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Delta House property returned to church
The dreams have evaporated for turning a former Church Hill church sanctuary into the home of the Richmond Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
VSU enrolls 1,000 students in freshman class
Virginia State University is reporting that nearly 1,000 freshmen enrolled for the fall semester, a rebound from 2015 when
Weldon Hill moves from VSU provost to professor
New Virginia State University President Makola M. Abdullah will soon be putting his stamp on the university’s administration.
City expecting $13.75M surplus from 2019-20 fiscal year
Worries that the pandemic would leave Richmond financially crippled are evaporating.
GRTC running free shuttle service to city’s new Voter Registrar’s Office
GRTC is operating free hourly shuttles to help people who want to vote early to reach the new Richmond Voter Registrar’s Office at 2134 W. Laburnum Ave.
Washington NFL team to skip training in Richmond
Following a decision from the National Football League, the Washington pro football team will not be traveling to Richmond to train in late July and early August.
Life Church RVA has new home
The former home of the bankrupt Southside Baptist Church is the new home of The Life Church RVA.
New chair for School Board?
The Richmond School Board could start the new year with a new chair at the helm.
Chesterfield reader offers payment to Morning Star Baptist guest preacher
The Rev. Ernest Blue Jr. finally has been paid for delivering a guest sermon July 1 at Morning Star Baptist Church in South Side.
RPS opens with shortage of 54 teachers
Richmond Public Schools started the new school year short 54 full-time teachers, including 23 special education teachers, according to interim Superintendent Thomas E. “Tommy” Kranz.
City Hall has started parking enforcement again, more than two months after shutting it down, it has been announced.
City Hall has started parking enforcement again, more than two months after shutting it down, it has been announced.
City Council setting up procedures for public meetings online
The Richmond City Council is moving to set up processes and procedures for holding online public meetings, including ways to gain resident comments on legislation, it was announced Tuesday.
Feeding programs resume at Monroe Park
An estimated 150 people flowed into Monroe Park last Sunday afternoon for meals that students from a Richmond seminary offered, according to Alice M. Massie, president of the Monroe Park Conservancy, the park’s governing body.
No details released on meeting about Councilman Agelasto
Will he or won’t he? Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael N. Herring remains mum about whether he will file for a special writ in Richmond Circuit Court to remove 5th District City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto.
New bridge named for longtime school volunteer
Robert S. “Bob” Argabright II is receiving special recognition for his volunteer service to Oak Grove-Bellemeade Elementary School in South Side.
Emancipation Proclamation Day event to feature Roslyn Brock as speaker
Richmond once again will celebrate one of the greatest days in American history — the emancipation of enslaved people.
Judge approves RCC sale to UNCI
As anticipated, the Richmond-based United Nations Church International has been approved to purchase the 5-acre Richmond Christian Center property in South Side
Candidates throwing hats into ring for 5th District seat
The first candidates have begun to emerge in the race to succeed Parker C. Agelasto as the 5th District representative on Richmond City Council.
New book chronicles civil rights advocate Curtis W. Harris Sr.
Seeking racial justice, the late Hopewell minister and mayor walked the frontlines with Martin Luther King Jr.
Born in 1924 during the harsh racial segregation regime, the Rev. Curtis White Harris Sr. rose to become a key figure in the fight for Black equality in Virginia and the country.
