Photography
Donna Summer hit the music chart with the song “Love To Love You” in the mid 1970s. It was a sensuous sound that we had not heard since the late Silvia’s song “Pillow Talk.” Terry Lynn, a Richmond native, conveyed her fanship to Donna Summer as a person of unique style and class. I saw a profile on Donna Summer on ABC’s 20/20 at the time of her Disco reign in the mid 1970s. There the history of her eastern…
Thousands packed the 23rd Street commercial district on Sunday to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Richmond teamed up with the city of San Pablo for two days of festivities.
Richmond Confidential welcomes you to the second edition of our weekly guessing game. The seven images above have been carefully shot, giving you just enough information to try to guess where and what this is.
On Sunday, hundreds of children and adults filled Richmond’s Civic Center Plaza to celebrate the importance of literacy at the third annual Richmond Tales Family Literacy Festival.
Richmond Confidential is introducing a new guessing game. The eight images above have been carefully shot, giving you just enough information to try to guess where and what this is. The only thing you can count on is that this place is in Richmond.
On Saturday, dozens turned out at Richmond’s EcoVillage Farm to celebrate Earth Day. Shyaam M. Shabaka, the farm’s founder and executive director, gave a guided tour of the estate and offered tips on growing food in an urban environment.
The baseball field at Kennedy High School was abuzz with activity Saturday. But the sounds weren’t the cracks of bats or the smacks of leather. They were laughs, and rhythmic staccatos of some of the city’s finest hip hop voices. More than 70 people, mostly local rap artists, gathered at the baseball field for an afternoon photo shoot organized by Lil Ric, a Richmond-bred rap artist who has been a prominent hip-hop luminary since the mid-1990s. Rappers and friends chatted…
Pancake breakfasts on board the SS Red Oak Victory are back. Eat on the ship’s deck, enjoy gorgeous views of the bay and take a tour inside the old Victory.
Today, reporter Alexis Kenyon walks from Richmond’s Harbor to the Iron Triangle as part of our continuing series of Richmond street photography.