Festival Invites Public to Explore Point Pinole
The 16th annual North Richmond Shoreline Festival on Oct. 12 made 9-year-old Ivan Valenzuela appreciate the Point Pinole Regional Shoreline park even more....
16
Oct
13
Oct
Allegro Brings 25 Years of Dance to Richmond
The Allegro Ballroom and Club Dancing celebrated its 25-year anniversary on Sept. 28 by opening a brand new 12,000-square-foot facility at 12012 San Pablo Ave. in Richmond....
10
Oct
‘Joker’ Has the Wrong Message, But It’s One Worth Talking About
With Joaquin Phoenix’s “Joker,” I know too much. I don’t want to see it another time, but if my 14-year-old nephew asks again, I will take him. I’m worried what...
07
Oct
No More Mall: Where Teens Hang Out to Feel Safe
Malls used to be the most popular hangout spot for teens, but times have changed and socializing at the mall is no longer a thing. The CC Pulse asked locals...
01
Oct
How Toni Morrison Helped Me See Myself More Clearly
The world lost a literary legend Aug. 5. Toni Morrison was a writer, editor, theorist and visionary from whom I learned to love my Blackness, femininity and community....
27
Sep
Allegro Dance Studio Comes To Richmond
By Michael J. Fitzgerald | Photo by Jeff Chandler The Allegro Ballroom may be new to Richmond, but they’re already celebrating their 25th anniversary. The ballroom is an educational, non-profit public benefit...
16
Sep
Phrases on City Hall Spark Reflection
The people of Richmond’s inner thoughts were projected onto Richmond City Hall's 60-foot exterior wall as part of a public art project late last month....
15
Aug
Q&A With Richmond Based Artist Marjé
Marjé Kilpatrick is a 23-year-old Richmond-based spoken word artist and performer. “Groomed by melodies, rhythm, poetry, and expression,”...
13
Aug
Video Games Blamed for Mass Shootings Yet Again
The recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton again left people searching for answers. President Donald Trump and others blamed the violence on video games, invoking a decades-old trope...
05
Aug
Fourth Friday Transforms Unity Park
Tacos Tacos y Tacos! owner Walter Williams started thinking about opening up a pop-up taco stand last December, and during May’s Fourth Friday in the Park celebration at Unity Park,...
13
Jul
Festival Celebrates Food, Music and Art of East Richmond
By Denis Perez-Bravo Debra Smith noticed some familiar faces as hundreds of people passed her jewelry booth July 6 during the third annual East Richmond Heights Art and Music Festival. She says...
09
Jul
Annual Festival Promotes Healthy Living
Photo Essay, Carlos Lemus On one recent Saturday morning, people of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and abilities were breathing and moving as one as Nadia Crabtree of Gaia Yoga led a...
02
Jul
Local Happenings: July 2019
Rent Program Director Gives Update on Rent Control Thursday, July 25 Nicolas Traylor, executive director of the Richmond Rent program, is scheduled to give an update on the city Rent Board’s progress...
02
Jul
Juneteenth Celebrates Freedom, Community and the Future
Photo Essay, Denis Perez-Bravo Richmond resident Valerie Dade says her grandchild inspired her to learn more about the history of Juneteenth, the recognition of when slavery finally ended in Texas —...
01
Jul
‘Last Black Man in San Francisco’ Tells a Familiar Story
The Last Black Man in San Francisco has incredible cinematography, an exceptional cast and a marvelous story line that engages you in a dramatic story about home and family....
