Riverside Magazine April 2, 2012

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August 13, 2008. Bobby’s tonsillitis.

September 26, 2009. Maggie’s earache.

November 17, 2009. Mom’s allergies.

February 5, 2010. Bobby’s broken finger.

May 3, 2010. Maggie’s measles.

May 29, 2011. Dad’s herniated disc.

ALWAYS IT’S ABOUT TIME.

HAS BEEN. ALWAYS WILL BE.

You’ve got things to do. People to see. What you don’t need are a bunch of trips all over town, seeing to your family’s health needs. That’s why, for 75 years, busy moms have always counted on Riverside Medical Clinic.

Where you’ll find just about everything a busy mom and her family need under one roof. And not just board-certified physicians in everything from OB/GYN and pediatrics to cardiology and gastroenterology. But all the x-rays and tests and lab work as well. That saves energy. That saves time. And we both know how important saving time is for you. So give us a call and save your hard-earned hours for more important things. Like naps and ice cream.

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Exciting Shows Coming to the Fox This Season

A Blues/Rock Spectacular!

Benise “En Fuego”

Kenny Wayne Shepherd The Robert Cray Band Special Guests: Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers

April 12 Riverside County Philharmonic

April 27 Broadway Series

“Heroes of the People” Roman Rabinovich, Piano

May 19

May 11–12

June 29–July 1

Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside Tickets available at ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets and the Box Office.

For Box Office Information call (951) 779 9800. Visit us on the web at foxriversidelive.com

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COVER STORY 16 FEELING SMART? you should be …

Competing in the 21st century marketplace for jobs, bright workers and a strong local economy is about more than just knowing about innovation — it’s about putting new technology and new thinking into practice. And from schools to industry to government, Riverside is leading the way.

FEATURES 12 SHOW AND GO The Riverside East Rotary Club charity event featuring deep-throated, rumbling beauties on four wheels, barbecue and much more returns.

22 RESOURCES Riverside County’s Family Justice Center is a place of refuge for abused women and children. It’s also a place to get protection and real help with basic life needs.

28 the NEIGHBORHOOD Some folks call it “Pill Hill,” for the doctors who live there, but for Tom and Geri Hunt and their neighbors in Hawarden Hills it’s a lush, friendly place to call home.

34 MUSIC Getting out their first CD has been a long slog, but music writer George A. Paul says Soul of the River’s debut release was wor th the wait.

36 TASTE Wonderful baked breads, muffins, cookies, pies and cakes — the aromas are just about guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. And just wait until you taste. The Muffin Top Bakery is sure to please.

41 STILL DANCING Ar thur Murray Dance Studios celebrate 100 years in 2012. In Riverside, Tiffany Collins and Mike Blackwell carry on the proud tradition.

50 FACE TIME When he’s not in front of the camera, Riverside’s own Dustin Ingram moves behind it, most recently to work on an indie feature, “The Prop is the Girl.”

Scenes from the film were shot at the Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center.

DEPARTMENTS From the editor 8 Mission & Market 10 Hot list and calendar 13 Dining guide 44 Seen 46-69 Nonprofit calendar 46 ON THE COVER Kindergar tners at Bryant Elementary School show off the digital devices they use in class.

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awoke to excruciating pain in my left arm, shoulder and neck. The pain was so severe I was completely incapacitated and could barely call my husband to come home and take me to the emergency room. By the time we arrived at Kaiser, my blood pressure was 250/138 due to the severe pain. The staff got me into a bed immediately (luckily they were slow), started an IV and gave me some strong pain medications and muscle relaxers figuring I was having muscle spasms. They took blood, checked my heart, took X-rays and didn’t find anything serious. They temporarily eased my pain with drugs and sent me home with a prescription for Norco and Valium and the advice to put hot compresses on it. The drugs did very little to lessen my pain and the hot compresses only seemed to help while it was applied. It wasn’t until that Wednesday that my husband got me in to see his chiropractor, Ben Moshrefi, D.C. (Dr. Ben). Just the 7 or 8 mile drive to Dr. Ben’s office caused incredible pain throughout my arm, shoulder and neck. I could barely walk (with assistance) into his office. Now let me tell you, I was nervous.

I had never been adjusted before and was extremely anxious that it would not only hurt, but cause the incredible pain I was already in to worsen. I was, however, resolved to try anything that would relieve my pain. My husband had been seeing Dr. Ben for over four years and absolutely swore by him. After an explanation of my symptoms and recent background information, my examination involved two X-ray images of my neck and upper spine. Dr. Ben also was concerned about

the potential of a blood clot, and performed certain pressure and observation tests to rule it out. The X-ray of my neck clearly showed a more narrowed gap between two vertebrate, indicating a likely pinched nerve. Dr. Ben made a single adjustment to my neck on this visit. He held my head in his hands for several moments, assuring me the whole time, and had me concentrate on my husband who was holding my hand. Then, when I least expected it, he made the adjustment. I awoke from my hypnotic-like feeling after several seconds.

I made an appointment for later that day and went home. I felt relief from the source of my pain for the first time in three days. I still ached like crazy, but the core of my pain was lessened. I smiled for the first time.

One other thing: Dr. Ben advised me about the hot compresses. He said they were the worst thing I could have done, and that cold compresses were the only way to decrease the inflammation. He was right. The cold worked much better for long-term relief. I went to Dr. Ben twice a day for several days. My relief came day by day. Some days were good and some were not so good. Dr. Ben treated the root cause of my pain with incredible results.

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ree Wi-Fi for all! That was the promise nearly five years ago when Riverside rolled out its wireless Internet service.

What started on May 7, 2007, in three areas — downtown, Hunter Technology Park and the Adams Auto Center — now covers 78 percent of the city’s 86 square miles.

The service is being used by more than 30,000 households on a regular basis, as families connect to the service once a month or more. Generally, a lot more. iphone Photo by Jerry Rice While that number exceeds early projections, the big payoff has been a partnership with the Riverside Unified School District, says Steve Reneker, the city’s chief information officer and executive director of the nonprofit SmartRiverside.

Through SmartRiverside, students who don’t have a computer are given access to at least a refurbished laptop so they can develop the skills that will help them in the classroom.

The results of that and other digital initiatives on RUSD campuses are now coming in: namely, test scores are improving, Reneker says.

“Kids are a lot more interested in getting their homework done — not only because there are dashboards where parents can monitor what their kids are doing, but also the fact that it’s just more fun,” he adds.

In this issue’s cover story, writer Jesse B. Gill takes a look at the digital education going on here along with some of the other initiatives that have Riverside in the running to be the Intelligent Community of the Year — a distinction bestowed by the respected Intelligent Community Forum.

Riverside already is one of the Top 7 for the second straight year, as banners around the city proudly indicate.

Elsewhere, we offer some smart ways to spend your leisure time — including previews of the Riverside International Film Festival, Old Riverside Foundation Vintage Home Tour, Salute to Veterans Parade and the Show and Go classic car event. Enjoy!

Jerry Rice jerry.rice@riversidethemag.com 909-386-3015 @RiversideMag @get2jerry

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Homes on parade Written by Jerry Rice

The welcome mat will be out soon for the 21st annual Old Riverside Foundation Vintage Home Tour. The Grove Homes of Victoria Avenue is the theme of the May 19 event.

Residences on the tour include a 1928 Mediterranean-style home designed by renowned architect Henry Jekel and a Foursquare-style home with Queen Anne influences that was built in 1899. The first three owners of the latter Victorian-era home operated citrus groves.

“The tour showcases the remaining beautiful architecture of Riverside past,”

says Nancy Parrish of the Old Riverside Foundation. “We’re going to tie it into what sustained Riverside during its early years, which was the citrus industry. If it weren’t for the oranges, Riverside would not be the same town it is now.”

Also on the tour is the Calvary Presbyterian Church on Magnolia Avenue, with stained-glass windows and a sanctuary that dates to the 1950s.

Vintage Home Tour May 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 day of the tour 951-683-2725, www.oldriverside.org

SAVE THE DATE The Riverside Community Health Foundation turns 15 in May, but the organization is saving the celebration for its annual Cruisin’ Under the Stars event on Sept. 29.

Information: 951-788-3471, www.rchf.org. More nonprofit event listings on Page 46.

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The world will be coming to town for the Riverside International Film Festival, which opens April 20 with a gala at the Culver Center and a screening of “Queens of Country” at the Fox Performing Arts Center.

Action shifts the next day to Regal Cinemas at Riverside Plaza, where dozens of films from the United States, India, Mexico, Croatia and many other countries will screen through April 29. The program includes a night devoted to animation, April 24, highlighted by a showing of “Flatland: The Movie,” featuring the voices of Martin Sheen, Kristen Bell and Michael York.

Best of Fest winners will be announced April 28, and all of those films will be screened the next day at the Regal.

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ot rods, classic cars, big engines and loud machines will be on display during the Show and Go car show for charity, returning to downtown Riverside the weekend of May 4-6.

The action on wheels opens with a barbecue and cruise around downtown from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 4. The three-day event also features up to 1,000 vehicles on parade, live entertainment, vendors, food, several contests (including a $500 youth hot rod award, Cruise Queen, and build-a-hot-rod), a winners parade and lots of good, old-fashioned fun.

The first Show and Go, in 1999, was the brainchild of Riverside East Rotary Club member and Old Farts Racing Team member Gary Echito, who is still involved.

The show is a Rotary fundraiser and has raised more than $300,000 to benefit a range of local charities.

The show takes cruising enthusiasts back to a time when a fun weekend night out meant going for a drive, according to Finn Comer, one of the organizers.

“People used to cruise on Market Street when I was in high school,” said the 50-year-old Riverside resident who is a co-chairman of the event with Mark Godfrey.

Godfrey also used to cruise Market, and he’s looking forward to showing off his 1963 red and purple Buick Skylark convertible with red and black interior.

Admission to Show and Go is free — as are the sights and sounds.

“Everyone will see some very, very cool cars,” Comer said.

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Ged Tilden’s 1957 Oldsmobile 88 Hardtop was last year’s runner-up.

Show and Go Market and 14th streets, Riverside Friday, May 4, 4-10 p.m.; Saturday, May 5, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, May 6, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

951-682-1656, www.showandgo.org This 1932 Ford Roadster was named Best of Show at last year’s Show and Go. Owner Jim Warren plans to bring the vehicle — nicknamed The Blue Tease — back for an encore.

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INTER-TRIBAL POW WOW APRIL 21 – 27th annual event highlights include grand entry, gourd dancing, arts and crafts and food. Miss Sherman Pageant, 6-9 p.m. April 20 at Robert Levi Memorial Auditorium. Sherman Indian Museum, 9010 Magnolia Ave., Riverside; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; free admission ($5 parking); 951-276-6325, Ext. 309, www.shermanindianmuseum.org.

SALUTE TO VETERANS PARADE APRIL 21 – Seventh annual event honoring veterans of all ages and eras. More than 300 entries including marching bands, equestrian units, color guards, bagpipes, antique cars, military vehicles, floats and more.

Grand marshal is retired Air Force Brigadier Gen. Stan Brown. Parade route: From Riverside Community College along Magnolia Avenue to Market Street, right on 10th Street, right on Main Street ending at the Historic Riverside County Courthouse. Downtown Riverside; 10 a.m. to noon; free; 951-687-1175, www.asalutetoveterans.com.

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PLEIN AIR ARTISTS OF RIVERSIDE THROUGH MAY 18 – Exhibit featuring works created during February’s Paint Out event, with the theme of “Gems of Riverside,” and a companion Quick Draw event. Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Ave.; 951-684-7111, www.riversideartmuseum.org.

Also: PNET Exhibition, through April 7; 50th annual Riverside County Art Show, April 5-26; “Naida Osline: Photosynthetic Portraits,” April 14-July 6; “You Are Breathing In It! Alternative Art Practices,” July 14-Sept. 22.

LAKE ALICE TRADING COMPANY APRIL – Psychedelic Milk, April 4; 90 Proof, April 6; Harm’s Way, April 7; Tim Lamb, April 9, 16, 23 and 30; Borrowed Bones, April 13; All Star Party Band, April 14; Volcano, April 18; Gravity Guild, April 20; The Heymakers, April 21; Stone Cross, April 25; Natural Heights, April 27; The Roaries, April 28; Concerts featuring bands performing a variety of genres. 3616 University Ave.,

Riverside; 951-686-7343, www.lakealicetradingco.com.

ROMANO’S CONCERT LOUNGE APRIL – King Washington, April 6; Rod Piazza and The Mighty Flyers, April 13; Bon Jovi tribute by Wanted, April 14; 5225 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside; 951-781-7662, http://theconcertlounge.com.

CANYON CREST TOWNE CENTRE APRIL-MAY – Spring Event, crafts, DJ music and a visit from the Easter Bunny, April 7; craft and art show, May 12; car show, May 13.

Canyon Crest Towne Centre, 5225 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside; 951-686-1222, www.cctownecentre.com.

INLAND THEATRE LEAGUE AWARDS MAY 6 – Annual awards presentation celebrating the best work on Inland area stages. Nominated groups include California Baptist University, Performance Riverside, RCC Off-Broadway Play Series, Riverside Children’s Theatre, Riverside Community Players and Riverside Youth Theatre.

Landis Performing Arts Center, Riverside City College, 4800 Magnolia Ave.; 7 p.m.; $6; www.inlandtheatre.org.

‘MISS SAIGON’ MAY 11-12 – Love story between an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl set in the midst of the Vietnam War. Show presented by McCoy Rigby Entertainment. Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside; 8 p.m. May 11, 2 and 8 p.m. May 12; 951-779-9800, www.foxriversidelive.com. Also: Cathy Rigby in “Peter Pan,” June 29-30 and July 1.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY PHILHARMONIC MAY 19 – Heroes of the People, with Beethoven’s Fidelio Overture, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 5 and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2.

Guest artist Roman Rabinovich, piano. Preconcert talk at 6:40 p.m. Fox Theater, Riverside; 7:30 p.m.; $59-$259 for season seats, $20-$82 for individual performances; 951-787-0251, www.thephilharmonic.org.

Depression-era musical featuring the spunky comic-strip heroine. Landis Performing Arts Center, 4800 Magnolia Ave., Riverside; 2 p.m.

April 14-15, 21-22, 8 p.m. April 13-14, 20-21; 951-222-8100, www.performanceriverside.org.

Also: “Chicago,” June 1-10.

GARDEN CLEAN-UP DAY APRIL 14 – Rake, weed and clean up the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. Drinks, snacks and most garden tools will be provided.

900 University Ave.; 951-784-6962, www.gardens.ucr.edu. Also: Garden Tour, April 21; Primavera in the Gardens (wine and food tasting), May 20.

THE WINERY AT CANYON CREST APRIL 13 – Drum Circle and Belly Dance.

No cover charge. 5225 Canyon Crest Drive, Suite 7A, Riverside; 951-369-9463, www.americaneagleriverside.com.

FLOWER SHOW AND GARDEN TOUR APRIL 14-15 – 65th annual Riverside Community Flower Show and Garden Tour, featuring a tour of six private gardens. Elks Lodge, 6165 Brockton Ave., Riverside; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 14, 1-6 p.m. April 15; 951-777-0746, www.riversideflowershow.info.

‘ANNIE’ APRIL 13-22 – Production of the popular

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graduates of the UC Riverside Department of Art Master of Fine Arts. Opening reception, 6-9 p.m. April 14. E. Culver Center of the Arts, 3834 Main St., Riverside; 951-827-3755, http://culvercenter.ucr.edu. Also: Senior Thesis Exhibition, May 19-June 2; “Southeast Asian Women in the Diaspora,” June 16-Aug. 18.

RIVERSIDE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY MAY 23-28 – 44th annual RTMC Astronomy Expo at Camp Oakes, Big Bear City. Event encompasses all aspects of amateur astronomy, from beginning to advanced topics and from telescope-making to “armchair” astronomy.

951-785-7452, www.rivastro.org. Also: 20th annual Desert Star Party, Oct. 11-14 in Borrego Springs.

THE SHOPS AT DOS LAGOS APRIL 17-26 – Concerts featuring Citrus Hills Intermediate School Honors Choir, April 17; Ramirez Intermediate School Concert Choir, April 19; Norco High School Band, April 20; Eleanor Roosevelt High School Jazz Ensemble, April 24; and Santiago High School Jazz Band, April 26. The Shops at Dos Lagos, 2780 Cabot Drive, Corona; 951-277-7601, www.shopdoslagos.com. Also: 100 Mile Club fitness walk, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, ongoing.

MONICA BILL BARNES & COMPANY APRIL 20 – Pairing comedy deftly with dance, Barnes tempers the clowning with enough darkness and pity to make audiences care. Her flair for the theatricality of the everyday as well as vaudevillian humor and storytelling and song are put to smart use in works that always serve up the unexpected. University Theatre, UC Riverside, 900 University Ave.; 8 p.m.; $30, $22.50 youth; 951-827-4331, http://ucriversidepresents.ucr.edu. Also: Zoë Keating, April 27; Dengue Fever, May 10.

‘ROOTS AGAINST THE SKY MAY 3-JULY 14 – Explorations of the natural world by David Whitmire Hearst Jr. In the photographs, Hearst utilizes the tools available in the digital process to produce highly expressive prints. UCR/California Museum of Photography, 3824 Main St., Riverside; 951-827-4787, http://cmp.ucr.edu. Also: “Stereocollision,” by Ethan Turpin, through April 14; “Render,” through April 21; “Home”

by Matt Lipps, April 21-June 30; “Pasos,” a video installation by Marsia AlexanderClarke, April 28-June 30.

FIRST SUNDAYS MAY 6 – Free family programs featuring activities for children and teens at six locations: Fox Riverside Theater Foundation, Mission Inn Museum, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside Public Library and UCRArts Block. Downtown Riverside; 1-4 p.m.; www.riversidedowntown.org.

NEW PLAY FESTIVAL MAY 10-19 – Full-length plays by students in UC Riverside’s MFA Playwriting Program.

A different work is presented at each performance in rotating repertory. ARTS Studio Theatre, UC Riverside, 900 University Ave.; 8 p.m.; $12-$14; 951-827-3245, www.performingarts.ucr.edu. Also: Playworks, May 30-June 1.

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MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY MAY 28 – Band, dignitary speeches, honor guard and more to recognize the service of the country’s veterans. Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside; 951-653-8417, www.cem.va.gov.

BENISE APRIL 27 – The international guitar sensation returns to the Fox with a new fiery world music and dance spectacular, “En Fuego!” The show takes classic songs from Bach, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Queen and other groups and marrys them with Spanish guitar and dance.

Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside; 8 p.m.; 951-779-9800, www.foxriversidelive.com. Also: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Cray Band and Rod Piazza, April 12.

‘MACHIAVELLI’ MAY 11-27 – Set in Florence in the early 1500s, Machiavelli is forced into exile where he finds the inspiration to write “The Prince,” and becomes the prototype of modern power politics: keep friends close, and enemies closer.

Riverside Community Players Theater, 4026 14th St., Riverside; $15 regular shows, $18 musicals, $8 family series; 951-686-4030, www.riversidecommunityplayers.com. Also: “Cliffhanger,” through April 8; “Something’s Afoot,” July 6-22.

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION JUNE 2 – 12th annual family oriented festival with entertainment by local talent, health and community information booths, historical presentations, food and refreshments.

Boardwell Park, 2008 Martin Luther King Blvd.; noon to 6 p.m.; 888-752-1619, www.riversidejuneteenth.org.

HISTORY LECTURE JUNE 3 – Local history topic TBA. Dining Commons, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside; 12:30 p.m.; $10; 951-780-2313, www.riversidehistoricalsociety.org. Also: Oct. 7 and Dec. 2.

CONCERTS IN THE PARK JUNE 22-JULY 20 – Five Friday evening concerts in the day-use picnic area. Bring lawn chairs, blanket and your own picnic or purchase a snack. No alcohol. California Citrus State Historic Park, 9400 Dufferin Ave., Riverside; 6-8 p.m.; 951-780-6222, Ext. 14.

‘WEST SIDE STORY’ JULY 20-29 – Classic musical presented by Riverside Youth Theatre. CrossWinds Theatre, 29263 Ironwood Ave., Moreno Valley; $10-$15; 951-756-4240; www.riversideyouththeatre.org.

SPRING CONCERT MAY 19 – Featuring the Riverside Master Chorale, RCC Orchestra, RCC Chamber Singers and the RCC Concert Choir all singing separately and then together for Mozart’s Coronation Mass. Landis Auditorium, Riverside City College, 4800 Magnolia Ave.; 7 p.m.; $10; www.riversidemasterchorale.com.

DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET ONGOING – Fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers and more. Downtown, Main Street between Fifth and Sixth streets, Riverside; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays; 951-826-2434.

MARCH FIELD AIRFEST MAY 19-20 – Annual air show featuring planes that are large (C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker), fast (F-18 Tacdemo) and put through acrobatic stunts by their pilots (Jon Melby and the Pitts “Muscle” Bi-plane, Tim Weber and the Geico Extra 3005).

‘FORCE OF ARMS’ ONGOING – Exhibition showcases the participation of Riverside residents in major wars dating back to the Civil War through letters, photos, uniforms and personal effects.

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Local resources are coming together with a goal of turning Riverside into one of the world’s intelligent communities

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iverside has many of the ingredients necessary to compete in a smarter, more advanced and connected 21st century economy: tech-savvy elementary and high school students, research-based centers of higher learning, forward-thinking business leaders, engaged city leadership …

And now those elements are coming together to improve Riverside’s national — and even global — standing. We take a look at some of the highlights:

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Leading the field While Silicon Valley certainly receives much more notice, Riverside residents are the ones who are living in a place that’s still in the running for Intelligent Community of the Year.

It’s an annual recognition bestowed by the Intelligent Community Forum, an international organization focused on development of the forward-thinking 21st century community.

“We want people to know that we’re not just in the parade, we’re at the front of the parade,” said Mayor Ron Loveridge.

The ICF focuses on five categories as criteria for cities to be named an Intelligent Community of the Year.

“Their feeling is that it doesn’t matter how big you are or how small you are,” said Steve Reneker, Riverside’s chief information officer and executive director of SmartRiverside. “It’s how well you do these five activities, and that will determine if you’re on the right track.”

Jay McPhail, director of instructional technology for the Riverside Unified School District, foreground, with students at Ramona High School, where digital tablets have replaced textbooks.

Ramona is one of the first high schools in the country to make the transition.

The five ICF categories are: • Broadband connectivity: Cities must have a clear vision for their broadband future.

• Knowledge workforce: A workforce that creates value through the acquisition, processing and use of information.

• Digital inclusion: Cities create programs that provide access to digital technology to residents who would not otherwise have that access.

• Innovation: Cities work to foster innovation in new companies and businesses.

• Marketing and advocacy: Cities communicate their advantages and explain how they maintain their position as a great place to live and work.

Last June, Riverside and 431 other cities from around the world entered the competition, trying to nab a distinction that no American city has ever won.

It was the fourth consecutive year Riverside applied. The first two times, it was named one of the Smart21 Communities. Most recently, Riverside was one of seven finalists, eventually losing to Eindhoven, Netherlands, where the electronics company Philips has a major presence.

This year, Riverside once again is one of the top seven, squaring off against Austin, Texas; Oulu, Finland; Taichung City, Taiwan; and three Canadian communities: Quebec City, Quebec; Saint John, New Brunswick; and Stratford, Ontario.

The Intelligent Community of the Year will be announced June 6.

“We’ve really employed some extraordinary methods to be competitive on the world stage,” Loveridge said.

Should Riverside win, it will go a long way toward helping lure more businesses to the city, particularly

small- to medium-sized technology companies, according to Reneker.

“The biggest boon for us is we believe it will be our largest economic development tool that we have in the city,” he said. “We’d use it as an attraction tool for other foreign countries to bring their businesses into the (United States), which would create jobs for local people.”

Innovating the future Riverside’s city leaders are as eager for the national economy to turn around as much as anyone else, but they didn’t want to wait for it to happen. So, they decided to take advantage of local resources to rebuild the economy from the inside out.

As a part of that effort, the Innovation Economy Initiative was born.

Launched January 2010, the initiative is collaboration between the city, UC Riverside and the Riverside-based

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The concept came from the city’s CEO Forum, a monthly meeting for leaders of major local technology firms.

“The reason you pick up on commercial innovation is because that creates high-growth companies, new wealth and new jobs,” said Aaron Knox, Innovation Economy Corporation spokesman. “We all understand that it’s not coming from Washington D.C., so we got together and came up with this idea.”

The city of Riverside was the initiative’s founding sponsor, helping to bring UCR and the corporation into the fold.

“The idea was to figure out how to commercialize it worldwide,” Loveridge said.

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of Engineering, for example, is to keep churning out innovators — brilliant engineers and inventors who come up with ideas worth building businesses around.

Innovation Economy Corporation then takes those innovators — and their great ideas — and pairs them with entrepreneurs who help take those ideas to market.

The city provides incentives for the start-up companies, giving them reason to base their business in Riverside.

“We believe whole-heartedly that this city has what it takes to reserve our spot in the global economy,” said Amro Albanna, CEO and founder of Innovation Economy Corporation.

The collaboration’s power is illustrated in part by OlFactor Laboratories, a Riverside-based research facility formed around an idea conceived by a UCR entomologist.

Dr. Anandasankar Ray developed a way to block the ability of mosquitoes to smell humans, making us virtually invisible to the pests.

But Ray is a scientist, whose time is best spent dreaming up new compounds, like the one to thwart mosquitoes, and not worrying about the many steps necessary to take a smart idea like that and spin it into a global business.

That’s where the Innovative Economy Corporation comes in.

“We’ve got media coverage worldwide,” Albanna said. “OlFactor

Reza Abbaschian, dean of UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering

Laboratories is first up for the commercialization process. And when you start doing business, it becomes global pretty quick.”

The pairing of innovators and businesspeople contributes to an environment that keeps those innovators in town, said Reza Abbaschian, dean of UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering.

More than 42 percent of the school’s graduates stay in Riverside after leaving school. The high-end job opportunities — many created by the initiative — play a significant role in keeping sharp minds local.

“We really want to be a catalyst for

growth in Inland Southern California,” Abbaschian said. “And Riverside has unique things to offer that other places do not.”

The initiative, now chiefly spearheaded by Albanna and his Innovation Economy Corporation, is on the lookout for innovators with new, polished concepts that only need a little help in building businesses around them.

Once those ideas are brought to market, city leaders are confident that Riverside will be an important player on the world business stage.

“Progress has a way of accelerating,” Loveridge said. “It’s exciting.”

Digital education Visit any campus in the Riverside Unified School District and you’ll likely see a familiar sight: students fiddling with smartphones, iPod Touches and laptops.

But you’ll also discover an important difference: students are encouraged to use their electronic gadgets in class.

Many of them are even given the gadgets by the district.

It’s part of an effort to make those devices an integral part of the education experience, according to Jay McPhail, RUSD’s director of instructional technology.

“We’re trying to use current technology to extend learning in the way it’s extending communication and gaming in the non-educational world,” he said.

The concept behind the district’s digital endeavor is that learning can occur 24 hours a day instead of only while school is in session. Since many students — especially the older ones — spend so much time on their smartphones anyway, district officials decided to try to inject education into those devices too.

“Our students can learn 24/7 or they can play 24/7, but they shouldn’t need two different devices,” McPhail said.

From pre-kindergarten to 12th grade, the district is encouraging students to

Learning with digital devices starts early at Bryant Elementary School.

learn using different gadgets, including iPod Touches, iPads, Android tablets and laptops.

Thanks to grants from Apple, Target and Verizon, plus state and federal governments, and partnerships with 20 companies, the district has been able to provide 12,500 electronic devices to students in all grades. Teachers also invite students to bring their own devices to class.

At Bryant and Pachappa elementary schools, kindergarteners are using iPod Touches and iPads to improve their English and math skills.

And last fall, Ramona High School went digital — becoming the first comprehensive public high school in the state and the third in the nation to make the leap. Students were issued Android tablet computers to access all of the learning materials they need for every class, making it unnecessary to carry a backpack stuffed with heavy textbooks. Even lessons that teachers present in class can be automatically

uploaded to each tablet.

“We encourage students to personalize the devices because they take better care of them if they do that,” said McPhail, adding that students are responsible for the tablets just like they used to be for the textbooks.

There are plans for the district to fully integrate digital devices at each school site and make sure that every student has access to them.

Said McPhail: “We’re trying to bridge the digital divide.”

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he Family Justice Center in downtown Riverside meets a variety of needs for anyone who may be in an abusive relationship.

The center provides a safe haven for victims of domestic violence and offers everything from legal assistance and crisis intervention to emergency aid and access to law enforcement and prosecutors.

“My hope is that every victim in Riverside County knows they have a place to come to,” said Lachelle Crivello, the interim director of the county’s Division of Victim Services. “We are trying very hard to get the word out that we are here.”

The center’s atmosphere is “warm and welcoming,” she adds. When victims arrive, they are greeted by an advocate who conducts an interview to assess their needs. The advocate then puts them in touch with local organizations that will assist, free of charge.

“For those who bring children, we have a wonderful playroom while their parent is being interviewed,” Crivello said.

Gerald Fineman, supervising deputy district attorney, left; David Greenberg, chief deputy district attorney; Cecelia Placencia, Family Justice Center supervisor; Debbie Anderson, Family Justice Center coordinator; and Lachelle Crivello, interim director of Riverside County’s Division of Victim Services

Candlelight vigil for victims’ rights

help them in any way that The Family Justice Center’s they need assistance.” partner organizations include As many as 400 people the Riverside Police a month have come to the Department, Inland County center for assistance, including Legal Services, Living Shield Laura Maestas, 30, who Ministries, the Riverside Area reached out in January 2011 Rape Crisis Center and after being abused by her Alternatives to Domestic domestic partner.

Violence.

“The center offered me free Along with its regular counseling and medical help, funding sources, the center which was a godsend,” said holds periodic fundraisers Maestas, who plans to pursue to help cover the costs of a career as a victims advocate. emergency needs that are “I can’t even find words to not provided by its partner describe how grateful I am organizations. Those include gas cards, hotel rooms and to everyone who works there. groceries.

They gave me the tools and the strength I needed “When a victim comes in, to move on.” everything in their life is often The Family Justice Center is in shambles, and they are in funded by private businesses crisis mode,” Crivello said. individuals and receives “We want toMag bePSB_service equipped to 3/15/2012and Riverside copy.pdf 10:56:03 AM

In recognition of 2012 National Crime Victims Rights Week, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office will host annual candlelight vigils April 24-26 at three locations. The final night will conclude with a memorial wall dedication for victims in downtown Riverside.

“To kick off the vigil on Monday, April 23, we will be asking churches, cities and college campuses that have bell towers to ring those bells at 9 a.m. to let people know the week has begun,” said Lachelle Crivello, director of victim witness services for Riverside County.

“We also will be asking people to drive across Riverside County with their headlights during that week.

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Along with a giant family pool that creates waves, Splash Kingdom is also doubling the amount of chairs and shade for the guests this summer.

An additional children’s play area is also being added right next to the wave pool with a large yellow submarine interactive play structure with slides, geyers and fun water toys.

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Along with a giant family pool that creates waves, Splash Kingdom is also doubling the amount of chairs and shade for the guests this summer.

An additional children’s play area is also being added right next to the wave pool with a large yellow submarine interactive play structure with slides, geyers and fun water toys.

This new kids water play ground will be a favorite for moms and provide some additional children summer water play fun that will support the already extremely popular fantasy island the largest kids play pool in the park.

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Inside and upstairs of the main building the park has available large banquet rooms that can seat up to 400 people for groups, corporations, chamber mixers, proms, reunions, meetings and other events.

Other water slides attractions include: The Nile River, The Riptide Surf Pool, The Flusher, Fantasy Island, The Tower of Kings, The Wrath of Ra, Ramses RockerSpeed Slide, the Lost Galaxy, The Express, and The Forgotten Lagoon.

Season passes to Pharaoh’s Adventure Park are available and includes unlimited access to the water park, minigolf, and bumper boat rides and the Inflatable fun town. Simon says rates may vary and can be found at the park website, www.splashkingdom.net Splash down to unlimited family fun…at the ultimate water playground and the IE’s greatest summer destination!

“Moms really love the splash pool areas like Fantasy Island because they can sit in the lounge chairs and keep an eye on their kids,” said Simon. “The Nile River is popular, too. It’s a great attraction that the whole family can float on at the same time.”

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Sleeping beauty Nature-scapes, friendly neighbors, stately residences and history combine in Hawarden Hills Written by Amy Bentley Photos by Gabriel Luis Acosta

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or 24 years, Tom and Geri Hunt lived in a house on Tiger Tail in Alessandro Heights, where they raised their two daughters.

Often, as the Hunts drove home from various places, they would cut through the adjacent residential neighborhood of Hawarden Hills, taking Westminster Drive so they could see a large white corner house with towering trees and an expansive lawn that they admired.

Finally on Dec. 30, the Hunts realized their dream and closed escrow on their dream house a few blocks from where they were living. Geri named their new home “Mansion Blanche.” The couple surprised their daughters, ages 20 and 23, who returned home from college for the holidays, with the news on Christmas Day. Geri stuck a large bow on the front door.

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The classic Southern plantation-style home featuring a second-story balcony, black shutters and decorative ironwork has special meaning for Tom, who manages the law firm Gresham Savage Nolan & Tilden and is a member of the Riverside Unified School District board. His family is from Louisiana, and he and Geri once lived in Baton Rouge.

“It’s important to me because my grandparents were dirt farmers and he was an overseer at a big plantation, and now we’ve made it to the big house,” he said.

Geri Hunt stands outside her recently purchased Louisiana plantation-style home in the Hawarden Hills neighborhood.

Hawarden Hills — sandwiched between the Canyon Crest, Victoria, Arlington Heights and Alessandro Heights neighborhoods — is one of Riverside’s most scenic residential neighborhoods. There are no businesses, schools or strip malls here, just hills, tall trees, an arroyo rich with animal and plant life, and beautiful homes, including several historic ones from Riverside’s citrus days.

The neighborhood has attracted many notable residents, prominent business owners and elected officials over the years. So many physicians live in

‘It’s very peaceful. It’s a great place for kids. It’s quiet, and there are mature trees. It is just a unique place to live — quiet, comforting.

It’s a mix of the old Riverside with the hills and arroyos.’

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Hawarden Hills that the neighborhood has earned the nickname “Pill Hill.”

“There’s a nice sense of community up here,” Geri said, noting that neighbors got together for a potluck during the holidays, and many residents sit down for weekly bunko games and take walks together.

“It’s very peaceful,” Tom said. “It’s a great place for kids. It’s quiet, and there are mature trees. It is just a unique place to live — quiet, comforting. It’s a mix of the old Riverside with the hills and arroyos.”

On a recent day, Bobbie Mitchell and Margo Chabot were walking Chabot’s dog and checking on a neighbor’s home while the owners were out of the country. Both women moved to Hawarden Hills from elsewhere in Riverside.

“I love it because of my neighbors.

We’re all buddies,” said Mitchell, who has lived on Gainsborough Drive

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The neighborhood takes its name from Hawarden Drive, which appeared on the Arlington Heights tract map in 1890, according a city website. English

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Yet the results were definitely worth the wait. Among last year’s strongest local efforts, the music displays influences from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lenny Kravitz and Jack Johnson. Breezy tunes “Sweet as the Sky” and “Rider,” an upbeat “Catch a Day” and the topical “Right Right” are standouts.

“Chain stores took over and until the ’90s, the last bastions of independence were the (locally owned) coffee shops,” Dawson said.

“Then all these Starbucks came in, and you’d see lines out the doors. It was frustrating because coffee shops were the ones promoting local arts.”

Originally the group — a regular presence at IE music venues — had a conga player.

“We jammed together at parties,” Dawson recalled. “I would play funky guitar and aspiring rappers would get onstage with us; it was a freestyle thing.”

The current lineup coalesced in 2006.

Song titles are divided into “A” and “B” sides because Dawson wanted the music to be “heard as a whole, like my favorite albums of the late ’60s and early ’70s.”

Another unique element of the CD is its eye-catching artwork, which the front man/freelance graphic designer said was inspired by “(early) psychedelic posters and album covers, particularly those by surf artist Bill Ogden.”

A distinct jam band vibe envelopes some of their tunes — minus the genre’s usual requisite solos.

Dawson, a self-professed Deadhead/Phish fan, used to listen to young jam rock acts while attending college in the ’90s, but found they couldn’t compare to classic artists like Crosby, Stills and Nash or Jimi Hendrix. Today, he’s discovered more worthy practitioners and singles out fellow IE band, Groove Session.

Lately, Europeans have taken notice of SOTR, which counts a Danish TV program and a German magazine on its media exposure list. Soul of the River performs regularly at Relay for Life events throughout Southern California in conjunction with the American Cancer Society — an organization with special meaning for drummer Rene Felix, whose mother died of cancer.

“We try to play as many as possible,” he said.

Soul of the River Formed: 2002 Members: Brett Dawson, lead vocals/guitar; Steve Hansen, bass/vocals; Rene Felix, drums/vocals Hometown: Riverside Discography: “Soul of the River,” 2011 Honors: Inland Empire Music Awards — Best Roots, 2010; Best Classic Rock, 2009 Favorite places to perform: Lake Alice Trading Co., Back to the Grind Biggest opening gig: Oscar-winner Ryan Bingham, “Crazy Hear t” Website: www.souloftheriver.com

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tanding in Muffin Top Bakery is like being wrapped in a warm cinnamon blanket. As the smell of fresh baked breads, muffins, cookies, pies and cakes wafts over you, it surely will bring a smile to your face.

It’s not a matter of what you’re going to buy, it’s how many. There’s so much to choose from.

The counters of the bakery are filled with delicious cookies of all kinds. There are luscious pies and breads, including a dangerously good 11 grain cinnamon raisin and a spicy jalapeno cheese. There’s even an oat bran French loaf as well as low-carb and high-protein breads.

And, of course, there are several varieties of the namesake muffin tops that come in sizes ranging from “regular” to one that is 16 inches in diameter and includes at least six different flavors.

What’s more, 90 percent of the products are vegan.

Emile Maamari has perfected the art of baking.

But he didn’t start out to be a baker.

Emile Maamari, right, with his niece, Gabrielle Shabke, center, and his sister, Rosette Shabke

After graduating from the University of Lebanon, Maamari and his sister Rosette came to the United States in 1979. He acquired two more degrees, in economics and law, and also worked his way up in the Albertsons grocery chain.

Meanwhile, he also was pursuing a hobby. Finding recipes dating back to the 1800s, Maamari updated them and added his own touches. The time spent studying nutrition while in school came in handy as he perfected his original book of recipes.

He worked in a bakery for a while, and then decided to open one of his own in 1987.

Maamari called his baked goods “dietetic pastries.” But the world either wasn’t ready for them or the label didn’t stir the hearts of pastry lovers, because the business failed.

Not a guy who gives up easily, Maamari tried again, opening a compact bakery in Riverside in 2008. This time, he found success. And now he’s opening a new Redlands location, which is 500 square feet bigger and has a seating area.

Some of the delectable treats are made with sugar, but most are sugarfree, fat-free and cholesterol-free.

“When people taste them, they say, ‘Wow!’ ” Maamari says.

He knows most of the customers by name. They travel from Palm Springs, Long Beach and the High Desert on a weekly basis just to stock up. One day recently, there were 50 cinnamon pull-aparts, already sold, waiting to be picked up.

There have been opportunities to increase the size of the operation, but Maamari prefers the way things are. The business is a family affair — his sister handles the deli, preparing humus, fresh baba ghanoush, tabouli and tasty Middle

Eastern salads, while his niece and one of his nephews help in the kitchen.

Another nephew works at the new store in Redlands.

Maamari enjoys interacting with customers. “Every smile is like a trophy,” he says.

It’s hard to argue with that.

Some Muffin Top Bakery goods also are sold at select Sprouts Farmers Market and Clark’s Nutrition & Natural Foods Market locations, but otherwise the world comes to his bakeries.

Muffin Top has a website with a wonderful photo gallery showing the wide variety of cakes that are available.

It also lists 19 kinds of bread baked on the premises, and there is a menu of sandwiches and combos that should satisfy even the hungriest of appetites.

Cakes and special items must be ordered 24 hours in advance, but it’s always easy to walk in and find delightful things every day.

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Muffin Top Bakery has lots of delectable treats.

Emile Maamari shared four of his recipes.

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by Murray, who discovered that dancing was the key to overcoming his innate shyness.

“Intrigued by the notion of using dancing to enhance an individual’s social skills, Murray developed an approach that incorporated his famous ‘dancing footprints’ and made the learning process quick, fun and easy,” said Mike Blackwell, who owns the Riverside studio with Tiffany Collins.

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And not just any newcomers. Arthur Murray students have included the rich and famous.

Celebrities like Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Jane Fonda and Katharine Hepburn as well as members of the Rockefeller and Kennedy families are among past clients, Collins said.

At the Riverside studio, students may learn everything from ballroom and country western to swing and the Argentine tango.

And, on occasion, a national television audience has tuned in to see how it’s done.

• Relieve stress and increase productivity at work • Accept anyone’s invitation to dance without feeling shy or insecure • Acquire a new skill that lets you stand out from the crowd

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“Tiffany and I were featured in a ‘Dancing with the Stars’ clip just two seasons ago performing the mambo,” Blackwell said.

For her part, Parkell — who is eight years removed from that first lesson — is now a fierce competitor on the dance floor, and the techniques she learned have helped her in many other ways.

“Aside from receiving the top solo award at Arthur Murray’s Unique Dance-ORama in 2010, I’ve improved my posture and balance and increased my self-confidence,” she said.

“I’m proud of what I’ve achieved, and I’m working hard to perfect my technique so I can advance even further.”

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Ave.; 951-341-6767, www.missioninn.com • Premier steakhouse and seafood restaurant, which has a top-shelf wine list and has received the AAA Four Diamond award every year since 1996. Dinner M-Sa., brunch Su. $$$ Farfalla’s Cucina Italiana 5250 Arlington Ave.; 951-354-5100, www.farfallasrestaurants.com • Pizza, pasta and calzones, with specialty items like eggplant, chicken and veal parmigiana. Lunch and dinner daily, except Saturday when only dinner is served. $

Abbreviations & pricing RS, reservations suggested. (While some restaurants suggest reservations on cer tain nights, others request them only for par ties of five or more.) FB, full bar. $ mostly under $15, $$ mostly under $20, $$$ mostly under $50, $$$$ above $50

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3527 Main St.; 951-782-8219, www.gramsbbq.org • An assortment of barbecue items, plus jambalaya, creole chicken, meat loaf, pork chops and more have been served at this Riverside institution for the past two decades. $ JOE'S SUSHI 9555 Magnolia Ave.; 951-353-1929, www.joesushi.net • This pioneer of the all-you-can eat sushi concept in Riverside also specializes in teriyaki, teppan and tempura dishes. RS $$ Las Campanas At the Mission Inn, 3649 Mission Inn Ave.; 951-341-6767, www.missioninn.com • Authentic Mexican cuisine served in a beautifully landscaped outdoor garden. Lunch M-Sa., brunch Su., dinner nightly. $ Lounge 33 Riverside Plaza, 3639 Riverside Plaza Drive; 951-784-4433, www.loungethirtythree.com • More than 30 creative cocktails are on the drink menu, and friendly bartenders are always coming up

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3649 Mission Inn Ave.; 951-784-0300, www.missioninn.com • Sidewalk dining featuring Southern Italian cuisine. Lunch and dinner Tu.-Sa. $$ CRESCENT JEWELL 3597 Main St.; 951-684-1000, www.crescentjewell.com • New Orleans style restaurant and lounge serving a full menu of Cajun and Creole fusion dishes.

Entertainment nightly. FB, $$ Daphne’s Greek Cafe & Catering

Riverside Plaza, 3540 Riverside Plaza Drive; 951-781-8690, www.daphnesgreekcafe.com • Flame-broiled gyros, kabobs, chicken, pita sandwiches and vegetarian plates. Lunch and dinner daily. FB, $

with new concoctions. Several large appetizer platters — perfect for sharing — are served. FB, $ Mario’s Place 3646 Mission Inn Ave.; 951-684-7755, www.mariosplace.com • Chef Leone Palagi’s take on northern Italian cuisine has been praised far and wide, and his creativity shows in every dish. Live contemporary jazz Friday and Saturday nights. Dinner M-Sa., lunch Fri. RS, FB, $$$ MASA'S PLACE 5228 Arlington Ave.; 951-689-8054, www.masasplace.com • Traditional Japanese sushi prepared by a head chef who started his career more than 30 years ago in Japan. RS $$ Mission Inn restaurant 3649 Mission Inn Ave.; 951-341-6767, www.missioninn.com • Signature “comfort foods” prepared in a new state-of-the-art display kitchen. Breakfast and dinner daily, lunch M-Sa. $ The Old Spaghetti Factory 3191 Mission Inn Ave.; 951-784-4417, www.osf.com • A variety of pasta dishes (mostly spaghetti, of course), salads and desserts that include decadent chocolate mousse cake and mud pie. The restaurant is in a building that served as a citrus packinghouse in the early 1900s. Lunch and dinner daily. FB, $ PEPITOS 6539 Magnolia Ave.; 951-788-2652 • Traditional Mexican fare including carnitas, chile verde, fajitas and steak picado. Lunch and dinner daily; breakfast items also served. FB, $ PHOOD ON MAIN 3737 Main St., Suite, 100; 951-276-7111, http://.phoodonmain.net • Billed as

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Nightclub with live music and dancing every night, plus a flamenco dinner show weekly. Lunch and dinner daily. FB, RS, $$$ TABLE FOR TWO 3600 Central Ave., Riverside; 951-683-3648, www.tablefor2restaurant.com • The flavors of Thailand, with everything from Thai style barbecue beef, chicken and pork, to shrimp and other seafood dishes. Nearly 30 entrees are available. Lunch and dinner daily. $

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951-637-1313, • All-you-can-eat for one price, or individual orders. Lunch M-Sa., dinner daily. $$ Elephant Bar Galleria at Tyler, 3775 Tyler St., Suite A; 951-353-2200, www.elephantbar.com • Specialties include Pacific Rim and wok-fired recipes, plus favorites such as fire-grilled fish, steaks,

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www.creolasrestaurant.com • Chicken, filet mignon, lamb, meat loaf, pork and several varieties of fish.

Dinner W-Su. $$ Crest Cafe 5225 Canyon Crest Drive; 951-7842233 • Burgers, pasta, salads and other American and Italian favorites. Traditional breakfast menu includes omelettes, pancakes and waffles. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $ Gerard’s Eve Bistro 9814 Magnolia Ave.; 951-687-4882, www.gerardsevebistro.com • French cuisine in an intimate bistro atmosphere.

Dinner W-Su., Sunday brunch. $$$ Gra-Pow 497 Alessandro Blvd. Suite. D; 951-780-1132, www.grapow.net • Thai food with California and Pacific Rim accents. Beer and wine available. Lunch and dinner daily. $ MONARK ASIAN BISTRO 5225 Canyon Crest Drive, Suite 64; 951-683-1073, www.monarkasianbistro.com • Serving a range of classic Chinese and Thai dishes, as well as contemporary Asian-inspired fusion dishes, some of them created by the owner, Karen Chen, a native of Taiwan. Lunch and dinner daily. $ SMOKEY CANYON BBQ 5225 Canyon Crest Drive, Suite 9; 951-782-8808, www.smokeycanyon.com • Burgers, sandwiches, catfish, chicken, ribs and more. Bar area has two TVs. Lunch M, lunch and dinner Tu.-Su. FB, $

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During Riverside Downtown Partnership’s 25th annual meeting and awards ceremony at the Marriott Riverside, individuals and organizations were celebrated for their leadership and service to the downtown community.

Honorees included Suzanne Ashley, recipient of the Roy Hord Volunteer of the Year Award.

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charitable events April 21 – Banquet for Life to benefit Riverside Life Services, an organization that has helped more than 10,000 women during the last 37 years. Victoria Club, 2521 Arroyo Drive, Riverside; 951-784-2422, www.riversidelifeservices.org.

April 21 – Janet Goeske Foundation gala, featuring Dancing with the Stars Inland Empire edition. Event is a benefit to enhance the Goeske Center’s current programming efforts, as well as help fund new programs. Fox Theater, 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside; 951-351-8800, 951-840-3905, www.janetgoeskecenter.com.

April 26 – Riverside Community College District’s annual Recognition Awards Dinner & Arts Gala, featuring Jon Secada.

Proceeds to benefit student enrichment at three RCCD campuses. Riverside Convention Center, 3443 Orange St.; 5:30 p.m.; 951-222-8958, www.rccd.edu.

April 28 – Celebration of Arts and Architecture to benefit Riverside Art Museum. Selfguided tour of artist studios, then wine, dine and dance the night away at RAM. $35-$125; 951-684-7111, www.riversideartmuseum.org/ RAMcelebrate May 19 – Caribbean Nights Gala, hosted by Riverside Medical Clinic Foundation. Live and silent auctions, dinner, and dancing to the music of Mark Wood and the Parrot Head Band. Riverside Convention Center, 3443 Orange St.; 6-10 p.m.; $125.

May 20 – Primavera in the Gardens, wine and food tasting.

Proceeds benefit Botanic Gardens projects, including hosting thousands of local school children every year.

UC Riverside Botanic Gardens; 2-5 p.m.; $60 in advance, $70 at the gate ($5 parking); 951-784-6962, http://gardens.ucr.edu.

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Red was the color of the day for the Red Dress Fashion Show and Brunch, a benefit for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign.

More than 350 supporters enjoyed the event at the Victoria Club, where activities included free cardiac risk health screenings, massages, a panel discussion and, of course, a fashion show and brunch.

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Freedom Fund Awards Gala The NAACP Riverside Branch recently presented its 62nd annual Freedom Fund Awards Gala at the Riverside Convention Center, recognizing individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions in the community. Look for more photos at www.facebook.com/RiversideMagazine.

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Schedule of Events Golf Registration 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

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ustin Ingram says he is still looking for that first “real” job.

Actually, the 22-year-old Riverside native has been working plenty since the age of 5 when he landed a part in a stage production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” As a teen, he starred in “Unfabulous” on Nickelodeon, and he has appeared in “Everybody Hates Chris,” “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” and “Glee.”

Ingram’s most recent plum assignment came unexpectedly. He thought he was auditioning for an inane comedy called “Sports Camp.” Instead, it turned out to be the third movie in the popular “Paranormal Activity” franchise.

“They were very secretive about it and weren’t releasing the name at that point,” he recalls. “They wanted me to come in and improvise, and I was thinking that I’m tall and skinny and kind of weird looking, so they probably wanted me for the guy who’s not good at sports. So I went for the comedy, and when they finally told me it was ‘Paranormal Activity,’ I was slightly surprised that I booked it.”

Now, Ingram is working behind the camera as a producer, assistant director and editor on an indie feature, “The Prop is the Girl.” It’s a film that he hopes will “expose the rape culture that’s in the media, and show that it’s not OK to sexually abuse or rape someone.” Once finished later this year, the plan is to take the film on the festival circuit.

Scenes from “Prop” were shot at the offices of the Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center. Ingram is the honorary chairman of the organization’s 31st annual Auction and Dinner on May 5 at the Victoria Club.

Now living in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles, Ingram regularly returns to Riverside, where his parents live, and he often brings his dog Boomer! along.

Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center 31st annual Auction and Dinner Victoria Club, 2521 Arroyo Drive, Riverside May 5, 5 p.m. silent auction 7 p.m. dinner, $125 951-686-7273, http://rarcc.org

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