Work underway on $12M Baker School apartment project
The long-awaited $12 million effort to transform the old Baker Elementary School building in Gilpin Court into 51 apartments is finally underway.
U.S. colleges continue to grapple with ties to slavery
The promise of reparations to atone for historical ties to slavery has opened new territory in a reckoning at U.S. colleges, which until now have responded with monuments, building name changes and public apologies.
Personality: Kelly King Horne
Spotlight on homeless advocate and executive director of Homeward
For Kelly King Horne, the coronavirus pandemic is just the latest challenge added to the stack that she deals with daily. As executive director of Homeward, the 22-year-old nonprofit planning and coordinating group for homeless services in the Richmond area, Ms. Horne is on the front line of community response to finding shelter and new housing for individuals and families who have lost theirs.
38-year-old scientist crosses into the realm of preserving historic African-American cemetery
Woodland Cemetery, the burial place of humanitarian and tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr. and thousands of other African-Americans, is looking spiffier, thanks to the dogged persistence of one man, John William Joseph Slavin.
John Marshall High wins 2A state championship
John Marshall High School’s statewide domination of boys’ basketball doesn’t figure to end any time soon.
Lady Panthers' NCAA hopes end with coronavirus
Virginia Union University’s quest for an NCAA women’s basketball title ended before it began.
Wartime didn't stop basketball trailblazer Wataru Misaka
COVID-19 has done what World War II couldn’t. It has put a halt to one of America’s sporting treasures – the NCAA basketball tournament.
MEAC Tournament cancellation stops NSU; Hampton defeated in Big South championship
Norfolk State University’s promising basket- ball season ended in unexpected fashion when the MEAC Tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus.
'Count Blockula' Hassan Whiteside leads NBA in blocked shots
The area under the backboards is where Hassan Whiteside feels most at home, and he doesn’t take kindly to trespassers.
Hopkins Road Transfer Station reopens
Hopkins Road Transfer Station is back in action after three months of improvement work.
2013 Little League phenom now helping Hampon U. to victory
Mo’ne Davis, who became famous pitching a baseball, is now making her mark on the college softball diamond.
VCU heads to A-10 Tournament; NCAA's a distant dream
Virginia Commonwealth University’s basketball team has arrived in The Big Apple with big upsets on its mind.
Armstrong High players make All-region
The Armstrong High Wildcats are well represented on the 3B All-Region boys basketball team.
MEAC Tournament starts at Norfolk Scope
Since switching from the CIAA to MEAC in 1997, Norfolk State University’s basketball team doesn’t come to the Richmond area anymore. But that doesn’t stop Richmond area fans from going to NSU.
The Market @ 25th working to build success
The opening of The Market @ 25th last April was marked with great fanfare, Armstrong High School’s marching band, a balloon release and high hopes for a community known for being a food desert.
U.S. district judge to rule on whether NAACP lawsuit against Hanover School Board will proceed
U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne is maintaining the suspense about the future of a federal lawsuit launched by the Hanover County Branch NAACP seeking to change the names of two schools named for Confederate leaders who fought to maintain slavery.
Robins Foundation grant aimed at helping homeless students
Every year, between 1,300 and 1,500 students attending Richmond Public Schools are listed as homeless.
Va. senator to launch re-election campaign
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner will launch his campaign for re-election next week with five days of events culminating in Richmond.
Mayor Stoney unveils a $1.92 billion budget plan for 2020-21
Mayor Levar M. Stoney wants to increase total city spending an additional $135 million — or nearly $600 per resident — to beef up investments in street paving, public education, city worker pay, affordable housing and other priorities.
General Assembly wraps up with extraordinary changes
Tens of thousands of the lowest paid workers in Virginia are headed for a raise of at least $2.25 an hour next year — their first in 12 years.
