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State Fair of Virginia kicks off Sept. 23
The Spinners’ ‘one of a kind’ music among main stage acts
The State Fair of Virginia returns to Meadow Event Park Sept. 23 through Oct. 2 with activities focused on Virginia agriculture and forestry. The park is at 13191 Dawn Blvd. in Doswell.
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Fourth Baptist Church votes to keep trustees, finance team
A two-year battle for control of historic but fractured Fourth Baptist Church ended Monday night with a stinging defeat for the pastor, Dr. William E. Jackson Sr., and his deacon allies.
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Thomas Jefferson’s dominant offense creates winning brand
They sure grow ’em big in Richmond’s West End.
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CNN anchorman Bernard Shaw appears on set at the network’s Atlanta headquarters in November 2000. He was CNN’s original chief anchor when the network started …
Published on September 15, 2022
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RPS data suggests student improvement despite SOL scores
Richmond Public Schools student Standard of Learning (SOL) scores are among the lowest in the state of Virginia this year.
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Shine bright like a Diamond
RDP developers win $2.4B, 15-year, mixed-use project in baseball district
After years of talk, Richmond is ready to launch the huge Diamond District redevelopment of 68 acres of mostly city-owned property in North Side
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The Obamas’ official portraits unveiled at the White House
Former President Obama and his wife, Michelle, returned to the White House on Sept. 7, for the unveiling of their official portraits with a modern vibe in an event that set humor and nostalgia over his presidency against the current harsh political talk about the survival of democracy.
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‘I cannot mourn’
Former colonies conflicted over the queen
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, who died Sept. 8, left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster Hall. There, Britain’s longest-serving monarch will lie in state for the world to mourn.
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Soaring property taxes renew calls for cuts
Two members of City Council are proposing to cut the real estate property tax rate as the value of property surged by 13 percent — but it is unclear whether Mayor Levar M. Stoney or the majority the nine-member council will go along.
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Personality: James B. ‘Saxsmo’ Gates Jr.
Spotlight on the co-chair of the RVA East End Festival
“Together we can make it!” For James B. “Saxsmo” Gates Jr., this phrase, which originated with one of his songs, is a distillation of the universality and practicality he believes is key to jazz music and the genre’s communities. An accomplished musician and director of jazz studies for Virginia State University, he is putting his skills and philosophy to work as co-chair of the RVA East End Festival.
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How Richmond Ballet’s Garret McNally found his footing
Garret McNally has been dancing since age 3 when his mother put him into dance as an outlet for his energy.
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VUU upsets high-ranking Valdosta in 45-40 win
Since starting a football program in 1900, Virginia Union University has won hundreds of games. Perhaps none were ever more impressive than its latest victory, a stunning 45-40 upset at Division II powerhouse Valdosta State on Sept. 10 in Southern Georgia.
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Bernard Shaw, CNN’s 1st chief anchor, dies at 82
Bernard Shaw, former CNN anchor and a pioneering Black journalist remembered for his blunt question at a presidential debate and calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 from Baghdad as it was under attack, has died. He was 82.
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Members to decide fate of Fourth Baptist Church’s funds, trustees
The battle for control of Fourth Baptist Church will come down to an in-person congregational meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19.
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Parking may cost $5 to $20 for courthouse visits
Parking for anyone going to the John Marshall Courts Building just became more difficult—and expensive.
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Rep. McEachin offers platitudes for East End and Evergreen cemeteries
U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin has joined the worry brigade about the future of two historic Black cemeteries that a collapsed Richmond nonprofit owns.
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A big deal
Join us in congratulating Mayor Levar M. Stoney and the City Hall team for the Diamond District deal.
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Redistricting is voter suppression too, by Ben Jealous
When Charles Diggs, Jr. won election to Congress in Michigan’s 13th District in 1954, he launched nearly seven decades in which the city of Detroit had at least one Black member of Congress.
