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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.

Linda Hemmila's Work 359 Articles
Entertainment   -   May 20, 2023 ROE, the play, comes to the Masquer's stage
ROE, the play, comes to the Masquer's stage

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
Entertainment   -   May 19, 2023 UniverSoul Circus comes to Hilltop
UniverSoul Circus comes to Hilltop

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
May 16, 2023 Richmond business owner robbed at gunpoint
Richmond business owner robbed at gunpoint

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
News   -   May 15, 2023 Richmond News Briefs
Richmond News Briefs

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
News   -   May 09, 2023 Sideshows, speeding, and donuts still a problem in Richmond
Sideshows, speeding, and donuts still a problem in Richmond

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
News   -   May 05, 2023 23rd Street closes for this weekend's Cinco de Mayo Festival
23rd Street closes for this weekend's Cinco de Mayo Festival

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
Entertainment   -   Apr 30, 2023 Calendar
Calendar

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
News   -   Apr 24, 2023 Update: Richmond's historic International Hotel, red tagged after fire
Update: Richmond's historic  International Hotel, red tagged after fire

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
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