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San Pablo Restaurant Week brings delicious deals starting Sunday

San Pablo Restaurant Week brings delicious deals starting Sunday

Satisfy your cravings on the cheap during San Pablo’s Restaurant Week, which kicks off this Sunday, May 5, and wraps Saturday, May 11. Ten distinct restaurants are offering prix fixe menus of $10.95 for lunch...

Point Richmond Music reveals lineup for free summer concert series

News that Point Richmond's free concert series is set to return soon is music to our ears. For the 18th straight year, Point Richmond Music (PRM) is set to hold four free concerts in the...
23rd Street Cinco de Mayo festival uplifts Richmond

23rd Street Cinco de Mayo festival uplifts Richmond

With the aim of enhancing economic activity and safety on 23rd Street in Richmond, a group of merchants decided to throw a big party about 13 years ago. Today, that party, a collaboration among local...
Dia de los Niños celebration inspires budding readers

Dia de los Niños celebration inspires budding readers

By Kathy Chouteau There’s nothing better than seeing a gaggle of little children smiling from ear-to-ear and having the time of their lives. About 60 young children and their families attended the wildly successful “¡Dia...

World-renown The Aeolians set for rare Bay Area visit

The world-renown The Aeolians of Oakwood University in Huntsville, Ala., are making a rare Bay Area appearance this Sunday. The acclaimed choir, proclaimed World Champions of 2017, is set to perform at 5 p.m. at...
Richmond nonprofit to hold Mother's Day Paint and Sip fundraiser

Girls Inc. to host Mother’s Day Paint & Sip fundraiser

A fun Mother's Day Paint and Sip event in Richmond will help raise funds for enriching programs for local girls. Girls Inc. of West Contra Costa County is inviting community members to an afternoon of...

Gyuto Spring Fest enlivens and enlightens community

By Zach Chouteau A brisk wind didn’t prevent countless community members from having a fine time at the Gyuto Spring Festival in East Richmond Heights last Saturday. The fun included a children’s playground and bounce...
The Artisan Kitchen & Café lives up to its name

The Artisan Kitchen & Café lives up to its name

By Kathy Chouteau The first thing that struck this reporter on a recent visit to The Artisan Kitchen & Café is that it fully lives up to its name; its artistic approach to everything is...
San Pablo nonprofit saving pets from the meat trade

San Pablo nonprofit a sanctuary for meat trade survivors

By Mike Kinney When we recently showed up at Jelly's Place in San Pablo to interview its founder Julia Bainbridge, she had just returned from the airport to pick up five dogs rescued from...

Folk guitarist, harpist to perform at Kaleidoscope Coffee

Maryland-based folk guitarist and harpist Kristin Rebecca is set to perform at Kaleidoscope Coffee from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, April 28. Rebecca weaves traditional folk instruments with unique and quirky songwriting and has performed at...

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Richmond port 'a good candidate' to support state's offshore wind energy plans

Richmond port ‘a good candidate’ to support state’s offshore wind energy plans

As part of ambitious plans to combat climate change, the State of California aims to deploy 25 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2045....
Richmond Promise celebrates hundreds of new Scholars at Civic Center Plaza

Richmond Promise celebrates hundreds of new Scholars at Civic Center Plaza

By Mike Kinney Richmond Promise cheered its fresh batch of college-bound Scholars at its 8th Annual Scholar Celebration in Civic Center Plaza today. The organization provides...
Gyuto Foundation director fundraising to bring vision care to rural India

Gyuto Foundation director fundraising to bring vision care to rural India

By Mike Kinney Ven. Thupten Donyo, director of the Gyuto Foundation, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located in East Richmond Heights, is fundraising to bring a...