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Pulse of the city
Ridership, confusion up as GRTC’s new bus rapid transit line starts
Mayor Levar M. Stoney calls it “progress” and “one of the most exciting and progressive public transportation projects in Richmond history.”
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Create a ‘Social Justice Trail’ in Richmond
Re Column “Reimagining Monument Avenue,” Free Press July 1-3 edition:
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Richmond registrar needs money for Jan.10 special election
Richmond Voter Registrar Kirk Showalter is gearing up for the Richmond special election Tuesday, Jan. 10, when voters will pick a new state senator to replace A. Donald McEachin, who is heading to Washington to represent the 4th Congressional District.
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Runoff election for mayor will require dollars
Richmond might need a runoff election for mayor if none of the eight candidates wins the Nov. 8 election outright. One problem: No money has been set aside to cover the projected cost.
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The Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, which cost $225 million, opened in 2010 as the eighth such cancer therapy center in the country and the …
Published on April 21, 2022
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‘Gun control has nothing to do with guns; it is people control’
Letters to the editor
The purpose of this letter is correct myths surrounding the AR-15 rifle, the most popular rifle in America.
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Metropolitan Business League sells Jackson Ward headquarters
The Richmond area’s largest African-American business group has waved goodbye to its former home in Jackson Ward. The Metropolitan Business League last month sold its longtime headquarters at 2nd and Marshall streets to a subsidiary of Washington-based Douglas Development, which has been buying up chunks of Downtown for more than 10 years.
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2-year-old teaches cashier lesson on beauty of all skin colors
Brandi Benner and her husband, Nick, took their 2-year-old, Sophia, to Target last week to let her buy a special gift for a major milestone — pooping on the potty for one month straight.
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Grand Illumination, Love Lights to ignite holiday spirit
The holiday spirit will envelop Richmond this weekend with two big events — the joint Grand Illumination and Love Lights skyline lighting Friday night, Dec. 5, and the Dominion Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 6.
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RAA warns service in jeopardy without greater city subsidy
Richmond has long boasted of having one of the best ambulance services in the country. But the Richmond Ambulance Authority is warning City Council that the ability to maintain quality emergency response is being jeopardized by Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s decision to limit the city’s financial support.
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Will parole return to Virginia?
Gov. appoints commission to consider possibility
Thirty-three elderly inmates from the state prison in Buckingham County have sent a petition to Gov. Terry McAuliffe urging him to consider reinstating parole in Virginia. In the petition, the inmates noted the abolition of parole has “not significantly prevented, reduced or deterred crime.” Instead, the requirement that convicts serve at least 85 percent of their time has ballooned the state prison population from around 18,000 in 1994 to more than 30,000 in 2014, they wrote.
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White racism costs white people, too
Although he forged a distinguished career as a 10-term Republican Congressman from the early 1950s to the early 1970s, and later as a judge on the Virginia Supreme Court, Richard H. Poff is but a minor footnote in American history. In October 1971, Mr. Poff informed President Nixon that he did not wish to be nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Thomas Jefferson High School valedictorian Amia Graham, who graduated with a 4.9677 GPA, poses outside her home for a Free Press series of “Front Porch …
Published on January 7, 2021
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Appeals court ruling keeps Biden student debt plan on hold
President Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers was handed another legal loss Monday when a federal ap- peals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out.
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Federal judge upholds city ambulance monopoly
Richmond has won its legal fight to maintain a monopoly over providing emergency and non-emergency ambulance service after Richmond City Council forced Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration to mount a vigorous defense.
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The life and legacy of Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist
If ever the term “larger than life” fit one individual, it would be Jim Brown, the athlete, actor and activist.
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Affordable, quality day care difficult for families
Families across the United States are facing a child care crisis, but African- American families are especially hard hit by the rising cost of child care and limited options for working families.
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Donald Garrett stands outside the Advance ‘Til Payday loan agency, 4311 Nine Mile Road, where he borrowed $100. The loan ended up costing him $320 …
Published on January 29, 2016
