Past Stories
The Killings
SBPD deals with a city that’s become a war zone
San Bernardino police are super glad May is over. Actually, it’s safe to say that pretty much anyone who lives in the city feels the same way.
It’s because the…
An Evening with Martin Short
This SNL comedian is renowned for his various feature film parts (granted one of his most popular films is ¡Three Amigos! back in 1986) and stand-up but most of all, his ability to mimic and impersonate other famous people. So...
Into the Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest revels in the ridiculousness of Victorian propriety
We all have a little Bunburyist in us, and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a good reminder that honesty is the best policy o...
Shock to the System
The death of Allen Kephart—hit with a Taser 16 times by deputies—brings up ugly questions about “reasonable force”
The Traffic Stop
From the moment he flipped on his lights and siren, Ismael Diaz knew something ...
Anything But Meh
Photo by Bill Gerdes
Sushi Kawa will make you think twice about the baked roll
Heard of the “Meh” meme? Something’s not great, not terrible, could even be considered even good, but forgettable, totally forgettable. Meh i...
This Movie Bites
Piranha 3DD sinks to new lows to bite into filmgoers’ wallets
There are some films that leave audiences with a sense of wonderment about how they were made. They look in awe at the screen and experience special effects, actin...
Final Word
Can you smell it? Like a mildewed knit sweater soaked in Molson Ice?
My Los Angeles Kings are in the Stanley Cup Finals!!! And I couldn’t be happier. Dare I say it—while wiping a parental-like tear from my eye—prouder.
I&...
Lock ’N‘ Load
People want bigger than life—and Mickey Avalon’ll give it to ’em
“I remember it exactly to the day,” laughs Mickey Avalon, recalling his most surreal chat with his mother. It was the day she called him out for selling...
Voodoo Fox
MEMBERS:
Sean York (vocals); Scott York (guitar, bass, drums, keys).
CITY OF ORIGIN:
Riverside.
KINDRED SPIRITS:
The Beatles (of course), Cream, The Black Keys, Otis Redding, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder and Incubus.
WEBSITE...
Hole in One
Open space? Soccer stadium? Shopping center? It might be too late to preserve the Riverside Golf Club
It has been almost three years since the closure of the Riverside Golf Club, located on Orange Street just west of the 215&he...
¡Ask A Mexican!
Dear Mexican: Why can’t the United States and Mexico agree on one and only name for the Rio Bravo-Grande River? And I don’t understand why the Americans lo dice in Español?
—Marfa Maven
Dear Wabette: The Mexican is a Cal...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
The Rialto Unified School District adopts a new logo and slogan created by students six months after they told officials they wanted something that more accurately represents their experience. The old logo fea...
Hangar 24’s 4th Anniversary Party
Sat, June 9
Craft brewery Hangar 24 is celebrating its fourth anniversary and the way to honor beer is with more beer. Stop by the brewery for a night of great booze, good beats and all the year-round brews and…
The Art of Humor
Thru Sat, Sept. 15
In my single years, I think one of my key phrases was, “If I were to be with anyone, he’d have to have a great sense of humor.” And I’m pretty sure I got that from…
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/5/31
CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Rosie’s Kids Organization works hard to get funding for children who want to be in extracurricular activities. Considering that these activities might soon become extinct with the curren...
The Naked Truth
Proving once again that the Inland Empire is no cultural wasteland, former Chino Hills High School graduate Jaclyn Swedberg is currently gracing the cover (plus an eight-page pictorial) of Playboy’s June issue. The 21-year-ol...
Taking Comedy Beyond Race . . . and Obesity
Russell Peters attributes his modest beginnings like all comics of today to one source: the Internet. Yes, the (extremely) successful comedian from Canada has achieved international fame, probably because he caters to his audie...
Still A Man of Few Words
BLITZEN TRAPPER PLAYLIST:
-Love the Way You Love Me
-Dragon’s Song
-Black River Killer
-Furr
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“Allusions of Modesty” Q&A Part I
Death is a humbling thing. And the closer to your heart it gets the more humbling it is. There’s no value in this thing we call “life” without death, it’s the yin and the yang, and at the end of…
