A Year of Steps Forward, Steps Back and, Yes, Black Panther
It is safe to say many of us had a rough year. For many, 2018 might have felt never-ending....
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Dec
From Dishwasher to Restaurateur: Turning the Immigrant Dream Into Reality
It took 17-years, a move to another country and temporary seperation from his family for my father, David Guillen, to move up from being a janitor at McDonald’s to achieving his dream and opening his own restaurant. ...
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Dec
Richmond to Divvy up $65K in Grants to Local Artists
Ten Richmond artists will be using their skills to bring new pieces of public art to places like schools, vacant properties, and new developments throughout the city. ...
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Dec
County Needs Help Counting the Homeless, and Here’s Why It Matters
Contra Costa County is asking for help with its annual Point-in-Time survey....
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Dec
Fellowship Program Seeks to Create a New Group of Community Activists
Five Richmond residents who have spent time behind bars are working not only to better their own lives but also to help people like them....
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Dec
Despite Losing Season, Kennedy JV Soccer Team Gains Experience
The 2018 Eagles women’s soccer season is the first in recent years to have a full JV team and season...
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Dec
Being a Kid (Again) at the Downtown Holiday Festival
With a grand “Ho, ho, ho!” Thursday afternoon, Santa walked through the front doors of Richmond’s East Bay Center for the Performing Arts....
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Dec
Richmond’s Seniors Turning Up This Saturday
Richmond’s Senior Winter Ball returns to the Memorial Auditorium for its 21st year on Saturday....
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Dec
Mural Reflects the Hardships of Emigration
In collaboration with the Richmond Art Center’s Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands exhibit, youth from the RYSE Center explored the theme of borders in the new “Keeping Families Together”community mural. ...
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Dec
Watershed and Community Restoration Go Hand in Hand in North Richmond
North Richmond residents are now banding together to restore the long-derelict stretch of Wildcat Creek, in the process opening up much-needed career opportunities and access to green space....
03
Dec
Authors and Community Will Join at the Multicultural Children’s Book Fair
On Sunday December 9 about a dozen children’s book authors will showcase their work and meet the families their books reach....
01
Dec
Local Happenings: December 2018
Celebrate Christmas early on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the 7th annual Richmond Holiday Festival at the East Bay Center for Performing Arts, 339 11th Street....
Shields-Reid Recibe Oportunidad para Nueva Vida
Read in English Por Brittany Hosea-Small La cancha deportiva está llena de brillante azul y oro, una paleta que no solo combina con los Golden State Warriors, sino que también rinde homenaje a la pintura original de la cancha. En su apogeo, las canchas en el parque Shields-Reid fueron el campo de entrenamiento...
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Nov
Midterms Spotlight Rising Latino Power
The full tally of the Latino vote on the mid-term election is not in yet, but the available information makes one thing clear: Latino power is rising....
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Nov
All Clothes Are Gender Neutral, If You’re Not Afraid
I started hating the world because of how differently it treated me when I wore comfortable, dirty, loose-fitting clothes more acceptable for boys versus those that highlighted my feminine shape....
