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Volume 6
Issue 48
Feb. 10 - 16, 2010

Save Richmond Main Street

After nearly 10 years of making significant changes to revitalize and improve downtown, Richmond Main Street is under threat of closing its doors after June 2010. The Richmond Redevelopment Agency, which provides nearly 75 percent of our funding, was stripped of major funding by the state of California, causing serious shortfalls to its budget. Several downtown projects and programs have been cut or placed on hold due to this funding crisis, including lower Macdonald Avenue streetscape improvements and Richmond Main Street.

Richmond Main Street has grown significantly over the past several years since I joined the organization. Our programs and events are well attended and respected throughout the community.

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Richmond/West Contra Costa

Dellums hosts Oakland’s first Peace Conference

Globe Newspapers Mayor Ron Dellums hosted Oakland’s first Peace Conference on Tuesday in an effort to bring together the interfaith community to address solutions to youth ...

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Politics

Paramount Theatre offers diverse lineup of entertainment

Globe Newspapers There has been a lot of talk about the Paramount Theatre lately. It’s remarkable how little is known about this Oakland treasure. Let me give you a brief history ...

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Census

Student entries sought for ‘Stand Up & Be Counted’ contest

Globe Newspapers Black Women Organized for Political Action and the Training Institute for Leadership Enrichment is partnering with the U.S. Census Bureau to help ...

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Business

United Negro College Fund VP: HBCUs are indispensable

Globe Newspapers “All that I am and ever hope to be I owe to my family and to Howard University, an HBCU.” — James Mayo ...

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Education

Girls Inc. offers Presidents Week Recess Program

Globe Newspapers Girls Incorporated of West Contra Costa County will hold a Presidents Week Recess Program for local girls ages 6 to 14 from Feb. 15 to 19 ...

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Health

Learn to live in the here and now

Where you are is a great place to be. Because from here, you can go anywhere you want to go ...

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Faith

Five-day revival at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church

Bethel Missionary Baptist Church will hold a five-day revival from Feb. 28 through March 4. Nightly celebration services, led by Pastor Donel Reedus of East Bay Bible ...

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Entertainment

Avotcja Jiltonilro celebrates four decades of poetic justice

Globe Newspapers I don’t care where you go in Oakland, San Francisco or anywhere else in the Bay Area. Everybody knows her name and what she represents ...

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