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Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Workers continue to pack and clear out the offices of delegates and senators at the General Assembly Building, 201 N. 9th St. in Capitol Square, which is slated for demolition later this year. The boxes are being moved two blocks to the Pocahontas Building at 900 E. Main St., which will be the legislature’s office center until a replacement building is completed on the site of the current building. The next step comes on Tuesday, July 11, when the state will sell surplus office equipment and other items to the public, government agencies and public schools. The sale is 9 a.m. for agencies and schools, with the public able to shop at 11 a.m. A portion of the General Assembly Building dates to 1912, when it was built for a bank. The building has housed the offices of state legislators since 1976. The governor and General Assembly have set aside $300 million for the new building and a new parking deck for Capitol Square. The money also will pay for renovation of Old City Hall, now part of the Capitol Square complex of state buildings.

Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Workers continue to pack and clear out the offices of delegates and senators at the General Assembly Building, 201 N. 9th …

Published on July 7, 2017

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Virginia Union University announces Founder’s Day Convocation

Dr. Darran T. Brandon Sr., pastor of the historic First Calvary Baptist Church in Norfolk and president of the Virginia Baptist State Convention, will be the keynote speaker during Virginia Union University’s Founder’s Day Convocation at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3.

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State NAACP hosting Prostate Cancer Summit on Saturday

The Virginia State Conference NAACP and Quioccasin Baptist Church are collaborating this weekend on a Men’s Health Conference: Prostate Cancer Summit to provide information about prostate cancer risks, detection and treatment options.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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BLCK Street sessions inspire entrepreneurs

A common thread throughout the inaugural BLCK Street Conference earlier this week was encouragement and advice on everything from organizing finances to mentoring.

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City Council approves $772.8M budget for 2021-22

Richmond City Council passed a $772.8 million general fund budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year Monday night that in large part aims to increase the attraction of working for City Hall.

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Officers who defended Capitol from Trump supporters honored

Law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were honored Tuesday with Congressional Gold Medals nearly two years after they fought supporters of then-President Trump in a brutal and bloody attack.

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Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at an awards ceremony on campus in October 2019. Dr. Gates helped lead a new project launched in March 2020 by the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard and a coalition of foundations to bring online, interactive lessons about Selma and voting rights to students.

Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at an awards ceremony on campus in October 2019. Dr. Gates helped lead a new project launched in March …

Published on March 26, 2020

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Pod leader Adam Evans works with Sebastian Wisnoski during online instruction with his Richmond Public Schools class at an education pod set up in the Evans family’s North Side home. Other youngsters in the pod are, from left, Ace Evans, Blaize Evans and Bastian Van-Zandt.

Pod leader Adam Evans works with Sebastian Wisnoski during online instruction with his Richmond Public Schools class at an education pod set up in the …

Published on September 17, 2020

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Supporting the Environment // Despite blistering temperatures nearing 100, more than 600 people gathered at Brown’s Island last Saturday for a rally and march to Capitol Square and the Governor’s Mansion to protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, coal ash ponds, fracking, off-shore oil rigs and other threats to public and environmental health. A bevy of speakers addressed the crowd about climate chaos, the destruction of rural communities and health Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press threats because of laws and corporate decisions that put profit above people. People from across Virginia and the nation held signs and banners and chanted as they marched toward the Executive Mansion to urge Gov. Terry McAuliffe to support laws to protect people and the environment. Tents were set up on Brown’s Island, where organizers distributed water and sunscreen to participants.

Supporting the Environment // Despite blistering temperatures nearing 100, more than 600 people gathered at Brown’s Island last Saturday for a rally and march to …

Published on July 29, 2016

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Behold the green and gold! Journalist Yamiche Alcindor, second from left, walks in Norfolk State University’s 104th Commencement procession last Saturday at Dick Price Stadium on the Norfolk campus with NSU Interim President Melvin T. Stith, left. Ms. Alcindor, White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour, was the commencement speaker during ceremonies at which nearly 500 students were awarded undergraduate or advanced degrees. Members of the 50th reunion Class of 1969 were recognized during the ceremony. The Class of 1969 was the first to graduate from Norfolk State College, which became an independent institution of higher education on Feb. 1, 1969. Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, a senior vice president at Ohio State University, is expected to take over as NSU’s seventh president in June. (Randy Singleton)

Behold the green and gold! Journalist Yamiche Alcindor, second from left, walks in Norfolk State University’s 104th Commencement procession last Saturday at Dick Price Stadium …

Published on May 11, 2019

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Behold the green and gold! Journalist Yamiche Alcindor, second from left, walks in Norfolk State University’s 104th Commencement procession last Saturday at Dick Price Stadium on the Norfolk campus with NSU Interim President Melvin T. Stith, left. Ms. Alcindor, White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour, was the commencement speaker during ceremonies at which nearly 500 students were awarded undergraduate or advanced degrees. Members of the 50th reunion Class of 1969 were recognized during the ceremony. The Class of 1969 was the first to graduate from Norfolk State College, which became an independent institution of higher education on Feb. 1, 1969. Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, a senior vice president at Ohio State University, is expected to take over as NSU’s seventh president in June. (Randy Singleton)

Behold the green and gold! Journalist Yamiche Alcindor, second from left, walks in Norfolk State University’s 104th Commencement procession last Saturday at Dick Price Stadium …

Published on May 11, 2019

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Behold the green and gold! Journalist Yamiche Alcindor, second from left, walks in Norfolk State University’s 104th Commencement procession last Saturday at Dick Price Stadium on the Norfolk campus with NSU Interim President Melvin T. Stith, left. Ms. Alcindor, White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour, was the commencement speaker during ceremonies at which nearly 500 students were awarded undergraduate or advanced degrees. Members of the 50th reunion Class of 1969 were recognized during the ceremony. The Class of 1969 was the first to graduate from Norfolk State College, which became an independent institution of higher education on Feb. 1, 1969. Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, a senior vice president at Ohio State University, is expected to take over as NSU’s seventh president in June. (Randy Singleton)

Behold the green and gold! Journalist Yamiche Alcindor, second from left, walks in Norfolk State University’s 104th Commencement procession last Saturday at Dick Price Stadium …

Published on May 11, 2019

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The free discussion, “Safe Spaces for Black Men,” at VSU on Sept. 22 also included a special focus on African-American men and mental health as part of several “HBCU Across America” forums as part of “Real Talk Drives Real Change” events taking place throughout the country. Presented by NewsOne, an Urban One/iONE Digital owned digital property, speakers included, from left, Dondré Whitfield, who starred in the OWN series “Queen Sugar,” Richard Gray, director of the Center for Community Organizing & Engagement, New York University; moderator, Mike Muse, a political commentator and host of SiriusXM’s “The Mike Muse Show”; Shane Ward, an artist and shoe designer; and Ellery Lundy, founder and president of the Broken Men Foundation in Richmond.

The free discussion, “Safe Spaces for Black Men,” at VSU on Sept. 22 also included a special focus on African-American men and mental health as …

Published on September 28, 2023

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Meatless festival June 20

Call it the big, meatless cookout.

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Needs assessment survey seeking ways to serve senior adults

The Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services has contracted with Polco to seek the public’s input on its Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults (CASOA).

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Chesterfield schools to reopen for online learning in the fall; Henrico leaning toward virtual option

Chesterfield County Public Schools is following Richmond’s lead, approving reopening this fall for virtual learning only.

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Evangelicals gather on D.C. Mall to pray during ‘Together 2016’

Evangelical Christians converged on the nation’s capital last Saturday for a prayer rally on one of the hottest days of the summer. With the nation reeling from recent shootings and shocked by news of a terrorist attack in France and an attempted coup in Turkey, speakers at “Together 2016” cited the global events from the stage and spoke of the challenges facing Americans. “Jesus can heal our nation,” said former Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd to applause and cries of “Amen.”

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Joe locks up win, gets cold shoulder

Delegate Morrissey back in General Assembly

Joseph D. “Fighting Joe” Morrissey is back in the General Assembly.