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Pop, jazz and soul artist N’Kenge performs with Richmond Symphony
‘I want everyone to leave inspired, enlightened and wanting to party’
Singer N’Kenge has a lot of ground to cover when she performs with the Richmond Symphony later on May 13.
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Teen shootings raise questions about school attendance
Another shooting involving Richmond students has once again focused attention on the high level of truancy the city schools experience.
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Moving on up
Creighton Court developer’s $300M plan may cost $410,400 per unit
The most expensive housing development in Richmond is headed to a neighborhood in the East End that has ranked high in poverty.
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Personality: Coleman Wortham III
Spotlight on Children’s Hospital Foundation board chairman
Through decades of change and evolution, Coleman Wortham III has been a steadfast part of Richmond’s child care community.
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Curry sets NBA record
Just when you think you’ve seen the best of Steph Curry, the Golden State Warrior takes his game to an even higher level.
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Kamala Harris Richmond visit scheduled
On Thursday, May 4, Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Richmond in honor of Small Business Week and to highlight the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to uplifting small businesses.
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Virginians lend helping hand after Mississippi storms
When storms tore through Mississippi and the surrounding states of Texas and Alabama last month, the devastation made national news. At least 25 people were killed, and hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed.
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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:
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Boushall teacher on leave after confrontation with student
A Richmond Public Schools teacher identified as a female is currently on administrative leave after a video of a confrontation with a student over speaking Spanish sparked criticism from the community and calls to deal with long-standing issues for Latino students in the city.
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Construction to begin on North Side apartments at site of former church
Enterprise Community Development was scheduled to formally launch construction on a four-story complex of 66 affordable apartment units in North Side, on Thursday, May 4.
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Police union up for a vote
Hundreds of officers in the Richmond Police Department are voting on whether to make the Richmond Coalition of Police their union bargaining agent, the Free Press has learned.
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Where are the parents, aunties and uncles?, by David Marshall
The shooting of Ralph Yarl is a story that is still relatively fresh in today’s news cycle. While the shooting of the Black 16-year-old in Kansas City, Mo., was senseless and avoidable, it represents how much of a violent nation the United States has become. Far too many people feel emboldened to shoot first, ask questions later, and then claim self-defense.
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Systemic inequities hinder kinship foster care
In the most recent 2023 General Assembly session, Senate Bill 1219 was tabled in the House and left with the Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee for further analysis.
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Commanders choose all-time ‘pick-six’ leader
Emmanuel Forbes will be among the NFL’s lightest players. Washington hopes he’ll be among the most exciting.
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Multiple construction projects are underway at the Virginia War Memorial Carillon in Richmond. In 2016, Elizabeth L. O’Leary of the Carillon Civic Association described the …
Published on April 27, 2023
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It’s a deal
City and RVA Diamond Partners finalize $2.44B agreement; council vote comes next
The Diamond District – Richmond’s biggest ever development – is now at the starting gate after seven months of negotiations between the city and RVA Diamond Partners LLC (RVADP), the private developer.
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Biden bats away questions about age, polls; launches 2024 campaign ad
President Biden rolled out the first ad of his 2024 reelection campaign on Wednesday, casting himself as a warrior in defense of freedom, but immediately found himself grappling with questions about his advanced age and droopy poll numbers.
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Personality: Sonja Branch-Wilson
Spotlight on AMMD Pine Grove Project president
Sonja Branch-Wilson’s interest in learning about community and the importance of preserving one’s history began as a child.
