http://www.ralphandtim.com/latest LOCAL & INDEPENDENT Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:25:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. ... http://www.ralphandtim.com/latest/2009/10/13/show-12-ready-for-another-round-riversides-mayor-ron-loveridge/ Our latest show features an informative conversation with Victoria Jauregui Burns, HIV/AIDS Program Chief for the Department of Public Health of Riverside County, and Program Chief for the county's Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program. [caption id="attachment_152" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Riverside County\'s MMIC Program is a result of California\'s Compassionate Use Act of ... http://www.ralphandtim.com/latest/2009/09/27/show-11-a-national-example-medical-marijuana-in-riverside-county/ It was another hot and noisy summer day in Rivercity, so Tim and I slipped across the mighty Santa Ana to Riverside-adjacent to take refuge in the cool and quiet surroundings of Sound Sanctuary Studios. Our host, owner/producer/engineer Phil O'Keefe, took a break from mixing to talk to us about ... http://www.ralphandtim.com/latest/2009/09/19/show-10-making-records-phil-okeefe-and-sound-sanctuary-recording-s/ Downtown Riverside's Coffee Depot was the location for our conversation with journalist Mary Shelton about her blog, "Five Before Midnight." [caption id="attachment_93" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Mary Shelton\'s blog, 'Five Before Midnight,'takes a close look at Riverside city government and law enforcement."][/caption] The mission statement is the first thing you read: "This site is ... http://www.ralphandtim.com/latest/2009/09/03/show-9-five-before-midnight-one-citizens-overview-of-city-government/ We spent a recent August afternoon talking with UCR graduate student and author of the local blog "Riding in Riverside", Justin Nelson. In addition to being an expert public transit user, Justin is currently the coordinator of CalPIRG (California Public Interest Research Group) UC Riverside's public transit campaign. [caption id="attachment_81" align="aligncenter" width="560" ... http://www.ralphandtim.com/latest/2009/08/25/show-8-riding-in-riverside-one-passengers-take-on-i-e-public-transit/ [caption id="attachment_70" align="alignright" width="290" caption="Introducing MagnoliaValet.com"][/caption] We're happy to announce the launch of MagnoliaValet.com, a guide to local and independent merchants and services in Riverside, California. If you have a business in Riverside and reside in Riverside (or Riverside-adjacent), we'll list you for free. Take a listen to our latest fireside chat and ... http://www.ralphandtim.com/latest/2009/08/11/show-7-the-recovery-begins-here-why-we-say-local-independent/ We braved the wicked Riverside July heat earlier this week and ventured out the I-215 to visit Ryan Gil de Montes at Inland Empire Brewing Company. With the memory of the prior week's tasting still fresh on our minds' palletes we wanted to find out more about the history of IE ... http://www.ralphandtim.com/latest/2009/07/22/show-6-inland-empire-brewing-company-an-independent-success/ 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 ... http://www.ralphandtim.com/latest/2009/07/14/show-5-the-riverside-plaza-then-and-now/ 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 ... http://www.ralphandtim.com/latest/2009/07/11/what-are-those-things/