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Armistice Brewing takes home two medals on global beer stage

Armistice Brewing takes home two medals on global beer stage

By Kathy Chouteau Richmond’s own Armistice Brewing Company medaled this week in the World Beer Cup competition, and last fall in the Great American Beer Festival, taking home two recent wins on the global beer...
A Few of My Favorite Things: Mother’s Day at Annie’s Annuals & Perennials

A Few of My Favorite Things: Mother’s Day at Annie’s Annuals & Perennials

By Kathy Chouteau A Richmond tradition blossoming with flower power is returning this year, and it’s the perfect way to welcome spring’s arrival with your peeps. Annie’s Annuals & Perennials Mother’s Day extravaganza is returning May...
R&R Hospitality Academy set for grand opening in Richmond

Local chef to launch ‘Kim’s Louisiana Kitchen’ at East Brother Beer Co.

By Mike Kinney Well-known local Chef Phillip Mitchell will launch his new food venture, 'Kim's Louisiana Kitchen, at the East Brother Beer Co. taproom on Thursday, May 11.  "We be there on a regular basis, but...

Richmond High students create stage play ‘Juliet Takes a Breath’

By Kathy Chouteau  Richmond High School will unveil a stage play adaptation of the novel “Juliet Takes a Breath” this week that’s not only a student-teacher collaboration, but also the first explicitly queer LGBT play...
Richmond Blues Foundation rolls out summer holiday weekend jam lineup

Richmond Blues Foundation rolls out summer holiday weekend jam lineup

By Kathy Chouteau A trio of blues musicians is coming to town over the summer holidays, courtesy of The North & Greater Richmond Blues Foundation, which recently released its “Blues Out Norf’ Holiday Jam Sessions”...
Belding Woods resident a finalist for ‘Super Mom’

Belding Woods resident a finalist for ‘Super Mom’ competition

By Kathy Chouteau Richmond resident and all-round mom worker bee, Viviana Millan-Alioto, is currently in second place as a Group Finalist for the “Super Mom” online competition. The winner of the Super Mom title will...
‘Hogbetsotso–Day of Crossing Over’ brings drumming, dance to Richmond

‘Hogbetsotso–Day of Crossing Over’ brings drumming, dance to Richmond

By Kathy Chouteau The East Bay Center for the Performing Arts will premiere the drumming and dance performance “Hogbetsotso–Day of Crossing Over,” Sat. June 10 at 7 p.m. and Sun., June 11 at 3:30 p.m....
All photos by Mike Kinney

PHOTOS: 17th Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival in Richmond

By Mike Kinney Sunshine greeted the highly-anticipated return of Richmond's famous Cinco de Mayo Festival, which has been on hiatus since start of the pandemic. The 17th annual event, held by the 23rd Street Merchants Association,...
PHOTOS: 15th Annual Cinco de Mayo Peace and Unity Parade

PHOTOS: 15th Annual Cinco de Mayo Peace and Unity Parade

A weekend of Cinco de Mayo festivities kicked off in a colorful way in Richmond today with the 15th Annual Peace and Unity Parade. Supported by a break in the rain, the parade started at...
Spring exhibitions at Richmond Art Center examine climate crisis

Summer class registration opens at Richmond Art Center

By Kathy Chouteau Get ready to start creating, as registration opens today, Wed., May 3, for summer classes at the Richmond Art Center (RAC). Adults and kids alike can peruse the summer class catalogue, which includes...

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Join National Park Service ranger, Betty Reid Soskin for an hour long informal virtual chat, every Thursday, at 2 pm, beginning May 13. Betty will share her thoughts and insights and answer questions in this informal virtual gathering. For those who have met her, this will be another opportunity to connect and share. For those who have yet to meet her, this will be a chance to ask those questions you have always wanted to ask. The session will be moderated by Ranger Armand Johnson, and may vary in length depending on how Betty is feeling. This free program is open to all ages and no reservations are required. To view the virtual event or for more information, please visit the park website at www.nps.gov/rori. Or call the Rosie the Riveter/ WWII Home National Historical Park (NHP) Visitor Education Center at (510) 232-5050 x 0. At Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front NHP, Betty illuminates the invisible histories of African Americans and other people of color, and her efforts, demonstrate how her work has impacted the way the National Park Service conveys such history to audiences across the United States. Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, CA is the flagship National Park Service site selected to tell the story of Rosie the Riveter and WWII Home Front workers of all kinds. This unique park chronicles the explosive growth of wartime industry, the innovations fostered by visionaries like Henry J. Kaiser, and the extraordinary history of ordinary people who were challenged as never before and came together to overcome wartime odds. The Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center is open seven days a week from 10 AM to 5 PM and is located at 1414 Harbour Way South, suite 3000, Richmond, CA 94804. For more information and directions to the Visitor Education Center, please call (510) 232-5050 x0 or visit to http://www.nps.gov/rori/planyourvisit/directions.htm. Admission to the Visitor Center and programs is free.

Rosie the Riveter Trust to screen two films honoring Black history

By Kathy Chouteau Rosie the Riveter Trust will screen two films Wed., June 14th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in recognition of Juneteenth and FDR's Executive Order...
Richmond Olympian to be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

Richmond Olympian to be inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

By Kathy Chouteau Richmond resident Mary Anne O’Connor will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame—along with her teammates from the U.S.A.’s 1976...
Richmond director/choreographer premieres award-winning films

Richmond director/choreographer premieres award-winning films

By Kathy Chouteau UpSwing Aerial Dance Company and Symmetricity will unveil “Sling Shot,” Sun., June 11 in Oakland, a film premiere of eight dance and...