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Damon Duncan leaves after getting paychecks from two housing agencies

Damon E. Duncan, who began working full time as the executive director of the Montgomery, Ala., Housing Authority in early May before wrapping up his full-time job as CEO of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, has finally quit.

Plans shape up for developments in Gilpin Court area

The Stallings family is preparing to go even bigger on developing its property in Gilpin Court, which lies north of Interstate 95 in Downtown and is best known for the public housing community.

City Hall has started parking enforcement again, more than two months after shutting it down, it has been announced.

City Hall has started parking enforcement again, more than two months after shutting it down, it has been announced.

Jehmal T. Hudson appointed as first African-American on SCC

Jehmal T. Hudson just made Virginia history. The veteran of energy policy making is the first African-American named a judge on the powerful State Corporation Commission since its establishment 118 years ago to regulate businesses, energy companies, railroads, banks and …

Columbus and Wickham statues come down

Decrying police brutality and white supremacy, Richmond protesters have taken an active approach to removing symbols of oppression by pulling statues of Christopher Columbus and Confederate Gen. Williams Carter Wickham from their pedestals in public parks.

City launches aid efforts to help businesses damaged in protests

Recovery help is on the way for Richmond businesses damaged by vandals during the local protests over a white Minneapolis police officer’s killing of George Floyd.

Ministers join call for citizen review board

Faith leaders from 35 churches, synagogues and mosques serving Richmond issued a petition Tuesday calling for city political leaders to create a civilian oversight board for the Richmond Police Department.

Henrico, Chesterfield able to reopen under Phase Two of COVID-19 plan

Restaurants in Henrico and Chesterfield will be able to open Friday for limited indoor dining, along with gyms, museums, zoos, botanical gardens and sports facilities as most of the state enters Phase Two of Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s reopening guidelines …

City erupts

The statues of Confederate traitors are headed for removal from Monument Avenue — ending their long reign as white supremacist icons of Richmond that extends back to 1890.

Thousands of protesters hit the streets

A white Minneapolis police officer’s killing of 46-year-old George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly 9 minutes was the final straw.

Business owners sweep up after vandalism

One of Richmond’s oldest family jewelry stores is recovering from late-night looting and vandalism last weekend by rogue elements attached to local protests of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Free COVID-19 testing

Free testing for COVID-19 continues by the Richmond and Henrico health districts.

Black Lives Matter not welcome on billboards?

Is Lamar Advertising, which owns a major share of the nation’s highway billboards, preventing clients from posting signs using the phrase “Black Lives Matter”?

School Board approves new math, language arts curricula

After more than a month of seesaw debating, the Richmond School Board approved new curricula Monday night in two separate votes.

June 16 deadline approaching for absentee ballot applications

Early voting in the upcoming Tuesday, June 23, primary is underway. Rule changes are making it fairly easy to vote absentee ahead of Election Day in the contests to choose Democratic and Republican nominees to run for seats in the …