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Flying Squirrels honor legacy, history of Richmond 34
The Richmond 34 will not be forgotten, at least not as long as the Richmond Flying Squirrels have anything to say about it.
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School Board approves plan for $54M in COVID-19 relief
The Richmond School Board voted 8-1 Monday night to approve a plan for $54 million in federal money to handle a variety of costs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Design competition open to re-imagine Monument Avenue
How would you re-imagine Monument Avenue? That’s the question behind a new design competition called “Monument Avenue: General Demotion/General Devotion.”
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PROC Foundation to host Derby Day Party fundraiser May 7
A huge tent will rise on the football field at the Bon Secours Training Camp for the return of the Derby Day Party, it has been announced.
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City to hold radiothon to send kids to camp
Music lovers in Central Virginia can listen to their favorite song on the radio and help send a child to summer camp in the process.
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High school coach portrayed in ‘Remember the Titans’ dies
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With his health declining, Herman Boone was still mapping out football strategy as if he were about to walk the sidelines one more time.
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PayPal buys carbon credits from Enrichmond Foundation
PayPal, the well-known electronic payment and money transfer company, agreed to buy carbon credits from the Enrichmond Foundation to support the Richmond-based nonprofit’s ongoing efforts to restore two historic Black cemeteries, Evergreen and East End, it has been announced.
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Youngkin snubs lawmakers’ efforts to support tenants
Landlords have always held the upper hand when it comes to evicting people. Republican Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin is keeping it that way, according to advocates for tenants.
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City’s new homeless services plan includes opening North Side shelter, working with Salvation Army
City Hall has rolled out a revamped plan for helping people who have no shelter. The plan includes opening a housing resource center to better connect the homeless with housing options, expanding year-round shelter beds and providing a temporary space for people to sleep during winter, summer and heavy rains.
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Documentary on restaurateur ‘The Hail-Storm: John Dabney in Virginia,’ on Nov. 2
African-American 19th century restaurateur John Dabney is being celebrated in a documentary. Field Studio will premiere “The Hail-Storm: John Dabney in Virginia” at the John Dabney Dinner, part of the Fire, Flour & Fork food festival, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2.
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Personality: Judith ‘Judy’ W. Pahren
Spotlight on board president of ChildSavers
In the lingering aftermath of the 1918 flu pandemic, Children’s Memorial Clinic was established in 1924 in response to the growing need for accessible mental health services for children who were born into or lived through the chaos and upset resulting from the virus. Today, nearly a century later and in the midst of another pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 3,100 Virginians, the Children’s Memorial Clinic is now ChildSavers, which has stepped up to meet the challenges of the current pandemic head on under board President Judith “Judy” Pahren.
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Former governor appeals conviction to full 4th Circuit
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell remains free on bond after filing a request for the entire 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond to review and throw out his conviction. At least eight of the court’s 15 judges must agree to hear his case. Such a review by the full court is considered rare.
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Richmond company to add 66 new jobs
Richmond just got more good news on the job front — the prospect of 66 new jobs.
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Free community testing for COVID-19 continues
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:
