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The first pedestrians stream across the newly opened T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge over the James River. Mayor Dwight C. Jones led the ribbon-cutting for the lighted bridge during the Grand Illumination on Friday. Richmond poured $11.3 million in state and city funds into the span open only to pedestrians and bikes. The new river crossing sits above a 1901 dam and links Brown’s Island on the North Side to an overlook on the South Side near the entry to the Manchester Bridge. Another $200,000 was spent on eight, 17-foot-tall metal rings that Denver artist Joshua Wiener created to adorn the South Side path to the 1,600-foot bridge. The bridge is named for a senior city planner who advocated for the bridge before his death in 2014. Construction began in October 2015 on the only current city structure named for a city employee.

The first pedestrians stream across the newly opened T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge over the James River. Mayor Dwight C. Jones led the ribbon-cutting for …

Published on December 10, 2016
Double the holiday fun // Twins Layla, left, and Leyah DeBruhl, 4, compare books they received Saturday at the annual Holiday Open House at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. More than 160 books were donated by the Sistahs Book Club for the free event. More photos, B2.

Double the holiday fun // Twins Layla, left, and Leyah DeBruhl, 4, compare books they received Saturday at the annual Holiday Open House at the …

Published on December 10, 2016
Tsujiro Miyazaki, right, father of the late Free Press founder and editor Raymond H. Boone, was born in Nagasaki, Japan, came to Suffolk in the late 1920s and started the Horseshoe Café. In 1943, U.S. government agents took him from his home and family and shipped him to the Rohwer internment camp in Arkansas. He never returned. The family doesn’t know if he died in the camp or was sent back to Japan.

Tsujiro Miyazaki, right, father of the late Free Press founder and editor Raymond H. Boone, was born in Nagasaki, Japan, came to Suffolk in the …

Published on December 10, 2016
From left, Yvonne Brandon, president of the Commonwealth Chapter of The Links Inc.; speaker Rosalyn M. Brock, chair of the national NAACP Board of Directors; Claudia Wall, event chair; and Virginia Union University Acting President Joseph F. Johnson take a moment at The Links chapter’s 9th Biennial Green and White Luncheon held Nov. 19 at a Downtown hotel.

From left, Yvonne Brandon, president of the Commonwealth Chapter of The Links Inc.; speaker Rosalyn M. Brock, chair of the national NAACP Board of Directors; …

Published on December 10, 2016

Published on December 10, 2016
Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, will keynote Virginia Union University’s 39th Annual Community Leaders Breakfast.

Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, will keynote Virginia Union University’s 39th Annual Community Leaders Breakfast.

Published on December 10, 2016

Published on December 10, 2016
Allison Simoes Don Vaccaro, left, and the Rev. Boise Kimber discuss Grace Church Websites, the project they launched to provide free websites for churches and nonprofit organizations.

Allison Simoes Don Vaccaro, left, and the Rev. Boise Kimber discuss Grace Church Websites, the project they launched to provide free websites for churches and …

Published on December 10, 2016
Native American “water protectors” celebrate last Sunday’s decision by the Army Corps of Engineers stopping the easement for the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline next to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation near Cannon Ball, N.D.

Native American “water protectors” celebrate last Sunday’s decision by the Army Corps of Engineers stopping the easement for the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline next …

Published on December 10, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump stands with Betsy DeVos, his nominee for U.S. secretary of education, after their meeting Nov. 19 at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.

President-elect Donald Trump stands with Betsy DeVos, his nominee for U.S. secretary of education, after their meeting Nov. 19 at the main clubhouse at Trump …

Published on December 10, 2016

Published on December 10, 2016

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Published on December 9, 2016

Published on December 9, 2016

Published on December 9, 2016

Published on December 9, 2016

Published on December 9, 2016

Published on December 9, 2016

Published on December 9, 2016