Tag Archives: Point Richmond

Crews continue cleaning oil from sunken tugboat

Responders are still cleaning oil leaking from the Tug Tiger, a World War II-era tugboat that sunk on Sunday in the Point Richmond harbor. Although...

Featured artist: Clockmaker Steve Hurst

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...

Voters pass parcel tax for Doctors Medical Center

Voters in West Contra Costa County passed a ballot measure Tuesday that Doctors Medical Center administrators said will keep the struggling hospital from closing. Measure...

Point Richmond restaurateur earns entrepreneur award

More than 20 years ago, Shellie Bourgault opened Hidden City Café in Point Richmond at the urging of her then-business partner, who had somewhat of...

Hotel Mac Restaurant and Bar celebrates 100 years

Hotel Mac Restaurant and Bar is celebrating 100 years of business, since its original opening in 1911. First built to serve Standard Oil workers in...

‘Nacho’ defaces city, leaves few clues

Police are on the hunt for “Nacho,” a shadowy, elusive tagger who defaces the city under the cover of night.

Tonight, city council votes on ordinance to ban formula restaurants

Point Richmond is known as a tight-knit community with a unique, small town charm, and a vote today by the Richmond City Council will determine...

Construction on the Plunge nearly finished

With Opening Day at the renovated Richmond Plunge swimming pool just a month away, workers are putting the finishing touches on the 84-year-old pool.

Fire season approaches for Richmond

Fire season started two weeks ago for Richmond. The city has undeveloped areas and urban interface areas that are at a very high risk for...

Oil spill experts tell Richmond group they’re prepared

A pair of oil spill experts told the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Wednesday they learned valuable lessons during both the Cosco Busan spill and the...

Brazilian community bustling in Richmond

Smart BR Coffee is one place in Richmond where Brazilians gather. Last Monday a crowd of about 60 people watched Brazil’s victory against Chile in...