Cruelty-Free Faves
Choosing cruelty-free doesn’t have to be complicated — it can even be fun. This site offers tips for everyday that are easy, fun, and won’t break the bank. Sharing favorites about food, fashion, household products, and more.
Letters To Pushkin
A free web site to help those coping with the loss of a loved one. A place of comfort and healing. Letter-writing can be a powerful tool in anyone’s grieving process; visitors can keep their letter private, share with just family and friends, or share on the site.
Animals & the Law
Where law meets community. Animal Law topics and organizations concerned with advancing the interests of animals through our legal system. International as well as U.S. federal and state laws; companion animals, farmed animals, animals used in experimentation and for entertainment and exhibitions.
Animal Epilepsy Connect
Coming Soon! An online community for guardians with dogs and cats living with epilepsy. FAQs & Forum make it easier to connect with others and share experiences.
Ten Minute Vegan
Web series that makes vegan cooking simple and quick. Great for weeknights, and for those who don’t spend too much time in the kitchen but want to maintain a plant-based diet.
Plant-Based Productions
Coming Soon! Podcasts and videocasts inspired by animals and the people who love them.
Letters To Pushkin
Now available on Kindle , iBooks, and Nook! The collection of letters written by Sharon Discorfano in the weeks after Pushkin’s passing. Her experience using letter-writing became the inspiration for the interactive web site of the same name, which led to the ever-growing online support network on Facebook. 50% of author’s royalties will go to Bideawee, the humane organization that brought Sharon and Pushkin together. Coming soon to iBooks and in paperback.
Stellar Vegan Salads
Coming Soon!
You’ll never look at salad the same way again! Twenty-five gorgeous entree salads that are surprisingly quick and easy to create. Winning combinations of color, complementary tastes and textures, and seasonal produce. Also some fantastic veganized versions of classics like the Cobb and the Waldorf. E-book scheduled for release in Fall 2012.
About Us
Each day gives us an opportunity to make dozens of choices, and our choices reflect what we value most. Whether it’s about caring for a companion animal, choosing to eat a plant-based diet, or supporting laws to protect animals, Riverside 105 wants to share ideas, connect “neighbors” who care, and help spread the word. Web sites, blogs, podcasts, web series, films, e-books, and print media related to animal welfare and wellness are at the heart of this blossoming community.
We want to put your home on Riverside’s neighborhood map, too… so, WELCOME!
Sharon Discorfano, President
A graduate of Rice University, I have a Masters degree in Literature from Georgetown and also in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from New York University. I’m currently a law student at the University of Arizona, with a primary focus on Animal Law. Other passions include the arts, yoga, anything Italian, and baseball. My family is my joy and my peace.
Seth Webster, Vice-President
With years of experience in the field of computers and social media, I enjoy finding new, creative ways to use this knowledge as a way of connecting people who want to lead more compassionate lives. Family time with Sharon and our canine kids is the highlight of each day. I also enjoy cooking, filmmaking, and scenic rides on my motorcycle through the Arizona mountains.