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Broader vision called for in building new Wythe H.S.
How many new high school seats does Richmond need now and how many will it need in 20 years?
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$2.1M federal grant to help acquire new riverfront parkland
City Hall and a regional conservancy group are on track to receive a $2.1 million grant to support the expansion of park space along the James River.
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Aretha Ann Washington, who provided a mother’s love to dozens of children, dies at 74
Aretha Ann Washington’s home always overflowed with children.
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Former Richmonder Todd taking talents to NBA draft
Former Richmonder Isaiah Todd is among those hop- ing to hear his name called in this year’s NBA Draft.
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Javonte Harding and the Aggies are tearing up the track
Javonte Harding has proven to be the fastest man in the MEAC.
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Ramos a marquee attraction for Richmond Flying Squirrels
If The Diamond was a movie theater instead of a ballpark, Heliot (pronounced “Elliott”) Ramos would be the likely marquee attraction.
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Let’s get it right
Richmonders have railed in recent years against the deplorable conditions in the city’s aged and decrepit school buildings where city public school students are expected to learn despite conditions that hinder education rather than foster it.
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Cityscape-Slices of life and scenes in Richmond
Fans of legendary Richmond gospel performer Larry Bland applaud and cheer Sunday afternoon as Russell Bennett, a longtime friend of Mr. Bland’s, pulls away the covering from one of two new honorary street sign bearing Mr. Bland’s name.
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On the battlefield:
City schools, agencies and government work to find strategies to combat gun violence
South Richmond residents are preparing to bury a mother and her infant daughter, two of the latest victims of a spate of indiscriminate violence that has left families devastated and in tears over the unnecessary loss life.
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Rejected casino group threats legal challenge to city selection process
Dennis Cotto has spent much of his adult life fighting legal battles.
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Personality: Navi Johnson
Spotlight on founder of RVA Black Farmers Market
For many, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to difficult times. For Navi Johnson, it was the impetus for a new public space for African-Americans.
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Funeral traditions changed – maybe permanently – by COVID-19
John E. Thomasson was a hero in his hometown. As a member of the Louisa County Board of Supervisors, he was the first African-American elected to public office in the county. Across 98 years, he built a successful realty company, helped to save mortgages, paid for college scholarships and owned the local funeral home for 53 years, where he oversaw the burials of thousands of Virginians. When he died of an age-related illness on July 22, there was hardly anyone in Louisa County who had not been touched by his life. Other than his wife of more than 65 years, the Rev. Christine Thomasson, there is likely no one who knows his impact better than his successor, D.D. Watson Jr., who was handpicked by Mr. Thomasson to purchase and take over his funeral home business in 2004. And yet upon the death of Mr. Thomasson—a businessman, philanthropist, politician and public servant whose life and work was recognized this year in a proclamation from the Virginia Senate—the largest single gathering in his honor held barely 12 people. That’s because of government-imposed safety restrictions on public gatherings because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New city voter registrar brings experience, passion to the job
Keith Balmer will make history Monday, May 10, when he is sworn into a four-year term as Richmond’s new voter registrar amid the surge of work for the June 8 Democratic primary.
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New George Wythe may not happen until 2027, Kamras says
The Richmond School Board voted to establish a community advisory board for the construction of a new George Wythe High School in South Side.
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Hanover Branch NAACP, others file legal challenge to planned Wegmans distribution center
The battle over a proposed $175 million distribution center that Wegmans Food Markets Inc. wants to build in Hanover County is headed to court.
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Documentary details past and present of AME Church
The African Methodist Episcopal Church has released a short film online about its history that includes an interview with the Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, the pastor killed in a June 2015 racial attack on his historic Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., church, in which he talks about the historically Black denomination’s significance.
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Olympic dream remembered
When the 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed because of the pandemic, few understood the athletes’ heartache more than John Christian.
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Jamin Davis to be key building block for Washington
For years now, a sturdy defense has been under heavy construction by the Washington Football Team. Jamin Davis becomes the latest building block on site.
