Property in Henrico’s Garden City may be taken for planned development
Some homeowners in Henrico’s Garden City neighborhood may have their property taken for new roads for the $2.3 billion planned GreenCity development.
Mayor Stoney outlines new plan for city in State of City address
The Pulse lanes on Broad Street and in other parts of Richmond will be painted red thanks to a state grant to improve safety for drivers and pedestrians.
New $15.3M apartment complex planned for Jackson Ward
A 67-unit apartment complex targeting lower-income residents is now headed for a long vacant block of Jackson Ward that sits across from historic Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Health insurance marketplace open for enrollment through May 15
Tens of thousands of Virginians who have lost their employer-offered health insurance along with their jobs now have a fresh opportunity to gain coverage.
More federal money available for rental relief in the state
Virginia is pumping an additional $160 million into its rental relief program aimed at helping tenants and landlords avoid eviction proceedings, Gov. Ralph S. Northam announced Tuesday.
Plan to replace Public Safety Building gets greenlight from committee; heads to City Council for approval
City Hall’s proposal to sell off the decrepit, 64-year-old Public Safety Building in Downtown to a private group seeking to create a complex of offices and nonprofit hotels easily cleared a City Council committee Tuesday and is poised for adoption …
Virginia Housing sponsors webinars for first-time homebuyers
Interested in buying your first home?
Free credit repair webinar Feb. 27
The Iota Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity is hosting a free online seminar to help people build and repair their credit.
As death penalty opponent celebrates, vigilance continues
For Dale Brumfield, the likely abolition of the death penalty in Virginia is “a revolution in criminal justice reform.”
Lawmakers kill bill requiring officers to report wrongdoing, render aid
A Senate committee recently killed a bill intended to minimize police misconduct and incentivize accountability among law enforcement.
Virginia is poised to eliminate the death penalty
The death penalty has been a staple of Virginia law since the first English settlers arrived in Jamestown.
Kamras: RPS has too many obstacles to reopen safely by March 15
With all due respect, governor: No way, no how.
Mayor to deliver State of the City address Feb. 11
First, let’s get the vaccine out to everyone so we can get rid of the virus and the disruption it has caused. Then, let’s craft a recovery that promotes healing and unity and pursues social and economic equity. That’s the …
City plans $3.5M sale of Public Safety Building for new development
Unveiled nine months ago, a $325 million plan to replace the city’s decaying Public Safety Building in Downtown is gathering steam.
Neighbors want answers about planned GreenCity development
Barksdale Haggins Sr., 88, was shocked after reading newspaper accounts in early December that Henrico County officials were endorsing a massive 250-acre project to build an entertainment, housing, retail, office and hotel complex dubbed GreenCity near his home on quiet …
