I have lived in Riverside for a long time and I love Mexican food, so I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to try Tio’s Tacos in Riverside. This place is a trip. It is filled with original works of art that are made up of “things that have been utilized, and in this country considered useless, then […]
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RiversideAndBeyond.com will turn 10 years old this year. I started the website to share restaurants my family enjoyed in and around Riverside, and have added a bunch of other content since my first post in 2009. In 2019, I’m going to commemorate the first 10 years by sharing some of my favorite pictures, places and events on social media that […]
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My wife and I found a new organic produce stand today at the corner of McAllister and Blackburn in Riverside. We didn’t have any cash with us, but my wife wanted to check it out. As a dutiful husband, I agreed. Happy wife. Happy life. We spent some time talking to the guys who run the stand and found out […]
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We love to hike, but sometimes we’re more interested in exploring wide-open spaces than climbing to the top of a hill. Last Sunday, my wife and I planned to spend the day roaming the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, but decided to stay local and visit the Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park in Riverside instead. While Sycamore Canyon is […]
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I haven’t written about a restaurant in a long time, but my sons and I tried a place on our way home from the beach over the weekend that deserves a mention… The Crack Shack in Costa Mesa. If you haven’t eaten here, you might be wondering what kind of food you’ll find… We’ve intentionally crafted both the chicken and […]
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I have always had a high tolerance for heat. I love to hike and enjoy the empty trails when it is too hot outside for most people. I guess there’s a good reason that I haven’t seen anyone else on the “Big C” trail yet. #hikeriverside #riversideca A post shared by Kris (@krisinriverside) on Oct 22, 2017 at 1:50pm PDT […]
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Back in July 2017, my wife and I went for a short hike in the hills above La Sierra near Lake Mathews. When we got to the top of the first hill, we decided to abandon our planned hike and go in a different direction. A few miles later, we decided to see if we could make it to Corona […]
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About five years ago on our way back from lunch in Murrieta, we exited the 15 freeway at Clinton Keith Road to see where the road would take us. We headed toward the Cleveland Forest until we came across what appeared to be hiking trails. Our little driving adventure had brought us to the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. What […]
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My wife spotted an osprey today at Lake Mathews, so I went back with my camera to see if I could get a few pictures. When I arrived, I saw what appeared to be a big bird on a rock in the middle of the lake, but it was too far away for my lens. When I got home and […]
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Like most people, I like movies. When we first moved out to Riverside, there were no movie theaters close to us. Now there are three within a few miles, two of which are practically across the street from each other. One of them is in The Shops at Dos Lagos in Corona, which has been operated by Starlight Cinemas since […]
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