Who’s the fastest in the NFL?
Richmonder Kevin Snead is in the running to be named the fastest man in the NFL.
RPS to hold school rezoning info sessions May 29
Richmond Public Schools is holding information sessions for parents and supporters to learn about the scheduled school rezoning.
Update on RPS principal replacement
Dr. Sherry Wharton-Cary, principal at Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary School, is not among the 10 Richmond principals being replaced, but Rose Ferguson, principal of George Mason Elementary, is.
Costs for new schools continue to rise
The price tag for the three new schools Richmond is building is continuing to rise.
VUU names new dean of School of Arts and Sciences
Historically black Virginia Union University has signaled an interest in diversity in its faculty in naming a new dean for its School of Arts and Sciences.
GRTC ridership up 17%
More people are using public transit, GRTC reported Tuesday.
City Council delays action on single-use plastics resolution
Cities across the country and around the world are banning plastic straws, cutlery, bags and other single-use products that are clogging waterways and harming fish, birds, whales and other wildlife.
Memorial Day 2019 holiday closing
Memorial Day 2019 holiday closing
City Council approves 2019-20 spending plan, but with flaws
“We made it,” City Council President Cynthia I. Newbille said after the council approved the 2019-20 budget Monday night without discussion.
Richmond food justice corridor gets boost with $250,000 grant
Arthur L. Burton has spent more than three years organizing a food-based approach to uplift the health and economic prospects of poorer sections of Richmond, particularly in and around public housing communities.
RRHA rolls back plan for Dove Court replacement units
The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority may be pulling back from its promise of providing a replacement unit for each public housing unit it tears down.
Deadline to Register to Vote in June Primary Elections
The deadline to register to vote in Virginia’s June 11 primary elections is Monday, May 20.
‘She the People’ brings town hall to Richmond on May 18
Aimee Allison wants “purple” Virginia to be an epicenter in elevating the political voice and voting power of black women and other women of color in the November battle by Democrats to win control of the Virginia General Assembly and …
City backs off plan for former NFL player to operate youth football program
City Hall has quietly backed away from a plan to allow former NFL star Michael Robinson to operate the city’s fall youth football program through his nonprofit, volunteer-led Excel 2 Excellence football program.
Richmond NAACP to host Housing Justice Symposium May 18
Concerned about rising rents and the hardships people face in finding an affordable place to live?
