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RPS to launch 200-day school year in July
Fairfield Court Elementary School is the first Richmond Public School that will participate in the district’s 200-day school year pilot program, beginning July 24.
Linwood Holton principal resigns
Dr. Nikea Hurt resigned from her role as the principal of Linwood Holton Elementary School last week after being absent for several months on family medical leave. Her departure was about four months shy of her fifth anniversary as leader of the school.
Richmond’s affordable housing remains elusive
“We thought Richmond had a win” was a common refrain during a recent City Council meeting, as community and faith leaders called on council members to address ongoing issues with housing in Richmond and follow through on commitments made to address it.
DPU expects to soon restart disconnection of services
Thousands of Richmond families could lose water service, sewerage and/or natural gas service in the coming months for failing to pay their bills.
First grader’s art shows natural talent
Ava Johnson, a first-grader at Miles J. Jones Elementary School, has won an award for the school division in the VCU Metro Arts show. Her work also has been part of an exhibit at Artworks Gallery on Southside.
Henrico woman’s invention provides clearer thermometer reads
Where do ideas for inventions come from? For Henrico County resident Casaundra L. Pugh, the eureka moment came during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toni Morrison honored with new stamp unveiled at Princeton
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is now forever immortalized on a stamp honoring the prolific writer, editor, scholar and mentor that was unveiled Tuesday morning in a tribute at Princeton University, where she taught for almost two decades.
Talking trash
Just the facts. That’s all that voters and television viewers want from Gov. Glenn Youngkin. And a little backbone and truth to go along with them.
Greene’s ‘national divorce’ would be disaster for the South, by Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, now a major figure in the House Republican Caucus, is calling for a “national divorce,” that would “separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government.” Like her hero, Donald Trump, she claims widespread anonymous support for the idea:
‘Dilbert’ artist downfall, triggered by a reckless commentary, by Clarence Page
Scott Adams, creator of the popular “Dilbert” comic strip, has faced a backlash of cancellations after a tirade on his YouTube livestream in which he described Black people as members of “a hate group” from which white people should “get away.”
Applause for Encore program
I hope that other surrounding counties and the City of Richmond are taking notice of the new program Henrico County is rolling out titled Encore, which was featured in the Free Press, March 2-4 edition.
Women’s soccer league drafts high schooler Alyssa Thompson
Alyssa Thompson is an 18-year-old high school senior with a professional soccer contract.
Antoine Davis approaching Pete Maravich’s scoring record
It might not be over yet for Antoine Davis.
Baseball players’ hits, strikeouts nearly uniform
Tahraun Hammond is to Virginia State University baseball what Shohei Ohtani is to the major leagues.
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JM’s basketball dominance excites crowds, community
John Marshall High School’s boys’ basketball team is heading into the State 2A Finals with enough momentum to move a mountain.
A box office KO: ‘Creed III’ debuts to $58.7M
“Creed III” punched above its weight at the domestic box office in its first weekend in theaters.
Year after the slap, Chris Rock punches back in Netflix special
A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock finally gave his rebuttal in a forceful stand-up special, streamed live on Netflix, in which the comedian bragged that he “took that hit like Pacquiao.”
Art 180 opens residency applications
Young Richmond-area artists who want to polish their portfolios while in high school have a new opportunity to do so, courtesy of ART 180 and its Atlas Artist Residency. Applications for the nextAtlas Artists are now open for students in the 9th, 10th and 11th grade. The program will provide 10 students an eight-week residency over the summer, which will in- clude materials, studio space and a stipend of $1,350. The students’ residency will finish with a public exhibition of their work. Applications will be accepted until Thursday, March 16. Links to apply or more information can be found at www.art180.org/ student-artist-residency.
RPS superintendent’s chief of staff resigns
Michelle Hudacsko, chief of staff for Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras, has resigned.
All adjourned
Lawmakers end session with lean budget and no mention of casino
Richmond casino advocates rejoiced as the General Assembly adjourned without blocking the city’s authority to hold a second referendum in November on whether the state’s capital city should host a casino-resort.
