Henrico distributing PPEs to targeted neighborhoods; Richmond sets up mask distribution network
Henrico County is distributing 20,000 reusable cloth face masks, bottles of hand sanitizer and informational packets about COVID-19 in personal protective equipment care kits to be distributed Thursday and Friday, Aug. 27 and 28.
VSU, other colleges dealing with changes because of COVID-19
Virginia State University officials announced this week that campus housing will not be reopened and all courses will remain online this fall to avoid the spread of COVID-19 — a prime example of the upheaval students, parents and schools are …
Ban on utility cutoffs extended to Sept. 16
A ban on cutting off electricity, water and other utility services of people who have not paid their bills has been extended from Monday, Aug. 31, to Wednesday, Sept. 16.
RRHA’s annual plan for 2019-20 finally approved by HUD
It took nearly a year, but the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has finally received federal approval for its 2019-20 annual plan.
RPS revises food distribution schedule beginning Aug. 31
Richmond Public Schools is going to a new food distribution schedule with new locations to accommodate students and families receiving meals before the 9:15 a.m. start of the school day.
Payback? Questions raised about charges against Sen. Lucas
State Sen. Louise Lucas of Portsmouth, a key power broker and one of the highest ranking African-Americans in the General Assembly, has been charged with conspiracy to damage a Confederate monument during protests in Portsmouth that also led to a …
School day care?
Sharonda Robinson hoped against hope that Richmond Public Schools would reopen this fall so her sons, ages 6 and 8, could be in school taking classes while she went to work.
Dems pull out big guns to energize virtual convention for Biden
Democrats launched the third day of their virtual national convention on Wednesday, with headliners broadening the focus from a multipart rebuke of President Trump to an energizing message of change in boosting former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential bid.
Special General Assembly session kicks off amid rallies calling for reform
Will evictions be halted until April 30, 2021, as Richmond Democratic state Sen. Ghazala F. Hashmi has proposed?
Free COVID-19 testing
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.
Gray calls for probe of mayor’s use of $1.8M to remove Confederate statues
The fate of two Richmond-owned Confederate statues and one of Christopher Columbus remain on hold even as City Council has put in place a process to sell off 10 others.
Collaboration helps erase graffiti at historic cemeteries
Nearly three weeks after historical African- American and Jewish cemeteries were tagged with graffiti, volunteers and other workers have cleaned the marks — “777” — that were spraypainted on headstones and entrances to Evergreen, East End, Barton Heights and Sir …
School supplies, show giveaways start for ‘back to school’
As Richmond area students prepare for virtual learning this semester, they still will need school supplies and other items as online classes begin Tuesday, Sept. 8.
City projects $4.7M budget surplus despite COVID-19
While many in Richmond are struggling to pay their bills during the pandemic, City Hall surprisingly remains awash in cash.
Former NFL player Jason Wright named president of Washington pro football team
The Washington NFL team hired Jason Wright as team president on Monday, making him the first Black person to hold that position in NFL history.
