MLB playoff teams battling it out for a place in the World Series
It’s time for popcorn, peanuts and playoffs.
Seattle Storm sweeps Las Vegas Aces to claim WNBA championship
Three time zones away, the Seattle Storm found home sweet home in “The Bubble.”
Judge Barrett nomination fight leaves progressive Catholics feeling unseen
Elizabeth Ajiduah took to Twitter in late September, ask- ing progressive and LGBTQ- friendly Catholics to come forward.
’The Secret Lives of Church Ladies’ is finalist for National Book Award
For years, Deesha Philyaw, a Pittsburgh writer, editor and writing coach, has gradually crafted stories about church ladies — but these are not the stories you’d likely hear sitting in the pew of a Black church.
MLB Hall of Famer Joe Morgan dies at 77
Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, a key component of Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine in the 1970s, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020.
Mellon Foundation to provide $250M to help communities create new monuments
Suddenly there is a new source of funding that might help Richmond create replacement monuments for the white supremacist Confederates that have been taken down from Monument Avenue and other city sites.
Hanover County School Board gives final approval to new school names
The Hanover County School Board approved new names for the former Confederate Stonewall Middle School and Lee-Davis High School during a meeting Tuesday night.
Va. company switches from e-cigarettes to manufacturing PPE
A Virginia-based company that makes disposable face masks and surgical masks plans to create 180 jobs and invest $5.3 million to grow its operations in the area.
Concern rises about COVID-19 cases among Va. inmates
Lawmakers, advocates and inmates are demand- ing answers and new solutions to the rising cases of COVID-19 among inmates and staff in Virginia’s prisons and jails.
Clinical trial takes place locally for COVID-19 vaccine
With more than 216,000 deaths and more than 7.8 million people infected from COVID-19, work continues to produce a vaccine, including in Virginia, which is part of a new clinical trial.
Nasal flush possibly remedy to fight off coronavirus?
Photographer and home builder Robert Liverman has become an unlikely crusader for a method he believes people can use to help protect themselves from COVID-19 — daily rins- ing their noses.
City moves to reacquire portion of unmarked Black cemetery at Shockoe Hill
The city’s leadership is moving to reverse a nearly 130-year effort to eliminate a major Black cemetery.
Henrico pulls funding for prosecutor dedicated to probing police misconduct
Shannon Taylor, Henrico County’s top prosecutor, has dropped her plan to hire the first deputy prosecutor in Virginia who would specialize in investigating police misconduct after Henrico County pulled its share of the funding.
VSU opens John Mercer Langston Institute for African-American Political Leadership
Virginia State University is opening a new institute to prepare, cultivate and empower African-Americans for political leadership across the state.
City Council authorizes use of $500,000 of $18.9M surplus for COVID-19 relief
Richmond City Council on Wednesday informally agreed to steer $500,000 from a ballooning surplus into a COVID-19 relief fund, with a potential for the money to provide emergency aid for city residents in desperate circumstances.
General Assembly passes police reform measures
Smaller steps. Eight weeks into a special session, that appears to be the General Assembly’s approach in dealing with issues, including police reform.
Northams out of isolation
After spending 18 days in isolation following a positive COVID-19 diagnosis, Gov. Ralph S. Northam appeared for the first time in public, speak- ing at a press briefing Tuesday afternoon.
Who should replace Confederate Robert E. Lee in U.S. Capitol representing Va.?
Maggie L. Walker. Virginia Randolph. Booker T. Washington. Barbara Johns. Pocahontas. Chief Powhatan. Edgar Allan Poe.
Deadline to request absentee ballot Friday, Oct. 23
Voting information
The presidential election, as well as contests for U.S. Senate, Congress, Richmond City Council and Richmond School Board, will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
JPMorgan puts $30B toward fixing banking’s ‘systemic racism’
JPMorgan Chase announced last week that it will extend bil- lions in loans to Black and Latino homebuyers and small business owners in an expanded effort toward fixing what the bank calls “systemic racism’” in the country’s economic system.
