Local radio personality Steven Parker of the Steven Parker Radio Show on KGM1.com will host a town hall style debate for all Richmond's candidates for mayor and City Council on Saturday at Miracle Temple Church on 2425 Cutting Blvd. Continue reading

As part of an ongoing series promote conversations on what it means to live in Richmond, Radio Free Richmond sat down with resident and community activist Terri James to talk about jobs and community engagement.  Terri was born and raised in North Richmond. Continue reading

Every week, Radio Free Richmond provides an offering of events in the city. Here is what's happening from August 29th through September 4th. Continue reading

SAN PABLO -- A new legal opinion suggests that Doctors Medical Center could be licensed to become a satellite emergency department under the county's jurisdiction, offering a possible avenue to preserve services at the foundering hospital that is at risk of closure. Continue reading

Great American Burger & Pie Company has all the classics of an American burger place. Vintage Coca-Cola advertisements hang on the walls alongside the picture of Rosie the Riveter,  burgers can be heard sizzling from outside, and, naturally, there are enough fried foods to go around. At Great American, diners know exactly what they're getting themselves into. Continue reading

When Toody Maher first stepped into Elm Playlot, a park in the heart of the Iron Triangle, it was a place families avoided. Dirty, unsafe, and rundown, Maher put everything she had to transforming this space. And it's working. Continue reading

Tom Butt and Mike Parker made a backdoor deal. That much is clear. After the RPA and Mike Parker put tens of thousands behind Parker's mayoral aspirations, he suddenly drops out of the race, and then, just as suddenly, Tom Butt is filing papers to run. It looks like the RPA and Butt thought they would team up. But if the RPA thinks they're going to keep a foot in the mayoral office with Tom Butt, they have another thing coming. Continue reading

Hollywood directors are drilling wells of stories directly from our backyards.  Continue reading

Paying for college will soon become much easier for Richmond families, with city officials announcing a new program that will cover college tuition fees for local high school graduates. Continue reading

On Saturday night, the Craneway Pavilion was filled with bleachers packed with screaming fans, a wafting fragrance of food truck delectables, and the Bay Area's four roller derby teams, each with something to prove. The Bay Area Derby Girls (or BAD Girls, as they're known) faced off in the fourth and final double header of the season that night. Saturday's matches recalled memories of July's double-header, which was full of limb crashing and skater jamming, but girls of the Bay Area's derby league fought harder and dirtier this time around. The BAD Girls were out for blood. Continue reading