Archives: 2003-2014

RaincrossSquare.com v1.0: Archives from November 2003 to June 2014.

County eyeing new office tower

Riverside County is in negotiations to buy the 10-story Regency Tower currently under construction in downtown Riverside. If the sale goes as planned, the privately-developed building will house the District Attorney’s office, which is currently scattered in as many as 10 offices around town. Aug. 2008Regency TowerOrange at Tenth streets Though the reported purchase price…

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Road Trip: Fresno

This entry kicks off a semi-occasional feature we’ll be calling “Road Trip” — a chance to explore other cities and areas within California, particularly those outside the three major metropolitan regions: Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. Everyone knows these places, but what about the likes of Fresno, Stockton and Bakersfield? The latter three…

Local colleges receive high marks

Four area colleges — including three in Riverside — received high marks in the latest college rankings from U.S. News & World Report. 2001Carillon Tower – UC Riverside 2005California Baptist University UC Riverside, California Baptist University, La Sierra University, all located in Riverside, and the University of Redlands, were each ranked within their respective categories,…

Library/museum expansion guidelines approved

Last Tuesday, the Riverside City Council approved in concept the recommendations for the future expansions of downtown’s Main Library and Riverside Metropolitan Museum as outlined by a community task force. The recommendations, which have also been endorsed by the governing boards of both institutions, call for the library to double in size to 120,000 square…

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Then & Now – Downtown Post Office

Over the past 96 years, downtown Riverside has seen 2 main post offices built, the first in 1912 and the second in 1939. First came the 1912 Federal Building/Post Office located on Seventh Street (Mission Inn Avenue). Sporting Italian-Renaissance architecture, the building served as the city’s main post office for nearly 30 years. Afterward, the…

Fairmount Park making a comeback

Arguably Riverside’s most interesting park, Fairmount Park is staging a comeback. After several years of neglect, the city recently completed various park improvements, including new gazebos, picnic tables and playgrounds as well as refurbishing of the boathouse, itself a 1995 replica of the original 1911 boathouse. One of the most expensive improvements was the dredging…