A Few of My Favorite Things: The Ford Point Bloody Mary
By Kathy Chouteau
I’m an admitted study in contradictions when it comes to tomatoes. I love my late grandmother, Dolly’s, homemade Italian tomato sauce, but raw tomatoes in a salad? No thanks.
But when it comes...
Chevron Richmond Black History Awareness celebration uplifts local ‘Hidden Figures’
By Kathy Chouteau and Mike Aldax
The movie Hidden Figures, which Martin Leung first watched in his seventh-grade history class, played a significant role in how the Middle College High senior envisions his future. The...
San Pablo’s Chick Chick Chicken to transform into ‘upscale’ Blue Rabbit
By Kathy Chouteau
Chick Chick Chicken has temporarily closed for a complete revamp and will be reincarnated as the new San Pablo restaurant, Blue Rabbit, according City documents.
Business owner, Deepak Aggarwal, is redesigning Chick Chick...
Pinole History Museum installs pop-up exhibit at Mechanics Bank
The Pinole History Museum (PHM), which is working to establish a permanent home, has installed its first pop-up history exhibit at Mechanics Bank in the Pinole Valley Shopping Center.
This exhibit explores the history of...
Early Childhood Mental Health Program sets date for ‘Summer Kick-Off’
By Kathy Chouteau and Mike Kinney
Richmond’s 24 Street will come alive with the sound of families when the Early Childhood Mental Health Program (ECMHP) hosts its “Summer Kick-Off” Fri., June 9 from 4-7 p.m.
The Summer...
Richmond actors to perform in San Francisco Playhouse’s ‘Clue’
By Kathy Chouteau
When the San Francisco Playhouse opens its doors March 9 through April 22 for its production of Clue, two Richmond residents will take the stage in the “board game-turned-whodunit.”
Richmond resident and accomplished stage...
Richmond police investigation on Stenmark Drive
The Richmond Police Department is calling the discovery of the body of a 20-year-old man on Stenmark Drive on Thursday, March 2, as an "unexplained death," police said.
The Contra Costa County Coroner's Office identified...
Richmond Ferry to add new trips on weekdays
Richmond Ferry service to and from San Francisco is expanding, with a new trip in each direction on weekdays: eastbound at 11:20 a.m. and westbound at noon.
The service change will start Monday, April 3....
Peres Dental Clinic celebrates official reopening
By Kathy Chouteau
In 1997, Dr. Dan Tanita started a free Dental Clinic in a janitor’s closet at Richmond’s Peres Elementary. Today, the clinic has relocated to a much larger space at the K-8 school,...
Community survey launched for future of Hilltop Mall area
Community members are being asked to fill out a brief online survey about what they believe should be developed at a 145-acre site in Richmond that includes the 78-acre Hilltop Mall property.
The City of...
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‘Food & Wine Festival’ fundraiser to feed CCC’s Culinary Arts Academy
By Kathy Chouteau
Great food will be served up for a good cause when Contra Costa College’s Culinary Arts Academy hosts its “Food & Wine...
Red Oak Victory welcomes community aboard for ‘Spring Swing Dance’
By Kathy Chouteau
Brush up on your Lindy Hop as the Red Oak Victory (ROV) welcomes the community aboard for its Spring Swing Dance Sat.,...
Arrest made in strong arm robbery at Hercules gas station
A suspect who robbed a patron of a Hercules gas station on Monday was later located and arrested in front of Hercules High School,...
