Black Lives Matter art exhibit to open Feb. 15
Entries are being accepted through Friday, Feb. 1, for artists interested in participating in the 3rd Annual Black Lives Matter Art Exhibit at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond, 1000 Blanton Ave.
Richmond Environmental Film Festival kicks off Feb. 4
Call it a feast of 22 movies that will be shown at no charge with the goal of educating and raising awareness of environmental issues that are important to Richmond, the nation and the planet. That’s what the ninth edition of the Richmond Environmental Film Festival will be offering the public from Monday, Feb. 4, through Saturday, Feb. 16.
Johnson named executive director of BHM
Adele Johnson has been named executive director of the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia. Ms. Johnson has served in the position on an interim basis for more than a year. The full appointment became effective Jan. 1.
400th Commemoration gives special designation to 37 state historical highway markers
Historical highway markers celebrating African-American history in Richmond and across the state are at the center of a new initiative aimed at encouraging people to learn about the people and places that shaped the state.
Henrico author wins prestigious Newbery Medal
A Henrico County-based children’s book author is the 2019 winner of the prestigious John Newbery Medal.
12 selected for VIA Heritage Association 2019 Hall of Fame
The Virginia Interscholastic Association’s 2019 Hall of Fame is glowing with noted Richmonders. Basketball legends Bobby Dandridge and Charles Bonaparte, football coaching icon Willard Bailey and Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be among the inductees at a ceremony in Charlottesville on June 28.
Florida teen bench presses 355 lbs.
A search for the nation’s strongest teenage girl might lead to Union County High School in Lake Butler, Fla. That’s where Mahailya Reeves, a 15-year-old freshman, set a Florida state record on Jan. 26 with a jaw-dropping 355-pound bench press.
Teon Tiller turns Thomas Jefferson High into a contender
Don’t blink. Blink once if you’re guarding Teon Tiller, and the Thomas Jefferson High School senior is likely to whiz past for yet another bucket.
Richmond’s Ed Davis ranks among NBA’s lords of the boards
Native Richmonder Ed Davis ranks with pro basketball’s lords of the boards. Few players crash the backboards more relentlessly than the former Benedictine Prep and University of North Carolina standout.
Now showing at First Baptist: Free Friday movies
Richmond’s First Baptist Church at 2709 Monument Ave. is hosting free movies on Friday nights in February through its “Classics and Cocoa” series.
North Side church to host food pantry for former furloughed federal workers
The Light Community Church in North Side will give away food and other much needed items to former furloughed federal workers from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the church, 601 Azalea Ave. Non-perishable food items, as well as diapers and baby wipes, will be available.
Henrico court ruling may impact Va. abortion clinics
Abortion clinics in Richmond and across the state might have to spend millions of dollars to upgrade to hospital-level standards if a new Henrico County Circuit Court judge’s ruling stands.
Grocery in the making
Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond
A new Whole Foods Market is taking shape in the 2000 block of West Broad Street. It is one of several new grocery stores in planning or under construction in the city, including the Market @ 25th in Church Hill that is expected to open in March.
Free dental clinic Feb. 1 for uninsured youngsters
Virginia Commonwealth University Dental Care’s Pediatric Practice is hosting “Give Kids a Smile,” a free dental clinic for youngsters age 18 and under.
City gets 911 cell phone locator service
A new computer tool is helping 911 operators in Richmond locate people who are using cell phones to call police in emergencies. Despite being saddled with a difficult name, RapidSOS NG911, the tool enables operators to pinpoint the location of a caller who is unsure or unable to provide a location
Former Mayor Walter T. Kenney Sr., who worked across racial, political and regional lines, dies at 88
Former Richmond Mayor Walter T. Kenney Sr. would have been out of step in today’s polarized politics. Mr. Kenney, a proud Richmond native who died Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in a local hospital at age 88, is being remembered as the “consummate gentleman” of city politics who would talk with everyone, no matter their political leanings.
New Richmond Police stables put on hold
Samson, Scooter and Toby, the horses in the Richmond Police Department’s Mounted Unit, will not be getting a new home. Without any fanfare, City Hall has dropped plans for developing a modern 12-stall stable at Crestview and Government roads in the East End.
VUU and VCU create dual-degree program
Students at Virginia Union and Virginia Commonwealth universities will be able to earn dual bachelor’s degrees from both schools in engineering and science through an initiative to launch next fall.
RRHA tenants still facing heating problems
At least 50 public housing tenants are hoping the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority will be able to fully restore their heat ahead of the bitter cold set to slam Richmond this week. The RRHA, buoyed by the end of the government shutdown that threatened its financial well-being, reported major progress in restoring heat to tenants.
Honorary street sign for late businessman Clarence L. Townes Jr. to be unveiled Sunday
An honorary street sign will be unveiled this weekend to salute the late Clarence L. Townes Jr., a Richmond businessman who played major roles in city government and political affairs for decades.
