RAP Yarden Tour Returns for 4th Year of Blooming Beauty
On the heels of the 50th anniversary of its historic home tour, Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) hosted its fourth annual Yarden Tour, showcasing the gardens, yards and green spaces of its neighborhoods. Participants enjoyed the self-guided stroll on Saturday, May 11 throughout the Riverside and Avondale areas, visiting 12 stops and six points of interest […]
Historic Home Tour Celebrates 50 Years
The Riverside Avondale Preservation’s (RAP) annual Home Tour presented by David Gray Home Services celebrates 50 years this April. Held Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 14 from noon to 4 p.m., the 50th Annual Home Tour gives attendees a gilded view of the most beautiful, well-maintained and historically […]
Loyal to Local: 100 Days of School Re-supply Bash at RAM
The Riverside Arts Market (RAM), now in its 15th year, is a weekly makers and farmers market hosted by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rain or shine. Each week more than 100 small business owners gather under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge to sell their products […]
Greenspace Guardians: How Stewards are Helping Preserve Local Parks
Riverside and Avondale are known for their beautiful parks and green spaces. But did you know that there is a small crew of volunteers who take time from their schedules to help maintain these little gems? In 2019, the Parks Committee of Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) created a stewardship program that would elevate park preservation […]
Peace Park Labyrinth Project on Track for 2024 Installation
A project to build an 11-circuit stone labyrinth in Riverside’s Peace Memorial Rose Garden Park is on track for construction to begin in 2024. Friends of the Labyrinth committee members say they are halfway to reaching their goal thanks to support from several sustaining sponsors and three successful fundraising events this fall. Riverside residents Hazel […]
“Let’s talk about Oak Street”
Community meeting held to discuss plans for The Local restaurant The buildings that once housed Deluxe Laundry and Dry Cleaners and Deluxe Launderette remain an eyesore on Oak Street, but developers and restauranteurs Ted Stein and J.C. Demetree hope to begin making progress on transforming them into a third restaurant location for The Local. In […]
King Street construction underway for new medical office building
A new medical office building is coming to King Street in the Riverside community. Construction has already begun at 1232 King Street, where crews are working on a reconfigured surface parking lot for the existing building on the lot, which is being converted into what is expected to be a non-surgical obstetrics and gynecology center, […]
Communities in bloom for third annual Garden Tour
Guests walked, biked and drove throughout the Riverside and Avondale communities to explore the gardens participating in the third annual Garden Tour on Saturday, May 13. The event, hosted by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP), celebrated homeowners’ green thumbs and landscaping designs rather than the homes’ interiors and histories that were the focal point of RAP’s […]
