Arts & Entertainment

RYSE center kicks off school year with street festival

Andre Taylor did his best to steel his nerves. Brave face. Inner monologue reminding him that his raps were sharp. But Taylor’s 16-year-old vocal chords...

Richmond neighborhoods celebrate National Night Out

This evening 24 neighborhoods in Richmond will join National Night Out, an annual nationwide event in which the community partners with the police to promote...

Seven winners at Contra Costa College Community Chess Tournament

For two hours it was as if all that surrounded Joel Alcaraz, 10 and Greg Lope, 33, had disappeared. Divided physically by a chessboard and...

Teens show their best at Richmond’s Got Talent Show

Teenage singers, dancers, a saxophone player and a band gave their best at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium last Friday during the Richmond’s Got Talent show,...

Richmond celebrates Juneteenth Festival

Politicians, dancers, a Corvette convoy, horses and more paraded from 21st Street and Cutting Boulevard to 37th Street and MacDonald Avenue celebrating the annual Juneteenth...

Farmers’ market returns to Point Richmond

Point Richmond is known for its tight-knit neighborhood and historic charm. But for six months spanning spring to fall, the streets feature an added flair: Fresh...

Prodigal son on the RYSE

Will Haynes has no problem telling you what’s on his mind. Just ask him. Or don’t. He might tell you anyway. “What am I concerned...

‘A profound impact’

Editor’s Note: This video project was produced by UC Berkeley Graduate Daniel McGlynn. It is a visual exploration of the Point Molate area on Richmond’s...

‘Redemptive’ reception for outreach in North Richmond

Click above to see the sights and hear the sounds of the Saturday block party, which was sponsored by the city’s Office of Neighborhood Safety.

A celebration of silly

There’s something invigorating about a dose of silly. That may be the thinking that drives local resident Michael Beer, the not-so-diabolical mastermind behind the fourth...