Past Stories
Girl in a Coma Join Forces with Cursive and Minus the Bear
Expect Girl in a Coma to bring vibrancy, life and musical ecstasy to the stage—no artificial breathing machine required. Coming to the Fox Theatre in Pomona this weekend with big names like Cursive and Minus the Bear, you may...
Cruzin’ E Street Veteran’s Day Parade and Car Show
Sat, Nov. 10
As Americans, we owe it to ourselves and our country to honor the heroes who have given their lives for our rights and fought for our freedoms. Many of you will have the opportunity to do so…
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane . . . It’s a Taco?
A local team competes at Red Bull’s Flugtag this weekend
Not many people can honestly say they’ve had a ride in a giant taco. Even fewer people can say that they’ve constructed a giant taco that flies.
Scott Covey and...
Life After Death
One doctor’s medical calamity leads him to the Great Beyond in Proof of Heaven
Nobody packs a suitcase like you do.
A weekend away? No problem. Cram everything you need in a tote and go.
A two-week cruise? Again, no…
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Inland Empire’s racing and motorsports history runs deep
Racing, whether in cars or motorcycles or other vehicles; whether it’s along ovals, strips or just plain dirt, is in our DNA in Southern California. You can thank...
Tripping on Steampunk in the IE
Photo by Nancy Powell
Corona’s first gastropub goes sci-fi in imaginative ways
Gastropubs may be few and far here in the Empire, and Steam Haus Gastropub hopes to change that landscape. Located in the Dos Lagos Shopping Cent...
Dark Journey
Daniel Craig takes James Bond to new depths with the riveting Skyfall
For the past 50 years, James Bond has been jet-setting around the globe, bedding exotic women while saving England and the rest of the planet from nefarious ...
Final Word
Imagine . . . if California had a 7.0 earthquake and six days later someone held a jog-a-thon through your front yard.
That’s essentially what New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to do when Hurricane Sandy struck the ...
Townes
MEMBERS: John Schroeder (lyrics), Manuel Gonzales (guitar), Zack Brumett (bass), Roger Miller (drums) and Lauren McCaffrey (organ).
CITY OF ORIGIN: High Desert.
INFLUENCES: Felice Brothers. The Band. The Good Life, Raconteur...
A New Formula
Photo by Angel Ceballos
Minus the Bear returns with a different take on its original sound
Erin Tate is the drummer for Minus the Bear, an indie-rock band from Seattle, Wash. Since the release of the band’s first album, High...
¡Ask A Mexican!
Special Texas Edición
Dear Mexican: When are the racial minorities going to give up la causa? We have a black man for el presidente, and as a white middle-aged male, I couldn’t be happier. I have been hearing all of…
Taking Out the Garbage
There’s something fishy about a Pomona waste-hauling deal and the mayor’s campaign contributions, activists say
For some, there’s a pungent stench lingering in the city of Pomona, but this time it isn’t due to winds, su...
The 15th Annual Choreography Festival
Sat, Nov. 10
Most competitions wouldn’t require opponents to cooperate, keep stellar timing and exude strong chemistry with one another. For the 10 dancers who dream of winning the 15th Annual Choreography Festival and taking...
America
Fri, Nov. 8
Before today’s era of electronic dance, which sends our pulses speeding with heavy beats, there were the soulful tunes and relatable lyrics of the band America. It’s been 40 years since the group was discovered ...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/11/8
SPIRIT OF ENLIGHTENMENT
Want to see your previous understanding of certain aspects of science textbooks go out the window? Well UCR Professor Robert Clare is currently working as a particle physicist at the Large Had...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31
It’s Halloween, which as everybody knows is English for Dia de Los Muertos Eve. Also? Happy Birthday, Mom!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
It’s Dia de Los Muertos, which as everybody knows, is Spanish for the Day...
An Inconvenient Truth?
Because politics hasn’t been enough of a mess this week, it seems that Riverside will be playing host to its own scandal. Brian Smith, head of the Riverside Police Officers’ Association, has just written an open letter to t...
Upsetting the Apple Cart
On Election Day, the Weekly offers a radical presidential candidate Jill Stein as an alternative to, well, those two other guys
“Is is not only okay to vote for a third party—it’s essential for the survival of our democra...
Accused Killer Pleads Not Guilty After Arrest in Mexico
A man appeared in court Friday to enter a plea in a case that investigators say began in Lake Elsinore before stretching to Poway and later, Mexico. That man is Joseph David Dorsey and he pleaded not guilty to killing…
