Dr. Harvey to VSU graduates: ‘Let’s get on with it’
“We believe that the sun rises and shines on you, and we believe that there is nothing, nothing, nothing that you can’t do.”
Tiger and son place second, set record for birdies in PNC Father-Son Challenge
Team Woods set a record for birdies but came up just short of the top prize at the PNC Father-Son Challenge last Saturday and Sunday in Orlando, Fla.
South Carolina State wins Celebration Bowl, but Jackson State has reason to celebrate, too
A little Kool & The Gang music would fit this occasion. HBCUs had much to celebrate, on and off the field, regarding last Saturday’s Cricket Celebration Bowl in Atlanta.
Coach Jay Butler is Mr. 100
Coach Jay Butler’s 100th coaching victory at Virginia Union University is in his rear-view mirror.
Second ‘George Floyd’ Pieta stolen from Catholic University
A second painting of Jesus and his mother, Mary, in which Jesus is widely thought to be depicted as George Floyd, has been stolen from the walls of the Catholic University of America’s law school.
Fire destroys former governor’s home
A Wednesday fire destroyed the Northern Virginia home of former Virginia Gov. and U.S. Sen. Chuck Robb and his wife, Lynda, who is the daughter of former President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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.
State grant helps keep GRTC rides free
A new $8 million state grant could help GRTC keep fares at no cost to riders for at least another three years.
City worker unionization efforts begin as police coalition calls for Chief Smith’s ouster
Should City Hall follow the lead of the Richmond School Board and authorize its employees to organize and collectively bargain over wages and working conditions?
Justice Goodwyn to become second Black chief justice of Virginia Supreme Court
Virginia will soon have its second Black chief justice of the state Supreme Court.
CoStar to expand in Richmond, building a new riverfront office tower and creating up to 3,000 new jobs
Up to 3,000 new jobs and a new 26-story riverfront office tower that will rank as the tallest office building in Virginia.
More free COVID-19 home test kits to be made available
The Richmond and Henrico health districts are making more free COVID-19 test kits available for people to use at home.
State NAACP, others lodge criticism of proposed redistricting lines
Flawed data and too little assurance of fair representation for Black voters in Richmond, Hampton Roads and other sectors of the state.
Cherished Holiday Memories 2021
Holiday memories are created by family — whether it is the family we’re born into or the family we create through church, work or social interactions.
Woolfolk, Byerson to again become household names in area basketball
Woolfolk and Byerson—famous names from Richmond basketball archives—are back in hoops news, this time in Chesterfield County.
The Rev. Franklin D. Harvey Sr., inventor of the Afro Master and former owner of Harvey’s Progressive Barber Shop, dies at 88
For decades, the Rev. Franklin Deheart Harvey Sr. ran one of the largest barbering operations in Richmond.
