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Free dental clinic Feb. 1 for uninsured youngsters

Virginia Commonwealth University Dental Care’s Pediatric Practice is hosting “Give Kids a Smile,” a free dental clinic for youngsters age 18 and under.

Grocery in the making

A new Whole Foods Market is taking shape in the 2000 block of West Broad Street. It is one of several new grocery stores in planning or under construction in the city, including the Market @ 25th in Church Hill …

Henrico court ruling may impact Va. abortion clinics

Abortion clinics in Richmond and across the state might have to spend millions of dollars to upgrade to hospital-level standards if a new Henrico County Circuit Court judge’s ruling stands.

Lt. Gov. Fairfax sits to take a stand

Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax, the second African-American to hold statewide office in Virginia, made a statement with a “sit-in” of sorts last Friday in the state Senate chamber, where he presides.

$14M slice

Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras wants to strip $13 million from the school system’s budget by making cuts to the central office.

Richmond teacher is finalist for National Teacher of the Year

Richmond teacher Rodney A. Robinson’s star keeps rising. Mr. Robinson, who was selected in October as Virginia’s 2018 Teacher of the Year, is one of four finalists for the National Teacher of the Year.

Showdown expected at Feb. 11 City Council meeting over renaming Boulevard for Arthur Ashe Jr.

Will the Boulevard be renamed for Richmond-born tennis great and humanitarian Arthur Ashe Jr.?

Case against VUU president in Florida appears stalled

Bethune-Cookman University in Florida appears to have halted its legal effort to hold former top officials accountable for their alleged role in saddling the Daytona Beach school with an overly expensive dormitory.

Postal rates go up Sunday

The price of a first-class stamp will jump to a record 55 cents on Sunday, Jan. 27. The nickel increase from the current 50-cent stamp price is the largest single jump in the history of the American postal service, according …

Federal panel selects redistricting plan for House of Delegates

A federal three-judge panel announced Tuesday it has selected a redistricting plan to end illegal packing of African-American voters into 11 Virginia House of Delegate districts.

Plans underway for new VCU in-patient children’s hospital

A new in-patient children’s hospital is being planned, according to Virginia Commonwealth University. The design work is underway nearly four years after VCU and Bon Secours pulled out of a proposed free-standing children’s hospital, collapsing that effort.

Portal in Monroe Park to connect Richmonders to the world

A gold-painted shipping container that can transport you around the world without spending a dime has been placed in Monroe Park. Enter this portal, and instantly you will be connected via videoconferencing to people who have entered a similarly equipped …

Crusade for Voters urges Agelasto to resign

The Richmond Crusade for Voters announced its support Tuesday for efforts to remove 5th District City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto from office because he no longer lives in the district.

Disabled drivers could lose free parking Downtown

Drivers of vehicles bearing handicap license plates or placards are poised to lose the privilege of parking for two hours free on Downtown streets.

‘Pathetic’

Mayor Levar M. Stoney appears to be backpedaling on his pledge to meet a new City Charter requirement to provide “a fully funded plan to modernize” Richmond’s decaying school buildings.