When Jamaya Walker’s father was murdered last March she cried so fiercely she became physically ill. She still has the bullet that took his life, but now, instead of weeping, she writes. “When you’re a daddy’s girl and your dad gets murdered, you don’t know what to do,” 14-year-old Walker said. “I just wrote all…
By Meghan Walsh
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Education, Front, Holiday, Music, Uncategorized
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Tagged donte clark, East Bay Center for the Performing Ars, making waves, molly raynor, Poetry, raw talent, spoken word
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Kenneth Walker, a senior at Kennedy High School, is one of the school’s great success stories, an accomplished young man who will attend UC Berkeley next fall.
Steve Hurst has created handmade clocks since the 1990s. His pieces have sold nationwide and can be seen in the Point Richmond Art Collective and restaurants around the area, including El Sol.
Marquis Hamilton was smiling when he coaxed a store cashier into giving him a cigarette before wandering back to the street corner a few ticks past 8 p.m. on Friday night. Moments later, after an exchange of rapid gunfire at the corner of Market Avenue and Fifth Street, Hamilton was back.
By Robert Rogers
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Posted in AP, Crime, Front, History, North Richmond
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Tagged contra costa county sheriff, Crime, homicide, jimmy lee, maquis hamilton, Mark Gagan, North Richmond, rancho market and deli, richmond police, shooting
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Dawn Gideon remembers walking down the steep stadium steps of the Ashland Regional Medical Center auditorium, staring at the backs of the heads of 100 hospital workers, each step taking her closer to the front of a crowd filled with people she had known for only a month. It would be her first attempt at…
Ed Moger, a Richmond resident and horse trainer, sat alone among the rows of grandstand seats high above Golden Gate Fields. One hand grasped a stopwatch and the other pressed binoculars to his eyes as he scanned the bustling track, waiting for his horses to come out for an early gallop. It was a cold,…
The Iron Triangle has long been known for its crime rate, but now it is working on a new reputation: A more fit and healthy neighborhood.
This holiday season, skip the crowds on Black Friday and support your local businesses on Small Business Saturday. From clothing boutiques to handmade artwork, we’ve got some suggestions for the perfect Christmas gift, with a touch of Richmond. 1. Catahoula Coffee gourmet coffee A well-known coffee establishment throughout the Bay, Catahoula’s gourmet roast is sure…
The City Council voted Tuesday to remove a question about criminal convictions from city employment applications, saying the yes/no “box” was an onerous requirement for ex-convicts. Question 14, displayed prominently on the first page of all applications for city jobs, asks: “Have you ever been convicted of a crime?” Opponents of the question have long…
By Derek Lartaud
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Posted in Crime, Economy, Front, Government, Realignment
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Tagged ban the box, convicts, Corky Booze, Gayle McLaughlan, Jeff Ritterman, Nat Bates, Richmond CA, Tom Butt
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The levels of hydrogen sulfide emitted from the Veolia wastewater treatment plant have been rising over the last few months, and if Tuesday’s City Council meeting was any evidence the plant’s neighbors have noticed. The minimum levels for emissions that Veolia has recently exceeded were set conservatively, said Chad Davisson, the wastewater management officer for…
Ingredients 11 ounces of goat cheese 1 tablespoon orange zest 1/3 cup chopped dried cranberries 1 cup natural sliced almonds wax paper Process Pulse cheese in food processer until crumbled. Add orange zest and chopped dried cranberry. Pulse for 5 seconds (or until cheese mixture begins to form into ball. Remove cheese mixture from work…
Ingredients 6 eggs 1 quart milk 1/2 pint heavy cream 1/2 pint medium cream 1/2 pint brandy 1/2 pint rum 3/4 cup sugar Process Separate eggs. Beat the yolks. Add sugar slowly. Add the liquor. Add the milk. Add the medium cream. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff. Mix them into the top….
Ingredients 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped 2 sticks (1/2 lb) unsalted butter 1 1/2 c sugar 6 large eggs 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, with extra for dusting Process Put a rack in middle of oven and preheat oven to 350 degress. Butter a 10-inch springform pan, line bottom with a round of…
