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Community members walk in harmony to support local homeless

Community members walk in harmony to support local homeless

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By Mike Kinney Each footstep taken during the annual Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP) Harmony Walk in Richmond symbolized hope and progress in combating hunger and homelessness, said GRIP Executive Director Ralph Payton. Amidst a heat...
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Community members walk in harmony to support local homeless

Taste of Richmond sizzles with culinary adventure

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By Kathy Chouteau Can you feel the vibe? Taste of Richmond’s ‘Restaurant Week’ is upon us Oct. 7-13, rife with tasty opportunities to check out our city’s culinary scene. And, yes, Richmond most certainly has...
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Annie’s Annuals, Richmond cultivator of California garden culture, closes

Annie’s Annuals, Richmond cultivator of California garden culture, closes

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By Kathy Chouteau The news came from my editor and landed with the sting of a thousand hornets: Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, the Richmond garden nursery that launched innumerable gardens, including my own, was closing. Sarah...
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7 Stars installs 100-foot-wide 'cannabis dispensary' mural along I-80

7 Stars installs 100-foot-wide ‘cannabis dispensary’ mural along I-80

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The award-winning cannabis dispensary 7 Stars Holistic Healing Center, located at 3219 Pierce St. in Richmond, recently installed a 100-foot-wide mural with nine-feet-tall lettering stating “cannabis dispensary" that faces the eastbound lanes of I-80. Bay...
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Richmond Golf Club director wins 2024 NCPGA 'Player Development Award'Guntrum has over 15 years of experience working with students of all ages and skill levels, according to the Richmond Golf Club. He's held positions as lead assistant at Burlingame Country Club in Hillsborough, and as head golf Professional at Berkeley Country Club. He opened his open golf academy at Richmond Golf Club, which opened its lesson book in May 2019. The Northern California PGA section consists of over 400 golf facilities and 1,100 PGA members and associates. The NCPGA hosts an annual meeting and award ceremony to honor the stars among them. Nominations are peer-driven and voted on by a committee of PGA Members. "We are certainly proud of Jon and hope you are too," the Richmond Golf Club announced. "Please find the time to say congratulations the next time you see him!"

Richmond Golf Club director wins 2024 NCPGA ‘Player Development Award’

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Jon Guntrum, the Richmond Golf Club's director of instruction, recently won the 2024 Player Development Award from the Northern California of the Professional Golfers’ Association (NCPGA). Guntrum has over 15 years of experience working with...
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Richmond native and veteran teacher releases new single to empower kids

Richmond native and veteran teacher releases new single to empower kids

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Richmond native and veteran teacher Stephen Ashford, called Mr. Steve by his students, has released a new single aiming to motivate children to dream big. "Think Big" is the lead track from Ashford's upcoming album...
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WCCUSD Board appoints homegrown leader as interim superintendent

WCCUSD Board appoints homegrown leader as interim superintendent

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Dr. Kim Moses will serve as interim superintendent of the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) after Superintendent Dr. Kenneth C. Hurst retires in December. The WCCUSD Board of Education appointed Moses to the...
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Richmond firefighters douse vehicle blaze that threatened apartment

Richmond firefighters douse car blaze that threatened apartment

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Richmond firefighters successfully put out a car fire that was directly below a second-floor apartment. The incident occurred Tuesday at an apartment complex in the 300 block of 44th Street, according to Richmond Firefighters Local...
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By Mike Kinney The renaming of a Richmond park after a late neighborhood matriarch who fed and cared for the area's children for decades came closer to reality Tuesday after receiving unanimous support from the City Council. The next step in renaming Virginia Playlot at S.18th and Virginia Street to Floria Evans Park will be a public hearing in Council Chambers on Oct. 15 to ensure the whole community can weigh in on it. Evans, who lived to 105 years old, barely missing 106 by just 40 days, was described as a “neighborhood hero” who lived there for 65 years. Councilmember Doria Robinson, who authored the resolution to rename the park, said Evans "held the neighborhood together for decades." "It is important to remember what she gave to make our community there so dynamic," Robinson said. Family and friends attended Tuesday's City Council hearing to express why they believe Evans deserves recognition. One of her sons, Luther Evans, said just being at City Council on Tuesday to recognize his mother "is very special to our family." Her eldest son Charles Evans, owner of CJ's Fish and BBQ at 24th Street and Macdonald Avenue, said his mother "well deserves it." "She was a mom to a lot of people and children in the neighborhood throughout her time being here on Earth," he said, adding, "She fed a lot of people.” Pam Saucer of the nonprofit Men and Women of Valor was a life-time family friend of Evans. She lived two blocks from the Evans family when she was growing up. "Mother Evans was a beautiful person, she was a woman of God, and she helped raise many of us here in the community," Saucer said.  Community activist Antwon Cloird, a neighbor and close family friends for four decades, said Evans represented a "generational legacy" in Richmond. "People like Mother Evans, Fred Jackson, Tommy Bradford, Joe Fisher and Lily Mae Jones taught the community good work ethics and loved people in our community," Cloird said. "They all had a spiritual commitment to God and community. And Mother Jackson was in that spiritual relationship with God and community. She was an outstanding example of being on the frontlines of helping people to become prosperous in love and peace. She truly created a legacy that has stood the test of time.”

Renaming of Richmond park after ‘Mother Evans’ gets council support

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By Mike Kinney The renaming of a Richmond park after the late Floria Evans came closer to reality Tuesday after the proposal received unanimous support from the City Council. The next step in renaming Virginia Playlot...
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Circus coming to Richmond Civic Center

Circus coming to Richmond Civic Center

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A circus is coming to Richmond Civic Center for two weeks. The grand premier for the Hermanos Caballero Circus is Friday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available to shows daily through Oct. 14. Shows...
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Fijian Independence celebrated in Richmond

Fijian Independence celebrated in Richmond

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By Mike Kinney On Thursday, Oct. 10, Fijian Americans and their neighbors throughout the Bay Area celebrated Fiji Independence Day, including in Richmond. Family-owned Bula Auto...
Contra Costa College Professor Brandon Marshall receives Innovator Award

Contra Costa College Professor Brandon Marshall receives Innovator Award

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By Kathy Chouteau Contra Costa College educator Brandon Marshall is a winner of the 2024 Social Learning Innovator Award, hosted by Hypothesis. Marshall is being honored...
Town hall at CoBiz to discuss Chevron flaring reduction, environmental compliance

Town hall at CoBiz to discuss Chevron flaring reduction, environmental compliance

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Community members are encouraged to attend a town hall at CoBiz Richmond this Wednesday that will detail actions Chevron is taking to minimize flaring...
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