Also: NIAD launches online fashion show auction; San Pablo holds sales tax information sessions.
Author Archives: David Mills
David Mills writes feature articles for Richmondside, as well as its weekly What's Up column of things to do and know in and around Richmond.
A longtime Bay Area journalist, David most recently worked for Healthline, an information resource on physical and mental health.
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4 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: The Richmond Art Center’s 90th birthday celebration and the Spirit and Soul Festival.
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All aboard! Families flock to Point Richmond model train museum for affordable fun
From a grandpa who recalls seeing his first toy train under the Christmas tree to a 9-year-old who would visit weekly if he could, Golden State Model Railroad Museum visitors are enamored.
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5 things to know — 2 WCCUSD board seats are decided without a vote
Also: RYSE Center opens membership for fall semester; Contra Costa County reports West Nile virus in El Cerrito birds; grants open for African-American health and wellness programs.
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7 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: An Awesome Orchestra Collective performance; 65 years of city sisterhood with Shimada, Japan; and Bayview library turns 50.
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10 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: A Plunge centennial party in Point Richmond; Open Studios continues; Soulful Softball Sunday at Nicholl Park.
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7 things to know — County to hear ICE enforcement report, youth job training
Also: North Richmond residents get priority for new affordable homes; East Bay Regional Parks hires a general manager; voters said to favor transit tax.
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8 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: Richmond Open Studios; a Western swing pancake breakfast aboard the SS Red Oak Victory and family movie night at Marina Bay Park.
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If your cell phone doesn’t work during a disaster, ‘Look for the houses with an antenna’
The West Contra Costa Emergency Radio Goup, founded in 2018, has grown to include dozens of members in multiple cities who have the technology to communicate during emergencies.
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5 things to know — Richmond lands $700,000 grant for Greenway bridge path
Also: An astronaut is coming to Richmond; NIAD hires a new director; San Pablo puts sales tax on ballot.
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9 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: National Night Out, an art festival in East Richmond and free school supplies.
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7 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: Los Cenzontles hosts a night of music and tacos, Cuban rhythms fill the Richmond Art Center corridor; and a tool library celebrates 10 years.
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5 things to know — EPA Superfund site cleanup update; work begins at contaminated Marina Bay lot
A five-week cleanup will take place at a vacant Marina Bay lot; get a free Narcan kit at volunteer event.
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6 things to do in Richmond this week
Also: Theater group brings “A Chorus Line” to El Cerrito High; unique wooden art show at NIAD; and an open mic night downtown.
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6 things to know — youth art on 23rd Street; BART delays Sunday, fireworks arrests
Richmond police stepped up enforcement over the July 4 weekend, making six arrests, seizing illegal fireworks and recovering a stolen loaded firearm.
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Salesian Youth Club makes a lasting impression on Richmond youths
Celebrating its 70th year, the central Richmond activity center known as “The Club” serves about 400 children a year on shoestring budget.
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5 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: North Richmond celebrates the grand reopening of Shields-Reid Park; Little Shop of Horrors opens at Masquers Playhouse; Point Richmond Music Festival returns.
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4 things to know — free summer meals and bus rides; transit sales tax on fall ballot
Sales tax increase in five counties would help fund transportation agencies around Bay Area.
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4 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: Two ways to celebrate Independence Day in west Contra Costa County; a new waterfront-inspired art exhibit at ar-ti-fact; and the return of Music on the Main in downtown Richmond.
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5 things to know — July 4 bridge shutdown, AC fare hike, Red Oak seeks volunteers
Kennedy High grad Cynt Marshall garners national STEM spotlight; Richmond-San Rafael Bridge may see more traffic July 4.
