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Richmond Art Center exhibit to explore works of Emmy Lou Packard
By Kathy Chouteau
The Richmond Art Center (RAC) will feature Artist of Conscience, an exhibition, from June 22 through Aug. 2, that will explore the...
REEM Media evolves from side hustle to full-service digital media agency
By Kathy Chouteau
Cristina Trujillo, a single mother who launched REEM Media as a side hustle in 2018, has guided its expansion during the pandemic...
Nystrom Elementary students conquer Girls On The Run 5K
By Mike Kinney
A dozen students from Richmond's Nystrom Elementary School endured the heat and dust along the trails at Quarry Lakes Regional Recreational Area...
Urban Tilth to host ‘Volunteer Day/Tomato & Pepper Workshop’
By Kathy Chouteau
Urban Tilth will be hosting the “2nd Saturday Greenway Community Garden Volunteer Day/Tomato & Pepper Workshop” this Sat., May 14 from 10 a.m....
Richmond tumor survivor marks Mother’s Day by destroying radiation mask
Sunday was an extra-meaningful Mother’s Day for Richmond Standard reporter and local mom Kathy Chouteau, who celebrated her 10 year anniversary of surviving a...
RYSE unveiling state-of-the-art Commons campus
UPDATE: As of May 11th, the community event originally planned for May 14th has been postponed. However, RYSE will be hosting a week of...
BMX bikers bedazzle students with stunts, secrets to success
By Kathy Chouteau
A group of pro BMX athletes recently rode into Richmond’s Grant Elementary to help students “gear up” for success during a school...
Richmond firefighters douse overpass blaze
By Mike Kinney
Richmond firefighters quickly doused a fire that burned at the base of the I-80 overpass at San Pablo Avenue this morning, just...
WCCUSD superintendent announces delay in COVID-19 vaccine requirement
Kathy Chouteau
The West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) has pushed back its student vaccination date requirement one year, aligning with recently revised state...
Interim director brings renewed ambition to Richmond museum
By Mike Kinney
The Richmond Museum of History and Culture has new leadership, a refreshed look, and a sharpened focus on ensuring every last resident...
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A healthy dose of nature: ‘Park Rx Day’ comes to Nicholl Park
By Kathy Chouteau
Got something that ails you? The City of Richmond’s Community Services/Recreation Department has just the remedy: A day outside at Nicholl Park.
It’s all...
Volunteers clean and adopt Humphrey Playlot on Earth Day
By Kathy Chouteau
Volunteers fanned out along the perimeter of Humphrey Playlot in Richmond on Earth Day, pulling weeds, picking up trash and sprucing up...
New park eyed for Pullman neighborhood
Richmond is considering buying a vacant lot at South 27th Street and Florida Avenue to build a new park and playground for the Pullman...