Jaquan Smith, 12, likes the Los Angeles Lakers and afternoons filled with video games. But his face has aged just a bit beyond his years....
Richmond Faces
Richmond celebrates National Night Out with 24 block parties
In an effort to build community and prevent crime, the City of Richmond celebrated the 27th annual National Night Out Tuesday with block parties throughout...
Race behind walls
The scene sparkled with shades of a veritable human rainbow. Under a picture-perfect California sky, people of all colors and backgrounds danced and laughed, smiled...
Brazilian community bustling in Richmond
A big Brazilian flag can be seen from the intersection of San Pablo and MacDonald avenues in Richmond. Smart BR Coffee, a Brazilian restaurant-coffee house...
Tempers flare on council as pair of flotilla survivors return home
There are now two weeks and thousands of miles separating Kathy Sheetz from the melee that she found herself involved in on May 31, when...
Despite loss, Phillips’ political star still rising
As an up-and-coming young politician, Mister Phillips should be spending the weeks following last Tuesday’s failed bid to replace John Gioia on the County Board...
Richmond’s Green Party mayor: Still feeling like the underdog
Richmond mayor Gayle McLaughlin isn’t the untested commodity she was four years ago, when she drew national headlines by becoming the nation’s only big-city Green...
Fun at Richmond Heights Neighborhood Potluck
Pineapple upside-down cake, potato salad, homemade hummus and more decorated the table for a potluck organized by the Richmond Heights Neighborhood Council this past Monday....
Richmond man aboard Gaza flotilla now safely in Greece
Betty Larudee has experienced her entire range of emotions this week: From the shock she felt after learning on Monday that the fleet of humanitarian...
Making an IMPACT in North Richmond
For the teens and young adults who gathered on a rainy day last week in North Richmond, life has been a succession of struggles and...