Articles by ERIK CHEN
His Photographs Reveal a Magic Kingdom Frozen in Time
Lush vegetation sprawled across an empty amusement park, merry-go-rounds and roller coasters abandoned for over a decade. For Riverside photojournalist David Fouts, South Korea’s Yongma Land became the basis of his first published book, "Magicland". Beginning Oct. 31, photographs from Fouts’s "Magicland" series will be displayed at the California Baptist University (CBU) photography gallery. Fouts discovered his passion for photography in 2017 while documenting a nonprofit in Liberia.
At STEPCon, Inland Empire Students Chase Their Dreams of Scientific Discovery
Hundreds of students flocked from room to room, eagerly searching for the next scientific spectacle. In the auditorium, curiosity lingered in the students' eyes as they gasped at a ping-pong demonstration crushing soda cans. The Science and Technology Education Partnership Conference (STEPCon) saw many small moments like these at the Bourns Technology Center on Thursday, Oct. 8. Now in its 27th year, the annual event serves to spark enthusiasm for science in youth across the Inland Empire.
How John Dixon Became Riverside's Plumber
Skip to content John Riley Dixon has grown Riverside's Plumber into a recognizable local brand with more than 28,000 followers on Instagram. | Courtesy of John Riley Dixon Join the 16,097 other Riversiders who start their day with The Gazette Great! Check your inbox and click the link. Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again. Already a subscriber?
Sight Unseen Returns to Riverside, Reframed for a New Generation
Sight Unseen Reframed: International Photography by Blind Artists marked its return to Riverside at the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California on August 27, 2026. Originally curated by the late Douglas McCulloh in 2009 as Sight Unseen, the exhibition challenges the traditional views of modern art, believing that every artist - even those with no vision - can see.
A Third Match Made All the Difference
Skip to content Saidee Acevedo (left) and her Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor, Unique Edwards, have built a bond that helped push Acevedo toward college. | Courtesy of Big Brothers Big Sisters Join the 16,097 other Riversiders who start their day with The Gazette Great! Check your inbox and click the link. Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again. Already a subscriber?
From Dead End to Third Space, Downtown Alley Set for Revival
Skip to content The alleyway off the Main Street Mall near 9th Street currently sits fenced off and unused (left), compared to a rendering of the planned "Main Street Alley," which will add seating, string lighting and greenery once the project is complete (Councilmember Philip Falcone/Facebook) Join the 16,097 other Riversiders who start their day with The Gazette Great! Check your inbox and click the link. Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again. Already a subscriber?
At 93, Evelyn Shea Looks Back on a Life Built on Resilience
Skip to content Evelyn Shea, who taught thousands of students in RUSD's gifted elementary programs over 33 years, at home in Riverside. (Brenda Flowers) Join the 16,097 other Riversiders who start their day with The Gazette Great! Check your inbox and click the link. Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again. Already a subscriber? Sign in Always know what's happening in Riverside Join the 16,097 other Riversiders who start their day with The Gazette Great! Check your inbox and click the link.
Public Works Turns Traffic Boxes Into Public Art
Skip to content A traffic signal cabinet painted with a stars-and-stripes design and a portrait of President James Madison stands on a Riverside sidewalk in the Presidential Park neighborhood. (Titus Pardee) August ArtsWalk Has Painting Prodigies, A Call for Artists, Robots and A Hot Summer Night Join the 16,097 other Riversiders who start their day with The Gazette Great! Check your inbox and click the link. Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again. Already a subscriber?
Phytochrome B sets condensate number through graded nucleator states and seeding-site efficacy
Abstract Photobodies (PBs) are phytochrome B (phyB)-organized nuclear condensates that nucleate at defined subnuclear seeding sites and decrease in number with warming. How cells set PB number—and, more broadly, condensate number—remains poorly understood. Here we show that phyB’s output module (OPM) functions as a universal nucleator for all site-defined PB types, whereas the photosensory module (PSM) attenuates this activity, enabling environmental control.
What Mornings are Like in My Colorado Prison
I blink my eyes open. I am facing the same brick wall that greets me every morning. Then, there’s the smell: the air is thick with my cellmate’s flatulence, trapped in by the welded-shut window of our cell. I roll over to check the time. It’s 3 a.m., but the clock display is visible in the light from the overhead fixture that stays on no matter what time it is.
Martin Luther King High School COSMOS Students Advance to State Science Fair
Education Martin Luther King High School COSMOS Students Advance to State Science Fair Award-winning microbiology project aims to combat water contamination as team heads to California competition. From left to right: Shanmukh Bachhu and Patrick Moon stand in front of their project, looking ahead with confidence to the next level of competition.
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