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Crime in the City   -   Apr 16, 2025 Police investigate Friday night shooting in North & East neighborhood
Police investigate Friday night  shooting in North & East neighborhood

A man was shot and wounded Friday evening just blocks from Grant Elementary School in the city's North & East neighborhood, according to police. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation on April 11 just after 10:30 p.m. in the 700 block of 26th Street, where they

by Soren Hemmila
Food   -   Apr 15, 2025 On the Richmond Pizza Trail: Tradition gets a tandoori makeover at Pizza Twist
On the Richmond Pizza Trail: Tradition gets a tandoori makeover at Pizza Twist

You can tell yourself it’s just pizza. You can square the box on your passenger seat and drive home thinking it’s going to be the usual — cheese, sauce, crust, maybe something spicy if you’re feeling bold. But Pizza Twist in El Sobrante doesn’t work like that.

by Soren Hemmila
Community   -   Apr 12, 2025 Glydways turning Sears into AV command center at Hilltop Mall
Glydways turning Sears into AV command center at Hilltop Mall

Construction continues at Glydway's 14-acre development hub, which is transforming part of the former Sears building at Hilltop Mall into a development and demonstration core for its all-electric transit technology. In January, Glydways announced it was building a temporary 14-acre testing hub for its Automated Transit Network technology.

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Apr 11, 2025 On the agenda: union clash, pension debate, and flood fixes
Richmond's Community Crisis Response Program

Richmond’s efforts to reshape public safety, tackle mounting pension debt, and address long-standing infrastructure woes are set to converge at Tuesday, April 15 meeting where a union dispute over the city’s community crisis response program, a $392 million pension liability, and the future of flood-prone Parchester Village will

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 10, 2025 End of an era: Burnt Ramen site sold months after fire
End of an era: Burnt Ramen site sold months after fire

Richmond's long-troubled Burnt Ramen property has been sold. According to property records, Ma Wei Zhong and Ma Wanlan purchased the site – a 1905 converted warehouse that sits at the corner of Espee and Chancellor Avenues. A former punk rock music venue, the property has been the subject of

by Linda Hemmila & Soren Hemmila
Apr 09, 2025 Richmond's Community Police Review Commission pushes stronger watchdog role
Richmond's Community Police Review Commission pushes stronger watchdog role

Richmond's Community Police Review Commission is seeking to redefine its mission, recommending amendments to its founding ordinance that commissioners say would sharpen the group's focus on independent oversight of the city's police department. In a vote, the commission proposed changes to Chapter 3.54

by Soren Hemmila
Food   -   Apr 08, 2025 On the Richmond Pizza Trail: a slice of Mountain Mike’s Pizza
On the Richmond Pizza Trail: a slice of Mountain Mike’s Pizza

Some pizzas aspire to be statements. Others show up, clock in, and do the job — day in, day out, slice after slice. Mountain Mike’s falls squarely into the latter category, and frankly, there’s a kind of poetry in that. Because sometimes what you want isn’t wood-fired fig

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Apr 07, 2025 Gunfire damages homes, vehicles on South 19th Street; no injuries reported
Gunfire damages homes, vehicles on South 19th Street; no injuries reported

Richmond police are investigating a shooting that left multiple homes and vehicles damaged Saturday afternoon, though no injuries were reported. Officers responded around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, to a ShotSpotter activation near South 19th Street and Potrero Avenue, according to Lt. Donald Patchin, Chief of Staff

by Soren Hemmila
Police investigate Friday night  shooting in North & East neighborhood
Crime in the City   -   Apr 16, 2025 Police investigate Friday night shooting in North & East neighborhood

A man was shot and wounded Friday evening just blocks from Grant Elementary School in the city's North & East neighborhood, according to police. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation on April 11 just after 10:30 p.m. in the 700 block of 26th Street, where they

by Soren Hemmila
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Crime in the City   -   Apr 16, 2025 Police investigate Friday night shooting in North & East neighborhood
Police investigate Friday night  shooting in North & East neighborhood

A man was shot and wounded Friday evening just blocks from Grant Elementary School in the city's North & East neighborhood, according to police. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation on April 11 just after 10:30 p.m. in the 700 block of 26th Street, where they

by Soren Hemmila
Food   -   Apr 15, 2025 On the Richmond Pizza Trail: Tradition gets a tandoori makeover at Pizza Twist
On the Richmond Pizza Trail: Tradition gets a tandoori makeover at Pizza Twist

You can tell yourself it’s just pizza. You can square the box on your passenger seat and drive home thinking it’s going to be the usual — cheese, sauce, crust, maybe something spicy if you’re feeling bold. But Pizza Twist in El Sobrante doesn’t work like that.

by Soren Hemmila
Community   -   Apr 12, 2025 Glydways turning Sears into AV command center at Hilltop Mall
Glydways turning Sears into AV command center at Hilltop Mall

Construction continues at Glydway's 14-acre development hub, which is transforming part of the former Sears building at Hilltop Mall into a development and demonstration core for its all-electric transit technology. In January, Glydways announced it was building a temporary 14-acre testing hub for its Automated Transit Network technology.

by Soren Hemmila
City Council Updates   -   Apr 11, 2025 On the agenda: union clash, pension debate, and flood fixes
Richmond's Community Crisis Response Program

Richmond’s efforts to reshape public safety, tackle mounting pension debt, and address long-standing infrastructure woes are set to converge at Tuesday, April 15 meeting where a union dispute over the city’s community crisis response program, a $392 million pension liability, and the future of flood-prone Parchester Village will

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Apr 10, 2025 End of an era: Burnt Ramen site sold months after fire
End of an era: Burnt Ramen site sold months after fire

Richmond's long-troubled Burnt Ramen property has been sold. According to property records, Ma Wei Zhong and Ma Wanlan purchased the site – a 1905 converted warehouse that sits at the corner of Espee and Chancellor Avenues. A former punk rock music venue, the property has been the subject of

by Linda Hemmila & Soren Hemmila
Apr 09, 2025 Richmond's Community Police Review Commission pushes stronger watchdog role
Richmond's Community Police Review Commission pushes stronger watchdog role

Richmond's Community Police Review Commission is seeking to redefine its mission, recommending amendments to its founding ordinance that commissioners say would sharpen the group's focus on independent oversight of the city's police department. In a vote, the commission proposed changes to Chapter 3.54

by Soren Hemmila
Food   -   Apr 08, 2025 On the Richmond Pizza Trail: a slice of Mountain Mike’s Pizza
On the Richmond Pizza Trail: a slice of Mountain Mike’s Pizza

Some pizzas aspire to be statements. Others show up, clock in, and do the job — day in, day out, slice after slice. Mountain Mike’s falls squarely into the latter category, and frankly, there’s a kind of poetry in that. Because sometimes what you want isn’t wood-fired fig

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Apr 07, 2025 Gunfire damages homes, vehicles on South 19th Street; no injuries reported
Gunfire damages homes, vehicles on South 19th Street; no injuries reported

Richmond police are investigating a shooting that left multiple homes and vehicles damaged Saturday afternoon, though no injuries were reported. Officers responded around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, to a ShotSpotter activation near South 19th Street and Potrero Avenue, according to Lt. Donald Patchin, Chief of Staff

by Soren Hemmila
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