RRHA residents starting to relocate into Jackson Ward, East End developments
Public housing residents are beginning to move into new apartment complexes in Church Hill and Jackson Ward that were developed in partnership with the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
$3.7B transportation deal to boost rail service from Richmond to D.C.
Richmond would be a major beneficiary of an unprecedented $3.7 billion deal announced by Gov. Ralph S. Northam to boost passenger rail service between Washington and other Virginia cities to avoid an even costlier expansion of Interstate 95.
Advocates for the homeless hail U.S. Supreme Court victory
Homeless people can sleep on public property, including sidewalks and parks in communities that offer no other option. That’s the upshot of the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear an appeal from Boise, Idaho, whose ordinance to bar the homeless …
Confederate statues in Memphis given to Confederate group, descendants
A Tennessee nonprofit group has handed over statues of Confederate leaders Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis to the Sons of Confederate Veterans, two years after they were removed from public parks in Memphis.
RRHA under no deadline to submit revised plans to HUD
The rejected annual plan and five-year plan of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority that lays out its vision for renovation or replacement of its nearly 4,000 public housing units is still in limbo.
Holiday Schedule
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As new George Mason Elementary takes shape, questions raised about old building
What should happen to the old George Mason Elementary School building? That’s the big question as a new $38.4 million George Mason Elementary building is being constructed on the grounds in the East End.
A wedding gift unexpected
Who says good things don’t happen on Friday the 13th?
VUU ensemble going places
People in Hungary and Italy are getting a helping of good gospel music this holiday as 22 members of Virginia Union University’s Select Ensemble join eight singers and musicians from around the United States — part of gospel music mega …
House votes to impeach President Trump
“Can you believe that I will be impeached today,” President Trump tweeted Wednesday as part of an angry rant that ripped his foes for this “terrible thing.”
School Board makes no change to North Side attendance zones
The Richmond School Board voted 6-3 Monday to reject a plan to modify school attendance zones in North Side.
VUU acquires motel property for expansion project
Virginia Union University has purchased a nearby motel property in undertaking its first expansion in more than 40 years.
Gov. Northam releases progressive 2020-22 budget plan
Smokers might have to shell out an extra 30 cents in tax for a pack of cigarettes to help offset the cost of tobacco-related illnesses that the state must pick up through Medicaid and other health care programs.
VLBC members to hold 7 committee chairmanships
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus will hold an un- precedented 10 committee leadership posts in the House of Delegates when the new General Assembly session convenes in January.
Tobacco purchase age likely to be raised to 21
The age for purchasing tobacco products and e-cigarettes is on track to be raised to 21 across the country, just as it is now in Virginia and 11 other states.
