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Metropolitan Business League offering COVID-19 relief grants to SWaM businesses
ARichmond-based business trade group has launched a recovery fund to aid small, women and minority-owned businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, it has been announced.
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Youngkin rolls back diversity, inclusion efforts in education, calling them ‘divisive concepts’
Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin’s administration has rescinded a series of policies, memos and other resources related to diversity, equity and inclusion that it characterized as “discriminatory and divisive concepts” in the state’s public education system.
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Afghan evacuees mark first U.S. Ramadan with gratitude, agony
Sitting cross-legged on the floor as his wife and six children laid plates of fruit on a red cloth in front of him, Wolayat Khan Samadzoi watched through the open balcony door for the sliver of the new moon to appear in the cloudless New Mexico sky, where the sun had set beyond a desert mountain.
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Mask mandates dropped on all public transportation
GRTC riders no longer have to wear masks when they board a bus. Neither do travelers taking airplanes, trains or any other form of public transit.
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Chesterfield County Airport collecting school supplies
The Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport is hosting a community school supplies drive for Chesterfield County Public Schools students through Aug. 11.
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City dispatcher honored
Ashley Marlow has been honored for helping a 911 caller cope with an armed man on her front porch in Richmond.
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RPS principals receive R.E.B. Awards
John Marshall High School Principal Monica Murray is a recipient of the 2024 R.E.B. Award for Distinguished Educational Leadership, according to an announcement by Richmond Public Schools. William Fox Elementary School Prinicipal Daniela Jacobs was named a finalist for the award.
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Tuesday night’s loss tosses VUU from tourney
Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena has become the house of horrors for Virginia Union University’s basketball team. For the sixth straight year, the Panthers have failed to advance in the CIAA tournament — an event they dominated for decades. A 77-70 loss to Shaw University during Tuesday night’s play-in game ended VUU’s season with a 9-18 record. Shaw University, with a 12-15 record, advanced to meet Winston-Salem State University in Wednesday night’s quarterfinals.
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Raiders lose to Columbus in PIFL championship
History keeps repeating itself, which is unfortunate for the Richmond Raiders. For the third time in four seasons, the Raiders came up one game short of a championship in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).
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Donating old phones helps fight domestic violence
If you’re looking for an easy way to give back this new year, consider donating your old cell phones to HopeLine, Verizon’s signature philanthropy program that helps those affected by domestic violence.
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Trespassing charge dismissed against TJ student
Stephanie Priddy, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School, is no longer facing a charge of trespassing at the school.
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It’s all about the ‘Tubmans’
Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will replace former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced Wednesday.
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High jumper follows in dad’s footsteps, goes pro
High jumper Vashti Cunningham has inherited athletic talent from her father, former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham.
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End surprise medical bills
Congress needs to take action to end surprise medical bills. These are the bills patients receive when they unknowingly go outside of their insurance network for care, without realizing their insurance will not cover them.
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ACA health insurance enrollment deadline Dec. 15
More choices in health insurance that will cost less. That’s the good news for people who have until Sunday, Dec. 15, to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
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Slices of life and scenes in Richmond
New upscale apartments are filling 15 acres on the campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary in North Side.
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Brook Road bike lanes get the green light
Cars and trucks will have to surrender half of their lanes on Brook Road to cyclists. That’s the final decision of Richmond City Council, which voted 6-3 to install bike lanes and uphold a nearly 4-year-old approved plan for developing biking infrastructure in the city.
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Confluence of events propels record number of Black candidates to statewide office
Historian Julian M. Hayter echoes in a phrase what many people say this election year is all about. “It reflects the ‘blueification’ of the state,” said Dr. Hayter, an associate professor of leadership studies at the University of Richmond, when assessing why so many African-Americans are running for Virginia’s top offices — including three Black Democratic candidates for governor, one Republican and one Libertarian Party candidate.
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Twins lend voices, expertise to healthy heart education
Fraternal twins Kimberly Ketter and Shaun Rivers share a deep faith and a desire to help others. And they aspire to live life to its fullest.
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Ambitious development plan for Diamond District gains city council approval
Done deal. With an 8-0 vote, City Council on Monday approved the projected $2.4 billion Diamond District in North Side that promises a new baseball stadium plus offices, hotels, homes, apartments, retail space, a public park and a gusher of construction and permanent jobs targeted to city residents.
