Thumbs up: Circuit court OKs casino referendum for Nov. 7 ballot
Richmond voters are all but certain to have a second chance to decide whether the city should host a casino resort.
Council approves Highland Park housing units, ban on wild animals, and more honorary street signs
Rushing to get to their August recess, City Council spent less than 90 minutes passing more than 40 pieces of mostly routine legislation that largely involved approvals of special use permits for development and authorizations for future transportation projects.
RRHA prepares to launch home-buying initiative
Richmond is preparing to become the first place in the country to test a revamped federal regulation aimed toward making it easier for people who hold housing vouchers or live in public housing to buy homes. Describing it as a …
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:
Ezibu Muntu marks 50th year at Dogwood Dell program
Ezibu Muntu, the oldest African dance company in the Richmond area, will mark its 50th year with a “golden” dance program at Dogwood Dell at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5.
DHR approves 7 state historical highway markers
The Virginia Board of Historic Resources recently approved seven new historical markers that will be placed along roadsides in Virginia. The signs will highlight the City of Richmond’s first municipal African burial ground; three communities founded by formerly enslaved African-Americans …
RPS presents Summer Fest
Richmond Public Schools students, family, staff and the larger Richmond community are invited to join the 4th Annual RPS Summer Fest on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Richmond High School for the Arts (formerly George Wythe …
Richmond area feeling impact from visitors
More visitors are coming to the Richmond area to participate in conventions and sporting events, giving a boost to the regional economy, generating jobs and filling hotels.
New signs discourage drivers from giving out money
Nearly two dozen signs designed to decrease panhandling and distracted driving recently popped up at busy intersections in Richmond.
City Councilwoman says rumors of eminent domain in North Side ‘not true’
A hoax that created a small uproar over the Richmond leg of the $266 million regional Fall Line Trail is being dispelled.
Chesterfield County receives $755,000 broadband grant
Chesterfield County has been awarded a $755,523 grant through the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Develop- ment’s Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) to support the county’s partnership with All Points Broadband and Dominion Energy to develop broadband availability countywide.
New life, new name for Wythe
When making remarks about the new Richmond High School of the Arts last Saturday, Jason Kamras’ words were noticeably cheerful and upbeat.
Changing of the guard
Judge Roger L. Gregory is now the former chief judge of the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
City OKs plan for toothless commission to keep tabs on utilities
City Council is on track to create the city’s first Public Utilities & Services Commission to review issues involving public utilities and pass a modified ban on lions, tigers, alligators and other “exotic or wild animals.”
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:
