Pilot program aiming to keep seniors in their homes ‘successful’
A yearlong pilot program in Richmond aiming to allow seniors to remain in their homes with help from community volunteers intends to continue and expand after its operators said it proved successful.
Ashby Village, a...
Man fatally struck by train north of Richmond Tuesday
A man was struck and killed by an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train just north of Richmond Tuesday morning, according to Amtrak and Union Pacific.
The man was trespassing on the rail tracks when he was...
Activist Shaun King set to appear at Bernie Sanders events in Richmond
Nationally known writer, political activist and social media influencer Shaun King is reportedly expected to appear at campaign events in Richmond for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Tuesday.
On Dec. 23, the New York-based King...
Richmond Art Center preps for ‘Art of the African Diaspora’
The Art of the African Diaspora, an annual, non-juried group exhibition featuring works by over 150 artists of African decent, will be featured at the Richmond Art Center from Jan. 14 to March 13...
BART, AC Transit fares increasing Jan. 1
BART and AC Transit fares are set to increase on Jan. 1.
BART fares will go up by 5.4 percent as part of an inflation-based program first approved by the BART Board of Directors in...
Richmond Promise Scholar spotlight: Jesse Hernandez
Meet the Richmond Promise Scholars, a growing movement of hundreds of students from Richmond and North Richmond who are currently attending over 100 colleges and universities. They are beneficiaries of the Richmond Promise college...
How to properly dispose of your holiday tree
The Richmond Environmental and Health Initiatives Division is encouraging the city's residents to consider disposing of their holiday trees in one of these ways:
Curbside Collection: Cut your tree to fit your organic waste container. Trees...
Annual Richmond event offers holiday hope for violence survivors
By Mike Kinney
It may take a village, but it begins with the individual. At the Healing Circles of Hope -- Mothers Against Senseless Killings' (MASK) Holiday Party and Toy Giveaway on Thursday, Dec. 19,...
Richmond wins $1M grant to train at-risk young people in construction
Sixty at-risk young people from Richmond will receive career training and job placement services in the construction industry thanks to a $1.08 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's YouthBUILD program, according to...
Richmond Metro by T-Mobile phones in holiday cheer
By Mike Kinney
They have plenty of phones with which to call Santa. And there he was on Friday at the Richmond Metro By T-Mobile at 12800 San Pablo Ave. in Torino Plaza.
As part of...
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Winter Solstice gathering at Point Pinole to feature singing and ‘shrooms
By Kathy Chouteau
Got plans for the Winter Solstice? How about a community song circle and mushroom walk?
Eileen Hazel of Eileen Hazel Music out of...
Richmond Fire Youth Academy to host Open House for prospective recruits
By Kathy Chouteau
The Richmond Fire Youth Academy will host an “Open House and Sign-Up Info Day” Saturday, Dec. 9 from 8 a.m. to 2...
From its first campus in a Richmond shipyard, 4CD marks 75 years
By Kathy Chouteau
The Contra Costa Community College District (4CD) is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
The Governing Board of 4CD will launch a year of celebrations...
