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Cutting hair and curbing crime
For almost 20 years, Eloisa Martinez’s beauty salon has been a hub for Hispanic community gathering in Richmond.
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Good news for North Richmond’s jobless
It may not be a cure-all for the problems facing people in North Richmond, but a plan to include the community in Richmond's business Enterprise Zone could provide some economic relief for the...
View ArticleA day of Spirit and Soul for downtown Richmond
Music, food and wine raised funds Sunday to help revitalize the Macdonald Avenue business district.
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After three years of dreaming, Spokeshop bike lounge opens its doors
It’s not really about bikes for Brian Drayton. This week, he’s opening what he calls Richmond’s first full service professional bike shop, the Spokeshop Bike Lounge. But, says Drayton, “I don’t want...
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Restoration Hardware moves for bigger horizons
Upscale luxury furniture retailer Restoration Hardware has outgrown its former Marina Way South location, and now has put down roots in a larger warehouse at 2900 Atlas Road. Plans started last...
View ArticleBusiness owners ponder the Affordable Care Act
Learn what the Affordable Care Act means for small businesses
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Mayoral profile: Uche Uwahemu
Uche Uwahemu—trained in law and business, and shaped by a decade of nonprofit work—speaks earnestly about the future of Richmond. At 41, he is the youngest of Richmond’s four mayoral candidates....
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Locally Richmond: Lilly’s Beauty Salon and Supplies
Lilly’s Beauty Salon, located on 23rd Street near Lincoln Avenue, turns 24 this month. It was the first in Richmond to offer services by Spanish-speaking stylists.
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Locally Richmond: Jered’s Pottery
Jered’s Pottery works out of Richmond, CA designing fine dinnerware for the world’s top chefs and restaurants with what Nelson calls “California clay.” It’s a personal mix made with materials found in...
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First community briefing for the Berkeley Global Campus
UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are planning the new Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay. The committee wants the university to sign a legally binding agreement aiding...
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A new Great Migration: the disappearance of the black middle class
After the great recession of 2008, inequality widened along racial lines as people lost their homes, often their only major asset. Earlier this month the Institute for Policy Studies, a Washington,...
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Bay Area artist runs unique business inspired by her grandmother
Among the many unorthodox tools Cara Corey has used to make her handmade artist line unique are knitting needles made out of PVC pipe and merino wool fiber (the material before wool becomes “wool”)...
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In search of higher wages, East Bay workers brave longer commutes
Most major cities in the East Bay have raised their minimum wage in recent years, and more increases are on the way. With the minimums varying from one place to the next, some workers say they are...
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Photo Essay: Richmond’s Ace Hardware closing after 42 years in business
After 42 years in business, brothers Robert and Patrick Eames’s hardware store on the corner of McBryde and San Pablo avenues is shutting its doors.
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Downtown Richmond businesses dismayed by loss of post office as mayor works...
Richmond residents and small businesses are dismayed by the planned closure of the Main Post Office. Mayor Tom Butt hopes the city can keep it open by purchasing the property.
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‘We talk about everything:’ Three small businesses in Richmond on...
At some local Richmond businesses, interactions with customers can become deeply personal.
View ArticleRichmond art shop brings the community together
Less than 10 years ago, Jacinto Castillo wouldn’t show his artwork to anyone. Today, he runs a cozy enterprise in Point Richmond where he sells his art and that of about 100 artists from all over the...
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