New Play About 1940s North Richmond Gets Rave Reviews
An original play written by 23-year-old Richmond resident Deandre Evans takes the audience back to what it was like to live in North Richmond in the 1940s....
09 Jun
24 May
400 Richmond Riders Join Bike to Work Day
Over 400 Richmond riders joined in the 23rd annual Bike To Work Day on Thursday, May 11....
26 Apr
Earth Day Draws Hundreds in North Richmond
The seventh annual North Richmond Green Festival and Earth Day Celebration on April 22 brought out community members for a creek clean-up, garden restoration, park festival and junior league baseball...
15 Apr
Richmond Families Hunt for Eggs and Summer Camps
Despite the rain, hundreds of kids and families gathered to participate in a spring egg hunt last Saturday at the Richmond Recreation Complex....
22 Mar
What’s on Your Playlist — Inspiring Music for Tough Times
The Pulse asked young people what uplifting and inspirational music they are listening to right now to help them get by. Here’s what they had to say....
01 Mar
Local Happenings: March 2017
Richmond Promise is sponsoring a series of spring student and family workshops to help high school seniors complete their financial aid and Richmond Promise scholarship applications. The workshops are scheduled...
26 Feb
My First Trip to Europe
Growing up in Richmond and realizing that it was a pretty small city, I always dreamed of stepping outside of the boundaries of my hometown. Most of the opportunities I...
15 Feb
Black History Month in the Trump Era
When Black History Month comes along, it’s about getting the chance to remember who we are, what has happened to us, all we’ve endured and have overcome, despite the grip...
02 Feb
Local Happenings: February 2017
The Richmond Art Center is hosting the 21st annual Art of Living Black through March 4....
27 Jan
Voices from the Oakland Women’s March: ‘We Are Beginning a Revolution’
Oakland police estimate that 100,000 people participated in the Oakland Women’s March on Saturday, one of hundreds of marches that took place around the world in response to the inauguration...
25 Jan
Happy Lot Hosts Clean-Up Party in Iron Triangle
On a gloomy and windy morning, Happy Lot Farm and Garden (HLFG) celebrated its fourth anniversary with a “Block Clean-Up Party” as part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday...
17 Jan
Hella Used to Mean Something
Now hella has gone where slang words go to die: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary....
13 Jan
Richmond Funnyman William Haynes: The Internet Is a Place for Artists
Richmond native William Haynes, 23, is the host of the YouTube comedy news show, “People Be Like.” Haynes is an actor, comedian, writer, rapper and video producer...
27 Dec
Forum Addresses Increase in Hate Crimes
In the wake of reports of two hate crimes in West Contra Costa County and hundreds throughout the country since the election of Donald Trump, West County residents came together...
08 Nov
Dinner with Izzy: Baked Spinach Manicotti
You could say I am “adulting.” Even though I’m 22 and most of my friends like to go shopping or to clubs, I prefer a trip to the grocery store...
