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Personality: Sean David O’Brien

Spotlight on ART 180’s board president

Sean David O’Brien loved Richmond from the time he came to the city as a University of Richmond undergraduate student.

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Richmond Free Press freelance writer, editor Charles H. Taylor III, dies at age 70

From his earliest days to his twilight years, Charles H. Taylor III was a person of excellence and compassion for those who knew, worked with and loved him.

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The RAW power of women gets lifted in East End gym

Jacqueline Evans, 60, has done it for the last four years and she loves it—even if most people are surprised to find out what it is.

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Here comes Gen Z, by Svante Myrick

When 25-year-old Maxwell Frost of Florida takes his seat in the U.S. House this month, he will be the nation’s first Gen Z member of Congress. That—in and of itself—is a major milestone and accomplishment.

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Basketball and cars drive John Marshall’s Damon ‘Redd’ Thompson

Vrooom! Damon “Redd” Thompson Jr. can rev up a basketball team with his blinding speed and exciting array of skills.

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New year, new leadership

Michael Jones succeeds Cynthia Newbille as City Council president

City Council shook up its leadership Tuesday afternoon.

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The ultimate 10

Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ mourned

He was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento but came to be known and admired worldwide as simply “Pelé.”

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Personality: Jerome Legions Jr.

Spotlight on board president of the Richmond Crusade for Voters

Jerome Legions Jr. hopes to bring new energy to one of Richmond’s oldest civic and civil rights groups in the new year.

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Earle P. Taylor, photographer and cultural arts innovator, dies at 94

Beneficiaries of his work included Last Stop Gallery and Pine Camp

Earle Palmer Taylor, a renowned Richmond photographer who ran a nonprofit Shockoe Bottom art gallery for two decades and taught hundreds of people the art of taking and de- veloping pictures at the city’s Pine Camp art center, has died.

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Pope Francis praises ‘gentle’ Pope Benedict XVI ahead of funeral

Pope Francis praised Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s “acute and gentle thought” as he presided over a packed Wednesday general audience in the Vatican, while thousands of people paid tribute to the former pope on the final day of public viewing in St. Peter’s Basilica.

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YWCA’s advancement officer becomes CEO

Rupa Murthy has been named the next CEO of YWCA Richmond. She will succeed Linda Tissiere, who is retiring after leading the nonprofit for the last decade.

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Foremost wishes for the new year

With the start of 2023, the Richmond Free Press invited select local officials to share their foremost wishes for the new year. Here are their responses:

With the start of 2023, the Richmond Free Press invited select local officials to share their foremost wishes for the new year.

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What if Mary and Joseph came to today’s Washington?, by Clarence Page

On the second day of Christmas, my true love said to me, “You ought to write about the family that took in the South Korean tourists who were stranded near Buffalo.”

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Welfare scandal highlights contrasts in long-poor Mississippi

In Mississippi, where elected officials have a long history of praising self-sufficiency and condemning federal anti-poverty programs, a welfare scandal has exposed how millions of dollars were diverted to the rich and powerful — including pro athletes — instead of helping some of the neediest people in the nation.

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Richmond’s homeless population deserves better

Thank you for the very detailed information you provided in the Dec. 29-31,2022 edition of the Richmond Free Press concerning the homeless entitled “Why?”

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Venus Williams earns long-awaited victory in Auckland

Venus Williams is back in the win column.

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Fans give millions to Damar Hamlin’s toy drive for kids

Damar Hamlin’s goal was simple: He wanted to raise $2,500 online to buy toys for needy kids.

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City councilwoman wants to revive apartment inspections

Apartment buildings in Richmond would have to undergo a city inspection at least once every four years and more often in the case of violations under a proposal that 5th District Councilwoman Stephanie A. Lynch plans to introduce in January.

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Personality: Daniel Harthausen

Spotlight on HBO Max competition show winner

From pop-up food events to TV stardom and back, Daniel Harthausen is cooking up a unique culinary presence in Richmond.

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Influential African-Americans who died in 2022

They were literary giants, luminaries of stage and screen, and masters of their chosen professions – be it music, sports or fashion. Most are famous, a few are notorious. Yet they all profoundly impacted their fields of endeavor.