VSU faculty member Latorial Faison nominated for Pulitzer Prize
“Nursery Rhymes in Black,” the latest poetry collection by Virginia State University alumna and faculty member Latorial Faison, is in the running for a Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
Trojans turn back the clock to honor three championship teams
Virginia State University will roll out the red carpet for three of its storied football teams during the 2025 Homecoming celebration.
Flying Squirrels will say goodbye to The Diamond with farewell series
After 40 years, The Diamond will host its final games as Richmond’s baseball home next month. The Flying Squirrels recently announced “Diamonds Aren’t Forever: The Farewell Series,” a six-game sendoff against the Hartford Yard Goats from Sept. 9-14.
Brown’s Island upgrades will sideline Friday Cheers next year
Richmond’s longest-running summer concert series, Friday Cheers, will take a hiatus in 2026 as construction begins on the Brown’s Island Improvement Project, Venture Richmond announced.
Basketball hoop from 2020 protests on display at The Valentine
A basketball hoop and ball used during the summer 2020 gatherings at Lee Circle are now on view at The Valentine as part of its ongoing exhibition “This Is Richmond, Virginia.”
Richmond utility to shorten PromisePay repayment terms Sept. 1
The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities will change the terms of its PromisePay payment plans starting Sept. 1, reducing the maximum repayment period for customers with overdue bills
RMTA to begin all-electronic tolling on Powhite Parkway this winter
The Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority (RMTA) will begin transitioning to all-electronic tolling (AET) this winter, starting with the Powhite Parkway.
Little Rock Nine member to keynote Virginia descendants symposium
Descendants of Enslaved Communities Virginia will celebrate its fifth anniversary with the organization’s annual Descendants Day Symposium on Sept. 13 at The Center at Belvedere in Charlottesville.
Bandura’s walk-off single lifts Flying Squirrels over Curve, 6-5
Scott Bandura hit a two-out single in the ninth inning at The Diamond on Sunday night to give the Richmond Flying Squirrels a 6-5 win over the Altoona Curve.
New HBCU basketball tournament coming to Disney World
Eight historically Black colleges and universities will compete in the inaugural HBCU Hoops Invitational at Walt Disney World Resort from Dec. 4-7.
‘A Strange Loop’ leads Richmond Artsies nominations; multiple shows earn nods
Richmond Triangle Players’ production of “A Strange Loop” led this year’s Richmond Theatre Community Circle Artsies nominations with multiple nods across musical, direction, performance and design categories.
Richmond Folk Festival adds 10 new artists for 2025 lineup
The Richmond Folk Festival has added 10 more artists to its lineup for this year’s event, set for Oct. 10-12 along downtown Richmond’s riverfront.
McClellan launches youth advisory council for high school students
A group of high school students in Virginia’s 4th Congressional District will soon get a front-row seat to federal government operations, thanks to Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s newly launched Youth Advisory Council for the 2025-2026 school year.
‘First Take’ kicks off largest HBCU fall tour
ESPN’s morning debate show “First Take” is taking its biggest fall tour ever to historically Black colleges and universities, bringing sports talk and debate straight to campus. The tour kicks off Aug. 28 at Norfolk State University in Norfolk.
Virginia Chamber of Commerce names interim president
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has appointed Keith Martin as interim president and CEO following the resignation of Cathie J. Vick after just four months in the role.
New study links historic redlining to youth violence hotspots
Richmond’s historic redlining practices continue to shape the city’s risk of youth violence, according to new research from Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia State University.
Virginia State taps Millette Green as women’s basketball coach
When Millette Green steps onto the court as Virginia State University’s new head women’s basketball coach, she’ll bring more than just a wealth of experience — she’ll bring a philosophy rooted in grit, leadership and a track record of turning programs into contenders. She becomes the seventh head coach in VSU history.
VUU kicks off homecoming with gospel concert
Virginia Union University will kick off this year’s homecoming festivities with a live gospel concert and recording presented by the Hezekiah Walker Center for Gospel Music at VUU on Sunday, Oct. 15.
Willie Anne Wright’s retrospective to open at VMFA
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts exhibit, “Willie Anne Wright: Artist and Alchemist,” will be on view Oct. 21 to April 28, 2024. Admission will be free.
Bill Cosby, TV’s favorite dad, goes on trial
Andrea Constand told a packed Pennsylvania courtroom on Tuesday that she could feel Bill Cosby’s hands on her body, but the drugs in her system would not let her stop him.
Chief Brown no stranger to tragedy
Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown, a familiar face following last week’s shooting deaths of five police officers in Dallas, is no stranger to tragedy.
Malia Obama headed to Harvard — in 2017
Malia Obama has chosen Harvard University to be her college home. The long-waited announcement came Sunday. The oldest daughter of President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama has elected to take a year off after high school, however, and will enter the prestigious university in Cambridge, Mass., in the fall of 2017.
New street sign unveiled to honor Alicia C. Rasin
Mayor Dwight C. Jones and others gathered Monday in Church Hill to unveil an honorary street sign in Church Hill for Alicia C. Rasin, a longtime advocate for families of homicide victims in the city. Ms. Rasin, who was known as the city’s “Ambassador of Compassion,” died in October. Ms. Rasin’s sisters, Patricia Rasin Smith and Albertina Rasin Walker, attended the ceremony, along with City Council member Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District.-
