“The Birth of a Planet,” a 30-minute documentary film about post-Civil War era “Richmond Planet” newspaper editor John Mitchell, will launch the three-day, 7th An- nual Afrikana Independent Film Festival at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at The Black History Museum …

Would Richmond be better off returning to a City Council-manager form of government? Or would the city operate better if the elected mayor were a member of the council as is the case in Norfolk? Should members of the governing …

When Henrico County native Kiara Thompson began her college career, teaching was not what she had in mind.

As a new semester begins at the University of Richmond, there is one familiar face that students, faculty and staff will not see on campus this year.

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

Next week, City Council will likely decide whether to test a simple change in voting that would ensure a majority of voters elects every member of the governing body in the 2024 elections.

In observance of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 5, please note the following:

City Hall touted Richmond’s first gun buyback program as an “overwhelming success” despite evidence that the event is unlikely to have any impact on violence or gun ownership.

After being closed for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Executive Mansion, located in Capitol Square in Downtown, will reopen to the public Sept. 2.

A church that has competed to buy the long vacant Oak Grove Elementary School property in South Side has been eliminated from contention — leaving an apartment developer as the only bidder with an offer still under review.

Internships for college students can be pivotal in steering and developing a young person’s career.

Virginia Commonwealth University plans to aid the academic path of underrepre- sented undergraduates, courtesy of a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. VCU is one of three Virginia universities …

Virginia Union University, Hampton University and the Metropolitan Business League are among several Virginia-based minority organizations to receive $175,000 from Sports Illustrated Sportsbook. The funds are part of an agreement with Virtual Entertainment Partners in exchange for a partnership and …

Parking in front of a massive stone clubhouse, I was ready to enjoy an evening visit with a book club in the suburbs.

Majority-black Petersburg is getting special treatment from Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin.