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For more than 13 years, Oliver Rodney “Rod” Hunt Singleton played a critical role in providing more opportunities to minority-owned businesses as the president and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Business League in Jackson Ward.

For more than 13 years, Oliver Rodney “Rod” Hunt Singleton played a critical role in providing more opportunities to minority-owned businesses as the president and …

Published on April 15, 2016
Betty and John Thombs display the fresh vegetables and fruits they collected from area stores on Tuesday. The food is given away in the social hall at Zion Baptist Church, 20th and Decatur streets, on South Side. The hunger-fighting couple has been quietly creating this pop-up food-giveaway stand daily for more than five years.

Betty and John Thombs display the fresh vegetables and fruits they collected from area stores on Tuesday. The food is given away in the social …

Published on April 15, 2016

Published on April 15, 2016

Published on April 15, 2016
Richmond City Council President Michelle R. Mosby pledged “to renew a sense of trust in government.” Jack Berry, former director of Downtown booster group Venture Richmond, said, “I will make sure that the first dollar goes to the schools, not the last dollar.”

Richmond City Council President Michelle R. Mosby pledged “to renew a sense of trust in government.” Jack Berry, former director of Downtown booster group Venture …

Published on April 15, 2016
Rock star Bruce Springsteen canceled his April 10 concert at the Greensboro, N.C., Coliseum, the latest in a line of protests over a new state law restricting public bathroom use by transgender people based on birth certificate gender identity. More than 15,000 ticketholders will receive refunds.

Rock star Bruce Springsteen canceled his April 10 concert at the Greensboro, N.C., Coliseum, the latest in a line of protests over a new state …

Published on April 15, 2016

Published on April 15, 2016

Published on April 12, 2016

Published on April 12, 2016

Published on April 12, 2016

Published on April 8, 2016
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Published on April 8, 2016
Honoring slain trooper // Angela Courteau and her daughters, Elara, 5, and Nina, 1, place flowers on the car of slain Virginia State Police Trooper Chad P. Dermyer last Friday at State Police headquarters in Chesterfield County. People from Metro Richmond and around the state and nation paid their respects to the 37-year-old Michigan native who was fatally shot during a counterterrorism training exercise last Thursday at the Richmond Greyhound bus station. Authorities said other troopers inside the bus station then shot and killed the gunman, James Brown III of Aurora, Ill. Two women were wounded, including an athlete from the University of Binghamton in New York who was headed to a track and field event in Williamsburg. They were hospitalized with injuries described as not life threatening. Gov. Terry McAuliffe and police officers from 20 states were among the thousands of mourners at Trooper Dermyer’s funeral Tuesday in Hampton. He was buried in Gloucester County.

Honoring slain trooper // Angela Courteau and her daughters, Elara, 5, and Nina, 1, place flowers on the car of slain Virginia State Police Trooper …

Published on April 8, 2016
Yellow tape now blocks the granite steps leading into the Richmond Public Library’s Main Branch in Downtown. Over the years, winter’s cold has cracked the steps, making them dangerous, according to Clay Dishon, interim library director. The city Department of Public Works is planning needed repairs so patrons can once again use the stairway at 101 E. Franklin St.

Yellow tape now blocks the granite steps leading into the Richmond Public Library’s Main Branch in Downtown. Over the years, winter’s cold has cracked the …

Published on April 8, 2016
Carefree // As her friend looks on, Shaniy Smith, 6, maneuvers her skateboard down steps along a walkway in Richmond’s Gilpin Court as they joyfully played Monday in the sunshine. In the background, Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham and other officers walk through the public housing community meeting with neighbors to talk about their safety concerns. They later convened at the Calhoun Community Center to talk about a sudden spike in major crimes, especially gun violence, this year. Chief Durham conducted a similar walk Tuesday in the Randolph community.

Carefree // As her friend looks on, Shaniy Smith, 6, maneuvers her skateboard down steps along a walkway in Richmond’s Gilpin Court as they joyfully …

Published on April 8, 2016
Kickoff of mayor’s race // Dr. Claude G. Perkins, president of Virginia Union University, shakes hands with moderator Robert Holsworth as he welcomes 12 Richmond mayoral candidates to a forum Wednesday night in the university’s Allix B. James Chapel. The candidates attending the event are, from left, Brad Froman, Rick Tatnall, Michelle Mosby, Lawrence Williams and Lillie Estes. To Dr. Perkins’ left are candidates Chris Hilbert, Joe Morrissey, Alan Schintzius, Bruce Tyler, Jon Baliles and Chad Ingold. Jack Berry, who announced his plans to run Tuesday, attended the forum but is not pictured. Forum host L. Douglas Wilder, a former Richmond mayor and governor, is seated behind the podium. A standing room only crowd of more than 600 people listened as the candidates made their debut in the contest for the city’s top post. Richmond voters will choose the mayor in the November general election.

Kickoff of mayor’s race // Dr. Claude G. Perkins, president of Virginia Union University, shakes hands with moderator Robert Holsworth as he welcomes 12 Richmond …

Published on April 8, 2016
With a large screen illuminating their onstage presence Saturday, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson talks about growing up in Richmond with Harvard University professor Dr. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. at the Richmond Forum.

With a large screen illuminating their onstage presence Saturday, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson talks about growing up in Richmond with Harvard University professor Dr. …

Published on April 8, 2016

Published on April 8, 2016
University of Virginia alumni will host a scholarship benefit next week at the Bow Tie Cinemas Movieland at Boulevard Square in Richmond featuring a screening of a locally made short film about Jackson Ward, it has been announced.

University of Virginia alumni will host a scholarship benefit next week at the Bow Tie Cinemas Movieland at Boulevard Square in Richmond featuring a screening …

Published on April 8, 2016
Ecstatic teammates mob Villanova’s Kris Jenkins (2) after he shot the winning three-point basket to upset the University of North Carolina 77-74 and secure his school’s first NCAA men’s Division I hoops championship since 1985. Just four-tenths of a second were left on the clock when the game-ending shot left his hands. His shot came just 4.3 seconds after UNC’s Marcus Paige hit an off-balance 3-pointer to tie the game, seemingly sending it to overtime.

Ecstatic teammates mob Villanova’s Kris Jenkins (2) after he shot the winning three-point basket to upset the University of North Carolina 77-74 and secure his …

Published on April 8, 2016