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Councilwoman to challenge Stoney for mayor, sources say

For months, City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, has been the only person mentioned as a possible opponent to Mayor Levar M. Stoney in his November re-election bid.

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Life as they know it: Homeless residents of Cathy's Camp tent city talk about drawbacks of leaving

Money and comfort are among the reasons that the homeless encampment across from the Richmond Justice Center is still standing and the city’s goal of dismantling it is still unrealized.

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Statue of archsegregationist remains in Capitol Square

Richmond and other Virginia localities are on track to gain permission from the General Assembly to take down Confederate statues.

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VCU to open STEM center to aid area public school students

Careers in science, technology, engineering and math are booming.

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New children's library to open Feb. 20 at Whitcomb Court

Whitcomb Court is getting a new children’s library from the Fountain of Youth Foundation.

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Pamunkey tribe's status as preferred casino developer in question

Will the Pamunkey Indian Tribe hold on to its status as the preferred developer of resort hotel-casinos in Richmond and Norfolk?

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VCU receives funding for pediatric brain injury research

Children who suffer brain injuries as the result of accidents or playing sports are expected to get more dedicated care at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU as the result of new funding.

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City's credit rating upgraded

Richmond’s government has moved closer to its long-term goal of achieving an AAA credit rating from Wall Street credit rating agencies.

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Catholic Diocese of Richmond launches new victims compensation process

The Catholic Diocese of Richmond wants to ensure that people who were victims of sexual abuse by priests and deacons are compensated as part of its efforts “to assist in the healing.”

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Casino gambling advances with Pamunkey Tribe in the driver's seat

The Pamunkey Indian Tribe has gained a boost from the General Assembly in its efforts to build lavish casino-resort hotels in Richmond and Norfolk.

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Begin Again

City Council majority strikes $1.5B Coliseum and Downtown development project, urging the administration to start over with public inclusion

Start over — and this time include the public. That’s the cry from the five members of Richmond City Council who followed through Monday night in eliminating the $1.5 billion Coliseum replacement and Downtown redevelopment plan, just as they said they would do when the nine-member governing body met last week as a committee.

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Free GRTC bus service being eyed

Free rides on GRTC buses? That idea has begun to percolate as a proposal by Richmond Delegate Delores L. McQuinn to create a regional transportation authority to provide new funding for roads and public transit moves through the General Assembly.

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RPS gets break on $3.32M city stormwater bill

Tear up that bill. That’s what Mayor Levar M. Stoney told the Richmond School Board to do with a $3.32 million bill for unpaid stormwater fees that has accumulated over 10 years.

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Legal help offers children healthier futures

One silver lining for a parent with a child being treated at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University is access to free legal services.

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More bad news

As consultant points out flaws, City Council majority gives Mayor Stoney a choice to withdraw the $1.5B Coliseum and Downtown development plan or have it stricken

The bad news just keeps coming for the doomed $1.5 billion proposal to replace the Richmond Coliseum and develop an area of Downtown around it.

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School Board starts process for VCU to take over historic Moore Street School

Virginia Commonwealth University has gained a boost for its plan to take over the historic and vacant Moore Street School to expand the day care operation that its School of Education operates on the Monroe Park Campus. The Richmond School Board voted 8-1 Monday night to start the process of enabling VCU to obtain the building.

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Mayor withdraws proposal to name city park plaza for Dominion Energy

A new plaza proposed for the city-owned Low Line Green that runs along the Capital Trail on the riverfront will not bear the name of Dominion Energy.

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Goldman drops appeal in plan for Coliseum referendum

Paul Goldman, leader of the Put Schools First campaign, is dropping his appeal of a Richmond Circuit Court ruling that blocked his efforts to put an advisory referendum on the ballot last November for Richmond voters to weigh in on the $1.5 billion Coliseum replacement plan.

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Mayor eschews status quo, urges city to think bigger in State of City address

Stop being afraid to do something great. That’s Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s response to the opposition to the $1.5 billion Coliseum replacement plan that so far has failed to gain widespread public support.