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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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Hip-hop legends at Richmond Coliseum
If you want to go back in the day, Friday night’s Masters of Ceremony Hip Hop Reunion may be the place for you.
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Mary Frances Warden Lambert remembered
The Richmond community is remembering and celebrating the life of Mrs. Lambert, who nourished the souls and spirits of countless people with her gentle kindness and a popular catering business that was famous throughout the area and beyond.
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VSU Trojans trounce Elizabeth City State
It has been more than a season and a half already, and no CIAA team has figured out a way to beat football coach Latrell Scott’s Virginia State University Trojans.
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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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Sam Howerton, left, and Ryan Gardner, displaying their message of love, were the first male same-sex couple to buy a marriage license in Richmond.
Published on October 13, 2014
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Armstrong quarterback De’Shaun Waller eyes an opening in the game against Varina.
Published on October 10, 2014
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VUU homecoming kicks off
Virginia Union University’s homecoming this weekend should be a memorable affair.
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Armstrong Wildcats pounce on Varina
The metamorphosis is complete. Armstrong High School football has gone from powder puff to powerhouse.
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Virginia now for all lovers
Jubilant couples head to courthouse for marriage licenses
On Monday, the Supreme Court effectively allowed same-sex marriage to proceed in Virginia when it refused to take up a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that overturned the same-sex marriage ban.
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Denzel Washington plays ‘Equalizer’ with signature quiet intensity
Denzel Washington reteams with his Training Day director Antoine Fuqua in the action thriller, The Equalizer.
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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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NY Yankees legend Derek Jeter ends stellar career on high note
Derek Jeter stepped to bat for the final time in his magnificent 20-year career Sunday.
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FCC considers ban on Washington NFL team name
The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to punish broadcasters for using the moniker of the Washington NFL team, a word many consider a slur to Native Americans, the agency’s chairman indicated Tuesday.
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Rivalry brings out the spirit
It was a classic showdown between two city rivals — George Wythe and Huguenot high schools.
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2nd Street Festival this weekend
Midnight Star is headed to Richmond to headline the 26th edition of the 2nd Street Festival this weekend.
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Historical marker highlights First African Baptist Church
A new state historical marker in Downtown will celebrate the creation of First African Baptist Church.
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Meal program expanded
Schools’ decision to participate in a federal program that provides nutritious free breakfasts and lunches to the entire student body at Carver and the city’s 43 other public schools.
