A high-rise in Riverside

In my visits to Riverside, a residential tower a few blocks south of downtown has caught my eye. How could it not? It stands tall above its mostly one- and two-story neighbors. In the area recently, I decided to satisfy my curiosity by checking it out.

At 3993 10th St., it’s an apartment building for low-income seniors 55 and older. Named Mount Rubidoux Manor, it’s owned by Riverside First Baptist Homes, contains 188 studio and one-bedroom units and stands 16 stories. A worthy use.

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Column: 10 p.m. curfew? A lot of us are sleeping through it

Because now and then it seems like a coronavirus column is called for, I asked on Facebook if anyone was affected by the 10 p.m. curfew. It probably says something about the newspaper-reading demographic that of 49 replies, all 49 said no. But they said so amusingly. I write about their responses and my own early bedtime in Sunday’s well-rested column.

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Column: New history of 1960s LA unrest includes SB riot

“Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties,” a new history, includes a 1968 riot in San Bernardino that started at a high school and spilled into the streets. I recount that and also pluck some local history from “Ecology of Fear,” a previous book by the same author, Mike Davis, while also saying farewell to a San Bernardino restaurateur. All this in Friday’s column.

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Column: IE not overlooked by SF-based magazine

I picked up an issue of Alta magazine, and then a second, and was delighted both times by the contributors and subjects with an Inland Empire connection. Also, I belatedly follow up on my Janis Joplin column by explaining further the limits of memory in constructing a column based on what people remember about concerts from 50 years ago. Plus, short items on Sam Maloof and the Claremont sign lady, all in Wednesday’s column.

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