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Richmond libraries offer up free tickets to Oakland A’s games

By Kathy Chouteau Summertime is a grasshopper’s leap away and it’s the perfect chance to enjoy an Oakland A’s baseball game—especially when it’s free. Stop by Richmond’s Main Library, Bayview Branch or West Side Branch to...
Pro wrestling to invade Richmond’s MLK Park

Pro wrestling to invade Richmond’s MLK Park

By Kathy Chouteau Pro Wrestling Revolution (PWR) is presenting “Revolution in Richmond, CA,” which organizers say is the first Lucha Libre Pro Wrestling Show to occur in the city in 15 years. The event is scheduled...
Moving Forward gets ready for its We Run Richmond 5K

Moving Forward gets ready for its We Run Richmond 5K

By Kathy Chouteau Moving Forward is revving up for its “7th Annual We Run Richmond 5k” Sat., Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond. The event will...

Ribbon-cutting to celebrate first dedicated pickleball court in Richmond

The East Bay Pickleball Association will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the first dedicated pickleball courts, not only in Richmond but in all of West Contra Costa County. The event will take place at...
Richmond Little League team are district champions

Richmond Little League team wins District 4 championship

"We are like a family." The Richmond Little League's 9-11 age group softball teams aren't just all stars. They're now also champions. The team won two of three games last week to clinch the District 4...
Andre Williams honored by Oakland A’s as Coach of the Month

Oakland A’s honor Andre Williams as Coach of the Month

By Kathy Chouteau San Pablo’s Andrew Williams has been named Coach of the Month for July by the Oakland A’s and has been invited by the team to throw out a first pitch of the...
Richmond Rayados 13 wins Cup Chivas San Bernardino

Richmond Rayados 2013 wins Cup Chivas San Bernardino

The Richmond Rayados 2013 youth soccer team recently won the Cup Chivas San Bernardino. The defeated its opponent 5-3 to win the title.  It's the second team from the Richmond Rayados to win the tournament, with...
Richmond mayor seeks suggestions for naming ferry terminal

Development group aims to reinvent Craneway Pavilion as pickleball venue

By Kathy Chouteau The country’s fastest growing sport—pickleball—is looking to set up shop at Richmond’s Craneway Pavilion, potentially taking over the city’s preeminent, indoor community gathering place on the waterfront. The reinvented venue would be...
E-40, Mike Felder set to throw first pitch at Soulful Softball Sunday

Soulful Softball Sunday founder sets sights on Nicholl Park and beyond

By Kathy Chouteau Rodney Alamo Brown, founder of the iconic Soulful Softball Sunday, is readying for the team’s annual tournament this month while having another project on deck benefiting the Richmond community. Leading things off will...
Chevron partners with Giants on ‘Science of Baseball’ event at Nicholl Park

Chevron, Giants team on ‘Science of Baseball’ event at Nicholl Park

By Mike Kinney Retired San Francisco Giant leftfielder Jeffrey Leonard joined two Chevron Richmond Refinery engineers to help teach the science of baseball to youth at Nicholl Park on Wednesday. It's part of a partnership between...

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Betty Reid Soskin marks 102nd birthday at her namesake school

Betty Reid Soskin marks 102nd birthday at her namesake school

By Kathy Chouteau On the morning of her 102nd birthday, Betty Reid Soskin arrived with family members at her namesake Betty Reid Soskin Middle School...
Richmond: Overall violent crime down 12-percent in 2018

RPD headquarters unveils welcoming waiting room for children, families

The Richmond Police Department has established a new waiting room at its headquarters aimed at making the experience more comfortable for children and families. The...
Pinole police chief appointed as interim city manager

Pinole police chief appointed as interim city manager

Pinole Police Chief Neil H. Gang has been appointed as the city's new interim city manager, effective Oct. 1, 2023, the city announced this...