UC RIVERSIDE: Poet celebrates end of laureate term
Juan Felipe Herrera said he hopes Californians will remember him for bringing poetry a little closer to their lives. “I want to be remembered for going as far as I could to present poetry to everyone,” Herrera said. The UC Riverside professor has been ...
Riverside police officers to get new patch, see savings
RIVERSIDE – The Riverside Police Department announced police officers soon will begin sporting a new patch on their uniforms. The new patch was approved by Police Chief Tom Weitzel on Sept. 1 and features the village of Riverside in its stitching.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Angry officials see politics in governor's veto
It wouldn't be easy for California's Legislature to override Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of a bill that would have restored vehicle-license fee revenue to four fledgling cities in Riverside County. What it would take: • The Senate president pro tempore and ...
‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Gets Banned in Riverside Middle Schools
John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars has been banned in the middle schools within the Riverside Unified School District (based in California). Vanity Fair reports that a parent named Karen Krueger raised a complaint against the popular young adult novel ...
Resilience Capital Partners Acquires Riverside Manufacturing Company As Add-On To Affinity Specialty Apparel
CLEVELAND, Sept. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Resilience Capital Partners, a Cleveland-based private equity firm, has announced the acquisition of Riverside Manufacturing Company ("Riverside"), a manufacturer, seller and distributor of flame-resistant clothing ...
Public Will Get First Input on Riverside’s St. Michael Proposal Wednesday
For the first time in this long process, the City of St. Michael and Riverside Church will turn its ongoing discussion over a possible church use in the former St. Michael Cinemagic Theater over to the public. The St. Michael Planning Commission will host ...
Fitz and the Tantrums dance Riverside toward bright future
Late Saturday night, downtown Riverside. It’s the usual feel I’ve come to expect from the city — even on a weekend night, there’s not much going on. The streets are for the most part empty — except for a noticeable hub of noise and activity near ...
ZZ Top reschedules Riverside Theater show for March 29
For the second time this year, ZZ Top has had to cancel a Milwaukee-area concert. The blues rock band was scheduled to perform at the Riverside Theater Oct. 7, but the show--along with all other planned concerts for the year--have been rescheduled while ...
Riverside prevails in ‘wonderful rivalry’ over Ellwood City
ELLWOOD CITY – Like many rivalries, it comes down to the final inning or the fourth quarter. In this case, it came down to the fifth and final match. The contest could have gone either way, but Riverside’s girls tennis team prevailed over rival Ellwood ...
John Green's 'The Fault in Our Stars' banned in Riverside
One of the most popular young adult novels of recent times has been banned in Riverside. The Riverside Unified School District has forbidden John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars" in its middle school libraries. The school board voted to remove three copies ...
