Monday, December 11, 2023

Lifestyle

3 new exhibitions coming to Richmond Art Center this month

3 new exhibitions coming to Richmond Art Center this month

Three new exhibitions are coming to the Richmond Art Center (RAC) this spring starting March 26. They include Here is the Sea, Faces Without Noses and the 54th Annual WCCUSD Student Art Show. Here is the...
The Study a lesson in fine wine, plates and provisions

The Study a lesson in fine wine, plates and provisions

Kathy Chouteau Richmond is HAPPENING. Want proof? Head on over to The Study, a wine bar that recently opened on Marina Way in Richmond, where The Rich Life spotted a full house of happy patrons...
Richmond Virtual Rec Center helps alleviate shelter-at-home doldrums

Maya’s Music to hold 30th annual spring festival in Richmond

“Thank you for the music.” That’s an ideal theme for the upcoming 30th Annual Maya’s Music Therapy Fund, an annual spring music festival set to be held on Sunday, March 24, at the Richmond Recreation...
Planning a date night? Head to Pikanhas in the Point

Planning a date night? Head to Pikanhas in the Point

By Kathy Chouteau If you’re looking to have a unique date night—one that transports your taste buds to an exotic locale—head to Pikanhas Brazilian Steakhouse in Point Richmond. This Rich Life reporter visited the restaurant on...

East Brother Beer nets 6 nominations for ‘Best of Oakland & the East Bay’

East Brother Beer Co.'s brews have found themselves in illustrious company. East Brother Beer's Red IPA and Gold IPA appear alongside Drake's IPA and Denogginizer and Calicraft's Oaktown Brown in the final round of the...
New pizza eatery augments El Sobrante's diversity

New pizza eatery augments El Sobrante’s diversity

During frequent drives to the Sikh temple in El Sobrante over the last 18 years, Navneet Sandhu said he marveled at the local community’s diversity. “Every time you drive...
Love in the air at ukulele meet-up

Love in the air at Point Richmond ukulele jam

By Kathy Chouteau Love was in the air Wednesday at Kaleidoscope Coffee, courtesy of local ukulele musicians strumming away at a back table. It was a musical tip of...

Options still on the table for Valentine’s Day

By Kathy Chouteau Did you leave your Valentine’s Day planning to the last minute? Have no fear, Richmond restaurants are here, ready and willing to take your dinner reservation...
A go-to spot for tasty street tacos in Richmond

A go-to spot for tasty street tacos in Richmond

By Kathy Chouteau Even amidst the throng of Mexican eateries on Richmond’s 23rd Street, the Tacos Los Primos food truck stands out, drawing passersby with the wafting smell of authentic food and a good online...
Attorney, author inspiring girls to be lawyers, critical thinkers

Attorney, author inspiring girls to be lawyers-in-training

Brittany Armstrong Whittington isn’t just the author of a book about a girl who wants to be a lawyer. She was that girl. And now the Deputy District Attorney hopes to inspire future generations of...

Latest Articles

Winter Solstice gathering in Point Pinole to include singing, 'schrooms

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

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

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...