Riverside has adopted a pilot program designed to help the city’s senior citizens pay their rent. The Supplemental Rental Assistance Program for Seniors, approved unanimously by the city council April 23, will provide residents ages 70 years old and older up to $600 of supplemental rental assistance payments, according to a …
Read More »Historic roadside restaurant expands.
Hadley Fruit Orchards, the 93-year-old roadside cafe in Cabazon, has expanded. The cafe now covers 1,300 square feet, having added a larger dining room that can seat 72 guests at 18 tables, according to a statement. Hadley Fruit Orchards has also added several items to its menu, including homemade chicken, …
Read More »IECF fund makes annual donations
The Inland Empire Community Foundation has donated $45,000 to three local nonprofits. Grants of $15,000 each were presented recently to Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center in Temecula, Women of Worship & Welfare International in Colton and San Antonio Regional Hospital in Rancho Cucamonga, according to a statement. Gwen Dowdy-Rodgers, a …
Read More »Inland Center Mall to hold job fair
Inland Center Mall in San Bernardino will host a job fair May 4. The event, which will be held in partnership with America’s Job Center of California/Workforce Development, is scheduled to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Center Court, according to a statement. More than 40 businesses …
Read More »UCR recognized for economic development efforts
UC Riverside has been declared an Innovation & Economic Prosperity university by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. The IEP designation is awarded to public research universities that support economic development through innovation and entrepreneurship, according to a statement on the university’s website. UC Riverside is the 80th university …
Read More »Morongo tribe donates $500,000
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians has donated $500,000 to 79 nonprofit organizations in the Inland Empire and throughout Southern California. The grants were announced during the third annual Morongo Community Outreach Awards Luncheon held earlier this month, according to a statement released by the tribe. That’s the largest amount …
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