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SHOW #12: READY FOR ANOTHER ROUND – RIVERSIDE’S MAYOR RON LOVERIDGE

songrytr — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:25:21 +0000

The sudden coolness of mid-October makes it easy for us to forget that it was mere weeks ago we ventured out into the furnace that was Riverside September ‘09 to make our way to City Hall. We hustled our podcasting tools into the elevator and up to the seventh floor. We were given access to the generous corner office to set up the gear and wait for the big event.

Mayor Loveridge has been in Riverside California city government for 30 years.

Needless to say we were pretty stoked to have landed a chat with the Mayor. It was only 11 shows ago we first introduced ourselves to the local podcastosphere…and here we were with the cheap mics and the Macbook in the cool climes of city government. Mayor Loveridge made a hurried entrance and looked somewhat amused to see that we had taken over half of his conference table with mixers and cables. All in all he kept us entertained the entire time, covering topics ranging from his early Riverside experiences to his political influences with a healthy dose of local history – and offering a measured and rational assessment of the challenges that come when a town grows into a city.

We wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to Mayor Ron Loveridge and his staff for their time and courteous consideration. Enjoy the show!

SHOW #12: READY FOR ANOTHER ROUND – RIVERSIDE’S MAYOR RON LOVERIDGE
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http://www.ralphandtim.com/audio/ie-with-ralph-and-tim-20091013.mp3

Show #5: The Riverside Plaza – Then and Now

songrytr — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:13:20 +0000

Earlier this week we recorded our first interview with Sean Faustina, Marketing Director of the Riverside Plaza (and a friend of ours from back in the day. We had planned to set up outside on Main Street. However, the Riverside summer has kicked in and it was well into the 80s by 10:00 AM. Fortunately, Coffee Depot was OK with us taking advantage of their AC & AC.

If you’ve been around town a couple of decades (or more) you’re familiar with the changes The Plaza has been through – open-air to enclosed-80s-mall to open-air once again. We talk about what was great about the old days and the incredible success of The (new) Riverside Plaza.

We want to hear your memories of The Plaza! What did we leave out? Did you have a Plaza job? I almost did – but that’s for another show.

Enjoy!

SHOW #05: RIVERSIDE PLAZA – THEN AND NOW
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http://www.ralphandtim.com/audio/ie-with-ralph-and-tim-20090715.mp3

Riverside Plaza: 1964 & 2008 - Photos courtesy of Riverside Plaza, LLC

Visit the Riverside Plaza website at www.shopriversideplaza.com

What are those things??

songrytr — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:36:06 +0000

Welcome to the fourth installment of i.e. with ralph and tim! This week we decided to offer up a few visuals with the commentary.

I’ve been curious about all the new contraptions appearing on Riverside’s street light and traffic light fixtures, so I went out last week to take a few photos so I could show them to Tim to see if he knew anything about them. We both figured the best way to show them to YOU was to post them here as our first blog entry.

Know anything about these things? Know anyone who might?

SHOW #04: WHAT IS THAT THING??
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http://www.ralphandtim.com/audio/ie-with-ralph-and-tim-20090712.mp3

: Smart Riverside wi-fi box. We think.

: Q-tip? Dum-dum? Root beer barrel on a stick? Shop-vac filter?

: A rare sighting of a…? Well mounted but apparently not connected?

: Tim thinks this is some sort of radio transmitter. A MARTI antenna?

: Keeping an eye on the Union Pacific? Keep it moving, U.P.

: If you live in Riverside you’ve seen this. Anyone know the story?