Month: December 2011
Shaw and his troupe of about 20 youthful musicians will be featured at the Grace Lutheran Christmas Concert and Potluck starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday, the church’s biggest fundraiser of the year. All are invited to bring a dish and a $10 donation.
Richmond protesters trek to Martinez to demonstrate on Chevron’s appeal for reduced property tax http://t.co/hdYNn9zI
About 50 protesters, including some top Richmond elected officials, demonstrated outside county government buildings in Martinez Thursday before filing into a hearing aimed at resolving a tax dispute between Chevron and the Contra Costa County Assessor’s office.
The 30th annual McKelvey and Banks Candy Cane Classic Basketball Tournament will be held Friday through Sunday. Boys and girls ages 14 and under will compete in three divisions from 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. in the Police Activities League gym, Richmond Recreation Center gym and Richmond Auditorium. Trophies will be awarded to the first and second place winners in each division. The event began in 1981 as a way to get all the Richmond community center basketball teams together during winter…
The project, started by a local woman who came back after graduating from Howard University, serves food and gifts to hundreds in central and North Richmond on Christmas day.
Richmond protesters in front of county building now railing against Chevron’s property tax appeal
Consider adopting a pet for the holidays! We found some great rescue organizations and available pets in Richmond. http://t.co/e8XYpsU5
We have an update on the tug boat that sunk off of Point Richmond on Sunday. http://t.co/qfnqcvOk
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 there is no estimate of how much oil was onboard the Tiger, the Coast Guard reported that 590 gallons of oil and water were collected as of Wednesday. Thousands of feet of boom have been deployed around the tug, across the opening of the dry dock and at Brooks Island. There are 55 personnel on…
With the holidays coming up, it’s time to start planning something special for family members, spouses and friends. But a gift for your loved one can also be the greatest gift of all for an adoptable pet — a home. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals estimates that five to seven million animals enter shelters every year, and December is one of the slowest months for adoptions. Potential adoptees are busy with holiday obligations or travel…
Huge Christmas party with gifts at the PAL Center on Sunday. It all started in 1947, thanks to Charlie Reid http://t.co/l6w7zBeh
Dozens of volunteers – many descendents of Charlie Reid, a North Richmond icon – plan to serve more than 1,000 children and parents with food and gifts at Sunday’s Charles Reid Christmas Party, an annual event supported by The Charles Reid Foundation. The event is scheduled for noon-4 p.m. Sunday in the Richmond PAL Community Center at 2200 Macdonald Ave.
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