Armstrong/Walker football rivalry celebrated in new Black History Museum exhibit
A legacy created from a 40- year football rivalry between Armstrong and Maggie Walker high schools, the only two schools for Black students for decades, will be remembered this month at the 2nd Annual Armstrong Walker Football Classic Legacy Project …
James River Park gains key acreage at trailhead
Private property that provides an entry to a popular trail in James River Park is being donated to the city.
Henrico County’s leaf collection starts Nov. 7
Henrico County will begin providing annual leaf collection services starting Monday, Nov. 7, with both free and paid options available for county residents.
Gov. Youngkin blames low NAEP scores on former Va. leaders
The 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results, released this week, show that for the first time in 30 years, Virginia’s fourth-grade students have fallen below the national average in reading and are barely above the national average in …
Intervention group secures funding to address gun violence
A new plan to prevent gun violence is underway in Richmond as well as funding to support the initiative.
High job hopes
Criminal convictions can be a real barrier to finding work.
Free Covid-19 testing, vaccines
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.
Reunion planned for RPS’ 1972 high school graduates
Fifty years ago, thousands of Richmond students were daily boarding school buses to carry out a federal court order to integrate the city’s public schools.
Virginia NAACP opposes governor’s transgender policies
The public comment period for response to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s transgender policies ended Oct. 26. On the same day, at 9 a.m., Virginia’s NAACP President Robert N. Barnette, Jr. made clear the organization’s stance on the issue. “The “NAACP …
Community Harvest Festival returns after hiatus
Where can you find a safe place for your children to trick-or-treat on Halloween?
An eerie tour on Kanawha Canal
Richmonders looking for a spooky seaside treat on Halloween can do so courtesy of Riverfront Canal Cruises, host of a series of tours on Saturday, Oct. 29.
Judge rules City can remove A.P. Hill statue
The last statue of a slavery-defending Confederate still standing in Richmond can be removed after 130 years.
VCU to host conference dedicated to community partnerships
Preventing youth violence, reducing health disparities and improving academic achievement and maternal health are challenges increasingly faced by communities throughout the country. Organizers of an upcoming community engagement confer- ence hope to explore ways to form new partnerships to address …
Therapy for area youths is more than just talk
When Ticeses Teasley separated from her children’s father, her teenage son, Nahkai, started acting out and fighting in school. As a licensed mental health professional and life coach, the mother of four boys recognized the behavior as a result of …
Gun violence rips through RPS
Richmond Public Schools students are being shot on the way to the store and on the way to school. It is happening on Northside, Southside, in broad daylight and at night. Elementary school students have had their school day interrupted …
