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Riverside has started two citywide programs intended to help city businesses during the holidays. Riverside Rewards, a digital loyalty program, allows residents and visitors to earn up to five percent rewards for items purchased at participating Riverside small businesses, according to a statement on the city’s website. The program launched …

Moreno Valley will open a state-of-the-art bicycle park later this month. The Flight Deck Bike Park at 13460 Morrison St. will feature the largest pump track in Southern California, and will include an adaptive track for riders of different skill levels, according to a statement on the city’s website. A …

Riverside will open the Arlington Park Pickleball Complex, with a grand opening ceremony scheduled to be held 10 a.m. Dec. 13. The nine-court complex, which cost a reported $1.1 million to build and took nearly one year to complete, is part of Riverside’s effort to provide recreation for residents of …

Three Eastvale officials recently joined a 24-city delegation in Washington, D.C. in an attempt to get the city one zip code. Mayor Mike McMinn, Councilmember Christian Dinco, and Economic Development Manager Alexander Fung met with senators and congressmen to discuss the problem that has plagued Eastvale since it incorporated in …

The A-line reached Pomona in September, bringing the Los County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s light-rail system to the edge of the Inland Empire. But that’s as far as it got. That same month, the A-Line’s extension to Montclair was put on hold indefinitely. The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, also in …

Riverside has helped establish a $5 million revolving loan fund designed to help local nonprofits. The Inland Empire Nonprofit Loan Fund began Dec. 1, helped by $2.8 million it received from the Riverside Nonprofit Resilience Fund, according to a statement on the city’s website. The Inland Empire fund also received …