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An aerial view of the Taggart Memorial Amphitheater in Riverside Park, April 8, 2025. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Randy Cliff, a Black man who's wearing a black cowboy hat and blue windbreaker, sits in front of a wall of white and orange painted boards. — Randy Cliff, owner of Cliff Asphalt Specialists, poses for a portrait in Riverside, April 4, 2025. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Lori Perdue, who is wearing work overalls and a flannel jacket, smiles for the camera while leaning on a wire fence in a garden. — Aspire House gardens manager Lori Perdue poses for a portrait April 4, 2025. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

A mural painted by a former Aspire House artist-in-residence. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Terri Ford, who is Black, and Lori Perdue, who is white, stand together smiling for a photo in front of a painted brick building. To their right, there's a decorative metal window covering with radiating lines and the letters "KUUMBA" — Aspire House operations manager Terri Ford (left) and gardens manager Lori Perdue (right) pose for a portrait outside the non-profit’s building April 4, 2025. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Two people in neon yellow sweatshirts push lawn mowers in opposite directions in a lawn next to a two-story house. Their mower handles cross as they pass each other. — Demetrious Jackson (left) and Jay Harmon (right) of Cheetah Landscaping mow a lawn April 4, 2025, in the Riverside neighborhood. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Demetrious Jackson
leans with an elbow on Jay Harmon's shoulder as they look ahead at the camera. They're both wearing neon yellow sweatshirts. — Jay Harmon (left) and Demetrious Jackson (right) of Cheetah Landscaping pose for a portrait April 4, 2025, on a lawn they were cutting in the Riverside neighborhood. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

A wall painted with orange, red and pink geometric shapes with a blue stripe down the middle is seen across a grassy lawn speckled with dandelions. — Mural art in the Riverside neighborhood. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Ian Oehler, who is a white man with a bush brown beard and mustache, smiles for a photo while standing with his hands on his hips. — Ian Oehler, manager of Groundcorp at Groundwork Indy, poses for a portrait April 4, 2025, at the non-profit’s green jobs trainings and access building on Fall Creek Parkway in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Five people sit in a row along a wall painted with a colorful mural. They're wearing t-shirts that read, "Groundwork: Changing places, changing lives." — Workers from Groundcorp at Groundwork Indy, pose for a portrait April 4, 2025, at the non-profit’s green jobs trainings and access building on Fall Creek Parkway in Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

A sign reading "hear my voice for justice, for equality, for dignity, for change" stands in front of a garden with colorfully painted raised beds and a shed wrapped in a vibrant mural. — Garden art and a sign at Aspire House on April 4, 2025. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

President of Riverside Civil League, Careena Jackson, poses for a portrait April 8, 2025, outside her favorite restaurant in the neighborhood, Harding St. Fish & Chicken. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

A painted white stone building with black trim has signs reading "Ritz Lounge & Restaurant" and "Ritz 2 Matinees and Parties." — A view of the exterior of the Ritz Lounge on April 4, 2025, in Riverside. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

A bartender is seen in soft focus as she uses a blow torch to char wood to add smoke in an Old Fashioned cocktail. — Ritz Lounge operations manager and mixologist Marshelle Terrell prepares her favorite drink, an Old Fashioned, on April 8, 2025. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Marshelle Terrell, who is a woman wearing a chunky-knit cropped sweater over a black tank top, stands behind a bar. She's looking straight ahead at the camera as she uses a blow torch to add smoke to an Old Fashioned cocktail. — Ritz Lounge operations manager and mixologist Marshelle Terrell prepares her favorite drink, an Old Fashioned, on April 8, 2025. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

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Riverside in photos: See a day in the life of the west side neighborhood

by Ted Somerville, Mirror Indy
April 18, 2025

					<h1>Riverside in photos: See a day in the life of the west side neighborhood</h1>
<p class="byline">by Ted Somerville, Mirror Indy <br />April 18, 2025</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS15.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49778" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An aerial view of the Taggart Memorial Amphitheater in Riverside Park, April 8, 2025.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS07-1024x681.jpg" alt="Randy Cliff, a Black man who's wearing a black cowboy hat and blue windbreaker, sits in front of a wall of white and orange painted boards. " class="wp-image-49770" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Randy Cliff, owner of Cliff Asphalt Specialists, poses for a portrait in Riverside, April 4, 2025.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS13-1024x720.jpg" alt="Lori Perdue, who is wearing work overalls and a flannel jacket, smiles for the camera while leaning on a wire fence in a garden. " class="wp-image-49776" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Aspire House gardens manager Lori Perdue poses for a portrait April 4, 2025.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS04-1024x696.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49767" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A mural painted by a former Aspire House artist-in-residence.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS14-1024x682.jpg" alt="Terri Ford, who is Black, and Lori Perdue, who is white, stand together smiling for a photo in front of a painted brick building. To their right, there's a decorative metal window covering with radiating lines and the letters &quot;KUUMBA&quot;" class="wp-image-49777" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Aspire House operations manager Terri Ford (left) and gardens manager Lori Perdue (right) pose for a portrait outside the non-profit's building April 4, 2025.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS11-1024x704.jpg" alt="Two people in neon yellow sweatshirts push lawn mowers in opposite directions in a lawn next to a two-story house. Their mower handles cross as they pass each other." class="wp-image-49774" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Demetrious Jackson (left) and Jay Harmon (right) of Cheetah Landscaping mow a lawn April 4, 2025, in the Riverside neighborhood.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS12-1024x667.jpg" alt="Demetrious Jackson 
 leans with an elbow on Jay Harmon's shoulder as they look ahead at the camera. They're both wearing neon yellow sweatshirts." class="wp-image-49775" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Jay Harmon (left) and Demetrious Jackson (right) of Cheetah Landscaping pose for a portrait April 4, 2025, on a lawn they were cutting in the Riverside neighborhood.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS06-687x1024.jpg" alt="A wall painted with orange, red and pink geometric shapes with a blue stripe down the middle is seen across a grassy lawn speckled with dandelions." class="wp-image-49769" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Mural art in the Riverside neighborhood.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS10-673x1024.jpg" alt="Ian Oehler, who is a white man with a bush brown beard and mustache, smiles for a photo while standing with his hands on his hips." class="wp-image-49773" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ian Oehler, manager of Groundcorp at Groundwork Indy, poses for a portrait April 4, 2025, at the non-profit’s green jobs trainings and access building on Fall Creek Parkway in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS09-1024x689.jpg" alt="Five people sit in a row along a wall painted with a colorful mural. They're wearing t-shirts that read, &quot;Groundwork: Changing places, changing lives.&quot;" class="wp-image-49772" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Workers from Groundcorp at Groundwork Indy, pose for a portrait April 4, 2025, at the non-profit’s green jobs trainings and access building on Fall Creek Parkway in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS05-1024x681.jpg" alt="A sign reading &quot;hear my voice for justice, for equality, for dignity, for change&quot; stands in front of a garden with colorfully painted raised beds and a shed wrapped in a vibrant mural." class="wp-image-49768" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Garden art and a sign at Aspire House on April 4, 2025.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS16-1024x704.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49779" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">President of Riverside Civil League, Careena Jackson, poses for a portrait April 8, 2025, outside her favorite restaurant in the neighborhood, Harding St. Fish &amp; Chicken.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS03-1024x692.jpg" alt="A painted white stone building with black trim has signs reading &quot;Ritz Lounge &amp; Restaurant&quot; and &quot;Ritz 2 Matinees and Parties.&quot;" class="wp-image-49766" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A view of the exterior of the Ritz Lounge on April 4, 2025, in Riverside.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS02-703x1024.jpg" alt="A bartender is seen in soft focus as she uses a blow torch to char wood to add smoke in an Old Fashioned cocktail." class="wp-image-49765" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ritz Lounge operations manager and mixologist Marshelle Terrell prepares her favorite drink, an Old Fashioned, on April 8, 2025.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Day-in-the-life-of-Riverside_TS01-1024x786.jpg" alt="Marshelle Terrell, who is a woman wearing a chunky-knit cropped sweater over a black tank top,  stands behind a bar. She's looking straight ahead at the camera as she uses a blow torch to add smoke to an Old Fashioned cocktail." class="wp-image-49764" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ritz Lounge operations manager and mixologist Marshelle Terrell prepares her favorite drink, an Old Fashioned, on April 8, 2025.</figcaption></figure>
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<p><em>Ted Somerville is a Mirror Indy freelance contributor. You can reach him at <a href="mailto:tedsomphoto@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">tedsomphoto@gmail.com</a>.</em></p>

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