Posts Tagged ‘Najari Smith’
Candidates backed by the Richmond Progressive Alliance sweep City Council elections
Richmond Progressive Alliance backed candidates sweep city council races.
Read More“The world needs more Najaris”
Founder of Rich City Rides, Najari Smith, is using bikes to support Richmond’s community through Covid-19.
Read MoreRichmond mayor delivers State of the City address
Butt’s roughly hour-long speech, assisted by a data-laden slideshow and a short promotional video, provided a present-day overview of Richmond’s finances, education, public safety, transportation, housing, commercial development, business, economy and environment.
Read More‘What would it be like if you owned the business down the street?’: Richmond residents fight for more ownership over their careers
Najari Smith, Josue Hernandez, and Roshni “Tay” McGee have opened a worker-owned cooperative in Richmond called Rich City Rides. The bike repair shop opened in 2015, but the organization responsible for community rides and outdoor activities, has been around for five years. The goal is to have a space where people can come in and…
Read MoreAgents of Change: Scenes of a city in motion
Old opinions about Richmond often seem set in stone, but at least some of the worst may be on the way out.
That’s what we tried to document in “Agents of Change,” a series of photographs and feature stories by Richmond Confidential’s Brittany Kirstin, a photojournalism student at the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
Read MoreCreating a stronger community through bicycling
When you walk into Rich City Rides you’re immediately met with the sweet smell of bicycle oil and the satisfying click-click-click of shifting gears. Najari Smith, the owner and founder of the nonprofit group that owns the shop, is working in the back along with mechanics Taye Roshni McGee and Rafael Fernandez.
Read MoreThe battle for bikes in Richmond
Richmond is in the throes of trying to placate a vocal group of cyclists who want their roadways to be safe for bikers.
Read MoreArt on the Greenway exhibit a community effort to celebrate Richmond
The Richmond Greenway got a huge makeover this summer – from colorful murals to mosaic benches to hand-welded bike racks – thanks to $65,000 in grants through Richmond’s Neighborhood Public Art program. The summer’s projects culminated in a multimedia exhibit at the Richmond Art Center called Art on the Greenway that will remain until November…
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