Richmondside

09/28/2025

Looking for free or inexpensive things to do in Richmond? From museums and art galleries to regional parks and fitness classes, there's always something to do in Richmond.

09/27/2025

Resources and tips for staying safe, helping your neighborhood, and recovering from the Big One.

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09/27/2025

Betty Reid Soskin, who retired four years ago as the country’s oldest national park ranger, said her life began at 50. But even at 104 she is still redefining who she is day by day.

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09/27/2025

Every week, local agencies and organizations host a variety of recurring events and public meetings. Here are some of the highlights.

Looking for free or inexpensive things to do in Richmond? From museums and art galleries to regional parks and fitness classes, there's always something to do in Richmond.

09/26/2025

Harjit Kaur, 73, a longtime seamstress at Sari Palace with no apparent criminal record, says she got only ice cubes to swallow her medication, was refused meals consistent with her faith and forced to sleep on the floor.

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09/26/2025

This week's music lineup in Richmond includes a Saturday performance by the Albany Jazz Band at Riggers Loft Wine Company.

09/25/2025

East Bay residents rallied behind Harjit Kaur, 73. She said ICE denied her water, toilet paper and had her sleep on cell floor.

09/25/2025

Park Place Barbers owner Sam Charles serves gumbo while veteran sax player Noel Jewkes and his accompanists perform monthly.

You can listen to live jazz and enjoy New Orleans style gumbo and drinks at Richmond barber shop's monthly shows.

09/25/2025

Four new exhibits open at Richmond Art Center; tell the county how to spend $1 million; FIERCE 20th anniversary party.

09/25/2025

Betty Reid Soskin, who retired four years ago as the country’s oldest national park ranger, said her life began at 50. But even at 104 she is still redefining who she is day by day.

At a 104th birthday celebration held Monday at the eponymous middle school in El Sobrante, Reid Soskin was greeted by hundreds of students and staff who made posters, wrote cards and sang her happy birthday several times.

“It doesn’t feel much different (to be 104) than it did yesterday,” Reid Soskin joked, speaking to the many media members at the school library. “There have been so many parts of my history that have stood out, but they all started after I was 50.”

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Reported and photographed by Jana Kadah

09/24/2025

After fatal Angel Montaño shooting and complaints from transparency hawks, Richmond police also told to release unedited body camera footage.

09/24/2025

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.