Matthew Mitchell

Dec 13, 2023 | richmondconfidential.org | Matthew Mitchell |Veronique Eshaya

When Donté Clark talks about poetry, his entire demeanor shifts. His cheekbones rise to reveal a knowing smile, and his whole body hums and bobs and bounces as he speaks. In these moments, it feels like he’s on the verge of breaking out into verse. Clark, an award-winning spoken-word poet from Richmond, hopes the passion he brings to his craft rubs off on his audience. Since April, he’s led bi-monthly poetry workshops for boys at John A.

Dec 6, 2023 | richmondconfidential.org | Matthew Mitchell |Julia Haney |Sophia Sun |Isabella Marzban

“People of Richmond” is a regular series in which reporters pose a question to people in the community. Answers are presented verbatim, though sometimes edited for brevity. Q: Do you think the Richmond Police Department should fill its 23 vacancies or eliminate those positions? “Based on my own personal experience, of course, I don’t know if I want all 23 filled.

Nov 1, 2023 | richmondconfidential.org | Julia Haney |Taylor Barton |Matthew Mitchell |Sophia Sun

“People of Richmond” is a regular series in which reporters pose a question to people in the community. Answers are presented verbatim, though sometimes edited for brevity. Q: Do you use the public library system? “Definitely. My daughter loves to read, Susan (the librarian) is amazing, and we’ve got a little knitting group. We meet every Thursday and everyone’s learning together. My daughter really likes to knit, but she’ll only do it when she’s here.” (Keri Sullivan, pictured above)“Yes. I love it.

Oct 10, 2023 | richmondconfidential.org | Matthew Mitchell |Choekyi Lhamo

Two major murals representing scenes from Richmond’s past are getting a makeover. As part of the $4.1 million Richmond Art and Light Project, the “Past Perfect” and “Revisionist History of San Pablo Avenue” murals will get reconditioned by the original artist, John Wehrle. The had the murals painted on Interstate 80 underpasses intersecting two of the city’s major thoroughfares in the 1990s.