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Kaiser Richmond Sports Medicine facility renovated and expanded
The Kaiser Permanente Sports Medicine facility at the Richmond Medical Center is now better equipped to treat local athletes following a recently completed renovation...
Chevron STEM event hits home with Junior Giants at Willie Mays Field
By Kathy Chouteau
The Willie Mays Field at Nicholl Park was alight with the smiling faces of Junior Giants players Tues., Oct. 25, when the...
Raiders, 49ers host most expensive game experiences in NFL, study says
Las Vegas Raiders games at Allegiant Stadium and San Francisco 49ers games at Levi's Stadium are on average the two most expensive NFL game...
Richmond’s upcoming ‘School of Baseball’ invites youth to hone skills
The Richmond Police Activities League and Richmond Little League Baseball & Girls Softball are partnering to hold their 3rd Annual School of Baseball (and...
San Pablo’s pioneering Lady A’s ‘fearless and focused’
By Mike Kinney
The Standard recently caught up with San Pablo Baseball Association (SPBA) President Andre L. Williams, Sr., to learn more about the city's...
New all-girl’s baseball team forms in San Pablo
A new baseball team in San Pablo is unique in that it is girls-only, a first for the city, according to Andre Williams Sr.,...
Richmond native Sande French inducted into Black Tennis Hall of Fame
By Mike Kinney
When she was 8 years old, Sande French’s little brother Don gave her a globe for Christmas. Every night, she would spin...
49ers announce RYSE Center as social justice grant recipient
San Francisco 49ers lineman Spencer Burford (No. 71) and linebackers Azeez Al-Shaair (No. 51) and Marcelino McCrary-Ball (No. 40) stopped by the RYSE Center in...
Nat Bates’ 1952 team inducted into Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame
By Mike Kinney
Richmond City Councilmember Nat Bates won't soon forget those precious moments playing professional baseball in Canada 70 years ago, when he and...
Soulful Softball Sunday returning with expanded field of teams
By Mike Kinney
This softball tournament gets straight to the soul of the Richmond community.
The popular Soulful Softball Sunday will return to Nicholl Park on...
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A healthy dose of nature: ‘Park Rx Day’ comes to Nicholl Park
By Kathy Chouteau
Got something that ails you? The City of Richmond’s Community Services/Recreation Department has just the remedy: A day outside at Nicholl Park.
It’s all...
Volunteers clean and adopt Humphrey Playlot on Earth Day
By Kathy Chouteau
Volunteers fanned out along the perimeter of Humphrey Playlot in Richmond on Earth Day, pulling weeds, picking up trash and sprucing up...
New park eyed for Pullman neighborhood
Richmond is considering buying a vacant lot at South 27th Street and Florida Avenue to build a new park and playground for the Pullman...