Tiger Woods and son Charlie to team up for PNC Championship
Tiger Woods is on golf’s comeback trail, and he’s not traveling alone.
804 Coaches for Change Community Classic set for Dec. 22-23
If lots of basketball is on anyone’s holiday wish list, they won’t be disappointed. The inaugural 804 Coaches for Change Community Classic is set for Dec. 22-23 at Henrico High School, 302 Azalea Ave., with a total of eight games.
Celebration Bowl to be televised Dec. 18
Jackson State and South Carolina State universities will be playing Saturday, Dec. 18, for what is considered the Black College Football National Championship.
VUU’s Raemaad Wright impresses with rebounding average.
Virginia Union University’s Raemaad Wright has become the “Chairman of the Boards” in CIAA basketball.
Tony Elliott is new head football coach at U.Va.
Tony Elliott helped lead Clemson University to the highest peak of college football’s mountaintop. Now University of Virginia fans are hopeful he can guide the Cavaliers on the same exhilarating journey.
Families of homicide victims urged to ‘keep the faith’ during the sadness of the season
It has been more than a decade since Rose Davis lost her son to gun violence, but she still feels the impact.
Gov. Northam calls for elimination of state tax on groceries
Virginians would pay a smaller tax on groceries and receive an income tax rebate of up to $500 under outgoing Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s budget proposal rolled out on Tuesday.
Khalfani returns to Richmond in advocacy role
The former executive director of the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP is the newest member of the lobbying team of the Richmond- based Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, a coalition of 750 faith groups that advocates for economic, racial and social justice.
Lightning rod Alice Massie to step down from Monroe Park Conservancy
A key figure in the management of Monroe Park who was the focus of much of the criticism of the park’s operation is stepping down.
Mayor appoints first woman to lead city Department of Public Utilities
For the first time, a woman is in charge of the Richmond Department of Public Utilities.
GRTC to reduce service on some bus routes beginning Dec. 19
GRTC will play the Grinch just before Christmas and cut service as it struggles with a shortfall of about 50 full- and part-time drivers and shortages in the maintenance staff of mechanics and body shop personnel.
RPS would need $44M to cover Gov. Northam’s proposed teach pay hike
If Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s proposal to increase teacher and school staff pay by 10 percent over the next two years wins support from the General Assembly, Richmond taxpayers could feel the impact.
Officials urge caution during the holidays with omicron variant
Virginia health officials are urging caution and for people to protect themselves as omicron, a new variant of the coronavirus, rapidly spreads throughout the United States.
Pharrell to NSU grads: ‘You have the ability to create the city, life that you deserve’
NORFOLK Grammy Award-winning musician Pharrell Williams told the newest graduates of Norfolk State University on Saturday to act like “the emerging majority” and help develop the area’s businesses and culture.
Steph Curry breaks NBA record for 3-pointers
Master marksman Stephen Curry is taking dead aim on an all-time NBA record.
Personality: The Rev. John Brian Sawyer
Spotlight on co-founder and board chairman of Bridging RVA
The Rev. John Brian Sawyer has lived a life driven by his passions.
The shake-up
Here is how the Virginia Supreme Court’s new redistricting maps would shake out for Richmond and the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus.
Richmond, VLBC stand to lose under redrawn district maps
A major political shake-up. That’s the expected result when the Virginia Supreme Court approves new boundaries for the state’s 100 House of Delegates districts, 40 state Senate districts and 11 congressional districts.
