Past Stories
Silver Lining
The Palm Springs International Film Festival offers up plenty of reel-ality
The Palm Springs International Film Festival is one of the largest film festivals in America, and as its 24th year anniversary coincides with The City ...
A Cask of Laughs
Beer Geek Radio talks brews and, well, more brews
It’s two days before Christmas and Brad Grider and Steven Isaak are rolling a large canvas suitcase full of audio equipment through a dark parking lot in Rancho Cucamonga. Gri...
Where Cliché Meets Satisfaction
Photo by Ashley Bennett
Aztlan Tacos & Grill shows all the signs of a great Mexican restaurant
Let’s roll through a few great restaurant clichés: many of the best restaurants are hole-in-the-walls, some of the best ...
Best of Times
The 10 Most Outstanding Films of 2012
The past year offered the best crop of movies I’ve seen in more than a decade. As usual, I’m offering my personal 10 favorites of the year out of the more than 150…
Final Word
Ready! Set! Geronimo!
As of Sunday, no deal had been reached in Congress to avoid going over the “fiscal cliff” and that could be a pain in the ass for every American.
I’m no economist. The first time I heard…
Half & Half
MEMBERS: Alex Watkins (vocals/saxophone), Lucille Roseanne (harmonies/keys), Ben Purper (lead guitar), Aric Perez (bass) and Harrison Fakas (drums).
CITIES OF ORIGIN: “We all met at Redlands East Valley High School and formed...
Untitled
Finish Ticket is on the verge of releasing a new record but its title is a secret . . . for now.
Brendan Hoye (lead guitar) and Alex DiDonato (lead vocals) are both members of the band known to the…
¡Ask A Mexican!
Special Best Of Edición
Dear Readers: My muchos apologies for this Best Of edition—I’m still in the rancho getting faded on the Herradura and stuffed with tamales, pozole, birria and empanadas. But this is an oldie-but-goo...
Policing the Police
Cato Institute’s police misconduct project names Rialto and Riverside departments among the top 10 offenders
A first-of-its-kind effort by libertarian think tank Cato Institute to compile reputable media accounts of police mi...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26
Leftovers!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27
Two men are arrested tonight at a McDonald’s restaurant in Hemet and charged with breaking whatever law is broken when somebody steals used cooking grease. Surprisingly,...
Michael Ryan And Friends
Fri, Jan. 4-Sun, Jan. 6
March is far off for the national inspiration of green hues and folk-like music that is St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s never too early (or too late) in the year for some good ol’ Irish&hel...
Twelfth Night
Fri, Jan. 4-Sat, Jan. 5
Leave it to the Old Riverside Foundation for Historic Preservation to celebrate an old and anachronistic holiday. Traditionally, Twelfth Night was a festive party held twelve days after Christmas (the so...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/1/3
T.A.P. INTO THE ARTIST
The Tattoo Artist Perception Sideshow is a new approach to art walks. The traditional paintings, photos and sculptures are limited to where they can be viewed, but a tattoo can always be seen; i...
No More “Gotcha!”
San Bernardino’s got problems. Lots of problems. Crime, filing for bankruptcy, crime, bankruptcy . . . crime. But here’s one thing residents in that city don’t have to worry about anymore: red-light cameras! Whoo-hoo! The...
