Past Stories
American Cycle
For “Fast Freddie,” the AMGEN Tour finish through Big Bear is another chance to buck tradition
As a cyclist, there are some obstacles you have to be careful about. The worst ones are those that nature provides. Constant uph...
A Side of Bocce
Photo by Ashley-Bennett
Union on Yale dominates the competition right out of the food court
Union on Yale isn’t just a bar or gourmet eatery; it’s a new restaurant with family style portions that victoriously employs new i...
Victory At Sea
Against all odds, Battleship proves to be a fun time
Some movies simply defy any rational attempt to criticize them. And Battleship is one of them.
A big, dumb, undeniably fun excuse to see things blow up for 2 hours…
Final Word
Yer out! And yer out! And yer out! And . . . well, you get the idea.
That’s the position a Catholic boys’ high school baseball team chose to take last week, forfeiting the Arizona state championship instead of competing&hel...
The McKintree Boys
MEMBERS:
Mark Ashley (upright and downright bass, vox); David Dickey (fiddle, mandolin, vox); Scott Ellis (drums, bodhran, percussion.); Adam McIntyre (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vox).
CITIES OF ORIGIN:
Riverside,...
Icy Inconveniences
Photo Natalie Tsui
Young Prisms doesn’t let a little snow—and one less band member—get it down
Media types—journalists, PR people—love a dramatic story. Maybe sometimes a little too much. So when Gio Betteo, bassist ...
¡Ask A Mexican!
LAST CALL TO BUY TACO USA! Gentle cabrones, my much-promised Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America has finally hit bookstores! Place your order with your favorite local bookstore, your finer online retailers, your crafti...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
My, oh, my, how I fear for the fate of Dug Begley. Sure, being the designated road rage-aholic of the Inland Empire otherwise known as the transportation columnist for the Press-Enterprise—is prestigious, and...
Enough is Enough
A Local Day of Action for Education slams UCR’s leadership—as well as budget cuts and tuition hikes
As if things weren’t bad enough for students seeking a higher education in California, the UC system plans to increase tu...
“O(h)”
Fri, May 18
We all have that friend that talks with his hands. You know what I mean, the friend that has a gesture for every word he might as well be a mime—or better yet a performer as in…
Taste of the Inland Empire
Fri, May 18
What do you do on Friday nights? Hang out with your buddies? Lavishly spend money you should probably save for food and entertainment? For one night, you can have it all for a small price while supporting…
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/5/17
WAVES OF FEMINISM
As a part of CSUSB’s annual initiative to create conversations about diversity, English professor and author of “A History of U.S. Feminism” Rory Dicker will be speaking. As she de...
The Seven Man-Made Wonders of California
Discover all of The Golden State’s marvels in this year’s Travel Issue
From the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Great Wall of China; from Stonehenge to the Grand Canyon, there are marvels from around the world that scientists,...
Next Year’s Sunburn
The dates for next year’s Coachella—which will repeat the two-weekend format the music and arts festival established last month—were just announced: April 12-14 and April 19-21. Actually, festival organizers just plan on ...
Shooting For the Stars
UCR’s science fiction symposium is prep work for a future degree
You’ve got a college degree in science-fiction . . . so what the hell can you do with it? Plenty, if the folks behind UCR’s upcoming Science Fiction and...
Project Style’s Nick Verreos Q&A
Some people have a knack for creating things from nothing. In the fashion world, these people often see style in the form of mismatching or old looks longing to be revived. Whatever the case may be, this upcoming event will&hel...
The Henry Clay People Keeps it 25
If I had a bucket list it would probably include a list of must-see-bands-before-I-die, and it would likely include The Henry Clay People. I won’t lie: I wasn’t one of the few lucky ones to have heard of the band…
