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'Disabled not welcome'

Federal lawsuit seeks elimination of barriers at apartments

Are the housing rights of disabled people being protected in Richmond?

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Free Press founder among honorees at Richmond NAACP

The event, held last Friday at a Downtown hotel, included the posthumous presentation of the organization’s Civil Rights Award to Raymond H. Boone, the late founder, publisher and editor of the Richmond Free Press.

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Stone Brewing bringing jobs, craft beer to Richmond

More beer, please. That’s what Richmond is getting after California-based Stone Brewing Co. agreed to make Virginia’s capital city the home of its first East Coast brewery and restaurant operation.

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Center ordered to sell Cowardin Avenue parcel

Pastor Stephen A. Parson has spent more than 16 months fending off a lender’s attempt to foreclose on the current South Side home of the Richmond Christian Center he founded more than 30 years ago.

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Richmond graduation rate up, but dropout rate still among Va.’s highest

Richmond Public Schools issued four-year diplomas to nearly 81 percent of the 1,416 students in the Class of 2014. That’s the highest percentage for the school system in the six years since the state began tracking results for individual students — and a vast improvement from 2008, according to a new state report on on-time graduation.

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Federal judges order redrawing of Scott’s district

This week, a divided federal court panel upheld critics’ complaints in finding that black voters were illegally overloaded into the district represented by Virginia’s lone black congressman, Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott.

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Students protest VSU leadership

Confidence in Dr. Keith T. Miller’s leadership as president of Virginia State University appears to be quickly eroding as the university deals with a serious financial challenge brought on by slumping enrollment.

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Churches to help end inaction on end-of-life planning

Too many people have not prepared written instructions in case of a serious accident or illness.

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Robertson pushes plan to fix aging schools

Ellen F. Robertson is frustrated after a year of trying and failing to win School Board support to replace Overby-Sheppard Elementary School in the North Side section of the 6th District she represents on City Council.

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Mayor forces out his No.2 at City Hall

In an unexpected move, Mayor Jones, who has a little more than two years left in office, abruptly ousted Mr. Marshall, the No. 2 official at City Hall.

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Late for learning

School snafu kept student at home

Javian Buffaloe finally was able to start middle school on Tuesday — two weeks after classes began for most Richmond students.

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Minimum wage protesters take it to the street

They were among 10 people who staged an impromptu sit-in in the 2300 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike in front of a McDonald’s restaurant — blocking traffic on the major artery last Thursday.

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Tax cut ahead?

City Council to decide

With his highly controversial stadium plan still on hold, Mayor Dwight C. Jones is now seeking to boost his popularity with a familiar politician’s ploy — a tax cut.

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Big trouble for schools

Immediate need: $29M to keep buildings usable

Worn-out equipment needs to be replaced, but Richmond Public Schools has no funds to pay for as opening day for the new school year looms.

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NSU, VSU expect to enroll 400 to 500 fewer students this year

Fewer students enroll at NSU and VSU

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Trailer park heroine

18-year-old aids neighbors facing eviction

18-year-old aids neighbors facing eviction

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