Play shows history of Iron Triangle
On the stage of the Iron Triangle Theater, 8-year-old Sayirah Woods leans over her copy of the book Richmond Tales: Lost Secrets of the Iron Triangle, absorbed in the adventures of Maisha and Mario. The...
Hercules takes care of business, defeats Kennedy 11-1
The Hercules Titans’ baseball team pounded out 11 hits in five innings Wednesday evening to defeat Kennedy, 11-1. The win moved the Titans into a first-place tie with St. Joseph Notre Dame in the Tri-County...
Appetite a must for Point Richmond’s Brazilian restaurant
Pikanha’s Brazilian Steak House in Point Richmond knows meat. In fact, they know beef, pork, lamb and chicken so well that their waiters just keep bringing the grilled morsels out one after the other. Thais...
Chevron checks in with six non-profits that received $1 million in grants
Two years after giving $1 million dollars in grants to six non-profits, Chevron California Partnership hosted an event Tuesday to show how the organizations have used the donation. Each organization presented a video of their...
Richmond man killed in Sunday shooting
Roy Hill III, a 22-year-old Richmond resident, was shot dead while sitting in his car on the 2700 block of Ohio Avenue in Richmond Sunday afternoon. Richmond Police spokeswoman Detective Nicole Abetkov said RPD was...
D’Neise Robinson
D’Neise Robinson has something to say. Tornadoes ain’t got sh*t on me. I’m poverty. Her peers snap their fingers to show they’re impressed by her skills. In the front row are some of her closest...
Birds on the Bay Bridge
Of all the birds that nest on or around the Bay Bridge—gulls, terns, pelicans, pigeons, falcons, hummingbirds—Lauren Bingham is most concerned with the cormorants. It’s not that they’re worse, bird by bird, more onerous or...
De Anza splits season series, defeat Kennedy 12-4
Kennedy Eagles’ head coach Tim Logan sat on a milk crate near first base during the top of the third inning Friday afternoon and watched his team fall behind 10 runs to the visiting De...
Restoration Hardware moves for bigger horizons
Upscale luxury furniture retailer Restoration Hardware has outgrown its former Marina Way South location, and now has put down roots in a larger warehouse at 2900 Atlas Road. Plans started last November for the big...
Photo stroll down 23rd Street
A walk down 23rd Street, from Bissel Avenue to Rheem Avenue, where Latin-themed restaurants, grocery stores, beauty salons and small shops line the road.
Oilers take season series, defeat Eagles 7-6
The Richmond Oilers’ baseball team has two wins this year and they’re both against their crosstown rival, the Kennedy Eagles. On Wednesday the lineup with “R” on their hats used eight walks and one hit-by-pitch...
Richmond school is gifted thousands of free books
A program that gives away free books to school children has touched down on the West Coast, and one of Richmond’s schools was the first to host the event Wednesday night. Through the Newark-based program,...
At heated meeting, council discusses gun control, mural approval
In a contentious meeting Tuesday night, the city council took on gun control and support for a program that works to curtail violence in Richmond after a deadly week that ended with three dead in...
On top of the world
Take it from a man who climbed Mount Everest six times: anything is possible.
Richmond Tales Fest turns page on literacy and healthy living
“Books” and “fitness” were the words of the day for many Richmond families Saturday afternoon as they strolled a sunny Civic Center plaza learning about both. While children combed vendor tents for new and exciting...
Two people injured over the weekend as spate of shootings continues
Gunshots rang throughout Richmond on Saturday night, injuring two people in two separate incidents. A male victim who was in critical condition after suffering three gunshot wounds was flown in an emergency aircraft to a...
