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A mountain of problems uncovered in city finance division

Unpaid bills piled up and bank statements went unreconciled for months, creating uncertainty in the cash flow. Then after half the staff left, temporary workers had to be hired to try to clear the backlog of unpaid invoices from vendors who begged to be paid.

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Despite setback, sibling catering business expanding

Their food was too popular.
 That’s why the owners of GFC Catering contend they no longer deliver their trademark $5.55 Friday lunch deal to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ headquarters.


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Morrissey pulls out of Senate race

Petersburg state Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance may have an easier road to victory on Election Day in November in her bid to win her first full four-year term representing the 16th Senate District, which includes most of Richmond’s East End. Her only opponent, independent candidate Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey, ended his campaign this week due to a medical issue, a paralyzed left diaphragm, which interferes with his breathing.

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VSU, NSU have smallest freshman classes in years

Enrollment is continuing to retreat at Virginia’s two historically black public universities, Norfolk State and Virginia State. Both institutions apparently have admitted their smallest freshman classes in at least a decade, and total enrollment has declined to levels not seen in at least 15 years or longer.

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General Assembly refusal to adjourn blocks governor

For at least the sixth time in the past 34 years, the House of Delegates is refusing to adjourn a special session. And that decision by the Republican-dominated body appears to throw a constitutional monkey wrench into Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s plan to keep Justice Jane Marum Roush on the Virginia Supreme Court.

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GRTC slowdown ends; drivers get back pay

GRTC bus drivers have received the back pay they were due and have ended an informal work action that slowed service dramatically on various routes last week. The drivers received the anticipated back pay last Friday, according to Frank Tunstall III, president and business agent for Local 1220 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents bus operators and mechanics for the Greater Richmond Transit Co.

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Herring to run for re-election, not for governor

Mark Herring enjoys his job as Virginia’s attorney general. That’s why the state’s top legal officer announced Wednesday that he would seek re-election for a new four-year term in 2017 rather than going after the top job of governor.

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U.S. Supreme Court allows McDonnell to remain free

Bob McDonnell once again has had his date with a federal prison cell postponed. This time, the former Virginia governor got help from the U.S. Supreme Court.

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A resurrection story

Richmond Christian Center climbing back from bankruptcy with entrepreneurial efforts

Richmond Christian Center climbing back from bankruptcy with entrepreneurial efforts

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Dance-Morrissey race opens with rift over death penalty

Petersburg Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance is promising to propose a moratorium on executions of death row prisoners if she is re-elected.

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New United Way head faces fundraising challenge

Giving to United Way is continuing to shrink. Ten years ago, the umbrella charity could raise at least $20 million between Labor Day and Thanksgiving through its workplace campaign to benefit nonprofit partners.

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‘Why is this happening?’

Newborn baby taken from mother in hospital

Newborn baby taken from mother in hospital

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VUU housing problems resolved

Virginia Union University has resolved the housing problems that troubled the private institution last week just before classes started.

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Richmonder returns to lead former Consolidated Bank

Darryl R. “Rick” Winston is once again leading the former Consolidated Bank. The 60-year-old Richmond native has been named regional president of the Consolidated Division of West Virginia-based Premier Bank.

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VSU ending dual-enrollment program

Virginia State University is junking most of its dual-enrollment program that allowed hundreds of high school students to gain college credits from the four-year institution near Petersburg. Beginning this fall, VSU no longer will partner with high schools to offer college algebra, biology, technology and other science courses.

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Alston out

Surprise move blocks African-American judge from Va. Supreme Court

Surprise move blocks African-American judge from Va. Supreme Court

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Vision to return Gilpin Court to beacon of black enterprise

The decrepit four-story building at 900 St. James St. has been vacant for decades. However, plans are afoot to transform this former beacon of black enterprise into a centerpiece of new development in Gilpin Court, an underserved, untapped section of the city that lies just north of Downtown, split off by the interstate highways that carve their way through the city.

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VCU enrolls record freshman class

A record 4,050 freshmen started classes this week at Virginia Commonwealth University, with a remarkable 51 percent being African-American, Asian, Latino and other minority students, the school has reported.

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Tabloid-style drama grips Richmond school officials

David Hudson has long been considered one of the best elementary school principals in Richmond. He has received praise from parents and plaudits from teachers and enjoyed the regard of students during his 11-year career at Linwood Holton Elementary School.

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17th Street market makeover underway

It has taken at least five years of planning and discussions, but the makeover for the old farmers’ market in Shockoe Bottom is underway at last.