Mike Kinney

By Mike Kinney What was left of one of Richmond’s most significant Black history landmarks was lost in a blaze on Tuesday, Sept. 4, when remnants of the historic International […]

By Mike Kinney Three years ago, Juan and Melly Padilla opened Taqueria San Juan Mexican Grill at San Pablo Village (San Pablo Avenue and Vale Road) with little more than […]

By Mike Kinney The City of Ville Platte, La. recently honored retired Richmond mayor and councilmember Nathanial “Nat” Bates by proclaiming Sept. 9, 2025, as a special day in his […]

By Mike Kinney A newly formed grassroots alliance, the Black Excellence Coalition (BEC), is mobilizing to ensure that $550 million in new Chevron funding delivers direct and lasting benefits to […]

By Mike Kinney On Labor Day Monday, the Indigenous lowrider community organized a unique local protest against what they describe as illegal operations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). […]

By Mike Kinney Metro by T-Mobile, a family-owned business located at 12800 San Pablo Ave. in Richmond (corner of Esmond Avenue), will host its 17th annual backpack and school supplies […]

By Mike Kinney From Aug. 1-3, the Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC) in Richmond hosted His Eminence the 13th Kundeling Tatsak Rinpoche for a series of spiritual teachings. The […]

By Mike Kinney On Saturday, July 5, the Gyuto Foundation Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in Richmond, California, hosted a vibrant celebration marking the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai […]

By Mike Kinney The City of Richmond’s Public Works Engineering Department will host a virtual community meeting focused on traffic calming measures at the intersection of Key Boulevard and Barrett […]

By Mike Kinney Richmond firefighters battled a single-alarm blaze that broke out at the old, vacant Terminal 1 building at the end of Dornan Drive and Brickyard Cove Road on […]