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“This play is a reminder,” explains Michele Wells, the Richmond playwright behind “The War at Home,” a new production at the East Bay Center for Performing Arts.  The play tells the story of black soldiers who fought for America in World War II, but to many, the events could just as easily happen today on the streets of Richmond.  Continue reading

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Officials with Guinness World Records have confirmed that a world record was set in Richmond on Aug. 15 when 1,084 people dressed as the iconic Rosie the Riveter gathered to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Continue reading

Snoop Dogg will be among the coaches trying to guide their youth football teams to season opening wins at Kennedy High this Saturday. Continue reading

Tanks full of huge king crab clawing their way to the top, stacks of blobby geoducks squirming out of their shells, and enormous, colorful fish enjoying a sedentary life —the interior of Saigon Seafood Harbor can be hard to distinguish from a local aquarium. There are two main differences, however. First, you can eat everything you see in the tanks at Saigon Harbor. Second, the seafood and dim sum restaurant is undoubtedly less expensive than any aquarium around.  Continue reading

RICHMOND -- After forming an alliance to conquer Chevron and its millions in campaign spending in last year's election, Mayor Tom Butt and the political progressives on the City Council have increasingly turned their fire on one another. Continue reading

Thanks for checking out this edition of “The Mayor’s Musings” — the first of what will be a regular newsletter from the Mayor’s Office.  Continue reading

Every week Radio Free Richmond highlights events in the city. Here is what's happening from September 11 through September 17. Continue reading

Did you know that Richmond has 32 miles of shoreline, the most out of any other city in the Bay Area? Join The Watershed Project and Supervisor John Gioia’s office for the 31st Annual Coastal Cleanup Day to clean up this beautiful part of the city. This is the largest volunteer event on the planet, drawing more than 70,000 community members across the state of California each year.  Continue reading