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Personality: Earl Reid
Spotlight on the Military Retirees Club president
Earl Reid always knew he wanted to serve in the military, prompted in part by walking past the Military Retirees Club, which was not far from the Gilpin Court neighborhood in which he grew up.
William DuBois âDukeâ Smither leaves a legacy of powerful storytelling
Red Smith, the prominent sportswriter, once said that âwriting is easy. Just sit in front of a typewriter, open up a vein and bleed it out, drop by drop.â
Undefeated, unforgettable
Dawn Staleyâs South Carolina dynasty rolls and repeats as NCAA champions
The University of South Carolina womenâs basketball ended its season with the same number of losses it started with â zero.
Review: âQuietâ causes whispers for network TV
Disturbing claims by former Nickelodeon cast, crew
There have been plenty of retrospective documentary exposĂ©s about entertainmentâs dark side; âSurviving R. Kellyâ and âWe Need to Talk About Cosbyâ are just two examples.
RPS school board member Jonathan Young responds to student allegations
The Richmond School Board plans to revise its standards of conduct policy following an independent attorneyâs investigation into School Board Member Jonathan Youngâs behavior toward a 15-year-old student, according to a WTVR-CBS 6 news report.
Pharrell Williams project to film in Virginia
An untitled Pharrell Williams feature film from Universal Pictures will film throughout Central and Coastal Virginia this spring and summer, according to Virginiaâs governorâs office.
Children of Light to announce writing contest winners
In partnership with the Richmond Crusade for Voters and Antoinette V. Irving Foundation, Children of Light will announce the winners of its second annual Game Changer Citywide Writing Competition on Wednesday, April 17 at 6 p.m. at Armstrong High School in Richmondâs East End.
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:
Save Richmond Community Hospital Work Group hosts second rally
About four dozen Richmonders gathered last Sunday at the original Community Hospital Building on Overbrook Road for a First Sunday âCommunionâ rally in a continuing effort to save the historic building, which is owned by Virginia Union University.
Total solar eclipse wows North America
Clouds part just in time for most
A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies.
Letâs show up and show out
Members and supporters of the Save Community Hospital Work Group remain vigilant in their quest to have Virginia Union University officials publicly declare that the historically Black university will not demolish the former hospital on Overbrook Road.
Deriding DEI is the rightâs attempt at a polite way to attack civil rights, by Clarence Page
âDEI mayor.â Thatâs how a troll on X, formerly Twitter, labeled a news clip of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott delivering an update on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by a massive cargo ship. âItâs going to be so, so much worse,â the tweet concluded. âPrepare accordingly.â
A new deal
City pitches special bonds for stadium project
The Richmond city government is pushing the idea of using special revenue bonds to finance the new Diamond Stadium and the first phase of infrastructure work in the Diamond District.
After swearing off politics, Georgia activist now recruits people who seldom vote
Davante Jennings cast his first ballot for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race. Republican Donald Trumpâs election that year, he says, turned him from an idealistic college student to a jaded cynic overnight.
Gov. Youngkin amends Virginia âskill gamesâ legislation, acts on other final bills
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has proposed a rewrite of legislation intended to legalize and tax skill games, adding stiff new restrictions that industry supporters argued would still amount to a de facto ban of the slots-like gambling machines hosted by small businesses.
State NAACP serves governorâs office with intent to sue for violation of FOIA
The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP served Gov. Glenn Youngkinâs office with a notice of intent to sue for violation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (âVFOIAâ), Va. Code §§ 2.2-3700 et seq. The notice was accompanied by a copy of the lawsuit the Virginia NAACP intends to file detailing the governorâs failure to produce any records responsive to the groupâs request for public information sent on August 31, 2023.
Chesterfield superintendent announces retirement
Superintendent Mervin B. Daugherty announced April 9 that he is retiring. June 30 will be his last day on the job. Dr. Daugherty has spent nearly 50 years in education.
Danny Avula, who coordinated stateâs COVID-19 vaccine rollout, is running for mayor
Dr. Danny Avula, a longtime public health leader who coordinated vaccination efforts under Gov. Ralph Northam and also served as former commissioner of the Virginia Department of Social Services, has announced his bid to become mayor of Richmond.
In April, honor memories and seek reforms, by Thomas P. Kapsidelis
Spring ought to be a time of relief and promise. The days are longer and seemingly a bit sunnier, and the end of the school year is around the corner â and with it, the hopes of graduation days ahead.
Two years after historic win, a divided Amazon Labor Union lurches toward a leadership election
Two years after clinching a historic victory at a warehouse in New York City, the first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and fighting over an election that could determine who will lead the group in the near future.
