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