Holiday closings
In observance of Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25, please note the following closings:
Thanksgiving food programs help individuals, families
Richmond area organizations are spreading the bounty of Thanksgiving food with individuals and families in need during this season.
Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.
Refunds, rate reduction expected for Dominion customers
Virginia regulators have approved a settlement that will bring to a close a review of the rates of the state’s largest electric utility and result in modest refunds and a rate reduction for Dominion Energy Virginia customers.
Virginia Supreme Court picks 2 special experts for redistricting
The Supreme Court of Virginia has selected two outside experts from a pool of nominees put forward by lawmakers to help it complete its task of drawing new legislative districts to conform with the 2020 Census.
Virginia Interfaith Center expands living wage certification program statewide
In March 2018, the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy launched its Living Wage Certification Program, recognizing 10 businesses and organizations in Richmond that guaranteed paying livable wages to its employees.
Richmond awarded federal planning grant for Gilpin Court renovation
Richmond has been awarded a $450,000 federal grant to assist with planning for a major redo of the Gilpin Court public housing community, which sits just north of Downtown.
City plans new Park and Ride-type initiative
Instead of driving into Downtown and searching for parking, how about parking and catching a bus or van that would link you to the Pulse rapid transit to ride to your destination?
Petersburg police lieutenant indicted for assaulting unarmed man
A grand jury in Petersburg has indicted a police officer on charges that he misused a Taser on an unarmed man.
City Council takes step towards full-time job with full-time pay
Full-time City Council members? For the first time, Richmond’s governing body is planning to seek authority from the General Assembly to hike the pay of members so they could become full time.
Legal or not?
Casino-style gaming is still going strong in Richmond even after voters turned down an actual casino-resort in the Nov. 2 referendum.
Fields loses appeal in murder conviction from Charlottesville rally
The Ohio man sent to prison for driving his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in August 2017 has lost his bid to appeal his conviction, the Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled …
State tests bring to light pandemic learning gap
Richmond Public Schools student learning gap widened with the pandemic, according to results from this fall’s Virginia Growth Assessment testing by the state Department of Education.
’Just get it done so we can get back to normal’
Thanksgiving 2020 was tough for the Spearman family.
Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.
