Community meeting to discuss ideas to improve Stege Elementary
Help West Contra Costa Unified School District "re-imagine" Richmond's Stege Elementary.
Families are asked to join the district's Board of Education in a community conversation on ways to better serve Stege Elementary School students and...
Apply now for Chevron’s Somos Employee Network college scholarship
For an 11th consecutive year, the Somos Employee Network at Chevron Richmond is offering $1,000 scholarships to qualifying high school seniors.
The application process is currently open, with a deadline of Friday, March
23. You can...
Volunteers needed to clean up Richmond Little League fields
As Richmond Little League preps for the 2019 season, its fields could use a bit of love and attention.
Volunteers are being sought to help clean the fields at Nicholl Park in Richmond ahead of...
Payless to close all stores
By Mike Kinney
Payless ShoeSource Inc. has announced plans to close all of its roughly 2,300 stores.
That includes the store at the Macdonald 80 Shopping Center at 4200 Macdonald Ave. in Richmond.
“Payless will begin...
2 Richmond parks set to receive new basketball courts
Two Richmond parks are set to receive new basketball courts: John F. Kennedy Park and Unity Park.
On Tuesday, Richmond City Council is scheduled to vote on whether to approve contracts totaling about $400,000 for...
Richmond’s finest, bravest to be honored at awards dinner
The community is invited to honor some of Richmond's bravest and finest at the annual City of Richmond Public Safety Awards Dinner on Friday, March 1.
The event, presented annually by the Kiwanis Club of...
Contra Costa Animal Services offering ‘Big Love’ adoptions discount
Contra Costa Animal Services (CCAS) is offering reduced cost adoptions of all animals starting today through Feb. 28 "in an effort to help Bay Area residents and families find love this Valentine’s Day," the...
County hosting teacher recruitment fair on Feb. 23
The Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) is set to hold its annual Teacher/Certificated Staff Recruitment Fair on Saturday, Feb. 23.
The free event will run from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Alhambra...
Richmond pools now offer ‘Little Splashers’ class
A new swim class offered at Richmond pools is adorably called "Little Splashers."
It's a drop-in class, no registration required, offered twice weekly to youth ages 6 months to 4 years old accompanied by their...
Developers propose up to 2,000 housing units for Point Molate
A brewery. A hotel. A ferry dock. An artist’s village. A town square.
At Richmond City Council Tuesday, ideas pitched by four developers for the future of Point Molate ranged from 670 to 2,200 housing...
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Cosmetology school seeks to operate near Richmond Target
A cosmetology vocational school seeks to locate at the Macdonald 80 Shopping Center in Richmond.
Applicant Sunil Sharma is requesting a conditional use permit from...
El Garage closes downtown Richmond restaurant
By Kathy Chouteau
El Garage, the Richmond restaurant that sprouted from humble beginnings slinging quesabirria tacos in a local driveway/garage while drawing social media acclaim,...
Johnny Boi smashing it at Richmond ‘Restaurant Week’
By Kathy Chouteau
Taste of Richmond’s “Restaurant Week” stopped by new restaurant phenom Johnny Boi Smash Burger in Point Richmond Thursday, Oct. 10—and so did everyone else...