Richmond Virtual Academy may become its own school
The Richmond Virtual Academy is to become a new elementary school that could enroll between 400 and 500 students a year in online classes, the Richmond School Board decided Monday night. Instead of phasing out the program online learning program …
City Council wants South Side homeless shelter to remain open temporarily
Could there be a spike in homelessness in Richmond?
’Just Heal, Bro’ national mental health initiative targeting Black men slated for April 14 at VCU
A seminar aimed at fostering good mental health among Black men and featuring a former NFL player turned licensed therapist will be held 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Academic Learning Commons
Democrats angered as Gov. Youngkin vetoes 25 bipartisan bills
Republican Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin vetoed 25 bills — including some that passed with broad bipartisan support — as he took action on more than 800 bills the divided legislature sent him during its regular session.
RAA warns service in jeopardy without greater city subsidy
Richmond has long boasted of having one of the best ambulance services in the country. But the Richmond Ambulance Authority is warning City Council that the ability to maintain quality emergency response is being jeopardized by Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s …
Re-entry training program locked out of former school building
The shutdown has come for a Richmond-based program that linked people released from jails and prisons to training for construction jobs.
Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues. The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are providing walk-up testing throughout the area.
RISC gets affordable housing commitments from some City Council members
A coalition of religious and community groups have received new commitments from City Council members to address affordable housing, including the state of mobile homes, in the city.
City sluggish in distributing health grant, establishing emergency fund
The City of Richmond last year was awarded a $4 million federal grant to improve health literacy in Black and Latinx sections of the city.
VSU, NSU presidents among 18 appointed to advisory board on HBCUs
Virginia State University President Makola M. Abdullah and Norfolk State University President Javaune Adams-Gaston have been appointed by President Biden to serve on his board of advisors for historically black colleges and universities.
Transit union calls for assaulted GRTC driver to be reinstated
GRTC is facing pushback for firing a driver who subdued a passenger after he refused to don a mandatory mask and hit the driver on the arm when he called for assistance.
Former Monroe Park Conservancy head acquitted in assault
Alice M. Massie, the former president of the Monroe Park Conservancy, has been acquitted of assaulting a Virginia Commonwealth University student.
Cityscape: Richmond's oldest fire station
Richmond’s oldest fire station has a date with a wrecking ball after 114 years. This is Fire Station No. 12, which opened at 2223 W. Cary St. in 1908 when horses pulled the equipment to fires.
Discussion of Monument Avenue’s future set for April 5
What should happen on Monument Avenue and what have other cities done about their public monuments?
Training program for released convicts faces shutdown
Rodney Brown had just served a six-year sentence in prison in 2018 when he found his way to the nonprofit Adult Alternative Program at 4929 Chamberlayne Ave. in the city’s North Side.
