Talk of the Point

To Plunge supporters, the prettiest Christmas lights this year were the seven little green ones that lit up at a city council meeting last Tuesday. The unanimous vote signalled approval of money for design and engineering–that is, the blueprints–to renovate, restore and expand the 77-year-old landmark.

One of the most exciting prospects is the addition of […]

Lights, Camera, Actionable

I liked that headline, so I’m using it without permission because I probably have a Fair Use right to do so under copyright law. It’s from Theresa Keegan’s column in today’s Contra Costa Times about Pointer Pete Livingston’s struggle over Fair Use–the vague rule that one can use copyrighted work without permission for […]

Grocery store blues

It’s a tough holiday season at the Point’s two grocery stores as staffs prepare for the imminent departure of long-time mainstays.

At Santa Fe Market, Bernadette Ayers’ last day is the 28th. The moving van comes on the 29th and on the 30th she’s off to Memphis with hubby and kids. What will Santa […]

Anne Zesiger’s new CD, “Aesop For All Ages,” finally made it onto the Santa Fe Market’s meat counter this weekend. A steal at $15. She spent six years producing it, and toward the end she wondered if she’d ever finish. She performs songs with lyrics by her father, H.C. Nachtrieb. All are based on […]

The saga of Jay Fenton’s trees found space in today’s Contra Costa Times. Reporter Rebecca Rosen Lum talked to Fenton, Fred Arm (writer of the Point Richmond Collective Newsletter story), Tom Butt and expert Steve Jones at the California Department of Forestry. Rosen Lum also mentions Talk of the Point.

“Man stung by words over Monterey […]

I used to stand with a few other sidewalk financiers outside Mo’s grocery at Washington and West Richmond wondering just how much money was going into the old Bank of Richmond building. I even wondered if a fellow financier was right when he said, “That guy has more money than sense.”

Every day, there were fresh […]

Our own Pete Livingston, independent filmmaker and former special-effects maven at Industrial Light and Magic, has made a film titled “Over 9 Billion Dead Served” that reveals “the vocabulary of violence.” It contains clips from 25 of the all-time highest grossing films in U.S. history. Trouble is, the seven movie studios object. Shove your Fair […]

For a fan of rain and railroads, this was a good day to try out the new Annie’s, on West Richmond Avenue near the tracks. I got to watch the rain and CSX container cars while I ate a rueben served by waitress Rainy. My sandwich was good, and the beef udon slurped by a […]

You can help save the Plunge with every bite on the next two Monday nights at the new Fresh Choice at Hilltop Mall.

On December 9 and 16, that Fresh Choice will donate 20 percent of the proceeds paid by diners who present coupons. (December 2 was also a benefit night.) The restaurant is just 12 […]

Throwing in good ice cream after bad?

Is there an ice cream parlor in the Point’s future? Correspondent Andrew Butt has reported hearing such a rumor. The grapevine is yet unclear on where, when and who.

Oldtimers recall an early ’90s attempt that turned sour. We can speculate about the new owners’ wisdom, whoever they are. But […]