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San Pablo ensuring LifeLong can stay in planned sale of 2023 Vale Road

Richmond Rotacare to hold open house in new, larger location

Richmond Rotacare, a free medical clinic for uninsured and underinsured patients that is staffed by volunteer physicians and nurse practitioners, is inviting the community to an Open House from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m....
Sailing Goat Restaurant announces opening weekend with live music

Sailing Goat Restaurant announces opening weekend with live music

By Kathy Chouteau An exciting new venture is sailing into Point San Pablo Harbor Fri., April 28, when the Sailing Goat Restaurant will swing open its doors to one and all. That same weekend will...
Richmond author Lily Iona MacKenzie to discuss recent book releases

Richmond author Lily Iona MacKenzie to discuss recent book releases

By Kathy Chouteau Richmond’s Lily Iona MacKenzie has two recent books sewn up—Dreaming Myself into Old Age: One Woman’s Search for Meaning and California Dreaming—and according to the author, the arts take center stage in...
Older adult caravan wishes Social Security a ‘Happy Birthday’

Older adult caravan wishes Social Security a ‘Happy Birthday’

By Kathy Chouteau Myrtle Braxton—a 95-year-old Richmond resident since the WWII era—parked her car alongside the Richmond Civic Center, fresh off of the California Alliance for Retired Americans’ (CARA) celebration of Social Security’s birthday Mon.,...
Richmond Chamber gets ready for ‘Salsa Night’

Richmond Chamber gets ready for ‘Salsa Night’

By Kathy Chouteau It’s time to don your dancing shoes for a night of fun and networking at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s “Salsa Night” Thurs., July 27, from 5–7 p.m.  Set for the Allegro Ballroom...
BART to release new schedule and shorten lengths of some trains

BART to install new fare gates systemwide by 2026

By Kathy Chouteau If you’re catching a BART train a few years from now, and something looks a little different, it’s probably just the station’s new fare gates catching your eye. BART’s Board of Directors recommended...
Red Oak Victory opens curtains on ‘Fall 2023 Film Series’

Red Oak Victory opens curtains on ‘Fall 2023 Film Series’

By Kathy Chouteau The Red Oak Victory is unveiling its “Fall 2023 Film Series” aboard the ship Thursday nights from Sept. 21 through Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m., with the theme “The Home Front: During...
Prologis employees prep food at GRIP as part of IMPACT Days

Prologis employees prep food at GRIP as part of IMPACT Day

The Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP), which serves 15,000 homeless, hungry and low-income residents each year, got a lot more than a little help on Friday when a group of Prologis employees volunteered at...
City connects Richmond residents to free 'Green House Calls’

City connects Richmond residents to free ‘Green House Calls’

By Kathy Chouteau Are you a Richmond resident wanting to make your home more sustainable and energy efficient? The Richmond City Manager’s Office, Economic Development, Environmental & Health Initiatives Division is connecting eligible residents to...
East Brother releases ‘crisp and clean’ Blonde Ale

East Brother releases ‘crisp and clean’ Blonde Ale

By Kathy Chouteau If you happen to hear about a “blonde” cut loose on Canal Blvd., it’s just East Brother Beer Company’s Blonde Ale being released into the Richmond wilds. East Brother’s first new “core beer”...

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BART’s new parking features make it fast and easy to pay

BART’s new parking features make it fast and easy to pay

By Kathy Chouteau BART is rolling out a number of new features to make it easier for customers to pay for parking. The updated options for...
WCCTAC Travel Training Program relaunches for seniors and disabled

WCCTAC Travel Training Program relaunches for seniors and disabled

By Kathy Chouteau A training mobility program that makes traveling easier for Contra Costa County seniors and people with disabilities just relaunched following a pandemic...
Tiny House Building Academy launches in Richmond

Tiny House Building Academy launches in Richmond

By Mike Kinney A relatively new pilot program operating out of Richmond aims to train local residents to construct tiny homes that can provide affordable...