenting with B-Boy’ing and DJ’ing on borrowed equipment from family and friends.

“My senior year, my dad gave me $1,500 to buy my first car so I could start working and my friend took me to buy my first set of Technics 1200 turntables with the money instead,” he recalled.

“I still have them to this day”.

Bahena adapted the name DJ Soul One and organized monthly hip hop jams with his friends known as the “1212 Sessions” at Bryant Park in Riverside, as well as other locations throughout the Inland Empire and Los Angeles.

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before Bahena began working in the retail industry at apparel shops like GCS in Pomona and Active Ride Shop in Corona in his early 20’s. It was there that he not only learned the ins and outs of running a retail business, but the importance of customer service.

“I just liked the whole atmosphere, especially at GCS. What more do you want, hip hop, graffiti, it was all the elements, but without good customer service, everything can fail.”

Bahena worked several random jobs after leaving the retail industry but held on to his dream of one day opening a shop of his own. In February 2023, Adrian was faced with a health scare that solidified his decision to turn his dream into a reality.

“I ended up getting sick and I didn’t know what was wrong with me, but honestly, I thought I was gonna die,” Bahena recalled. “I thought to myself, I don’t want to leave this earth without fulfilling my dream, so after my recovery I decided to just take that jump and open up the shop.” With the support of his family and friends, he signed the lease and opened the Elements Shop just six months later.

Adrian’s lifelong love for hip hop and its culture can be felt as customers step inside the Elements Shop. In addition to its extensive inventory, the space is also used to host various events like live in-store performances, art exhibitions, and collaborations with local brands.

Adrian’s goal is to give back to the culture that has given him so much throughout his lifetime, and with our support, the Elements Shop will remain a permanent fixture in the Riverside independent business community.

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MUSEUM O F RIVERSIDE CO M M E M O R AT E S I T S

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Join us throughout 2024 to celebrate our centennial with 100 programs and events. Movie nights, workshops, Curator Conversations, community gatherings, and more are planned for this year. We are excited to share our off-site exhibition, Dear Riverside, at the Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties, opening on July 25, 2024. Our year will culminate with a 1920s-themed gala to celebrate our birthday in style!

For details, ticket purchases, and a full list of all Museum events and activities, visit us at: linktr.ee/museumofriverside The Museum of Riverside is grateful to stand on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Cahuilla, Gabrielino-Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano peoples. The Cahuilla, Gabrielino-Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano continue to live and thrive in Southern California.

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MEET YOUR LOCAL ARTIST

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ine Torres’ dedication to freedom is evident in her exploration of diverse artistic mediums, showcasing a fearless commitment to creativity and community. Torres channels her artistic sense of self through hosting night markets, muralism, painting, mosaic assemblage, and her expressive choice of wardrobe.

She attributes her confidence in art making to the constant support from her family, more specifically from her Papa and his message to “Never stop creating”. Additionally, Torres’ exposure to femme authors and philosophers in her collegiate years brought a fresh perspective towards embracing her creative spirit and how to introduce innovation within her environment.

Eventually, Torres discovered a space that facilitated her pursuits, the Eastside Arthouse. There she found several artists practicing in different mediums, helping one another grow in their craft, and advocating for artists sustaining themselves through their art. In this collective she was able to grow in her own creative practices and conceive her ongoing passion, Pocket Change Pop-Ups’ Night Market.

Since creating this platform which

the artist describes as a ‘vibrant community hub’, she has cultivated a community of entrepreneurs and small business owners. Torres describes this Night Market as: ‘Unique is its collaboration with gallery shows, uniting creators of many artistic backgrounds. The beauty is seeing events and communities created and dismantled in a single day, mirroring the transient nature of our time on Earth’.

When asked about what Pocket Change Pop-ups has planned for 2024 Torres replied: ‘This year, Pocket

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Hidden Gem: Performing Arts at UC Riverside

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Writers Week Festival, music, dance, theatre, and art exhibitions.

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For the past 47 years, the University of California, Riverside has been celebrating authors and storytellers from all over the world.

The annual literary event, free and open to the public, is Writers Week Festival. This year Writers Week is set for Feb. 10 and Feb. 12-16. The event, co-sponsored by UCR Department of Creative Writing and the LA Review of Books, is the longest-running free literary festival in California.

The week will honor three literary giants: Dave Eggers, Quincy Troupe, and Rigoberto González through Los Angeles Review of Books/UCR Department of Creative Writing Lifetime Achievement Awards.

“Each year, we strive to bring the best of creative writing and literature into a presentation forum for all to enjoy. Our efforts combine to offer a complex living survey of contemporary literature, of creative writers, from the debut author to internationally celebrated great,” said Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Writers Week co-director. “Writers Week was initiated 47 years ago and has always been offered as a free opportunity for the campus community, regional community, and anyone passing through who would like to attend, learn from, and be entertained with the writers of literature in all forms.”

Writers are “Our culture’s ‘R&D department.’ The future is forged in literature before it arrives in the material world,” said Thomas Lutz, Writers Week co-director. “Our Lifetime Achievement Award winners are a case in point: Quincy Troupe put together an anthology of world literature with his editor at Simon & Schuster, Toni Morrison, before the first world literature course was taught at a university, before we had journals and magazines devoted to world literature, before world literature became central to the reading habits of Americans. Rigoberto Gonzalez’s ‘Butterfly Boy’ gave us a preview of our current understanding of gender and sexuality decades earlier.

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Dave Eggers’ fiction explained the tech world to us before we knew exactly what it was. This is what Shelley meant when he said poets are the legislators of the world. We need them to imagine, and then show us, the way forward.”

Writers Week will offer virtual and in-person events, with all sessions captioned and ASL translated. Visit writersweek.ucr.edu to view the complete schedule.

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Performing Arts

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Performing Arts

Explore what UCR has to offer: art, dance, theatre.

UC Riverside has been offering unparalleled, stimulating performances for decades. Located in the heart of Inland Southern California, UCR is home to some of the most prestigious art, dance, and theatre scholars and performers.

Keep up to date on UC Riverside events at performingarts.ucr.edu UCR ORCHESTRA CONCERT

Ruth Charloff, conductor. Audiences will be serenaded with musical pieces such as SaintSaens: Cello Concerto No. 1, Brahms, Serenade No. 1, and Dvorak, Symphony No. 7.

Feb. 3: 8 pm at UCR’s University Theatre Feb. 4: 3 pm at UCR’s University Theatre Admission: $10 General $8 Students/Seniors $6 Child performingarts.ucr.edu

VALENTINES CHAMBER SINGERS CONCERT

Chamber singers present their annual tribute to Valentine’s Day. Features solo performances, the full choir, and pianist Jonathan Keplinger.

Feb. 12: 7 pm at UCR ARTS, 3824 Main Street in downtown Riverside.

Admission: Free. performingarts.ucr.edu

Performing Arts VIETGONE

UCR’s Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production presents “Vietgone,” a romantic comedy by Qui Nguyen. Part history play and part memoir, this whip-smart romantic comedy is punctuated with flashbacks, pop culture references, ninja battles, and bursts of rap songs.

The play offers a human-centered view of the Vietnam War and its aftermath and grapples with the enduring question, “What makes a home?”

Feb. 15-24: at ARTS Studio Theatre (on campus) Admission: $15; $12 seniors and children.

Parking: Lot 1, $8. performingarts.ucr.edu

UCR IS DANCING

Celebrate the incredible artistic dance talents— with original choreographic works—of UCR dance majors. DaEun Jung is the artistic director.

March 7: 7:30 pm Performing Arts March 9: 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm Admission: $15 performingarts.ucr.edu

UCR ARTS EXHIBITIONS

Located in the heart of downtown Riverside, UCR ARTS offers visitors art exhibitions, films, and much more.

Current exhibitions: “Every Day We Have to Invent the Reality of This World: AI Post Photography”; “Be A Man: Richard Allen May III’s Exploration of Black Masculinity in a White Patriarchal Society” Admission: Museum admission is free; film screenings require a paid ticket.

Details: ucrarts.ucr.edu/visit FREE PARKING ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS On weeknights, Monday to Friday from 6:00 pm–7:00 am, permits are not required when parking in Gold lots (26, 30, and 50).

On weekends, starting at 12:00 pm on Fridays until 6:00 am on Monday morning, the following lots do not require a paid permit when parking in the unreserved spaces: Lot 6 Blue, Lot 13 Blue, Big Springs Parking Structure 2, Gold lots (26, 30, and 50). performingarts.ucr.edu/parking/ UC Riverside is located at 900 University Ave.

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Community The Riversider | February/March 2024

Student Gabrielle Alexander

RCC student Ariana Licea checks out the impressive inventory of clothing available to students.

RCC Career Closet WORDS: KEN CRAWFORD PHOTOS: ZACH CORDNER

Meriel Anderson-McDade helps people find jobs.

She is the Employment Placement Coordinator at the Riverside City College Career Center. Her day to day is connecting students and employers.

Sometimes this means an e-mail or a phone call but other times a need emerges that is a little out of the ordinary.

Meriel was helping a student prepare for an upcoming interview when the student told her that they did not have appropriate clothing or any money to purchase what they needed. Meriel ended up buying the student clothes for the interview out of her own pocket at a local discount store but knew that this was going to be a recurring issue and that buying clothing for students was not a long-term solution to the problem.

She approached RCC with an idea to provide a space, on campus, where students can get inter view-appropriate clothing at no cost. In January 2019, the college provided a small portable on the edge of campus and donations were sought to stock the closet. The response was overwhelming and the Career Closet was up and running.

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The Career Closet is run by RCC faculty, staff, and student volunteers carving a few hours out of their daily routines. Hundreds of students over the past five years have been fitted with dealclosing threads. Biology professor Katherine Johnson is a long-time volunteer and enjoys her time at the Career Closet. She remembered the genesis of her involvement. "After getting hired at RCC, I became aware of the newly formed career closet and decided I wanted to help out. I love clothes and fashion and the thought of helping students find outfits for job interviews sounded really fun and a great way to interact with students outside of the classroom,” she said.

The Career Closet is a bit small and kinda hidden behind the Landis Performing Arts Center.

The success of the Career Closet is a testament to those involved daily and to the vision and flexibility of RCC as an institution. RCC is not an academic ivory tower. It is a working college providing unique educational programs for those who intend to transition to universities, as well as those looking for specific skills in trade and craft.

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The practical nature and nimble spirit of RCC is on full display at the Career Closet. The ability of an institution as established and as large as RCC to recognize a need and respond with a concrete and practical solution in real time is impressive. Meriel Anderson-McDade and crew embody the spirit of service to the community and have created a true gem in Riverside.

For more information go to @rcc_career_closet

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I usually have a certain level of expectation and somewhat of an angle going into starting my research on a story. I, admittedly, didn’t know much about the Riverside Electric Light Parade (RELP) starting out. I do have a real affinity for people having a good time in public places so I planned on this being a fun story to research and write. I didn’t, however, plan on having this story affect me the way it did. This is a special event and a great group of people, and I am really glad to be able to share it with you all.

Riverside Electric Light Parade is the official Riverside chapter of ELP, an organization started in Venice Beach, California by Marcus Gladney.

The Venice ride was a huge success and new chapters have emerged and are scattered throughout the western United States and Hawaii. RELP is a monthly, family-oriented, public group bike ride with an emphasis on brightly lit bicycles equipped with powerful speakers for rider safety and to encourage a party-like environment.

I showed up a couple of hours before the event to meet with the event organizers, John and GiGi Arnold. There were twenty or so other people there, socializing and helping each other putting lights on bikes. I introduced myself and John greeted me with a “dab” and a hug. His cordiality and kindness are ver y much the mood of the group as a whole. John told me the good vibes around RELP have a name, “Wheel Love is Free.

Family. Fun.” GiGi was setting up the table with merchandise and greeting the early regulars as they arrived.

I met Rodney Johnson, John’s “right hand man,” and Ian McGinley of Stacked BMX, who helps out riders with bike problems along the route.

I followed John around and chatted with him while he got things ready for the start of the ride at dusk. The initial twenty participants quickly increased to a hundred or more. John told me he plans on 200 riders by ride time. It started with a dozen or so in the early rides and as word got out, the numbers increased significantly.

I asked John if he thought it could get too big and he told me that mechanisms are in place to make sure that the riders respect the road and that cars are fairly warned of the mass of riders. He seemed to think they weren’t near any limit of riders that may happen. RELP has even leveraged their increase in participation into community action.

John saw that he had something real happening at the rides and started to wonder, ‘how can we help touch other people while we're just out riding these bikes?’

RELP has helped feed the homeless, raised money for several local charities, invited community organizations to participate in their gatherings, and is proudly participating in the Riverside Black History Expo on February 10. John is working on The Riversider Magazine

Riverside Electric Light Parade Magical Moving Party

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gaining non profit organization status so donations made to RELP can be tax deductible.

As the crowd really began to swell and the mood changed from “hanging out” to “let’s go!” I stayed back and watched the building action while John moved through the crowd, taking care of business as the sun started to set and the start time became imminent. I quickly found a new friend to talk with while I watched.

Lee Davis, a retired LA County Typist-Clerk, happened to be next to me and I asked her how she got involved with RELP. She had retired right before COVID-19 hit and bought herself an E-Bike to keep bus y. She found riding on her own intimidating and as we all started to get out of the house as the pandemic subsided, Lee sought out groups to ride with. She participates in a few group rides each month and is a fixture at RELP. “It’s positive, it keeps me busy, and I enjoy it,” Davis told me. That’s plenty of reasons for me.

I would be neglecting a ver y prominent feature of the RELP crowd if I didn’t mention the diversity of the gathered riders. There are many

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(Left to Right): RELP's Rodney Johnson, Milton Johnson, John Arnold and GiGi Arnold.

traditional pedal pushers, but I would say a fair majority of riders are riding electric vehicles of some form. One wheeled vehicles, scooters, and e-bikes are well-represented. People of all ages are also there, from young Girl Scouts selling cookies to gray haired grandparents getting out and active. RELP is notably racially diverse, as well.

It doesn't seem to be manufactured, but I do think it’s an important part of what is happening at RELP. These kinds of intentional gatherings bring together people for a purpose and that purpose bumps what may divide us down the list of importance.

People are here to ride. That is the primary function of RELP. People are also out to be a part

of something, to assert their space in our community and, of course, be out and seen. What RELP does is cool and people feel cool when they participate.

RELP is a rolling party, it's loud and brightly lit, it takes place on public roads and in public spaces, and there is a bit of a strut in the collective step of RELP as they move through the city pulsating with sound and light.

I loved hanging out with John, GiGi, and the whole squad. They have created a movement of positive energies in Riverside through a largely recreational gathering. I started by saying I didn't know much about RELP going into this and I didn’t plan on being so affected by this story. There is

something to be said about being well into middleage and having your mind blown a little. RELP is a little slice of what things should be like and I encourage you to look them up and participate.

You will feel welcome and everybody can benefit from an occasional chance to strut a little.

The Riverside Electric Light Parade rolls out at 5pm from 4050 Main Street on the last Saturday of every month.

For more info follow on Instagram @riversideelectriclightparade

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Local Hustle The Riversider | February/March 2024

Cali Tardka & Jefrox Adobo

Riverside's Best Home Kitchen Takeout Restaurants WORDS: EUNICE HAHN PHOTOS: RAYMOND ALVA

Samosas

Chicken Tikka Masala Fries

Cali Tardka's mother-son duo Kimi and Manu Sanghu

Picture this: You’re scrolling through restaurants on Yelp wondering what to eat for dinner when you come across a new spot. The reviews look great, the food even better, so you place an order for tonight’s takeout. You eagerly pull up to the location on their website but wait — is that someone’s front lawn?

Welcome, my friend, to the world of Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKO), takeout restaurants run out of people’s residential homes. Ever since Riverside County adopted a bill to license these home kitchens in 2019, these eateries have enabled chefs to share their food without a commercial space and diners to experience home-cooked food with the convenience of a typical takeout order.

Our team visited two of these Riverside MEHKOs: Cali Tardka and Jefrox Adobo, and I am eager to share with you all the mouth-watering dishes and love for the community we found within these homes.

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a following around serving Punjabi fusion takeout from their home. From around 7am to 7pm each day, the Sanghu’s kitchen morphs into an orchestra of sizzling samosas and bubbling tikka masala as the family rushes to prepare and fill orders.

Their buzz precedes them: Kimi, the culinary talent , and Manu, the PR-sav v y mind, have appeared on “Access Hollywood,” “ABC7,” and “The Jennifer Hudson Show” —not to mention the countless celebrity collaborations they’ve done with names like Russell Peters, Gabriel Iglesias, and Mario Lopez.

What makes Cali Tardka remarkable is true entrepreneurial spirit baked into the DNA of their eatery. Selling Kimi’s food through social media in 2018 was what allowed the family to make ends meet when they were on the brink of losing their house.

Then, when the Public Health Department shut them down for operating without a license, it was Kimi who called the county health department every week for six months, inquiring when Riverside would start accepting applications for MEHKOs so they could open again.

While Kimi made the menu, Manu worked on

developing their social media presence, teaching himself through business podcasts and dropping out of university to devote himself to the business.

After they became officially licensed in 2019, their next challenge was spreading awareness.

This lead to their first viral moment after what Manu describes as a family effort to get food influencer Greg Simms from the TikTok and Instagram account @GrubWithGreg to visit Cali Tardka.

“For two to three weeks we just kept direct messaging him on when he could come to Riverside and check us out,” Manu said. “We told all my cousins to just keep tagging him with ‘Go to Cali Tardka.’”

Their efforts paid off when Greg sent them a DM asking to collaborate on a video that blew up to a million views by the end of the day. Now people come from all over California come to try Cali Tardka’s signature Chicken Tikka Masala Fries—crispy fries drenched in red curr y and showered in vibrant chutneys—and other offerings.

And, the hype is not for naught, for not only is their food flavorful, everything they offer, from their pillowy naan bread to their handled pouches of mango lassi, is handmade.

Steamed Buns

Jefrox Adobo's Jeff and Roxanne Butiu

Beef Noodle Soup

The affection that Kimi and Manu have for feeding their community is apparent in their desire to put down roots in Riverside. The two have started scouting locations to hopefully open up a brickand-mortar spot by next year. But you don’t have to wait until then to try their food.

You can find them on Instagram @calitardka and order food that was made with a mother’s love.

Jefrox Adobo Jeff and Roxanne Butiu always loved cooking. They both had degrees in restaurant management back in the Philippines, and Jeff had culinary experience working as a chef. But with full-time caregiver jobs and four children to raise, this interest remained just that—a hobby—until the two were laid off from their jobs in 2021.

Suddenly, this hobby became a lifeline when the couple decided to start selling their beef noodle soup outside a local Walmart. Armed with an E-Z Up and a handwritten sign that read “Authentic Beef Noodle Soup,” the two got to work spooning

ladlefuls of dark, beefy broth over chewy knife-cut noodles for $5 a bowl.

Despite having no social media presence, the aromatic soup and low price point proved to be a strong marketing tool in its own right, drawing in curious customers who would later become loyal patrons. Misfortune struck when they were informed by a coding department officer that they could not sell on the street. Thankfully, the officer also told them about the MEKHO program, and gave them information to get started with the licensing process.

By 2022, they got their license, and Jefrox Adobo—a combination of Jeff and Roxanne’s names as well as a playful wink to the Tagalog word for spoiled brat—was born.

Drawing upon Jeff’s diverse culinary influences, Jefrox Adobo offers customers their unique spin on Filipino cuisine. Notable dishes include their Shrimp Pancit, a brothy noodle dish bursting with seafood flavor, and the savory Beef Noodle Soup that started it all, stocked with tender pieces of beef and blanched bok choy.

Through their food, the Butius have built a

committed base of customers who love what they have to offer, which allowed them to recently expand into a catering business. But despite their success, the couple don’t take anything for granted.

From the customers who even made Reddit threads asking about their restaurant while they were getting their MEKHO license, to Mark Menezes from the Instagram account @MarkFromRiverside who gave them their viral big break, they are grateful for all the love they’ve received from the Riverside community and are committed to giving it back.

“We have a community like we never had before. When we were caregivers, we just survived, but now we have a family and so many people who are willing to give us a hand,” Roxanne said.

So, whether you’re looking for Filipino foods you already love, or just a new place to add to your takeout dinner rotation, you won’t regret ordering from Jefrox Adobo.

You can find them on Instagram @jefroxadobo.

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Arts The Riversider | February/March 2024

The UCR Underground Scholars Initiative Building a Prison to University Pipeline

(Left to Right): UCR Students Art Valles, Rocio Sanchez, Olivia Chavez, and USI Director Ismael Davila.

WORDS: MANO MIRANDÉ PHOTOS: ZACH CORDNER

Recidivism rates in the U.S. are some of the highest in the world with almost 44% of offenders returning to prison within their first year of release.

In California, over 60% of individuals released from prison will reoffend within three years, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

While the circumstances of each individual case var y substantially, those released from incarceration face a multitude of obstacles and are given minimal resources when it comes to rehabilitation. With criminal background checks for employ ment , housing , and educ at ion , opportunities are even more limited for those attempting to successfully integrate themselves back into society.

One of the most impactful tools in reducing the likelihood of reincarceration is education. “It has been proven that education reduces recidivism.

As you increase your level of education, you are less likely to be reincarcerated. Earning a graduate degree drops it down to zero percent, and having a bachelor’s drops it to 20%,” Ismael Davila, Director of UC Riverside’s Underground Scholars Initiative (USI) explained.

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including UC Riverside in 2018. Its mission is to create pathways to higher education for incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and system-impacted students.

“Our goal is to build a ‘prison-to-school pipeline,’” Davila explained. “We provide transitional support, advocacy, outreach, employment assistance, and recruitment.”

Davila, like the other 55 student-members currently involved in the USI program at UCR, has experienced the challenges of post-incarceration first-hand. Born in Los Angeles in 1982, his family moved to the Rubidoux neighborhood of Riverside when he was three years old.

“Gangs were huge back then,” he recalled.

“There was a lot of crime and drug use. I remember seeing bullet holes and graffiti all around the neighborhood as a kid.”

By the time Davila was in high school, many of his friends and family were involved in gangs. “Most of the guys in my neighborhood, and especially on my street, all of them but two kids ended up in jail or prison, and I was incarcerated as well,” he said.

At age nineteen, Ismael was arrested and charged with a 245(a)(1) – assault with a deadly weapon with intent to cause great bodily injury, which is a felony offense carrying a maximum sentence of up to four years.

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He spent the following years in court before being convicted of the charge nearly three years after his arrest. As a first-time offender, Davila received an alternative sentence requiring him to wear an ankle monitor for six months, as well as probation and anger management classes.

“I didn’t understand the law or the impact of having a record was going to mean for me later on in life,” he reflected. “When you’re nineteen, you’re not thinking about those kinds of things.”

During the years he spent in court, Ismael enrolled in classes at Riverside Community College and worked on campus where he graduated with an associate degree in 2003. The first of his family to receive a college education, he was unfamiliar with the transfer process to continue his education and struggled to find employment after receiving the felony conviction. It was not until 2009 that Davila enrolled at Cal State San Bernardino with the assistance of a high school friend where he received a BA in Kinesiology.

Ismael eventually had his charge expunged, but because it was a felony, it remained visible on his record, causing his application for a teaching credential program after graduating from CSUSB to be denied. It took nearly two years before the decision was appealed, but his criminal record w o ul d a ga in h in d e r h is o p p o r t un i t i e s f o r employment, despite having his teaching credential.

“I was offered a position at a high school and put ‘No’ where the application asked about my record, assuming it was expunged,” Davila explained.

“When they found out, they accused me of lying on the application and I was let go.”

Davila returned to RCC where he worked in student ser vices and youth outreach, which included an organization for formerly incarcerated students called Transitioning Minds. “At the time, there wasn’t an opportunity for me to become director of the program,” he said. “But, the students I worked with actually encouraged me to apply for a similar position at UCR.” In June 2022, Davila became director of the USI program at UCR, as he jokingly added, “It was the only time having a record actually helped me get a job.” His personal experience with postincarceration rehabilitation not only made him an ideal candidate for the position but allowed him to provide valuable insight to its members.

In the spring of 2023, USI hosted a community event at The Barn on UCR’s campus, which featured an art exhibit showcasing the works of several USI members and other ar tists impacted by incarceration. One of its attendees was Maryana Carreon, program associate at The Cheech Center for Chicano Art in downtown Riverside.

“She saw the show and was really impressed by the artwork,” Davila recalled. “She said to

me, ‘What if we were to do something like this at The Cheech?’”

Months later, Carreon’s idea became a reality when she received approval to host an exhibit at The Cheech in collaboration with USI. “Uncaged Perspectives ” will debut on Thursday March 7, 2024, to coincide with the monthly Riverside Artswalk and will be shown through June 9. The exhibit features sixteen pieces by USI members and several local artists centering on the impact of the carceral system on communities, families, and individuals in the Inland Empire.

The exhibit will not only provide a first-hand look into the realities of those personally affected by incarceration but serves as a symbol of hope for the thousands who continue to struggle with its lasting impact. With the assistance and services provided by programs like the Underground Scholars Initiative, the guidance and dedication of individuals like Ismael Davila, and the support of community institutions like The Cheech, that spark of hope will continue to shine brighter.

"Uncaged Perspectives" exhibition opens at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture on Thursday, March 7th.

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Historical Riverside The Riversider | February/March 2024

Bound for the Promised Land The Heroic Rise of Black Riverside, 1875-Present WORDS: H VINCENT MOSES, PHD

“ Oh, who will come and go with me? I am bound for the Promised Land.” On Jordon’s Stormy Banks I Stand, 18th century Baptist/Methodist hymn, lyrics

by Samuel Bennett, 1787

After decades of planning, in October 2022, Rose Mayes' dream for Riverside finally came true. The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California had just opened across from the Riverside Main Library on Mission Inn Avenue. Cate and I were privileged to curate the inaugural exhibition, for the opening, Still, I Rise: The Black IE Fight for Justice.

Sponsored by the Riverside African American Historical Society, the exhibition marked nearly one -hundred-f if t y year s of the formidable presence of Black Riverside. As you read my column, the CRI is busy digitizing the exhibition for posterity. With that, Let ’s look back at the heroic rise of this community and how it overcame significant obstacles to reach its prominence in the 21st century.

Klan Violence, Jim Crow, and the Promise of Riverside The Klan riders, dressed in their fear-inducing white robes and pointy hoods, dragged a Black neighbor from his home in the dead of night, stripped him, chased him down the road, tied him to an oak tree, and viciously flogged him with a bullwhip.

This was not an isolated incident in Georgia or other states of the Deep South. By 1875, Robert Stokes, a Georgia freedman, had had enough.

Offered the opportunity by a white family, Robert came with them to Riverside, the birthplace of the Washington navel orange enterprise. Stokes prospered mightily in this fledgling orange grower’s promised land, acquiring proper t y and solid standing among the early white northern abolitionist settlers that founded the town.

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Sunday School Photograph, Second Baptist Church, Fairmount Park (c1913) The Stokes and Williams families are well represented in this group photo. Front row, left to right: Annie Mae Hill, Pearl Williams, Walter Williams, Janie Mary Stokes and husband David, Annie and Mose Bacon, Rev. & Mrs. George Williams, Annie and Robert Williams holding Robert Williams, Jr., Mary Stokes (David's Aunt), and Mrs. Chandles standing.

Top row, left to right: Eudell Williams, Oscar Stokes, Cecil Estelle Stokes, Walter Stokes, William Stokes, Norman Williams, Susie Williams (Iola McCoy's mother), Trivel Williams (lola's father).

Children, seated left to right: Maitland and Wilhelmina Stokes, Louise and Elsie Williams, L. Williams.

Photo from the Maitland Stokes Collection.

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Constable Robert Stokes, c1885, a freedman, arrived in Riverside in 1875 with a white family from Atlanta, Georgia and became a respected property owner, hog rancher, and orange grower.

Mr. Stokes was appointed Constable by the Riverside Board of Trustees by a unanimous vote. Courtesy, Museum of Riverside.

The flogged Freedman represented all Southern Blacks' plight in the aftermath of Reconstruction.

Emancipation and Union victory in the Civil War, the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

Reconstruction of the South led Southern Blacks to think the Promised Land might be just around the corner.

By 1878, however, the rampant return of unbridled White supremacy in the South and Southerners’ effort to ‘redeem’ the “Lost Cause” by any means necessary convinced thousands of the four million freedmen and women, like Robert Stokes, to migrate to the West. California drew them with her siren song of a “New Canaan” of unsurpassed opportunity. The West offered them a new start in an idyllic climate and offered the unheard-of prospect of home ownership, freedom of movement, and work.

The promise of California was real, though challenging to achieve. In the Inland Empire (IE), Black set tlers ran headlong into White supremacy, the California Ku Klux Klan, restrictive housing covenants, employment bias, segregated schools, and redlined neighborhoods. In the face of those challenges, Lincoln Republican R i ver side of fered oppor tuni ties not of ten available in other California towns.

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Congregation of the Second Baptist Church. c1905.

Courtesy, Museum of Riverside.

Orange Valley Lodge #13, Colored Masons and Eastern Star, c1915, behind the Stokes and Wiley Mercantile building housing the Lodge on the second floor. Courtesy, Museum of Riverside.

throughout the city among the general population and were held in high esteem by white Riversiders.

Theirs is the heroic story of those Black community builders, the Black Press, the Black Church, and ordinary folks fighting to thrive, to build homes and businesses in the face of fierce adversity.

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throughout the 20th century and found ways to win against the odds. These Black pioneers and their heirs wielded tools homed in the crucible of anti-Black violence and Jim Crow. With those tools, they broke barriers and worked to build a more just and fair society for themselves and their children.

Rev. Frank Johnson, c1896, later Pastor of Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Eastside developer, and civil rights leader.

Courtesy, Museum of Riverside.

Rev. William G. Goodwin and Elizabeth Boswell orange grove wedding photo, c1898., marking their arrival in the "Promised Land."

By 1920, Black community builders established a thriving, segregated neighborhood on Riverside’s Eastside. They built businesses, non-profit service organizations, churches, and community centers.

Black Migration to Riverside: A Trickle Then a Stream, 1875-1950 Robert Stokes and the few earliest arrivals were followed in the first half of the 20th century by a steady flow of Black folk from the South. By 1920, segregation using real estate redlining and restrictive covenants in home deeds came to Riverside and drove the new arrivals into the Eastside.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps identified the area as Cox’s Addition, encompassing most of the streets commonly populated by pioneer families: Park Avenue, Ninth Street, Tenth Street, Seventh Street, Twelfth Street, Commerce, and Sedgwick Avenue, All on the east side of the railroad tracks.

The Black community gradually spread south along Victoria Avenue to the northern boundary of the Victoria Golf Course.

A s l a t e a s 19 6 2 , h o w e v e r, r e s t r i c t i v e covenants in proper t y deeds prohibited the sale of houses to non-Anglos in most other parts of the city. David Stokes, one of the most success ful early Riverside orange growers, and his family on Brockton Avenue and S. H. Goodwin at Brockton and 14th Streets were notable exceptions to the rule.

Built on a Rock: Riverside’s Black Community and the Fight for Justice The irony of driving Riverside’s Black pioneers into a segregated neighborhood is that it built a bedrock foundation on which to raise children and fight for fairness in the broader community.

The Black Church, a Biblical pillar of fire in the Black community, represented by Allen Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal Church founded in 1875, Second Baptist Church, and Park Avenue Baptist Church, provided a place to train leaders and undergird the spiritual life of the Eastside.

Together, these churches provided a bulwark of social stability and taught strong community values. They established Brotherhoods and Sisterhoods and trained the young in Sunday Schools. Newly arrived families were quickly integrated into the community through their church affiliation.

Members of Allen Chapel A.M.E. brought with them to Riverside tried and valid tools for fighting for justice that they had perfected in earlier battles for fairness. This was a hallmark of the A.M.E. nationwide.

Rev. Frank Johnson stood out among the members of Allen Chapel, suing the city and Park Board in 1921 to break the segregation at Fairmount Park Plunge. His effort led to a separate but equal plunge at the brand-new Lincoln Park on the Eastside, established to resolve Johnson’s suit.

The new pool opened in 1924 and became a mainstay of the Eastside neighborhood.

The second Baptist church gained a charter in 1900, including the Decatur, Edwards, Bryant, and Carter families among its initial members.

Robert Stokes, one of the first two Black migrants to Riverside, joined the initial charter of members with his nephew David Stokes.

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The Couchers Car Club of Riverside, c2012.

Courtesy Dell Roberts, pictured on the right of the photo in the yellow shirt and broad brimmed hat.

Miss Rose Mayes, Executive Director of the Riverside County Office of Fair Housing and founder of the new Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, Riverside, c2022. Zach Cordner photo.

integrate in this fashion voluntarily. Today, RUSD is led by Superintendent Renee Hill, the first Black female to hold that position and to hold it with the highest integrity. While we have a long way to go to achieve total equity in public education, Riverside is a leader, and Black Riverside must receive much credit for how far we have come.

Renee Hill, first Black and first female Superintendent of the Riverside Unified School District, c2021. Zach Cordner photo.

In 1915, dissidents formed Park Avenue Baptist Church due to a disagreement among members of Second Baptist. Fourteen members, led by Rev. W. G. Goodwin, formed the first wave to leave Second Baptist to form Park Avenue Baptist. Members of Park Avenue fought the first battles against the White power structure of Riverside.

The Fight for Fair Housing and Education in the Promised Land Homeownership proved to be an almost irresistible draw for early Black Riverside. Although restricted principally to the segregated Eastside, many The Riversider Magazine

20th-centur y Black neighborhood residents owned their own homes. Nonetheless, despite the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and California laws against it, housing discrimination remains a severe problem for people of color. Rose Mayes and her Fair Housing Council of Riverside Country keep up the fight for fairness in housing.

The home of abolitionist Judge John/Wesley North and Lincoln Republican Riverside retained a segregated school system until the mid-1960s when Dell Roberts and the Riverside Unified School District Board chose to institute a busing program to integrate the district voluntarily.

RUSD was the first large school district to

Conclusion: Fight for a Fairer and More Equitable Riverside Black Riverside has come far since Robert Stokes arrived in the 1870s. Black Riverside has contributed mightily to making Riverside the City of Arts and Innovation for the 21st century for a hundred and fifty years.

Black Riverside has produced prominent leaders in medicine, sports, education, business, the Black Press, and every other walk of life. Black R i v e r s i d e s t a n d s s t r o n g a g a i n s t o n go i n g discrimination in housing and for equity in all aspects of life in our city. Black Riverside continues the strong tradition of leadership and community building instituted by Stokes and the first arrivals to our city, which has been carried on by succeeding generations of Black leaders dedicated to creating a more perfect union.

In April 2024, Rose Mayes and the African American Historical Society and MLK, Jr. Visionaries will rededicate the historic MLK Monument downtown, a marker of the greatness of Black Riverside as we approach Black History Month 2024. I proudly and humbly pledge my meager support for their effort to create a more equitable and fairer city. I hope you all will, too.

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Beef Pot Roast

Ahi Tuna Poke Tacos

Art’s Bar & Grill Riverside’s Five-Star Dive Bar

Shrimp Cocktail

WORDS: MANO MIRANDÉ PHOTOS: ZACH CORDNER

Art’s Bar & Grill has remained relatively unchanged since it was opened by Art Conte in 1984. As guests enter through the back patio of the unassuming brick building at the corner of University and Lime, they step inside an atmosphere reminiscent of simpler times.

The dimly lit bar area, adorned with leather booths and historic photos of Riverside, leads to the main dining area which provides a sense of comfort and nostalgia that makes Art’s such a unique and welcoming dining experience.

Conte’s daughter Paula Jones assumed ownership of the restaurant after he passed away in the 1990’s. It was not until March 2023 that she decided to sell the family business to longtime customer and friend, Andrea Palagi, or “Dre” as he’s fondly known by his customers.

Andrea’s experience in dining began as a child when his family moved to Riverside where his father, Mario Palagi, opened Mario’s Place in 1981. After his father passed away just three years later, Andrea and his two brothers helped their mother with the family business by washing dishes and bussing tables throughout high school.

Because of his lifelong passion for dining, Palagi recognizes the importance of his role as the new owner of such a beloved and iconic par t of Riverside’s history.

“This place is a legacy,” he explained. “It’s legendary, and I was honored to have the opportunity to carry the torch.”

Aside from a few upgrades to its infrastructure, Dre has paid special attention to preserving the restaurant’s original aesthetic and upholding the reputation that Paula and her father spent decades to achieve.

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“It was beautiful to begin with as it was, there’s a vintage vibe in here,” he explained. “I want people to feel like they walked back in time, but I want them to have a more modern experience with the food and for it to be known as what we like to call, a ‘Five-Star Dive Bar.’” To achieve this, Andrea enlisted the talents of head chef Rafa Gutierrez Villaseñor, whose additions to the existing menu have quickly become customer favorites.

“Eighty-five percent of the menu is still the same as what Art’s has served for decades, we’ve just upgraded the quality of some ingredients and put a little love into it,” Palagi said.

The wine list was also upgraded from 4 to 25 selections and customers can choose from over 55 varieties of canned and bottled beers from around the world. Hours of operation have been extended on weekends to include live entertainment for the first time in over 30 years. A variety of genres from Jazz and Blues to Rockabilly and Reggae can be heard through the newly ins talled sound s ys tem and live streamed on TV screens throughout the restaurant – all free of charge.

Business has tripled in just under a year since Palagi took ownership of Ar t ’s and his staff has grown from six to twenty employees including most of its previous staff.

A s A r t ’s Bar & Grill celebrates it s 4 0 th anniversary in 2024, Palagi’s top priority is to continue its legacy and preser ve its integrity and atmosphere, or as he simply puts it, “The goal is to keep it as a go-to, casual place that offers quality food that’s affordable for everyone.”

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AMERICAN (NEW) Pixels Bar And Eatery 3535 University Ave (951) 683-7957

ProAbition Whiskey Lounge & Kitchen 3597 Main St (951) 222-2110

The Rustik Fork Eatery

1355 E Alessandro Blvd Ste 101 (951) 656-3555

The Salted Pig

3750 Main St Ste 103 (951) 742-5664

Yard House

3775 Tyler St (951) 688-9273

BAKERIES/DONUTS American Donuts 3355 Iowa Ave (951) 329-3238

Baguette Bakery & Café 767 W Blaine St B (951) 788-5300

Baker’s Dozen Donuts 6100 Magnolia Ave (951) 369-0198

Beignet Spot 4019 Market St (951) 224-9830

Better-Be Donuts Café 1015 E Alessandro Blvd (951) 653-0166

Cakebox

3557 Main St A (951) 660-4179

Casey’s Cupcakes

3649 Mission Inn Ave (951) 328-6908

Chela’s Panadería 4022 Park Ave (951) 680-9983

Christy’s Donuts 8151 Arlington Ave (951) 977-8166

Cookie Co. Riverside 195 E Alessandro Blvd (951) 521-0846

The Cookie Plug

2915 Van Buren Blvd J1 (951) 505-0146

Cupcakes & Curiosities 3569 Main St (951) 452-6271

Delicias del Horno Bakery 3969 Chicago Ave (951) 456-9448

Donut Cravings

7132 Van Buren Blvd (951) 789-8324

Donut Tyme

5225 Canyon Crest Dr (951) 788-5043

Donut Queen

5501 Mission Blvd (951) 369-8797

Dunkin’ Donuts

18641 Van Buren Blvd (951) 384-2882

Dunkin’ Donuts 4922 La Sierra Ave (951) 777-8377

Freshh Donuts 781 W Blaine St (951) 682-5648

P.S. I Crepe You

6095 Magnolia Ave (951) 742-5167

Isabella’s Cupcakes & More 5225 Canyon Crest Dr #28 (951) 782-9200

Linda’s Donuts 3950 Pierce St (951) 351-8288

Lindmair Bakery 9230 Magnolia Ave (951) 688-2131

Lola’s Bakery

4026 Chicago Ave (951) 683-1219

Miss Donuts & Bagel 3962 University Ave (951) 787-0193

Mochinut

1242 University Ave (951) 534-0756

Mr. Blue’s Donuts

19009 Van Buren Blvd Ste 123 (951) 780-3188

Nothing Bundt Cakes

3639 Riverside Plaza Dr #502 (951) 787-1885

Ochoa’s Mexican Bakery 10330 Arlington Ave #3 (951) 359-8128

Ortiz Bakery

421 Iowa Ave #A (951) 787-9138

Pepe’s Panaderia 3511 Madison St (951) 353-8801

Rainbow Donuts 3758 La Sierra Ave (951) 688-7889

Randy's Donuts

Law’s Restaurant

River Ranch Bar & Grill

Riverside Cookie Shoppe

Shooters Sports & Grill

Smoke & Fire Social Eatery

Simple Simon’s Bakery & Bistro

Sire Restaurant

Spirit of Texas BBQ

BARS/LOUNGES

Stagecoach

3519 Van Buren Blvd (951) 588-5678 6737 Brockton Ave (951) 686-6374

3639 Main St (951) 369-6030

Star Donut

5145 Jurupa Ave #H (951) 530-8006

Steve’s Donuts

7201 Arlington Ave Ste C (951) 323-7153

Uncle Chuang’s Bakery 3740 Iowa Ave #109 (951) 275-8800

Urban Dripp

3750 University Ave #175 (951) 742-5949

US Donuts

4786 La Sierra Ave (951) 352-1893 3720 Sunnyside Dr (951) 823-0797

Winchell’s Donut House 1705 University Ave (951) 682-8834

Woodcrest Donuts

19510 Van Buren Blvd Ste F7 (951) 653-5054

Yvette’s Bakery 6729 Indiana Ave (951) 742-5541

Yum Yum Donuts 3247 Arlington Ave (951) 683-5489

9640 Indiana Ave (951) 354-7021

10226 Indiana Ave (951) 785-9588

6440 Magnolia Ave (951) 683-7473

Downtown Experiment 3601 University Ave (951) 355-2606

Lake Alice Trading Co 3616 University Ave (951) 686-7343

Locals Public House 285 E Alessandro Blvd (951) 780-1800

Mezcal Ultra Lounge 3737 Main St Ste 100 (951) 333-8558

The Brickwood 3653 Main St (951) 352-2739

The Lobby

3730 Main St (951) 742-5020

3750 University Ave, Ste 125 (951) 742-5585 5225 Canyon Crest Dr #9 (909) 542-9054 3965 Market St (951) 462-1117

3775 Tyler St. Unit B (951) 602-1940

BREAKFAST DINERS & CAFES Amy’s

10635 Magnolia Ave (951) 689-0296

Brandon’s Diner

10246 Indiana Ave Ste A (951) 359-3617

Brandon’s Diner 9646 Magnolia Ave (951) 637-2782

Brandon’s Diner Jr Of City Hall 3900 Main St (951) 778-2588

Cafe Le Reve

The Menagerie

141 E Alessandro Blvd Ste 10A (951) 215-0007

The Presidential Lounge

5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 40 (951) 784-2233

3581 University Ave (951) 788-8000 3649 Mission Inn Ave (951) 784-0300

Crest Cafe

Daily Brew Coffee House

VIP Nightclub & Restaurant

2955 Van Buren Blvd (951) 352-7477

W. Wolfskill

5620 Van Buren Blvd (951) 352-2690

3673 Merrill Ave (951) 784-2370

Flo’s Farmhouse Cafe

BAR & GRILLS

4281 Main St (951) 374-1176

Art’s Bar & Grill

BBQ

17950 Van Buren Blvd (951) 789-8843

Charley Rokk’s Authentic Texas BBQ

Kountry Folks

3357 University Ave (951) 683-9520

Duke’s Bar & Grill

3221 Iowa Ave (951) 248-1143

Events Sports Grill

10560 Magnolia Ave #A (951) 352-2693

Fire Up Grill

3750 University Ave (951) 289-9071

Flat Top Bar & Grill

17960 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-0114

Hotz Kitchen & Cocktails 3720 Mission Inn Ave (951) 782-3212

Joe’s Bar & Grill

10909 Magnolia Ave (951) 637-3931

5145 Jurupa Ave (951) 774-0039

Cowboy Burgers & BBQ 5573 Arlington Ave (951) 977-9454

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

3540 Riverside Plaza Dr Ste 314 (951) 683-9700

Gram’s BBQ

3527 Main St (951) 782-8219

Messi Soul Kitchen

4270 Riverwalk Pkwy #104 (951) 588-6252

Mongolian BBQ

1242 University Ave STE 7 (951) 686-0702

Joanna’s Cafe

3653 La Sierra Ave (951) 354-0437

Soup Shoppe

6712 Magnolia Ave (951) 781-4710

The Riverside Airport Cafe 6951 Flight Rd (951) 688-3337

Rodeo Cafe

17136 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-0388

BREWERIES All Points Brewing Co. 2023 Chicago Ave Unit B8 (951) 213-6258

Carbon Nation Brewing 9860 Indiana Ave, Unit 19

Euryale Brewing Company 2060 Chicago Ave Ste A-17 (951) 530-8865

Packinghouse Brewing Company 6421 Central Ave Ste 101-A (951) 333-9261

Route 30 Brewing Company

9860 Indiana Ave Ste 19 (951) 776-7083

Route 30 Tap Room 3740 Mission Inn Ave

Stone Church Brewing & Bistro 3737 Main Street (951) 233-0323

Thompson Brewing 9900 Indiana Ave (951) 289-7533

BURGERS Baker’s Drive Thru 2221 Main St (909) 884-5233

Baker’s Drive Thru 6686 Indiana Ave (909) 884-5233

Baker’s Drive Thru 1300 Blaine St (909) 884-5233

Baker’s Drive Thru

Farmer Boys

3303 Madison St (951) 351-9700

2585 Canyon Springs Pkwy (951) 656-6500

BurgerIM

10920 Magnolia Ave Unit 105 (951) 441-8868

BurgerIM

1201 University Ave #110 (951) 783-9555

Chris’ Burgers 407 Iowa Ave (951) 781-8542

Cowboy Burgers & BBQ 5573 Arlington Ave (951) 977-9454

Dairy Queen

8610 California Ave, Suite 101 (951) 343-4075

Farmer Boys

3400 University Ave (951) 680-0900

Farmer Boys

2901 Iowa Ave (951) 782-9003

Tastea

11130 Magnolia Ave Unit C (951) 588-8138

Tim Boba

Johnny’s Burgers

HK BBQ House

Bolcupop

Toasted

Johnny’s Burgers

Ho Choy’s

The California Lounge

Twee Coffee

Mission Burgers

Ho Ho

Coffee Court Bistro

Krak Boba

MGM Burgers

Hong Kong Fastfood

4825 La Sierra Ave (951) 688-1000 3394 Madison St (951) 687-3599 4606 Pine St (951) 682-7272 1691 Main St (951) 276-1744

Monty’s Good Burger 3605 Market Street (213) 915-0257

Nikko’s Burgers

9295 Magnolia Ave STE 112 (951) 352-7290

Original Tommy’s

7504 Mission Grove Pkwy S (951) 780-4201

R Burgers

5980 Van Buren Blvd (951) 358-9203

R Burgers

Slaters 50/50

Burger Boss

3375 Iowa Ave (951) 823-0700

Bobaloca

Baker’s Drive Thru

10737 Magnolia Ave (951) 689-1294

Boba Fiend Tea House

Greedy Cat

9910 Magnolia Ave (951) 688-2471

1666 University Ave (951) 784-4350

Boys Burgers

1299 University Ave #104-E (951) 686-2182

George’s Drive-In

10225 Magnolia Ave (909) 884-5233 5396 Mission Blvd (909) 884-5233

Frice Szechuan Restaurant

3750 University Ave Ste 125 (951) 742-5585

Smash Papas 3605 Market St

Star Burgers

7207 Arlington Ave (951) 689-5050

Zorba’s Restaurant 450 Iowa Ave (951) 686-5830

Zorba’s Express 770 University Ave (951) 787-0094

CHINESE Big Sky Bistro

1575 University Ave Ste A (951) 328-1688

Canton Chinese Food 1756 University Ave (951) 684-6126

China Wok Inn

5771 Mission Boulevard (951) 680-9810

Chen Ling Palace 9856 Magnolia Ave (951) 351-8511

Chinatown

10935 Magnolia Ave (951) 785-6197

1400 University Ave Ste 108 (909) 655-7235 3740 Iowa Ave #102 (951) 777-1368 10352 Arlington Ave (951) 785-1188 3511 Madison St (951) 637-2411 1490 University Ave (951) 686-2223

Jade China

2712 Canyon Springs Pkwy (951) 653-9200

Little Beijing Chinese Fast Food 5800 Van Buren Blvd (951) 509-1188

Lucky Wok

2995 Van Buren Blvd (951) 688-2888

Monark Asian Bistro

5225 Canyon Crest Dr #64 (951) 683-1073

Mr. China Express

8451 Colorado Ave #8301 (951) 687-8967

Mr. You

19530 Van Buren Blvd G7 (951) 653-1740

Peking Restaurant 11170 Magnolia Ave (951) 687-4822

Olivia's HB Cafe

3940 University Ave (951) 534-0984

Wok In Kitchen

5050 Arlington Ave #101 (951) 343-7888

COFFEE/TEA/JUICE 7 Leaves Cafe

1201 University Ave Ste 101 (951) 530-8666

Arcade Downtown 3870 Main Street (951) 266-6839

Arcade Coffee Roasters 3672 Chicago Ave Ste A (951) 266-6839

Arcade Coffee Roasters

5225 Canyon Crest Dr. Ste 17A (951) 266-6839

Back to the Grind 3575 University Ave (951) 784-0800

19009 Van Buren Blvd (951) 789-8646 3605 Market Street (951) 595-4513 3649 Mission Inn Ave (951) 784-0300 3607 10th St (951) 328-0866

Coffeecito House 3882 12th St (951) 405-4599

Condron Coffee

3696 Sunnyside Dr (951) 880-3354

Crave Coffee & Tea 3590 Central Ave (951) 289-9436

Daily Brew Coffee House 2955 Van Buren Blvd (951) 352-7477

Ding Tea

1575 University Ave Ste E (951) 429-9706

Flavor Theory

11090 Magnolia Ave (951) 977-9698

Goodwin’s Organics Cafe 191 W Big Springs Rd (951) 682-2667

JUJUBAR

19040 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-0224

Kung Fu Tea

3678 Central Ave Ste 102 (951) 254-9609

Kraemer’s Coffee Bistro 6734 Brockton Ave (951) 686-4400

Lift Coffee Roasters

2060 Chicago Ave Ste A10 (951) 742-7413

Molinos Coffee

3660 Mission Inn Ave (951) 276-7147

Nekter Juice Bar

5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 7B (951) 224-9842

R&B Tea

1889 University Ave Unit 105 (951) 462-4142

Sharetea

10920 Magnolia Ave Ste 103 (951) 406-5165

TRA Boba & Snack

3740 Iowa Ave Ste 103 (951) 530-8536

1450 University Ave Ste N (951) 462-1929 6160 Arlington Ave Ste C9 (951) 977-9847 9344 Magnolia Ave (951) 335-0599 3907 Chicago Ave Ste B (951) 742-5341

DELI/SANDWICHES Backstreet Restaurant 3735 Nelson St (951) 683-6650

Butch’s Grinders 4602 Pine St (951) 781-8511

Cheba Hut

3505 Market Street Ste 101 (951) 777-1117

Diane’s Deli

2900 Adams St #B1 (951) 689-2900

D’Elia’s Grinders

2093 University Ave (951) 683-7380

D’Elia’s Grinders

9009 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-3354

European Intl Market &Deli 7120 Indiana Ave G (951) 274-9100

Firehouse Subs

10080 Magnolia Ave (951) 588-8785

Jimmy John’s

3747 Central Ave Ste 102 (951) 779-0010

Jimmy John’s

4270 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 122 (951) 977-9672

Jimmy John’s

10277 Magnolia Ave (951) 354-2149

M & M Deli

1960 Chicago Ave #D1 (951) 684-6861

My Hero Subs 355 Iowa Ave A (951) 784-7370

RiverCrust Deli

6235 River Crest Dr Ste F (951) 656-8145

Subs & Spuds

5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste #83a (951) 369-1491

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The Sub Station

3663 Canyon Crest Dr (951) 683-4523

Tummy Stuffer 1159 Iowa Ave O (951) 369-1266

The Upper Crust Sandwich Shoppe 3573 Main St (951) 784-3149

FILIPINO Jefrox Adobo

2561 Grambling Way (951) 314-5075

Nanay Gloria

10959 Magnolia Ave (951) 977-8831

Cherry On Top

3560 Riverside Plaza Dr (951) 213-6018

Cherry On Top

19009 Van Buren Blvd Ste 125 (951) 780-0800

Cold Stone Creamery 9867 Magnolia Ave Ste C (951) 637-0920

Dairy Queen

8610 California Ave, Ste 101 (951) 343-4075

Dairy Queen

6665 Magnolia Ave (951) 684-6280

Frostbites Crepes & Frozen Delights

FRENCH

10347 Magnolia Ave (951) 352-4903

Le Chat Noir

La Michoacana

3790 9th St (951) 786-9266

GERMAN European International Market & Deli 7120 Indiana Ave G (951) 274-9100

HAWAIIAN Ohana Cravings

3740 Iowa Ave, Ste 104 (951) 742-5555

Ono Hawaiian BBQ

3961 Chicago Ave 951) 248-9142

Mixies Ice Cream & Cookies 3605 Market St (951) 595-4520

Spoonful Yogurt Café

4270 Riverwalk Pkwy #120 (951) 729-5882

Toi Moi Italian Ice & Juice Shop 10181 Hole Ave (951) 343-4146

Yogurtland

3531 Madison St (951) 351-0888

1242 University Ave Ste A (951) 683-1950

Ono Hawaiian BBQ

Yogurtland

3540 Riverside Plaza Dr #324 (951) 328-1988

3510 Tyler St #104 (951) 772-0229

Ono Hawaiian BBQ

INDIAN

2721 Canyon Springs Pkwy #101 (951) 656-6188

Park Ave Polynesian Restaurant 4038 Park Ave (951) 344-1090

ICE CREAM/FROZEN YOGURT Afters Ice Cream 1201 University Ave

Baskin-Robbins 7024 Magnolia Ave (951) 682-3131

Canyon Crest Ice Cream & Water 5225 Canyon Crest Dr #27 (951) 675-7385

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Bombay Stores 1385 W Blaine St (951) 788-3042

Cali Tardka

9212 Sunridge Drive (951) 376-0566

Gandhi Indian Cuisine

1355 E Alessandro Blvd #205 (951) 653-4147

India Sweets & Groceries 779 W Blaine St (951) 784-7400

Mantra Indian Cuisine 10359 Magnolia Ave (951) 417-4539

Masala Mischief

223 University Ave Ste 150 (951) 224-9692

Namaste Indian Kitchen

First Class Pizza & Pub

Amagi Sushi

Punjab Palace Cuisine of India

Lava Coal-Fired Pizza

Big Tuna

Mamma Mia Restaurant and Bar

Fuego Hibachi

6061 Magnolia Ave (951) 275-5316

1766 University Ave (951) 686-9968

ITALIAN/PIZZA Aloha Pizza & Pasta 755 W Blaine St (951) 788-8830

Antone’s Italian Food 4125 Sunnyside Dr (951) 682-5900

Antonio Pizza

195 E Alessandro Blvd (951) 776-1888

Antonious Pizza Cafe 3737 Main St (951) 682-9100

Bella’s Pizza

5196 Arlington Ave (951) 351-3131

Blaze Pizza

3540 Riverside Plaza Dr (951) 789-3212

Blaze Pizza

10920 Magnolia Ave Suite 107 (951) 474-5855

Bricks & Birch

3605 Market Street #5 (951) 500-7776

Capone’s Pizza

7207 Arlington Ave F (951) 689-3520

Dave’s New York Style Pizza

1490 University Ave #102 (951) 787-9900

DeMatteo’s Pizza 7030 Magnolia Ave (951) 682-6198

Dematteo’s Woodcrest

18590 Van Buren Boulevard (951) 429-7317

D’Caesaro Pizza & Italian 6160 Arlington Avenue C4 (951) 687-0777

Enzo’s Pizza

10170 Indiana Ave (951) 351-2375

Farfalla’s Cucina Italiana 5250 Arlington Ave (951) 354-5100

Fast 5 Pizza

5300 Arlington Ave (951) 977-9090

Fast 5 Pizza

4290 Riverwalk Pkwy (951) 354-7900

1725 Spruce St Suite #101 (951) 823-0238

10971 Magnolia Ave (951) 729-5555

4270 Riverwalk Pkwy (951) 343-0201 3750 Main St (951) 742-5039

Marcello’s Pizza & Pasta

Joe’s Sushi Japanese Restaurant

Marcello’s Pizza & Pasta

Kotsu Ramen & Gyoza

Mario’s Place

The Lowkey Poke Joint

783 W Blaine St (951) 781-9996 6519 Clay St A (951) 681-9797

3646 Mission Inn Avenue (951) 684-7755

MOD Pizza

9555 Magnolia Ave (951) 353-1929

3522 Madison St Ste 101 (951) 299-8889 11860 Magnolia Ave (951) 299-7699

Mokkoji Shabu Shabu

3444 Arlington Ave (951) 374-5255

1575 University Ave Ste B (951) 905-4007

New York Pizza Co

Momo Sushi

The Old Spaghetti Factory

Ohana Sushi

3570 Van Buren Blvd (951) 688-4000

3191 Mission Inn Avenue (951) 784-4417

Papa Joe’s Pizza

5115 Jurupa Ave B3 (951) 680-9090

Papa Joe’s Pizza 10555 Indiana Ave (951) 688-1188

Pietro’s Italian Cuisine 6788 Brockton Ave (951) 784-1310

The Pizza Place...

18955 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-5588

Romano’s Chicago Pizzeria 285 Alessandro Blvd (951) 780-7399

Scratch Pizza

4950 La Sierra Ave #8 (951) 359-2023

Shakey’s Pizza Parlor 5941 Van Buren Blvd (951) 689-7700

Tower Pizza

3375 Iowa Ave (951) 518-4300

University Pizza Company 1201 University Ave #116 (951) 823-0630

Viano’s Restaurant 16810 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-3000

1889 University Ave #108 (951) 781-3838

JAPANESE/POKE RAMEN/SUSHI

Fiesta Pizza

AhiPoki

6110 Van Buren Blvd (951) 353-8007

19510 Van Buren Blvd Unit F6 (951) 656-8144

3540 Riverside Plaza Dr STE 310 (951) 530-8255

9844 Magnolia Ave (951) 999-9123 195 Alessandro Blvd Ste 8A (951) 789-0443

Oishii Sushi

6133 Magnolia Ave (951) 784-2550

Ooka Sushi & Hibachi Steak House

3525 Riverside Plaza Dr #200 (951) 779-0099

Otsuka Ramen & Bar

10949 Magnolia Ave (951) 353-9888

Poke Bar

3740 Iowa Ave (951) 405-8233

Poke Bistro

3375 Iowa Ave Ste K (951) 394-8580

Pokilicious Riverwalk

4290 Riverwalk Pkwy #306 (951) 376-1377

Ramen Okawari

3740 Iowa Ave #104 (951) 680-9411

Rohey’s Wok & Grill

4294 Riverwalk Pkwy (951) 359-5272

Saku Ramen 3643 Main St (951) 742-5849

Silverlake Ramen 3775 Tyler St (951) 934-9160

Soho Ramen Riverside 3605 Market St (951) 595-4528

Sumabi

3530 9th St (951) 823-0278

Sushi Asahi

2955 Van Buren Blvd Suite #D2 (951) 637-1313

Sushi Ok

5228 Arlington Ave (951) 689-8054

Sushi Okoku

10380 Magnolia Ave (951) 343-2225

Sushi R91

1630 Spruce St (951) 682-1323

Sushi Station

19029 Van Buren Blvd #115 (951) 789-0068

Sushi Times

1400 University Ave Ste A101 (951) 777-1037

Sushingon

6060 Magnolia Ave (951) 224-9590

Taiyos Sushi & Poki 11120 Magnolia Ave (951) 343-1112

Teriyaki Plus

7120 Indiana Ave (951) 788-8337

Tomo 7 Sushi

5519 Van Buren Blvd (951) 343-5991

Top Grill

5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 94 (951) 530-8668

Vanilla Fish

5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 55 (951) 777-1950

Zen Street

3600 Central Ave #1 (951) 683-3648

KOREAN Chimak House

11120 Magnolia Ave, Unit A (951) 343-1120

Manna Grill

1201 University Ave #110B (951) 530-8033

Kimchichanga

1995 University Ave (951) 684-9800

Koreana Grill

10051 Magnolia Ave Ste A1 (951) 688-9000

Saet Byul Asian Market 9555 Magnolia Ave (951) 637-5652

Wang Cho Korean BBQ 3639 Riverside Plaza Dr (951) 788-8889

MEDITERRANEAN Elias Pita

1490 University Ave Ste 103 (951) 686-6800

Fufu’s Mideast Grill 3605 Market Street (951) 595-4527

Georgie's Mediterranean 5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 57 (951) 823-0440

Greek Street Grill

3312 La Sierra Ave Ste 103 (951) 352-0801

The Halal Guys

1201 University Ave, Ste 102 (951) 742-7656

Kabob House

10901 Magnolia Ave (951) 353-9711

Lucky Greek

3887 Merrill Ave (951) 686-2621

Panini Kabob Grill 1298 Galleria at Tyler (951) 352-6318

Brandon’s Diner Jr Of City Hall 3900 Main St (951) 778-2588

Mi Lindo Apatzingan

Castaneda’s Mexican Food

Joe Aguilar’s Templo Del Sol

Morena's Mexican Cuisine

Castañeda’s Mexican Food

Juan Pollo

Chilitos Mexican Grill

Kalaveras

Cielito Lindo

Kimchichanga

Casa Mota

8151 Arlington Ave (951) 352-7383 6751 Indiana Ave (951) 786-0996

1450 P University Ave (951) 786-0996 3847 S Pierce St Ste F (951) 509-1002 10277 Arlington Ave (951) 352-3214

Costa Delmar

4561 La Sierra Ave (951) 588-8798

9799 Magnolia Ave (951) 376-1269

MEXICAN

El Fogon Mexican Grill

7614 Evans St (951) 368-4583

Anchos Southwest Grill & Bar 10773 Hole Ave (951) 352-0240

765 Blaine St (951) 782-8959

El Habanero

6160 Arlington Ave (951) 343-5868

El Ojo De Agua

2115 University Ave (951) 779-6293

El Patron

3204 Mission Inn Ave (951) 777-1131

Antojitos Mexicanos La Ribera

El Silencito

4773 Tyler St Ste 2d (951) 353-1852

1091 Center St (951) 312-6542

Armando’s Mexican Food

El Torito

4294 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 200 (951) 343-5896

3639 Riverside Plaza Dr Ste 526 (951) 684-6816

Ay Mi Pa

El Trigo

3775 Tyler St #1B (951) 729-6174

Azteca Market

5125 Jurupa Ave A2 (951) 530-8791

4155 Park Ave (951) 787-6937

Estrella Taqueria Lounge 3635 University Ave (951) 999-4323

Bajio Mexican Grill

Fire Up Bar & Grill

3760 9th St (951) 786-9573

3750 University Ave (951) 289-9071

Birrieria Little Tijuana

Fish Taco Xtreme

12702 Magnolia Ave Unit 25 (951) 268-6895

16960 Van Buren Blvd Ste D (951) 800-9061

Birrieria Xolos

Fuego 360 Rotisserie Chicken

9696 Magnolia Ave (951) 376-1226

3737 Main St Ste 100 (951) 888-2240

Ixtapa

151 E Alessandro Blvd (951) 789-0211

8201 Arlington Ave (951) 359-7560

Ahumadas Mexican Grill

Mezcal Cantina Y Cocina

Miches De La Baja

El Chapala Seafood Restaurant

8151 Arlington Ave Ste O (951) 406-1215

3812 Pierce St (951) 353-2272

Habanero Mexican Grill

Cactus Cantina

Sam’s Pita & Kabab

Acapulco Pollo

Green Taco

3866 La Sierra Ave (951) 456-3705

2472 University Ave (951) 224-9145

4093 University Ave (951) 777-1132

1365 University Ave (951) 682-6562 6055 Magnolia Ave (951) 683-3513 1690 Spruce St (951) 742-5761 1995 University Ave (951) 684-9800

1242 University Ave Ste 5 (951) 742-5633 9948 Magnolia Ave (951) 688-0908

3457 Arlington Ave Ste 106 (951) 266-6333

Mr. Taco

2435 Main St (951) 682-4020

Mr. Taco

18590 Van Buren Blvd (951) 776-9900

Olivia’s Mexican Restaurant 9447 Magnolia Ave (951) 689-2131

La Bufadora Baja Grill

Palenque

La Bufadora Baja Grill

Pepitos Mexican Restaurant

497 E Alessandro Blvd Ste B (951) 776-2881 5650-52 Van Buren Blvd (951) 687-7237

La Cruda Mariscos 6733 Indiana Ave (951) 777-0862

Las Campanas

3649 Mission Inn Ave (888) 326-4448

Las Nuevas Islas 4920 Jackson St (951) 772-0020

Little Green Onions

3737 Main St (951) 888-2240

5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 42 (951) 783-9444

Pepito's Mexican Restaurant 8845 Trautwein Rd (951) 776-8262

Placita

1805 University Ave (951) 405-8730

Quesadilla Dave's & Cantina

6723 Brockton Ave (951) 328-1273

3678 Central Ave, Ste 107 (951) 742-5579

Los Cabos Tacos

Ramiro’s Cocina

11840 Magnolia Ave (951) 352-2653

9418 Magnolia Ave (951) 354-6146

Los Fredo’s Mexican Food

Ranchito Tacos Al Carbon

9111 Magnolia Ave (951) 525-3411

2995 Van Buren Blvd Ste A1 (951) 359-8646

Los Novillos Market

Rancho La Perla

2650 Main St (951) 530-8893

3700 Van Buren Blvd Ste 109 (951) 688-8682

M Taco

Retro Taco

Maria’s Mexican Kitchen

Rico’s Tacos El Primo

17028 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-2034

1788 University Ave Ste 102 (951) 782-9610

Mariscos El Camaron Loco

Rodrigo’s Mexican Grill

3340 Mary St (951) 682-3882

3848 La Sierra Ave (951) 687-2280

Mercado Don Juan #3

El GoGo's Taco Shop

4111 Main St (951) 784-7135

3375 Iowa Ave (951) 787-9292

3744 Main St (951) 742-5606

19530 Van Buren Blvd Ste G6 (951) 656-0304

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Bar & Restaurant Guide The Riversider | February/March 2024

Señor Baja

6033 Magnolia Ave (951) 369-5720

Sushingon

6060 Magnolia Ave (951) 224-9590

Taco Station

4088 Mission Inn Ave (951) 782-8226

Tacos La Piedad

3522 Madison St Ste 104 (951) 578-0892

Tacos Y Más

10203 Hole Ave (951) 687-1344

Taqueria Azteca

5959 Arlington Ave Ste E (951) 509-3670

Taqueria 2 Potrillos 10088 Magnolia Ave (951) 588-8772

Taqueria Mi Ranchito 4724 La Sierra Ave (951) 352-0528

Taqueria Tomateros 9164 Magnolia Ave (909) 257-1545

The Tamale Factory 3663 Main St (951) 342-3023

Tijuana’s Tacos

8151 Arlington Ave (951) 343-7777

Tina’s Mexican Food 2421 University Ave (951) 686-1524

Tio’s Mexican Food 19009 Van Buren Blvd Ste 124 (951) 780-7776

Tio’s Tacos

3948 Mission Inn Ave (951) 788-0230

Tony’s Mexican Food 3870 Chicago Ave (951) 788-4410

Tony’s Mexican Grill 9670 Magnolia Ave (951) 729-6141

Tuxies Juices

6030 Magnolia Ave Ste 3 (951) 781-1048

Yoli’s Mexican Grill

Pier 76 Fish Grill

3555 Riverside Plaza Dr Ste 108 (951) 341-9297

Rockstar Shrimp 767 W Blaine St (951) 530-8620

Shrimp Shack Cajun Fusion 3605 Market St, Ste 9 (951) 742-5558

Seafood & Crawfish 10173 Magnolia Ave (951) 359-5999

Star Crab

10051 Magnolia Ave (951) 977-9440

3225 Market St (951) 801-7104

STEAKHOUSES

Zacatecas Cafe

Duane’s Prime Steak & Seafood

3767 Iowa Ave (951) 683-3939

PAKISTANI Al-Karam Pakistani Cuisine

3457 Arlington Ave Ste 101 (951) 742-5610

Mirchi Restaurant 1385 W Blaine St (951) 400-2825

SEAFOOD California Fish Grill

3649 Mission Inn Ave (888) 326-4448

Flat Top Bar & Grill

17960 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-0114

THAI Angel Thai Cuisine 6736 Brockton Ave (951) 788-1995

Best Thai Cuisine 1735 Spruce St F (951) 682-4251

10920 Magnolia Ave Suite 101 (951) 405-6880

Gra Pow

Market Broiler

Monark Asian Bistro

3525 Merrill Ave (951) 276-9007

497 E Alessandro Blvd #D (951) 780-1132 5225 Canyon Crest Dr #64 (951) 683-1073

Morefire Thai

2955 Van Buren Blvd #F1 (951) 359-1331

Riverside Thai Kitchen 7755 California Ave (951) 729-6675

Royal Orchid Restaurant

9791 Magnolia Ave (951) 354-6100

TK Thai Cuisine

11860 Magnolia Ave Ste T (951) 509-3701

VEGETARIAN/VEGAN Goodwin’s Organic 91 W Big Springs Rd (951) 682-2667

La Sierra Natural Foods 11550 Pierce St (951) 785-2563

Monty’s Good Burger 3605 Market Street (213) 915-0257

Oasis Vegetarian Café 11550 Pierce St (951) 688-5423

Veg & Go

1201 University Ave Ste #115 (951) 213-6233

VIETNAMESE/PHO 5 Stars Pho Restaurant

4950 La Sierra Ave (951) 772-0700

Pho 81

Pho Star Bowl

10051 Magnolia Ave (951) 299-8130

Phở Vinam Restaurant

1201 University Ave #107 (951) 784-4290

2995 Van Buren Blvd Ste A13 (951) 977-8869

WINE BARS/WINERIES

Phở 99

3653 Main St (951) 352-2739

4557 La Sierra Ave (951) 688-2671

Pho Anh

5646 Van Buren Blvd (951) 977-9889

Pho Anh Hot Pot & Crayfish 10271 Magnolia Ave (951) 729-6668

Pho Anh Hot Pot & Crayfish

231 E Alessandro Blvd (951) 215-0585

Pho DJ

5180 Arlington Ave (951) 354-2799

Pho Ha

10185 Magnolia Ave (951) 354-8918

Pho Ha #7

1820 University Ave #101 (951) 680-0790

The Brickwood

Canyon Crest Winery 5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 7A (951) 369-9463

Mario’s Place

3646 Mission Inn Ave (951) 684-7755

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