Former Benedictine star Davin Cosby rolls with the Tide
Davin Cosby Jr. is getting a jump start on his college basketball experience.
Former struggling student becomes RPS Teacher of the Year
When Christal Corey was struggling academically through her seventh grade year, a comment from a classmate changed her mindset.
VUU, VSU star attractions in weekend hoops match
Grab a box of popcorn, find a comfy seat, and get ready for Star Wars, CIAA style.
Antoine Davis’ scoring dominance
Detroit Mercy guard nets 3,103 points as of Jan. 4
A former walk-on is likely to soon become the second leading scorer in NCAA basketball history.
Finally
Bon Secours opens new East End medical facility
A battered Bon Secours Mercy Health is promising increased investments in health care in Richmond’s East End in pushing back against critics claiming the giant health care system has diverted savings on expensive drugs away from the community to wealthier areas.
Status of upcoming congressional election still unknown
A federal judge could decide next week whether to halt the snap election to replace the late Congressman A. Donald McEachin.
The RAW power of women gets lifted in East End gym
Jacqueline Evans, 60, has done it for the last four years and she loves it—even if most people are surprised to find out what it is.
Legislators told to ‘buckle up’ for fast-paced session
Abortion, gun control and voting rights among top issues
A sharply divided General Assembly was gaveled back into session Wednesday for a potentially contentious 46 days.
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:
Accrediting body imposes warning on VUU
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) placed Virginia Union University on warning last month.
RRHA’s parking pass
The city’s housing authority this week gained a boost from City Council as it prepares to move its headquarters from Gilpin Court to a 600 E. Broad St. office building in Downtown.
VCU’s medical college benefitted from slavery
Report documents ‘a troubled and problematic past’
Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine “profited in both concrete and indirect ways from slavery,” according to a university-commissioned report released last month.
MLK Day celebration in Petersburg to include special proclamation
A special program honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the 50th anniversary of the city declaring a holiday in the slain civil rights leader’s name, begins 3 p.m., Jan.15 at the Petersburg Public Library, 201 W. Washington St.
MLK Holiday Closings 2023
In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 16, please note the following:
Council green-lights permit allowing Northside church to house homeless
More beds are opening for the homeless.
‘Paul Nichols Way’ to recognize former minister, VUU dean
The late Dr. Paul Nichols, a once prominent minister in local, regional and national religious affairs, will be remembered with an honorary street sign at P and 28th streets in Church Hill.
VCU presents ‘Memories of Jan. 6’
Two years after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, two Capitol police officers will reflect on their part in a discussion at Virginia Commonwealth University on Thursday, Jan. 19.
Byrd politics discussion at VMHC
The history and legacy of U.S. Sen. and Virginia Gov. Harry F. Byrd and his organization on Virginia politics will be discussed on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m at the Virginia Museum of His- tory and Culture at 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.
Big win
Once again, the Virginia General Assembly will have five Black senators, the largest number to serve at one time.
