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Bridging the digital divide // Ta’Niyah Brown, right, is one of 1,050 Richmond high school freshmen receiving a new, internet-connected computer tablet, courtesy of Sprint. Watching the distribution at George Wythe High School, is interim schools Superintendent Thomas E. “Tommy” Kranz, far right. Officials from the wireless communication company and its foundation gave students the free equipment and wireless service at the Oct. 19 event. Through the next four years, a total of 5,250 city students who lack computers and internet service at home will receive electronic tablets to help them do their homework. The distribution is part of the company’s 1Million Project that seeks to close the digital divide that makes it difficult for students to achieve academic success.

Bridging the digital divide // Ta’Niyah Brown, right, is one of 1,050 Richmond high school freshmen receiving a new, internet-connected computer tablet, courtesy of Sprint. …

Published on October 27, 2017
Cityscape // The mural was developed with assistance from one of the nonprofit’s Girl Action Teams from John Marshall High School. HandsOn Richmond partnered with the Virginia Credit Union to recruit 60 volunteers who painted the mural in two shifts, a week after Mr. Glass and other artists from UNITY Street Project sketched it on the building.

Cityscape // The mural was developed with assistance from one of the nonprofit’s Girl Action Teams from John Marshall High School. HandsOn Richmond partnered with …

Published on October 27, 2017
Cityscape // A colorful new mural celebrating women now decorates the 1st Street side of a Downtown building at 1st and Broad streets. Left, Austin Miles puts finishing touches on the mural last Saturday. The mural is the creation of Richmond artist Hamilton Glass in partnership with Girls For A Change, a nonprofit that seeks to inspire and support African-American girls and girls of color to achieve their dreams.

Cityscape // A colorful new mural celebrating women now decorates the 1st Street side of a Downtown building at 1st and Broad streets. Left, Austin …

Published on October 27, 2017
Pumpkin picking // Alivia Henson, 9, and her stepfather, Allen Oldum, use a wheelbarrow to haul their pick of pumpkins at The Pumpkin Patch at Gallmeyer Farms in Eastern Henrico last Saturday. The family was getting ready for Halloween. Varieties of pumpkins grown at the farm range from 1 pound to more than 100 pounds, perfect for jack-o-lanterns or pie.

Pumpkin picking // Alivia Henson, 9, and her stepfather, Allen Oldum, use a wheelbarrow to haul their pick of pumpkins at The Pumpkin Patch at …

Published on October 27, 2017
Chuck Richardson

Chuck Richardson

Published on October 27, 2017
Ben Ragsdale

Ben Ragsdale

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017

Published on October 27, 2017
Former President Obama electrifies the crowd as he huddles with Virginia’s top ticket Democratic candidates at an Oct. 19 rally at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

Former President Obama electrifies the crowd as he huddles with Virginia’s top ticket Democratic candidates at an Oct. 19 rally at the Greater Richmond Convention …

Published on October 27, 2017