Linda Hemmila
With 25 years of experience in media and publishing, I develop and manage content, edit, contribute photography, and write the occasional story. Proud member of the Society of Professional Journalists and ACES: the society of editing.
Advertised as "shocking, humorous, and poignant," the Masquers Playhouse production of ROE is a mad dash through American history, carefully framing the lives of the people at the heart of one of the most hotly debated issues of the last century. The play, ROE, revisits the 1973 landmark
by Linda Hemmila
Billed as the "party that's been over 29 years in the making," UniverSoul Circus filled the Hilltop Mall parking lot Thursday night as cheers and squeals of delight rose from the big top into the cool evening air. UniverSoul Circus is a single-ring circus created
by Linda Hemmila
A San Pablo Avenue business owner was robbed at gunpoint Friday afternoon after three masked men emerged from a car in the business's parking lot and entered the building. The owner of Master Tint, located at 12654 San Pablo Ave, was stripped of his Louis Vuitton wallet, a
by Linda Hemmila
Pt. Richmond Music announces 2023 Schedule Our outdoor concert venue is at the corner of Park Place and Washington Avenue in historic downtown Point Richmond. Concerts are held on the second Friday of each Summer month through September, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. We close
by Linda Hemmila
Nearly two years after the Richmond City Council voted to mitigate the problems of sideshows and speeding through a program of public education and traffic calming strategies, the issues still persist, much to the consternation of residents. Just after 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, police cleared traffic and parked cars
by Linda Hemmila
Richmond and San Pablo's one and only Cinco de Mayo Festival is returning this weekend, following a three-year break, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. To prepare for the event, Richmond Police and city workers began the task of closing 23rd Street just before 3 p.m.
by Linda Hemmila
Lots of great events coming up in Richmond, so check it out: Cinco de Mayo, Motown Mother's Day, summer programs, and more! Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style at the annual festival in Richmond! Join us on May 7, 2023, from 10:00 AM to
by Linda Hemmila
spread The historic International Hotel, where the Pullman Brotherhood of Black Sleeping Car Porters Union members would stay during Richmond's early years, was reduced to burnt framework and ash early Monday morning after a fire spread through it, destroying the 108-year-old historic building. Now red-tagged,
by Linda Hemmila