Stan Byias of Richmond was incarcerated in Marin County when he felt a religious calling to change his life. He founded an organization that feeds the hungry and helps the unhoused.
Tag: Meet Your Neighbor
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Meet the TikToker who’s unearthing Richmond’s hidden gems
Alicia “Nunu” Freeman’s social media videos blend curiosity, love for the city, and storytelling to uplift local businesses and community pride.
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War veteran lived on streets for a year. Now he helps others who are unhoused
Debilitated by PTSD from the Falklands War, Shaun Carr ended up homeless. Now he’s giving back.
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Twin brothers’ podcast aims to show joy is possible in difficult times
Richmond brothers Brett and Royce Conner, who are fighting the same type of cancer, started a podcast that aims to turn their candid, unscripted conversations into something that celebrates their relationship and spreads positivity.
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From Richmond to Italy: Tiffany Conway makes her mark at Florence art biennale
The Richmond native was the only Black woman representing the United States at the international art gathering — and one of just six Black artists at the show.
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Meet Your Neighbor: 9 Richmonders we introduced you to in 2025
Feeling disconnected from what’s going on in Richmond? In our Meet Your Neighbor series this year, we introduced you to nine local residents.
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Richmond author’s children’s book follows fictional friends separated by Iran war
Richmond author Nikoo Yahyazadeh’s debut picture book captures the bittersweet reality of being forced to flee home through the eyes of two young girls in Iran.
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Rollingwood man finds peace on his mission to clean up creeks
Meet Your Neighbor: Salvador Valle, 46, says pulling out mattresses, electronics and other dumped junk from San Pablo Creek is reconnecting him to nature and lessening his anxiety.
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Local filmmaker crafts a ‘love letter to Richmond,’ the story of a man and a goldfish
Meet Your Neighbor: Award-winning filmmaker Jayson Johnson is in preproduction for his first feature film, a story of perseverance, strength and growth.
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Nobody can break her stride: Meet Richmond’s 73-year-old distance runner
“I’m going to die if I don’t keep moving,” says Sharlet Gilbert, a Hercules High School assistant track coach and former Olympic trial runner.
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Meet Rodney ‘Alamo’ Brown: The soul behind Soulful Softball Sunday
Richmond native inspires community connection through annual softball game fundraisers.
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The Tacos El Rulas story: From an ice cream cart to a taqueria raved about on social media
Meet Your Neighbor: How an immigrant from Mexico went from pushing an ice cream cart around Richmond to owning his own restaurant.
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Richmond school staffer who inspires kids to show up is also uplifting parents
Meet Your Neighbor: Verde K-8 School’s Marta Nieto teaches immigrant moms how to get involved while also improving attendance.
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Sweet on Richmond: Coffee cake recipe reveals stories of city and Peres family
Family spins tales of city’s history while baking a cake once enjoyed by Richmond Hospital patients. The recipe was included in the library’s first community cookbook, published last year.
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Richmond artist ‘Atta’ hopes his new show will inspire others to get creative
Meet your Neighbor: Artist Daniel “Attaboy” Seifert, an East Richmond Heights resident, makes vibrant tropical paradises out of pizza boxes and lightbulbs. He’s showing for the first time in his hometown.
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Building community with storytelling, birding, Tai Chi in the Richmond Annex
Meet Your Neighbor: Former U.S. Forest Service scientist Hao Tran explores being a Vietnamese immigrant in a short story collection.
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Richmond muralist John Wehrle merges city’s past, present on concrete canvases
A retrospective for the prolific artist, 83, is set to open in April at the Richmond Art Center.
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Multicultural Books shows kids a world of faces like theirs
Meet Your Neighbor: Richmond bookstore owner Tamara Shiloh was inspired to curate a store of titles reflecting accomplished people of all races and religions.
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Stop the presses: Ex-newspaper man now devoted to a better Richmond
Since moving to Richmond 32 years ago, former Globe newspaper publisher Vernon Whitmore has tried to change city for the better.
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Comedian, historian reinvents life in Point Richmond
Meet Your Neighbor: Former Senate page, daughter of ex-Mormon reflects on journey from childhood in Haight-Ashbury to Richmond.
