Join Berkeleyites on the Bay Trail

Meanwhile, the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association will be wandering a little farther afield than normal when they make their way to the Bay Trail for a tour of historic Richmond. The Aug. 3 walk, which starts at 10 a.m., is part of the club’s monthly Wednesday...

Whirley Crane Relocation on Track

Foundation work is well underway by Mark Howe at Richmond”s historic Shipyard 3 in preparation for moving by barge the 200-ton Whirley crane from Levin Terminal. The project was described in BE A PART OF HISTORY; CONTRIBUTE TO THE BIG MOVE!, June 11, 2005. The...

Planning Goes Public

With no fanfare, the Richmond Planning Department, with Richard Mitchell at the helm, has released its first quarterly newsletter chock full of information about new projects, planning theory and programs replete with stunning graphics. The editor is Hector Rojas...

Will Diesel Do Us In?

RICHMOND Diesel fallout cited as hazard along busy route Residents near parkway face health dangers, report says – Erin Hallissy, Chronicle Staff Writer Monday, July 18, 2005 Big rigs that rumble through North Richmond neighborhoods, freight trains that idle for...

Richmond Iconography Over the Years

An E-Forum reader sent me a photo of the banner from Richmond”s 50th anniversary in 1955, which got me thinking about iconography and the images and logos Richmond conjures up to represent itself to the world, as well as others that are not indigenous to...