Youth-Led Grace N’ Grub Blends Faith, Family and Food in Antioch
The Grace N' Grub food pop-up, which is run by a group of Christian youth, serves smash burgers, loaded fries and more in an Antioch parking lot....
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Feb
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Nov
County OKs $21 Million for Emergency CalFresh/SNAP Funding
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors declared a local emergency this week over disruptions in allocation of federal food funding....
12
Dec
Food and Fashion Come Together at Latina Center’s Pozole Festival
The Latina Center hosted a Pozole Festival on Saturday in Richmond, along with a fashion show, to raise money for its Mujer, Salud y Liderazgo program....
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Nov
‘If You Can’t Grow Your Own Food, You’ll Never Be Free’: Urban Farmer Plants Seeds for Change in Pittsburg
A passion for health and the betterment of his community led Ray Harts to start Healthy Hearts Institute in Pittsburg's El Pueblo Housing Development in 2017....
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Aug
The Pecking Order of Chicken and Waffles in Contra Costa County
Traveling and researching far and wide for the sweet and savory all-day meal, I narrowed down some of CoCo County’s top options for chicken and waffles....
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Jul
SoulFest Makes Triumphant Debut in Pittsburg
A new tradition was born this past weekend in Pittsburg with SoulFest hosted June 29 by the Pittsburg Youth Development Center....
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Mar
Farmers Market Coming to Marina Bay
Richmond will have a second farmers market selling fresh California produce, this one at Marina Bay Park on Sundays starting April 7....
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Feb
‘You Don’t Look Chinese’ – How Bullying Shaped One Student’s Identity
Jeannine Chiang is a high school junior. She wrote this story for a special series looking at the intersection of bullying and race in California....
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Nov
‘Food as Medicine’ Event Offered Healthy Focus
The "Food as Medicine" event Oct. 27 in North Richmond aimed to increase access to healthy food and boost community relationships with healthcare....
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Aug
Program Helps Low-Income Seniors Get Healthy Food
The city of Richmond is helping more than 200 older people access healthier food through the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program....
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May
How California Farms Can Survive the Post-Pandemic World
Growers will need to find new ways to market their products, such as shipping farm boxes directly to consumers....
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Jan
Tacos El Tucán Brings Baja Fire to Richmond
Richmond’s latest popular restaurant brings Tijuana-style tacos to a San Pablo Avenue location long synonymous with hot dogs....
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Jul
An Explosion of Taste – My First Time at a Farmer’s Market
On a recent Wednesday at Nevin Plaza, Richmond residents were greeted by the sight and taste of tangy, sweet fruits like strawberries and sour plums. It was the weekly Richmond...
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Feb
A New Restaurant Brings a Taste of Louisiana to Richmond
By Nancy Deville Lilly’s New Orleans Café declares its enthusiasm for all things New Orleans from the moment you walk into the door and are greeted with the aroma of...
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May
Teresa Jimenez: Food as Power
by Edgardo Cervano-Soto Teresa Jimenez, 22, found a surprising way to deal with the stress of high school. “Honestly, I wasn’t doing so [well],” Teresa explains. “I was cutting a lot of...
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