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Consumers overtaxed? Receipts show it happened, but now changed

Be aware: Some corporations appear to be collecting more sales tax from customers than the state or local govern- ments require.

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Dueling rallies

At left, a protester who identified herself as Gabriela Salong leads a chant during last Saturday’s rally at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square organized by ICE Out of RVA, a coalition of Latinos,

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Profits marginalize Black patients

Good health is our greatest asset.

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Postal rates increasing

Effective Sunday, July 10, the price of a stamp to mail a letter will increase to 60 cents, up 2 cents from the current price of 58 cents.

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Glen Lea teacher receives health and physical education award after facing personal health challenges

When diagnosed with heart failure during the 2021-2022 school year, Glen Lea Elementary School educator Dexter Price did not plan to continue teaching.

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Joan B. Winston, executive director of the former Gold Bowl, dies at 88

Joan Loretta Banks Winston was often considered the “glue” that held organizations together.

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Norfolk State scores a win, finally, over Morgan State

No, it’s not a misprint. Norfolk State University really does sit all alone in first place in the MEAC football standings.

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Altria Theater lights up with new acoustics, amenities

Revamped acoustics — including a new sound system and sound-absorbing materials — are among the biggest changes in the grand venue once known as The Mosque and Richmond’s Landmark Theater.

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City property values on the rise in many areas

Richmond’s land book of assessed values shows why affordable housing is now a big issue.

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Pilot program to guarantee $500 monthly to families – no strings attached

Eighteen Richmond families each will receive $12,000 over two years in a pilot program testing whether a guaranteed income would make a difference in helping them achieve financial stability.

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Jury selection begins in federal lawsuit against white supremacist organizers of deadly Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ rally

The violence at the white nationalists “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2017 shocked the nation, with people beaten to the ground, lighted torches thrown at counterdemonstrators and a self- proclaimed Hitler admirer ramming his car into a crowd, killing a woman and injuring dozens more.

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RPS Chromebooks missing?

A major share of the estimated 20,000 Chromebooks that were distributed to Richmond students last year to help them connect to virtual classes have yet to be recovered or accounted for, the Free Press has been told.

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Unitarian Universalists elect first woman president

An Arizona pastor and immigrant advocate has been elected as the first woman president of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

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City Council votes to acquire more land for slave memorial

Despite objections from the landowner, Richmond City Council cleared the way for Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration to buy 1.75 acres of private property in Shockoe Bottom to provide extra space for a proposed Enslaved African Heritage Campus.

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Filmmaker finds his passion while fighting for his life

Nile Price uncovered his passion for film from a hospital bed.

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Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power

Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence?

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Biden’s strategy to end hunger in U.S. includes more benefits

The Biden administration is laying out its plan to meet an ambitious goal of ending hunger in the U.S. by 2030, including expanding monthly benefits that help low-income Americans buy food.