Past Stories
Former Upland Mayor’s Plea Deal Could’ve Been a Lot Worse . . . For Him
All Inland Empire cities whose mayor didn’t plead guilty to bribery, please step forward.
Not so fast, Upland.
The joke’s probably not funny to Upland residents (or, let’s be honest, anyone else) since they’re still dea...
The Laugh at the End of the Tunnel
Rapackiego Jozefa's Piramida Zwycistwa Victory Pyramis
RAM’s “The Art of Humor” chronicles historical snarks and snipes that got us through the rough times
When the Roberts Court handed down its 5-4 ruling on healthc...
Your Friendly Neighborhood Heroes
The Extreme Justice League is out to make your day ever more pleasant
The two masked men crouched low to get a closer look at the graffiti scrawled across the above-ground electrical vault.
“If the letters are rounded, it’s...
Off To Grandma’s
The Avocado House specializes in home-style cookin‘
The major cities of the Inland Empire are crowded. Well, most of SoCal is but can you even begin to imagine life in a country home? Maybe 100 years ago, quaint places sprung...
Weak Webbing
The Amazing Spider-Man is really just average
There are few people more annoying than drunken storytellers who feel they have to top the story of the guy who talked before them. You know, the ones who say: “But wait! When&hel...
Final Word
Free Katie! For five years, America wondered how actress Katie Holmes stayed married to Tom Cruise, putting up with his overly compensating machismo, his Mr. Wizard hypotheses about everything from psychiatry to pregnancy to ro...
Shamble Ave
MEMBERS:
Frank Soto (vocals, rhythm guitar); Pearson Federico (bass); Steven Boatman (drums, percussion); Alexander Ronquillo (lead guitar).
CITY OF ORIGIN:
Riverside.
KINDRED SPIRITS:
Django Reinhardt, Pink Floyd, Led Zepp...
Give Me Five
Tijuana Panthers | Photo by Jaime Shaheen
Ace Hotel teams up with Origami Vinyl for three days of summer bliss
It’s a sweltering hot day, and you’re torn: Should you spend a lazy day lounging poolside, or hitting up stores...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
Once again, startled awake by that question: Why do people fortunate enough to have become really, really rich so often have no higher priority than to become really, really richer . . . and leverage their ri...
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:
Unless he is completely out of touch with public sentiment, I’m assuming Joe Martone’s rant defending the use of animals in the circus was intentionally provocative ([Vol. 7 Issue 13’s] “Animal Magnetism...
¡Ask A Mexican!
Dear Mexican: Suppose the United States government and the American public were as progressive and conscious of our country’s true self-interest as are, for example, many European countries; and suppose this had been true in ...
On Track?
Mo’ money, mo problems (and a new name) for a controversial Las Vegas-to-Victorville train project
A still-fresh rebranding of the much maligned 150-mph high-speed passenger train from Las Vegas to Victorville (formerly known...
“Between Abstract and Figurative”
Thru Sun, Aug. 26
You didn’t go to that one art event we promoted, did you? The one with the decaying art? Seriously? Okay, we don’t blame you—decaying art sounds creepy. Maybe if you want to get some culture in…
Body Art Expo
Fri, July 6-Sun, July 8
We’ve all asked ourselves this question: If you could get a tattoo, what would it be? This may be a difficult question for some of us because we really don’t have the experience with tattoos…
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/7/5
POPS IN THE PARK
Nobody said that you can’t celebrate the 4th of July a day or two after the holiday. Hell, with all of the events happening in the IE alone we should just call it Independence Week.…
The IE’s Best 4th of July Celebrations
July 4
BEAUMONT
4th of July Pyrospectacular; Live music with The Basix and Starship with Mickey Thomas
Stewart Park, Between 9th St. and Orange Ave., (951) 769-8524; www.ci.bbeaumont.ca.us.
The Basix at 5pm. Starship at 7:30pm....
Dead Wrong
Finally resolving a scandal that has been drawn out for two years, the U.S. District Court in Riverside on Monday sentenced former Upland Mayor John Pomierski to serve two years in federal prison starting Oct. 1. According to t...
