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Jazz saxophonist Carlton Ayles dies at 77

Richmond jazz icon Carlton Andrew Ayles has died.

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Alan G. Reese Sr., accountant, dies at 64

Alan Gerard Reese, a veteran accountant who also was involved in the revival of Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood, has died.

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Trammell to introduce collective bargaining ordinance at next City Council meeting

Richmond is poised to consider expanding collective bargaining to city employees.

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Richmond gets grants to improve park accessibility

City Hall has received two grants totaling $351,000 to improve handicap access to the James River and to a trail near Byrd Park that previously have been off limits to many with disabilities.

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Retired teacher Vivian Hawkins dies at 80

Vivian Wilnette Johnson Hawkins was involved in the education of hundreds of Richmond schoolchildren for 35 years.

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Wrinkle in removal: City doesn’t own Confederate Gen. A.P. Hill’s statue

The City of Richmond apparently never has owned one of the Confederate monuments it is trying to get rid of, and that could add a new complication to its removal.

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Jackson Place, Mosby South advance

A proposal to bring a new hotel, apartments and for-sale townhomes to Jackson Ward now has a green light, as does the redevelopment of another portion of public housing, the 106-unit Mosby South in the East End.

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Jennifer McClellan and Lamont Bagby likely contenders for vacant U.S. House seat

Two Richmond-area Democratic members of the General Assembly are preparing to run for the vacant 4th Congressional District seat, the Free Press has learned.

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RPS employee acquitted

The former director of an after-school program at Fox Elementary School has been acquitted of assault and battery of an unruly second-grader in the program.

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Conservancy buys New Market segment where Black troops attacked Confederates

Another 49-acre parcel of a Civil War battlefield in Eastern Henrico County in which Black troops played a major role is now protected from development.

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Push for rental inspection program appears to gain traction

Properties yielding high-volume complaints, code violations would be targeted

Maybe the third time is the charm when it comes to a rental inspection program for Richmond.

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Council meets to discuss Jones’ replacement in 9th District

Next Monday, Dec. 11, eight members of City Council will vote to seat a replacement for outgoing City Council President Michael J. Jones, who is headed to the House of Delegates.

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Southside Community Center’s $16M addition

Construction of a new addition to the Southside Community Center is officially underway.

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Festival of the Arts

The 66th edition of Richmond’s Festival of the Arts at Dogwood Dell in Byrd Park will launch Saturday, June 10, with a six-hour showcase of music, dance, food and culture of immigrants who now live in the Richmond area.

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Council waits to hear if another casino vote is in the cards

Second District City Councilwoman Katherine Jordan remains the only opponent of giving Richmond voters a second chance to decide whether the city should be allowed to host a proposed $560 million casino-resort project in the South Side. She was the lone dissenter on Monday as the City Council moved casino-support legislation to the Monday, June 12, meeting for quick passage.

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Embattled RPS employee continues fight for her job

A 14-year Richmond Public Schools teacher and social worker is battling a second attempt to fire her — this time for failing to show up to work in a position that apparently never was offered to her.

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Emergency communications graduates 13 dispatchers to improve services

More dispatchers have joined Richmond’s 911 staff, reducing vacancies in a critical element of public safety.

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City Council approves solar program grant

A nonprofit group that has sought to prepare people to work in the burgeoning solar power field has gained financial help from City Hall.

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RRHA seeks additional funds to maintain public housing

The city’s public housing authority needs to invest $42 million to fix the most urgent problems with roofs, boilers, plumbing, wiring and other aging infrastructure in the apartment communities it operates in Richmond, according the chief executive, Steven B. Nesmith.

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Husband and wife retire as credit union leaders

A husband and wife who each ran Richmond-based credit unions have stepped down.