“Dear Diedre” is a new column on Radio Free Richmond. With life coach experience and an intimate knowledge of Richmond, Diedre Goree offers her advice to members of the community. Do you have a question for Diedre? Email [email protected]. Continue reading

Until recently Jonathan Valdivias didn’t have much of an audience. His paintings regularly hung on the walls at NIAD, a local gallery and workspace for artists with disabilities, but his publicity was limited by the gallery’s attendance. Now, thanks to NIAD’s new partnership with the online community and store We Are Lions, Valdivias has the chance to show his work globally. Continue reading

During his first State of the City address, newly sworn in Mayor Tom Butt declared that economic development, environmental sustainability, and quality of life are his three highest priorities. Continue reading

Last week’s City Council meeting proved what I have thought all along: Tom Butt is going to be very good for the city. The changes he made to committees and the time employees have to take from their actual job to make a presentation, made a lot of sense.  Continue reading

RICHMOND -- Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson delivered a wide-ranging message on the historical oppression of black people and the continued fight for equality and opportunity Sunday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church. Continue reading

It began with a dream. Not just a vision of the future — although that comes into the story, too — but an actual dream that Gemikia Henderson, a young filmmaker from Richmond, had one night after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Continue reading

Under the leadership of Ophelia B. Basgal, HUD Region IX Regional Administrator, the HUD San Francisco Field Office submitted their review of the Tenant Protection Vouchers application to HUD Headquarters on the evening of January 22, a full day ahead of their previous commitment. Continue reading

The women behind Tres Hermanas Mexican Home Cooking are cooking up something for everyone.  Continue reading

Every week Radio Free Richmond highlights events in the city. Here is what's happening from January 23rd through the 29th. Continue reading

In Richmond, California in 1943, approximately 35 nursery school units opened up as part of a city-wide child care program.  Continue reading