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Slate of eateries, bars and shops opening in downtown Riverside

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Several new additions to the downtown Riverside entertainment and shopping mix have recently opened (or are readying to open), adding to the area’s already decent collection of eateries, bars and shops. Already open — 9th Street Italian Deli (Ninth & Market), Pixels Bar (near University & Lemon), and Beyond the Olive, which is inside the…

2004 – San Bernardino Valley as seen from Loma Linda (RXSQ)

‘A Sleeping Giant’

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A report released this week by Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. says Inland Southern California will continue to lead the state in jobs and housing growth, confirming what many area residents have felt the past few years as the region’s population nears 4 million: Setting the pace, once again, in Southern California will be…

Boomburbs and Megaburbs

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So, what happens to a “boomburb” or “edge city” as it ages? What becomes of a suburb when it matures? The first- and second-generation of booming suburbs — boomburbs — all across the U.S. are beginning to find out. In the suburbs dotting Dallas-Ft. Worth, places such as Plano, Texas are wrestling with the very…

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3801 Market Street – Hotel Holyrood/Plaza

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One of downtown Riverside’s oldest buildings dating from the late 1800s will soon disappear as a plan for an arts school for Riverside Community College District moves forward. Located at the southwest corner of Market Street and University Avenue, the building in question was originally built as a sanitarium by Dr. Clark Whittier, a wealthy…

2010 - Post-restoration of Thunderbird sign in Riverside (RXSQ)

Neon be gone?

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One of the finest neon signs from Riverside’s post-war past may soon be coming down in the name of progress. The owner of the Thunderbird Lodge located at 2711 University Avenue is in the midst of a $1.3 million overhaul of the atomic-era motel. Sadly, not included within the renovation are plans to keep the…

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