City Council starts process to rename Lee Bridge and other Confederate memorials
Legal tangles continue to block removal of state-owned statues honoring Confederate Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue and in the State Capitol.
Juneteenth being recognized as state, city holiday
On June 19, Virginia will see the first steps of a new celebration for the Commonwealth.
Court hearing Thursday on Confederate statue removal
Can Gov. Ralph S. Northam use his authority to remove the huge, state-owned statue of traitorous and slavery-defending Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Monument Avenue?
RPS to review relationship with Richmond Police, consider reopening options
Two Richmond School Board members urged the administration to dissolve the school system’s relationship with the Richmond Police Department, eliminating the school resource officers who patrol the city’s high schools, middle schools and alternative school.
Young people advocate for bigger goals and lasting change
Downtown echoed with the sound of cheers last Saturday as more than a hundred young people and their families gathered for the RVA Youth Rally at the Maggie L. Walker statue and shared their ideas for building a better future.
COVID-19 testing
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering free community testing for COVID-19.
VSU facing possible $26M deficit, enrollment drop
Virginia State University has become a prime example of the financial hits historically black colleges and universities are taking because of the coronavirus.
City voter registrar to host June 22 ‘Drive Up, Drop Off!’
Early voting in Richmond is jumping in popularity ahead of the Tuesday, June 23, party primary, and city Voter Registrar Kirk Showalter is taking an extra step to ensure mail-in ballots get counted.
40 candidates throwing hat in ring for City Council, School Board seats
Contests are shaping up in Richmond for seven City Council seats and six School Board seats.
SCC bans most utility cutoffs until Aug. 31
Virginians who have fallen far behind in paying their electric bills have gained a two-month reprieve from disconnections.
GRTC to offer free rides through June 2021
GRTC, which eliminated fares in March, will continue free rides on the Pulse bus rapid transit system, regular buses and CARE vans through at least June 30, 2021. For now, riders still will be required to wear face coverings.
City Charter language may stymie efforts to remove Confederate statues
As demonstrations in Richmond for racial justice and against police brutality continued for the 12th day on Wednesday, all nine members of City Council already are on board for one monumental change — removal of the statues of Confederate traitors …
Richmond reopening takes next step Friday under state’s guidelines
Restaurants, museums, gyms and other businesses in Richmond can open more to the public beginning Friday as the city enters Phase Two of the state’s reopening plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Northam announces plan to reopen schools in the fall
Richmond Public Schools teachers and students are to return to in-person classes after a long summer break, but with strict new social distancing guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
Free COVID-19 Testing
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues throughout Metro Richmond at events organized by the Richmond and Henrico County health districts, the Capital Area Health Network and the Chesterfield Health Department.
