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City Council Oks plan for $155M in federal American Rescue Plan funds

Richmond is preparing to pour $64 million into the develop- ment of new and improved community recreation centers in the East End, South Side and Gilpin Court.

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City employees will pay more for health insurance in 2022

City Hall employees will face an average increase of 17 percent in the cost of health insurance effective Jan. 1, with significant new limits on coverage for retiring workers, according to a report to City Council.

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Mayor strikes conciliatory tone on design funds for new George Wythe High

A speedy resolution? That may be on the way for a funding roadblock that could disrupt the Richmond School Board’s plan to hire an architectural firm in mid-November to begin the design for a replacement George Wythe High School.

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Traffic concerns lead to removal of several curb planters on Brookland Park Boulevard

A battle over traffic safety measures in North Side has ended in at least a partial win for supporters of on-street vehicle parking in business districts.

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Study estimates slavery museum would cost up to $220M

A hefty price tag would be attached to creating a national slavery museum on the site of the “Devil’s Half Aacre,” a once notorious slave jail that Richmonder Robert Lumpkin operated before the Civil War and that later became the birthplace of Virginia Union University.

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With legislative control at stake, House of Delegates races take on more urgency

Can Democrats hold the Virginia House of Delegates after two years of control?

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School Board voices support for collective bargaining; opts for committee

Eight members of the Richmond School Board vocally expressed support Monday night for authorizing collective bargaining of a new contract between Superintendent Jason Kamras and his staff and a union that secures majority support from teachers and other employees.

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$3.4M in federal rent relief has aided families in RRHA housing

Virginia’s rent relief program is providing real relief to public housing tenants in Richmond who have fallen months behind in paying rent due to the pandemic.

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RRHA board begins process to redevelop Mosby Court South

Dr. Basil I. Gooden is the new chairman of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s nine-member Board of Commissioners.

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‘Transition by the Slave Trail Commission was not because of dysfunction’

Re “Defunct: Richmond Slave Trail Commission, formed in 1998 by City Council to advocate for educating people about the enslaved and the city’s long and sordid history with slavery, no longer exists,” Free Press Oct. 14-16 edition:

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Crackdown

Attorney General’s Office of Civil Rights goes after possible housing discrimination by filing 13 lawsuits against 29 area companies that allegedly refused to accept renters using federal housing vouc

Owners and operators of apartment complexes in Richmond and across the state commonly have rejected rental applications from people using federal government-backed Housing Choice Vouchers to pay.

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Retired pediatrician Dr. Cynthia Charity succumbs at 73

Dr. Cynthia Anne McClennon Charity sought to keep a generation of Richmond children healthy.

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Former President Obama, First Lady Jill Biden, other big-name Dems to stump for McAuliffe

Former President Obama and other prominent Democrats are headed to Virginia in a bid to rally voters for the party’s candidate for governor, Terry McAuliffe.

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Defunct

Richmond Slave Trail Commission, formed in 1998 by City Council to advocate for educating people about the enslaved and the city’s long and sordid history with slavery, no longer exists

The Richmond Slave Trail Commission – an advocacy group created by Richmond City Council to raise awareness of the role slavery played in the capital city’s history – is defunct.

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Former City Councilman Chuck Richardson tells all in new book, ‘Cease Fire! Cease Fire!’

He was the man called Chuck when he served on Richmond City Council.

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Kaine-Holton household split on casino

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine gave casino opponents a boost when he announced that he had voted against the proposed South Side gambling mecca.

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School Board members introduce teacher collective bargaining resolution

Is collective bargaining coming to Richmond Public Schools?

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$22.3M: The amount the city expects the surplus to be from 2020-21 fiscal year

A $22.3 million surplus, equal to $96 for every man, woman and child in Richmond.

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Wrinkle in process means RPS doesn’t have access to city-managed school construction money

Richmond Public Schools has hit an unexpected roadblock on its way to hiring an architectural team to design a replacement for decaying George Wythe High School.

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3 City Council districts likely to see boundary changes

Redistricting could end up being a breeze for Richmond City Council.