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Reading in the new year
Former President Barack Obama was in the news on New Year’s Eve with the list of his favorite songs and books of 2017. Posting on his Facebook page, he wrote that he wanted to continue the tradition started during his presidency of sharing his reading list and playlists of the songs “that got me moving.”
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Mayor Stoney in review
We have been intrigued by the energy and chutzpah of Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney, who has just completed his first year in office.
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Rep. McEachin to speak at VUU’s 40th Community Leaders Breakfast
Congressman A. Donald McEachin will be the keynote speaker at Virginia Union University’s 40th Annual Community Leaders Breakfast honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Double trouble awaits Lady Panthers’ opponents
Just one McNeill freshman would be a nice addition to the Virginia Union University women’s basketball program. Having two makes it twice as nice.
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VCU’s ‘pass master’ Johnny Williams ranks among the nation’s top players in total assists
Jonathan “Johnny” Williams is listed as a point guard in Virginia Commonwealth University’s basketball lineup, but passing guard better defines his well-crafted skill set.
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On Emancipation Day
The fight continues
“I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to go back to the good old days. I don’t want to go back to separate and unequal,” Roslyn M. Brock, chairman emeritus of the national NAACP, told a crowd on Monday at the Emancipation Proclamation Day Worship Service at Richmond’s Fifth Baptist Church.
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View of Creighton Court where some residents are struggling to keep warm in unheated apartments where radiator systems failed. The landlord, Richmond Redevelopment and Housing …
Published on January 5, 2018
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Creighton Court residents left in the cold
Florence Washington knows how to deal with the bitter cold when she goes outdoors. On a walk to the store, she was bundled up with a hat, earmuffs, heavy coat and several layers of clothing.
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Neo-Confederates cost city another $30,000
The Richmond Police Department spent a little more than $30,000 in overtime and other costs for the rally last month by neo-Confederates at the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue.
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FCC complaint filed over radio station change
Preston T. Brown is hoping that Washington can provide some help in his battle with the new owner of a Richmond AM station formerly known as WCLM 1450 that’s now called WUWN.
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Cold weather help available for city residents
Richmond’s brutal chill will get even more frigid as the temperature continues to drop into the single digits during the next few days. The city’s Cold Weather Overflow Shelter will be open through Monday, Jan. 8, and each night when temperatures are forecast to be at 40 degrees or below. Located in the city’s former Public Safety Building at 501 N. 9th St., the shelter opens at 7 p.m. and closes the following morning at 10 a.m.
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Petersburg School Board to hold sessions on renaming Confederate schools
The City of Petersburg is poised to change the name of three elementary schools to reflect the community’s pride and erase past prejudices.
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County official chosen as new city auditor
Richmond City Council this week tapped a veteran of Chesterfield County government to make City Hall operations more efficient and track down waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars. Louis G. “Lou” Lassiter, deputy Chesterfield County administrator, was approved to be the new city auditor at a special council meeting at Free Press deadline Wednesday night.
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‘Jury still out’
Mayor Levar M.Stoney finishes first year amid ambivalence despite human touch
Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney has probably shaken more hands, taken more selfies with city residents, issued more tweets and participated in more events, programs and festivals than any mayor in recent memory.
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Virginia State University tailback Trenton “Boom” Cannon goes airborne for a touchdown in the Trojans’ nail-biting 40-39 victory over Virginia Union University on Nov. 4.
Published on December 31, 2017
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Former President Barack Obama energizes the crowd during a campaign appearance in Richmond with Virginia’s Democratic ticket candidates, from left, Justin Fairfax, lieutenant governor; Mark …
Published on December 31, 2017
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Civil rights groups push to open housing policy deliberations
Wherever you live or your household size, home is a special place where children are raised and memories are made. Owning a home is also the largest, single investment that most families make in a lifetime.
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Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Fireworks over the James River in 2015.
Published on December 29, 2017
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Roland ‘Fatty’ Taylor, guard with the former Virginia Squires, dies at 71
Roland Morris “Fatty” Taylor, who starred for the Virginia Squires died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, in Denver following a lengthy illness.
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Tillman sets pace for VCU record books
Virginia Commonwealth University’s affiliation with Atlantic 10 Conference basketball is missing one golden nugget — an A-10 Player of the Year recipient.
