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Council changes housing zoning policies

Richmond is taking a swing at boosting the supply of housing in hopes of stabilizing the soaring costs that are making it hugely expensive to rent or own.

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Pernell Calhoun Taylor Jr. remembered

Sports was a big element of education for Pernell Calhoun Taylor Jr.

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RRHA gets REAL about reducing gun violence

A crime-reduction initiative that Mayor Levar M. Stoney has spurned apparently will come to Richmond after all. The city’s housing authority is partnering with the nonprofit REAL LIFE to implement the same initiative in Richmond that is credited with dramatically cutting shootings and violent crime in Hopewell.

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Winter shelter’s opening may be delayed

A planned 150-bed winter shelter for Richmond’s homeless population may not open until Dec. 1, or well after freezing temperatures could hit the city, it has been learned.

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Richmond employees gain new benefits

In a bid to ramp up retention of current workers and recruiting of new workers to fill hundreds of vacancies, City Hall plans to improve benefits offered to employees in the area of workforce training and home purchase assistance. Topping the list is a new partnership between the city government and Reynolds Community College’s Community College Workforce Alliance.

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New agreement appears to move forward Diamond District, stadium

A breakthrough in negotiations has put the $2.4 billion Diamond District deal back on track, the Free Press has learned.

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Virginia Organizing challenges Youngkin’s voting rights move

The Charlottesville-based grassroots group Virginia Organizing plans to lead a public march and protest in Richmond at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, to protest Republican Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin’s rollback of the virtually automatic restoration of voting rights for released felons, it has been announced

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Report details City jail stabbing

The dangers at the Richmond City Justice Center were re-emphasized Monday when one prisoner repeatedly stabbed another in the head around 6 a.m. Monday as breakfast was being served, according to internal reports the Free Press obtained.

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New plans in place for 2 Richmond cemeteries

Richmond is getting a thumbs up from the community for its plan to take over the historic Evergreen and East End cemeteries on the city’s East Side, but only if volunteer groups are kept in the loop.

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Control of the state legislature, a casino in Richmond top ballots in coming elections

Abortion, clean energy, public education funding and state tax policy will all be on the ballot in the upcoming election for the General Assembly.

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Metropolitan Business League founder Neverett Alexander Eggleston Jr. dies at age 90

Neverett Alexander Eggleston Jr., a well-known Jackson Ward entrepreneur and a founder of a Richmond trade association for Black businesses, has died.

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Average value of Richmond homes hits new record

Homeowners in Richmond can expect to pay bigger real estate tax bills in 2024 as the value of their property continues to rise, though at a more modest pace than the blistering double digit growth rates of the past two years.

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RPS mechanics appeal to School Board

Bus mechanics who service Richmond Public School buses are appealing to the Richmond School Board for help.

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Shattered wings

City cuts bird-safe glass from new community centers

As plans for three new community centers in Richmond took shape, an internal City Hall review committee recommended that the windows and glazing on the buildings be designed in a way that would reduce the risk of birds being killed by smashing into them. However, without any explanation, Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration rejected the modest change that the Urban Design Committee (UDC) sought.

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Armstrong whomps John Marshall 54-0

Anthony Allen Jr., A.J. Byrd are exciting duo

Life is good these days on Cool Lane in Richmond’s East End.

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Key Awareness publisher Robert W. Evans Sr. dies at 77

Robert Wright Evans Sr. described life as “a never-ending journey” that is best done with the aim of using God-given gifts and talents “as uplifting blessings with the many souls and spirits encountered along the way.”

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Tenants rally against poor maintenance

‘Housing is a human right! That is why we stand and fight’

Patrick Saddon is supposed to have central air conditioning in his Chamberlayne Avenue apartment. But for the past two years, Mr. Saddon said his air conditioning unit hasn’t worked. He said that he has received visits from maintenance staff, but nothing changes.

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Heads up for a head start?

$19M from projected Casino revenue proposed for child care needs

An already short supply of child care operations could soon grow worse in Richmond and across the country, experts say. But the good news is City Hall has a solution, even though it could take three years to fully come to fruition.

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Coming full faith circle

New pastor at Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist

The Rev. Donté McCutchen has taken the pulpit at Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, adding to an already busy schedule.