Peggy Mitchell Smith, 86, former teacher
Edythe Elizebeth “Peggy” Mitchell Smith came from a long line of trailblazers.
L. Douglas Wilder’s legacy
Mr. Wilder presents in his own words what he views as the legacy of his historic election and leadership of the commonwealth 25 years later.
VCU takes on U.Va. Saturday at Siegel Center
Virginia Commonwealth University basketball has lost its national ranking.
Mary Frances Rogers Barnes, 80, educator
Mary Frances Rogers Barnes saw great potential in every child.
Election set for 63rd House District seat
Tuesday, Jan. 6. That’s the date for the special election to replace new state Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Richmond Christian Center auctioned to Henrico church
The building that housed the bankrupt Richmond Christian Center is going to remain a worship center.
Cleveland-to-VUU pipeline flows once more
Virginia Union University’s famed “Cleveland Connection,” long the lifeblood of the institution’s basketball program, has regained a pulse.
Taqqi Muhammad is John Marshall’s ‘Big D’
Taqqi Muhammad is held in such high esteem at Richmond’s John Marshall High School, and why the senior has landed a full scholarship to the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
City Council leadership to change?
Sources: Mosby has votes to be council president
City Council member Michelle R. Mosby could have the votes to become the first African-American woman to lead Richmond’s City Council.
Remembering the ancestors
The Well Project
The cries of enslaved ancestors could be heard during a ceremony last week memorializing human remains uncovered in an abandoned 19th century well during the 1994 construction of the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building on Virginia Commonwealth University’s medical campus.
What are you most thankful for?
Thanksgiving marks the start of the holiday season, when we are reminded of our blessings.
VSU wins NCAA first-round playoff game
Virginia State University’s football season falls into the category, “Who would have thought?”
No charges for Michael Brown’s killer
Michael Brown Jr.’s grieving parents likely will never see the killer of their teenage son face murder charges.
Edna H. McEachin, mother of state senator, succumbs at 87
Edna H. McEachin was a librarian assistant at Armstrong High School and taught special education for more than a decade at Thomas Jefferson High School before retiring in 1989.
Morgan State Bears in NCAA tourney in Richmond
The Morgan State University Bears football team is coming to Richmond for the first time since 1993.
The blessing of Heaven
It’s about family togetherness
For Ayisha Carter and her children, every day is Thanksgiving.
Rudolph McCollum Sr., 78, remembered
Mr. McCollum drove buses commercially for more than 40 years. He considered his passengers his second family.
Fast food workers must perform community service
Community service, but no jail time for protesting low wages.
