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Area residents enjoy the cooling James River near Brown’s Island on Monday,

Area residents enjoy the cooling James River near Brown’s Island on Monday,

Published on July 7, 2017
Veda Gilmore takes food off the grill on Tuesday during the annual July Fourth neighborhood cookout in her backyard at 25th and W streets in Church Hill.

Veda Gilmore takes food off the grill on Tuesday during the annual July Fourth neighborhood cookout in her backyard at 25th and W streets in …

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George Mason University students Kayla Evans of Piscataway, N.J., and her boyfriend, Dante Coleman of Richmond, take cover under a tree in Byrd Park during brief rain showers before the fireworks.

George Mason University students Kayla Evans of Piscataway, N.J., and her boyfriend, Dante Coleman of Richmond, take cover under a tree in Byrd Park during …

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Wearing red, white and blue, Paulette Frye, left, leads her granddaughter, Maria Miles, 4, and her sister, Claudette Miles, to Dogwood Dell by the Carillon in Byrd Park, where hundreds of people on Tuesday spread blankets, put up lawn chairs and brought picnic baskets filled with goodies to enjoy music and entertainment before the annual fireworks display.

Wearing red, white and blue, Paulette Frye, left, leads her granddaughter, Maria Miles, 4, and her sister, Claudette Miles, to Dogwood Dell by the Carillon …

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Homes and people sported the colors of the holiday. At right, the American flag flies at a house in the 2600 block of Broad Street in the East End, where dog statues also sport patriotic red, white and blue.

Homes and people sported the colors of the holiday. At right, the American flag flies at a house in the 2600 block of Broad Street …

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Richmonders fired up their backyard grills and headed to parks, pools and rivers to kick back during the weekend and ease into Fourth of July festivities and activities Monday and Tuesday.

Richmonders fired up their backyard grills and headed to parks, pools and rivers to kick back during the weekend and ease into Fourth of July …

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Sunflower in west end

Sunflower in west end

Published on July 7, 2017
Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Workers continue to pack and clear out the offices of delegates and senators at the General Assembly Building, 201 N. 9th St. in Capitol Square, which is slated for demolition later this year. The boxes are being moved two blocks to the Pocahontas Building at 900 E. Main St., which will be the legislature’s office center until a replacement building is completed on the site of the current building. The next step comes on Tuesday, July 11, when the state will sell surplus office equipment and other items to the public, government agencies and public schools. The sale is 9 a.m. for agencies and schools, with the public able to shop at 11 a.m. A portion of the General Assembly Building dates to 1912, when it was built for a bank. The building has housed the offices of state legislators since 1976. The governor and General Assembly have set aside $300 million for the new building and a new parking deck for Capitol Square. The money also will pay for renovation of Old City Hall, now part of the Capitol Square complex of state buildings.

Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Workers continue to pack and clear out the offices of delegates and senators at the General Assembly Building, 201 N. 9th …

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Holiday cool // Aminah Thomas cools off in the James River during a visit with her family to the Downtown waterfront by Brown’s Island on Monday, the eve of Independence Day. Throughout the Richmond area, families enjoyed an extended holiday weekend at the river, neighborhood cookouts, local parks and to see fireworks. Please see more photos, B3.

Holiday cool // Aminah Thomas cools off in the James River during a visit with her family to the Downtown waterfront by Brown’s Island on …

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Workers lay the stonework in April for the plaza at Broad and Adams streets where the statue of Richmond pioneer Maggie L. Walker will be placed.

Workers lay the stonework in April for the plaza at Broad and Adams streets where the statue of Richmond pioneer Maggie L. Walker will be …

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H. Khalif Khalifah, center, speaks to visitors in the Nat Turner Library in his home during last Saturday’s fundraising event, “The Resurrection of Nat Turner: Save the Land.”

H. Khalif Khalifah, center, speaks to visitors in the Nat Turner Library in his home during last Saturday’s fundraising event, “The Resurrection of Nat Turner: …

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A series of fundraisers are planned to save the Southampton County home and land of H. Khalif Khalifah of Drewryville, which according to community folklore, is the birthplace of Nat Turner.

A series of fundraisers are planned to save the Southampton County home and land of H. Khalif Khalifah of Drewryville, which according to community folklore, …

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Published on July 7, 2017
Work continues on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art at Broad and Belvidere streets. Much has been completed since this view in early March.

Work continues on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art at Broad and Belvidere streets. Much has been completed since this view in early March.

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Thomas E. Kranz is sworn in as the interim superintendent of Richmond Public Schools by Richmond Circuit Court Clerk Edward F. Jewett. Laura Kranz, his wife, holds the Bible during the ceremony filled with friends, family, School Board members and RPS employees.

Thomas E. Kranz is sworn in as the interim superintendent of Richmond Public Schools by Richmond Circuit Court Clerk Edward F. Jewett. Laura Kranz, his …

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Amir Robinson, left, and Steven Hicks board the van from Hillside Court in South Side to head to job interviews last Friday at Food Lion on Jefferson Davis Highway. Wyatt Kingston, right, organized the effort with Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority officials.

Amir Robinson, left, and Steven Hicks board the van from Hillside Court in South Side to head to job interviews last Friday at Food Lion …

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Published on July 7, 2017

Published on July 7, 2017
Allysza Castile, sister of Minnesota shooting victim Philando Castile, weeps as she addresses the crowd outside the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul, Minn., on June 16, after police officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of criminal charges in her brother’s death.

Allysza Castile, sister of Minnesota shooting victim Philando Castile, weeps as she addresses the crowd outside the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul, Minn., on …

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Mr. Castile

Mr. Castile

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Published on July 7, 2017
Neil Gorsuch

Neil Gorsuch

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Charlottesville Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy speaks to the crowd during a candlelight gathering May 14 to counter a demonstration by white supremacists carrying torches and chanting Nazi phrases to halt the removal of Confederate statues in Charlottesville. The Charlottesville City Council voted in April to remove and sell the statue of Robert E. Lee in a Downtown park, but a judge in early May put a six-month hold on the sale.

Charlottesville Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy speaks to the crowd during a candlelight gathering May 14 to counter a demonstration by white supremacists carrying torches and …

Published on July 7, 2017