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Vernon J. Harris Medical and Dental Center to reopen

A mainstay of health care in Richmond’s East End is reopening after being sidelined for a year of renovation.

GRTC to honor Rosa Parks on Dec. 1

On Sunday, Dec. 1, the first passenger seat in every GRTC bus once again will be reserved in honor of the late civil rights icon Rosa Parks, it has been announced.

'Hope' returnes to Henrico's Hope Village housing complex

A $5 million facelift of Hope Village, a 100-unit affordable housing complex in Henrico County, is now complete.

Mayor Stoney lauds record pothole repair

A record 31,000 potholes have been repaired this year, City Hall announced Tuesday.

Virginia DMV ramps up for Real IDs required by October 2020

After noticing his driver’s license was set to expire, Loudoun County resident John Akins paid a recent visit to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. This time he obtained a Real ID-compliant driver’s license — a new requirement for many …

America's last slave ship could offer a case for reparations

Alabama steamship owner Timothy Meaher financed the last slave vessel that brought African captives to the United States, and he came out of the Civil War a wealthy man.

School Board backs resolution to protect school funding in Coliseum financing plan

The Richmond School Board approved a resolution Monday requesting that City Council allow them to opt out of the funding plan for the controversial Coliseum replacement and Downtown redevelopment proposal.

Pushback

The battle over the proposed $1.5 billion Navy Hill District Corp. project in Downtown could rage for a few more months.

No knee now

Colin Kaepernick’s saga took another surreal turn last Saturday — a last-minute audible to nix an NFL-arranged workout and a quick dash 60 miles to the other side of Metro Atlanta, where the exiled quarterback staged his own impromptu passing …

Justices could return Allen's cable TV race bias suit to lower court

The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to overturn a lower court ruling in favor of an African-American media mogul and comedian who’s suing cable giant Comcast for racial discrimination.

Housing advocates threaten to sue RRHA for keeping public housing units vacant

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has been warned that it would face a federal lawsuit if it refuses to start leasing units that deliberately have been kept vacant in the Creighton Court public housing community.

Complaint to national challenges Va. NAACP election

The Virginia State Conference NAACP is facing more turmoil following a tumultuous convention at which Robert N. Barnette Jr. of Hanover County was elected the new state president.

Richmond delegates expected to have greater clout in upcoming General Assembly

At least four Richmond area delegates to the Virginia General Assembly are poised to gain increased clout when the new Democratic majority takes control of both the House of Delegates and the state Senate when the 2020 legislative session opens …

Parents back rezoning plan for greater diversity

Roughly 40 people voiced their over- whelming support for a Richmond Public Schools rezoning plan that would create more racial integration by pairing elementary schools that now have largely black or white student populations.

Anderson new City Council chief of staff

Lawrence Rashad Anderson, a former urban research fellow at American University in Washington, is the Richmond City Council’s new chief of staff.