VSU receives award for preserving building
Virginia State University received the first Outstanding State Stewardship Award from Gov. Terry McAuliffe for preserving Summerseat, a historic house built in 1860 located near the Ettrick campus.
Poor conditions at George Mason Elementary fire up School Board
After an unusual, tense public exchange between members Monday night, the Richmond School Board voted to hold a public hearing on Monday, July 31, to discuss the condition of George Mason Elementary School and what to do about it. Although …
Wells Fargo to give $4M to HOME to expand black home ownership
Five years ago, banking giant Wells Fargo paid more than $200 million to settle documented government allegations that it deliberately charged African-American borrowers higher fees and interest rates on home loans.
City Hall’s most feared man is out
For 11 years, he was considered the most feared man at Richmond City Hall as he led a staff of 14 in ferreting out waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayers’ dollars. But that time is over for City Auditor Umesh …
Wilder-Morrissey case to be heard by judge July 24
The heavyweight legal fight between former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and former Delegate Joseph D. Morrissey is set to resume Monday, July 24.
Resolving conflict focus in youth camp this Saturday
The Richmond Department of Juvenile Justice Services and the Capital District of the Virginia Juvenile Justice Association are sponsoring the W.E.B. Football and Life Skills Camp from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at John Marshall High School, …
Public hearings next week on need for Richmond Human Rights Commission
Does Richmond need a Human Rights Commission?
Trump in Virginia this weekend
President Trump will be in Virginia this weekend.
Honoring greatness
Richmond residents and officials rejoiced Saturday morning as the long-awaited statue of hometown hero Maggie Lena Walker was unveiled.
Maggie Walker’s descendants ready to embrace statue, history
For the descendants of Maggie Lena Walker, the unveiling of a statue in her honor in Downtown has been a long time coming.
City auditor facing criticism of his own
Umesh Dalal has put many of the bureaucrats at Richmond City Hall in the hot seat during his 11 years as city auditor. Now, it’s his turn.
Richmond’s interim schools superintendent plans to ‘move the ball forward’
As interim superintendent of Richmond Public Schools, Thomas E. Kranz said he wants to make students, parents, teachers, administrators and the community feel good about Richmond Public Schools again.
Clarification
Stephanie Priddy’s return to Thomas Jefferson High School is good only for summer school classes, according to Richmond Public Schools.
RPS libraries awarded grants from Laura Bush Foundation
Nine Richmond Public Schools libraries have been awarded $54,000 from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries to purchase books and magazines.
KKK in Charlottesville outnumbered
More than 1,000 people turned out to shout down a group of Ku Klux Klan members last Saturday at a Charlottesville park where a few dozen hate group members and supporters waving Confederate flags and signs with anti-Semitic messages held …
