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City Council approves 2019-20 spending plan, but with flaws
“We made it,” City Council President Cynthia I. Newbille said after the council approved the 2019-20 budget Monday night without discussion.
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Coronavirus Closings
In light of local and state precautions underway to prevent the spread of COVID-19, please take note of the following closings, cancellations and scheduling changes:
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Probe finds Trump illegally used foundation as ‘a checkbook’ for his campaign, business
President Trump’s charitable foundation reached a deal Tuesday to go out of business, even as the president continues to fight allegations he misused its assets to resolve business disputes and boost his run for the White House.
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Ebola: Is Richmond prepared?
Fears and concerns about the deadly Ebola virus are spreading in Texas and across the nation after a second health care worker in Dallas has been quarantined with the disease. The big question here: Is Richmond ready should an incident occur?
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Dr. Gary Banks, pastor of Ephesus Richmond Seventh-Day Adventist Church, and other church leaders realized the need to invest more in virtual broadcast services after …
Published on October 26, 2023
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Clean air, but at what price
On the surface, accepting the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan sounds like a great idea — reduced carbon emissions and pollution, ideally leading to cleaner air. Yes, this is a great idea. But at what cost? This is just another example of the federal government get- ting involved in state matters and proposing regulations that create catastrophic consequences. I’ve learned that Virginia is held to a higher clean air/carbon standard than our neighbors (Virginia is required to reduce almost twice as much carbon emission as West Virginia and Kentucky), and it will cost us billions to shut down the power stations that have been operating fine for decades.
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Hero or goat?
Richmond schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden had an $8.3 million secret that popped out recently — that $8.3 million sits in an “unassigned fund balance” for Richmond Public Schools.
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History’s change agents
Monday, Feb. 1, marks the start of Black History Month. Schools, churches, civic organizations and businesses of all types, including the media and public television, begin paying special attention to African-Americans and their long history of political, cultural, social and civic contributions to the building of this nation.
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Richmond Fire Chief Melvin Carter delivers remarks during the city’s commemoration last Friday, where the flag was lowered at Fire Station 10 on Hermitage Road. …
Published on September 17, 2020
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Supplies surprise: $200 shopping spree helps teachers get ready for school
Wednesday was a big day for about 200 teachers from the three city public schools that sit along Forest Hill Avenue in the 4th Council District.
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Lawmakers opt for study over elimination of jail, prison fees
Incarcerated people and their loved ones will continue to pay fees that advocates and some lawmakers say are too stiff.
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Get out and vote
The midterm election cycle hasn’t generated much buzz in Richmond. While a few registration and get-out-the vote drives have occurred, the hubbub of activity usually associated with election-year cycles has been absent.
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As new George Mason Elementary takes shape, questions raised about old building
Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond
What should happen to the old George Mason Elementary School building? That’s the big question as a new $38.4 million George Mason Elementary building is being constructed on the grounds in the East End.
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VUU and VSU announce 2020-21 football schedules
CIAA football starts in September, but Virginia Union University fans won’t see their Panthers at home until October.
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Meter fees go up July 5 Downtown
Motorists will pay an extra 50 cents an hour to park at a street meter in Downtown beginning Tuesday, July 5, it has been announced.
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Rhiannon Giddens, Taj Mahal and others join ‘Event for the Environment
Fiddler Rhiannon Giddens, a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, bluesman Taj Mahal and more than 200 musical artists will perform next month as part of an online fundraiser for the environment that will be shown on YouTube.
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2020 Festival of Arts goes online with live virtual performances
The coronavirus can’t stop the show.
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ABC’s of costs
The administration of Mayor Levar M. Stoney insists that the contracts awarded to build three new city schools “are reflective of the best possible prices given the scope of the work and the current market conditions.”
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Former UR player Justin Rogers hopes to secure Washington’s No. 25 jersey
Justin Rogers wants his face on the nickel. No, not the five-cent piece jingling in your pocket, but the Washington defensive backfield type of nickel. The nickel back — a fifth defensive back — has become almost as popular a term as “hail Mary” and “sack dance” in NFL lingo.
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Burying the past A small group of mostly young people took shovel to dirt and buried a Confederate flag near the James River on Memorial …
Published on May 29, 2015
