Richmond residents with ideas about how the city should spend its money can now pitch them to city officials as part of a new $3 million initiative years in the making.

For the week ending on Saturday, Sept. 7, confirmed hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Virginia dropped 10.9% from the previous week, and new admissions remain low. No deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported within the same timeframe. Updated data on …

Richmond School Board members unanimously approved the renaming of Richmond Alternative School to Richmond Success Academy on Monday evening.

Richmond City Council unanimously approved a resolution aimed at bridging the digital divide across the city. The “Digital Equity Implementation Plan,” passed on Monday evening, declares high-speed gigabit internet a “public necessity for all residents” and outlines steps to improve …

Amaza Lee Meredith had no formal training in art or architecture due to the harsh reality of life under the Jim Crow era as a Black woman. Nevertheless, Meredith left her legacy as an art educator at Virginia State University, …

Multiple voices, once silenced behind prison walls, now echo through the halls of Richmond’s Main Library. The newly opened exhibition “Virginia Needs a Second Chance” turns the spotlight on prison justice advocates and the former inmates who’ve defied societal expectations, …

Mayoral candidates gave more insight into how their vision would shape the state of city government during a forum at the Virginia Rep Center for Arts and Education on Tuesday evening.

In a joint press release issued this week, the candidates for Richmond’s mayoral race announced a series of upcoming forums, town halls and debates, providing residents with numerous opportunities to hear directly from those vying for the city’s top office.

The Library of Virginia, in partnership with The JXN Project, has received a $282,975 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support a new exhibition on the history of Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood.

Partnership for the Future, a nonprofit organization focused on providing college access and success support to under-resourced high school students, recently received a $375,000 grant from the Richmond Memorial Health Foundation. The grant, which will be distributed over three years, …

Virginia State University has been named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University Institutional Leader for 2024, marking its third consecutive year receiving this recognition from the U.S. Department of State.

As the Richmond area buzzed with activity this summer, not every noteworthy event made it to our front pages. This photo spread offers a glimpse into some of the life beyond our headlines.

For the second time this school year, kids at Cardinal Elementary walked through the doors for another “first” day of school. After a lightning strike forced the school to close shortly after the year had begun, students returned Tuesday ready …

More than 100 Virginia Commonwealth University students walked out of their classrooms and assembled in the Park Plaza Amphitheater behind the Cabell Library on Wednesday afternoon. There, they protested against the war in Gaza, its impact on Palestinian life and …

CoStar Stadium? Dominion Energy Field? Capital One Yards? If those were your guesses for which Richmond-based company will snag the naming rights for Richmond’s next stadium, we hope you didn’t place a hefty wager on it. The Richmond Flying Squirrels …