February 01, 2006
Bad cheese!
Breaking news! Authorities seized 600 pounds of "bathtub cheese" from a small ranch in southwest Riverside County last week. The seizure of the illegally produced cheese was one of the largest on record in California, according to the Department of Food and Agriculture. Oh my God, Bathtub Cheese!
Fire hydrants photographed in and around San Bernardino, CA
Desert Christ Park, Yucca Valley, is the only place in the world where you can be a participant in The Last Supper
60s and 70s Vintage photos of Riverside International Raceway. (From Frank Sheffield, a former RIR corner worker)
Benedict Castle, 5445 Chicago Avenue, Riverside, and other Castles in California and the US
The Sweeney Art Gallery, UCR
Bonus: Arabesque Nº 1 and some additional mp3 by Debussy
Many More Unusual Stories About Riverside And San Bernardino Counties and about Orange County Here
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September 13, 2005
Just like Paris, Texas, only weirder….
David Lynch’s new movie, titled “Inland Empire”… Just like Paris, Texas. Going to be weird…
Neglected graves at the old Evergreen Cemetery on 14th St. Locally-famous Politicians buried there
Why we are always late: The 60/91/215 Interchange, currently under construction. Traffic map of local freeways
The big San Bernardino Fires of 2003
Impossible Synthesis. William Amos Haines' Early California Residential Panoramas
Local Riverside artist Jeff Soto
We sell many apartment buildings in the High Desert. Here’s an interesting (typical?) personal ad from Apple Valley there
San Bernardino as seen in Space. (From Google GlobeTrotting)
Of interest only to local builders/developers: Riverside County Economic Development Agency
Riverside Census date, for the curious
Some local blogs: Jane Loves Tarzan, Bipolar, an ex-smoker & ex-addict, there's always a bump in the day, Life of Robert from Redlands, Geekthug and The Sound Booth
Breaking news! Halliburton Gets Contract To Pry Gold Fillings From New Orleans Corpses' Teeth
Many More Unusual Stories About Riverside And San Bernardino Counties and about Orange County Here
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April 24, 2005
People share their one-of-a-kind collections by opening museums
Frank Zappa sings San Ber'dino. (From Zappa ‘Chalk Pie’ - unreleased album)
Located halfway between the glamour of Los Angeles and glitter of Las Vegas (and just off historic Route 66), Exotic World is the only museum on the planet exclusively dedicated to the art, artifacts and stars of Bump & Grind's Golden Age.
The California Route 66 Museum in Victorville (Next door to the 8-unit building we just sold. From a Press Enterprise story)
The Fox Riverside Theater in downtown Riverside, where the sneak for "Gone With The Wind" had its first public showing
From FUH2, a vehicular mishap, across the street from my house, by the La Sierra University here in Riverside
Parishes in the Diocese of San Bernardino
Freecycle in Riverside, a community-based forums where people give (and get) stuff for, well, free
One of the oldest local blogs: The Orange Empire of Southern California Weblog
Craig List for the Inland Empire
Photo above of the Baptist College here in Riverside. Many More Unusual Stories About Riverside And San Bernardino Counties and about Orange County Here
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February 11, 2005
Historic Riverside, some local links
Moments in Time: Images from San Bernardino County’s past. San Bernardino High School Brass Quartet, 1942 from The Historical Treasures of San Bernardino and the San Bernardino Oral History Project
3rd Place winner of Best of Still Photojournalism 2004: Pathologists and coroner technicians at the Riverside County Sheriff Office. By Mark Zaleski, The Press-Enterprise
Genuine Fruit Crate Labels from Redlands and Bryn Mawr
Bus 19 was in Temecula last week. Dark Overlord - Temecula, California (The World From An RC Airplane)
Operational Statistics for KRAL, Riverside Municipal Airport
Apartment buildings in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The nicest area in old downtown Riverside: The Wood Streets
From The Urban Dictionary: "Do you live in the 909? Is your truck parked on blocks in the driveway?
Redlands Historical Museum Association
The Hermit Poet, a blog by a Canadian poet- Graduate student at UC Riverside
Breaking News! 'I helped Goering escape hangman' A 78-year old man from Hesperia claims he smuggled in the poison that Hitler’s henchman used to kill himself. Also: Local Colton man dies from mad cow disease
Cemeteries of San Bernardino County
I took the photo above yesterday. This unusual “Church of God of Prophecy” stands at the corner of Archer & Kennedy, in the rural part of Pedley, north of the Riverside airport. It belongs to a different area and a different place. Many More Unusual Stories About Riverside And San Bernardino Counties and about Orange County Here
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November 07, 2004
Blogs from Riverside, California
Here’s a first batch of local Riverside bloggers. You’ll notice that quite a few are legal and/or right-wings blogs, just like the county:
How many political blogs will go dormant now? From Raincross Conservative
Legal Damnum Absque Injuria (Damage without injury, I guess)
How Ukrainian are you? From ”Window Manager”
Right on the Left Beach - Throwing away any chance of becoming a judge
Pops' Bucket, stay-at-home-dad
Do you smell BBQ? from Mudwhistle
Also, Riverside and San Bernardino Telephone Directories
Breaking local news! Vengeful Waiter Vandalizes Couple's Corona Home: A family who angered a waiter at the local Sizzler restaurant later was served a gallon of maple syrup, raw eggs, and rolls of toilet paper across their lawn
The Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage. (From ”Fwak Blog”)
Problems with the touchscreen voting machines in Riverside County
Photo above is of the two new members of our Champion Real Estate Team, Robert Dubuisson (Son of Lee, as Jesus) and Carmen Rubio. More Local Links About Riverside County and about Orange County Here
November 7, 2004 in Riverside & Corona - California | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
June 27, 2004
Flabob International
Last week we listed & sold a triplex in Rubidoux, a sleepy suburb of Riverside. The old building we sold was only a few hundred yards from Rubidoux Flabob Airport, the tiny local airstrip that boasts the Flabob Cafe and that strange biplane installation in front of it…
Rubidoux is bleak. Its Rubidoux Drive-In Theatre is one of the only two drive-ins still-operational in Southern California. Here’s “Soo 54”, Business Car 'Mt. Rubidoux' from “The Orange Empire Railway Museum”
The Kodak Brownie collection at the University of California, Riverside Museum of Photography. The Sherman Indian Museum
1986: The Riverside Prostitute Killer
Landmarks in Riverside from Helen Sanematsu
Fighting the miserable traffic on the 91 Freeway
The majority here rent. Here’s information about Riverside Apartments & Rentals
The Economic Development Division of San Bernardino County
Many More Unusual Stories About Riverside And San Bernardino and about Orange County Here
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May 10, 2004
Moving to Riverside -
In the last few months, I’ve been driving every day about 25 miles away to Riverside, where we just opened our new Champion Company office. For some reason, I never bothered to get acquainted with this charming city before. As I get to drive around the city now, I am delighted to discover its many old-fashioned, beautiful neighborhoods. In the near future, I will be adding many local sites to describe Riverside’s appeal.
Two weeks ago, Riverside was named “one of America's best places to live, work, and play” in the mid-sized city category, and together with San Diego, San Jose, Santa Rosa and Ventura, one of five in California. Here is a City of Riverside Pictorial .
Here are some Local attractions: The very first Naval Orange tree that was brought to California in 1870 from Brazil, and which started the whole citrus industry in the state, is still standing at the corner of Arlington and Magnolia Avenues, one block away from our office. The magnificent historic Mission Inn in downtown Riverside, a few blocks away from our office!
A short History of Riverside.
Neighborhood Exhibits from Shades of Riverside
The Wyatt Earp Society in the city of Colton, Riverside County
Riverside County Celebrations: Orange Blossom Festival and The National Date Festival
New home construction to be a big boon to Inland Empire: The largest economic and job-creation impacts of new-housing construction in the state last year occurred in the Inland Empire…
Home building generated $10.82 billion in economic activity and 109,600 jobs for Riverside and San Bernardino counties in 2003, the Sacramento Regional Research Institute reported. Additionally, nearly 40,000 new homes were constructed in the same period…
Local controversy over the construction of the Hindu Temple Project in Chino Hills. The position of the Swaminarayan faith organization
Many More Unusual Stories About Riverside And San Bernardino and about Orange County Here
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January 31, 2004
2003 Eclectic Links about Corona & Riverside
9 Coronas - Turn up your speakers!
"Corona Beauty", Genuine Citrus Label (From Crate Labels )
Chris & Tammy Duncan , our clients' wedding site - 9/13/03
Crate Labels from Sunkist - 10/29/03
Frank Zappa recording studio site on 8040 Archibald Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga. (More on Frank Zappa Here ) - 10/21/03
From "Imagiverse" - Robotic design, Mars Exploration, Montessori Schools, International Knowledge....
Gerald Dickens to Attend the 2003 Riverside Dickens Festival ...
Goose Hunting (From Mike Raahauge Shooting Enterprise ) - 10/11/03
Historic American Engineering Record - Dig in these terrific drawings & photographs (From "Built in America" )
Historic photos of Riverside, California - 12/26/03
Idyllwild Art Links at "The Green Cafe" - 10/25/03
Key Facts about Corona and about Norco
Last week in San Bernardino - 10/26/03...
Later known as the "Smith-Corona"
List of books about Riverside County
Modern Corona Gallery (From the gorgeous Orange Empire of Southern California)
Ninety-One Freeway Gridlock Report (The latter, from Adam Cadre)
Norco cartoons by E. L. (Ev) Cheney, local cartoonist and Photos of Norco, California and its Citizens
Norco HorseWeek 2003 from "The Saddle Sore Riders" - 10/11/03
Pomona Student Folds Paper in Half Twelve Times
Predicta Corona, a Telstar Original - 10/13/03
Riverside - Mario's Restaurant , the "world famous" Mission Inn Hotel and host to many movies ... - 12/28/03
San Bernardino Economic Development Division - 12/16/03
Science of Mind, a philosophy, a faith, a way of life - 10/11/03
Smudge , Tristan and Sudya , The cats at the Library of the University of California, Riverside (From Library Cats )
"The Great Team" - Real estate right here in Corona
Who's who in the Inland Valley - 10/21/03
Woodbridge Homes - South Corona Luxury
Many More Unusual Stories About Riverside And San Bernardino and about Orange County Here
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