VCU pulls away from Virginia Tech in Battle 4 Atlantis
VCU closed out its Battle 4 Atlantis run with an 86-68 win over Virginia Tech on Friday in Nassau, Bahamas, behind a career-best performance from sophomore guard Terrence Hill Jr.
Spiders add sprint and hurdles coach Andre Moore
The University of Richmond has added Andre Moore to its track and field staff as an assistant coach, bringing the Richmond native back to the program for the first time since 2018.
Holiday Hoops Classic to debut in Henrico
The inaugural 4 Tha Culture Holiday Hoops Classic, a new women’s basketball showcase, is set to take place Dec. 19-21 at the Henrico Sports & Events Center.
H-SC will add club squash with new facility, coach
Hampden-Sydney College will add club squash to its athletic offerings in the 2026- 27 academic year, the school announced.
Upcoming holiday events
RVA Illuminates, downtown Richmond at Kanawha Plaza and surrounding areas. Festivities begin at 4 p.m. with live music, food trucks and holiday cheer.
Evanston marks six years of reparations with national town hall
Six years after Evanston, Illinois, launched its groundbreaking reparations initiative, city leaders and national partners will gather Thursday, Dec. 4 to assess progress and offer guidance to communities nationwide.
Historian to discuss Lincoln, Douglass collaboration at VMHC lecture
Historian Jonathan W. White will explore the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass in a lecture at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture on Dec. 18 at noon.
Starbucks workers and supporters continue strike and pickets
Local Starbucks workers and their supporters are calling on residents to take their money to other businesses, as a strike against the company’s labor practices continues nationwide.
Local tradition returns with Giving Heart’s Thanksgiving Day feast
Richmond’s long-standing tradition returns Thursday as The Giving Heart hosts its 20th annual Thanksgiving Day Feast at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
Stranger turned hero brings families together after long wait
“It’s an honor and a blessing to be put in situations where we can help one another.” — Tony Williams
When William Minor stopped at a Midlothian Auto Zone in October, he didn’t expect to meet the man who helped save his life after a near-fatal crash more than two decades ago.
Slashed federal funding, rising costs could affect Abigail Spanberger’s agenda
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said a group of corporate executives that advise him on how much tax revenue Virginia’s economy can expect are “cautiously optimistic” about the coming budget cycle.
‘We’re toast’: Virginia GOP erupts in finger-pointing after sweeping Democratic wins
Rick Buchanan didn’t expect to walk out before the first session even ended.
Avula proposes collaborative approach to Richmond public housing
Mayor Danny Avula urged Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority officials on Nov. 19 to put residents at the center of public housing decisions, calling for more cooperation, transparency and community involvement in developments like Gilpin Court.
New Richmond Code Refresh draft pulls back on upzoning proposals
Richmond planners rolled out a revised version of the city’s Code Refresh zoning map on Nov. 18, pulling back on several proposals from the first version — including limits on height, density and where additional units can be built — as they try to balance neighborhood concerns with a growing demand for housing amid a shortage.
Oldest survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre dies at 111
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111.
Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81.
Why giving Tuesday matters for Black communities by Julianne Malveaux
It’s the end of the year, which means you are being barraged by requests to give. Whether it is your alma mater, your church, a charity you gave to once upon a time — even a long, long time ago — you are getting repeated requests to give. Giving Tuesday this year is Dec. 2, and the encouragement to give is not a bad thing.
Pelosi’s leadership marked by democracy and equity by Marc H. Morial
If the measure of public service is how deeply one fights for the most vulnerable among us, then Nancy Patricia Pelosi stands among the most consequential leaders of our era.
The first Thanksgiving is a key chapter in America’s origin story – but what happened in Virginia four months later mattered more by Peter C. Mancall
Remembered and retold as an allegory for perseverance and cooperation, the story of the first Thanksgiving has become an important part of how Americans think about the founding of their country.
A Thanksgiving reminder that fighting poverty should rise above party lines by Ben Jealous
The world of our screens has many of us dreading Thanksgiving.
