Past Stories
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One Victim, Five Suspects and a Metric Buttload of Felony Charges (Including Murder)

We don’t yet know a lot about how Fernando Renteria spent his days, but whatever life he led, he managed to get a solid handful of people who seemed to want him dead. When Riverside County sheriff’s deputies stumbled across...


Photo by Tina Tyrell

This Ain’t No Throwback

Photo by Tina Tyrell Twin Shadow is a culmination of George Lewis Jr.’s many influences George Lewis Jr. might look like Hall and Oates’ lovechild, sing with Morrissey’s hypnotic baritone and play synth-loving pop as if ...


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The 7 Day Stretch

Thurs/8/23 “YABII: TIJUANEADOS ANONIMOS” Bulbo, meaning light bulb, is a group founded by friends in Tijuana who decided to bring the city some much needed artistic love and attention. The film to be screened is one...



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Inland Empire Auto Show 2012

Fri, Aug. 24-Sun, Aug. 26 We are the country of cars. We love them and we need them. This is especially true in California, where living without an automobile can turn life into a series of inconveniences. But the car…


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Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines

Sat, Aug. 25- Sun, Aug. 26 To choose between the stifling hustle and bustle of city life and a refreshing small-town atmosphere of the mountains filled with local artisans and mom and pop stores should be an easy one but…


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Courtesy of the Red (Ink), White & Blue

Not everyone loves Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill in Rancho Cucamonga—and its unpaid bills Go to the yuckthisbarandgrill.org and you’ll find lots of information about the well-known brand of country crooner Toby...



Stephen Kinzey

Breaking Worse

Stephen Kinzey It isn’t always for the best when life imitates art. Called the Breaking Bad professor by The Press-Enterprise, Cal State San Bernardino kinesiology professor Stephen Kinzey will appear in court Oct. 19 and Oc...


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¡Ask A Mexican!

Dear Mexican: I was in a taco shop in the bathroom stall and saw your racist dribble in La Prensa San Diego (the paper was being used as ass wipe I guess). Whatever you say or write will always be…


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The Rundown

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 Hump Day.   THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 Humpty-Hump Day.   FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 The Moreno Valley Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks reminds everybody that its charity golf tournament is only a...



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The Heartbreak Kids

Transitions of the Heart reveals the joy and pain behind a child’s sexual identity Your child constantly surprises you. Where did she learn that little habit she has? How did he figure out something you never showed him? What...


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Bluegrass Roots

With a boost from Steve Martin, the Steep Canyon Rangers made America rediscover the banjo The Steep Canyon Rangers probably is most recognized as “the band with Steve Martin,” but the group developed is music reputation wa...


Photo by Bill Berdes

That Mexican Restaurant

Photo by Bill Berdes It’s about time we discover the innovative Luna Modern Kitchen While the IE has scads of taco stands and fast food places where one can find tasty and interesting Mexican cooking, there’s a glaring lac...



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Breaking Away

Joseph Gordon-Levitt speeds toward stardom with Premium Rush There’s a sense of excitement that comes from watching a young actor on the verge of superstardom. These days, that particular level of attention seems to be focuse...


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Final Word

Taylor Swift’s new album, Red, is due out Oct. 22 and it’s all about the singer’s “tumultuous, crazy, insane, intense, semi-toxic relationships,” according to Swift’s diary which I stole. Big surprise. Swift has pre...


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ZenToniC

MEMBERS:  Danny (lead vocals, rhythm, lead guitar); Reuben Cordova (bass, backing vocals); Timothy Hite (lead, rhythm guitar); KeNNyLo (percussion). CITY OF ORIGIN: Pomona, San Bernardino. KINDRED SPIRITS: “We’re ...



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Master of His Own Domain

Idyllwild native Casey Abrams goes with what his gut tells him “I tried to contact him once, and he didn’t respond, so I was kind of pissed,” laughs American Idol finalist Casey Abrams, whose preferred domain name was alr...


Another Cock Block–Too Bad, Cops Didn’t Bust a Dogfighting Ring

Today’s “Watch Dog” is going to require a certain amount of maturity on the part of our readers. Not because the details of the forthcoming story are necessarily lurid—they’re not. But throughout the story, readers ar...