Leaves blanket the grass at 42nd Street and Stonewall Avenue in South Side — a familiar autumn scene in many areas of Richmond. Rake and blower time has arrived. In a move to save money, the city has pushed back its leaf collection and will limit it to one pass. The start date: Monday, Nov. 30. The collections will begin in neighborhoods in the North Side, adjacent to Downtown and in the near West End and continue across the city through early February. The work will be delayed if there are snowfalls.

Historic inauguration at UR - Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher, center, receives the sterling silver Presidential Chain of Office at the University of Richmond from President Emeritus Edward L. Ayers and Dr. Kristine A. Nolin, university marshal and associate professor of chemistry.

Historic inauguration at UR - With his wife, Dr. Betty Crutcher, right, and daughter Sara proudly in attendance, Dr. Crutcher was inaugurated Oct. 30 as UR’s 10th president. He is the first African-American to lead the private, liberal arts university since it was founded in 1830. Events included an inaugural luncheon, a symposium on equity in higher education and a homecoming concert.

Vibrant rose in Church Hill