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Jason Hatcher key to Washington’s pass rush
If you want to catch butterflies, get a net. If you plan corralling horses, find a lasso. If you need to snare quarterbacks, call someone the likes of Jason Hatcher.
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Black excellence needed again in baseball, by David W. Marshall
The Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros competition in the recent 2022 World Series was the first time since 1950 that there was not a single American-born Black player on either team’s 26-person roster.
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High 5!
Denver Nuggets win first NBA title over Miami Heat in Game 5
This is no joke. The Denver Nuggets, led by Nikola Jokic, aka “The Joker,” are NBA champs for the first time since entering the league 47 years ago.
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City property values on the rise in many areas
Richmond’s land book of assessed values shows why affordable housing is now a big issue.
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’Tis the season for food justice, by Julianne Malveaux
Since early November, we’ve witnessed appeals to donate to food banks, food baskets and community food events.
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Jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, 85, dies
Ornette Coleman, a self-taught alto saxophone player who polarized the jazz world with his unconventional “free jazz” before coming to be regarded as an avant garde genius, died Thursday, June 11, 2015, in New York, according to his publicist. He was 85.
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Rallying to save Belmead// An intent crowd listens as volunteer Rodney Jackson rallies support last Saturday to keep the Pennsylvania-based Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament …
Published on May 20, 2016
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Cityscape // Clement Britt Richmond Fire Capt. Robert Maass leads members of Engine Co. No. 13 and Mayor Levar Stoney, second from right, in ceremoniously …
Published on February 10, 2017
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Jane Cooper Johnson (formerly Daisy Jane Cooper) stands in front of Richmond’s newest sculpture “Strides” during its unveiling at the corner of Libbie and Patterson …
Published on February 1, 2024
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‘Richmond … you rock’
Thanks go out to Mayor Dwight C. Jones, police officials from various localities and volunteers from around the world, officials from various localities and the different agencies that showcased Richmond as a world-class city.
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18-story apartment tower planned for Belvidere, Grace streets
Richmond is losing another gas station on the edge of Downtown, but is set to gain a $100 million apartment tower in exchange.
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Grace Street development plan on hold
Plans to develop nearly a block of city property on East Grace Street into an $86 million office, hotel and residential complex are headed back to the drawing board after Mayor Levar M. Stoney withdrew legislation on the project. Bob Englander of CathFord Consulting, who proposed the project, said
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‘$20 at the store doesn’t do anything but make you sad’
I am a reader of your newspaper. And many times, you have things in your paper that hit home with me. I am 71 years old and live on North Side. I am thankful to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority for low-income housing.
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Good tidings
Various civic and social organizations continue the holiday spirit by sharing both tangible and intangible gifts throughout the community.
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Mayor withdraws proposal to name city park plaza for Dominion Energy
A new plaza proposed for the city-owned Low Line Green that runs along the Capital Trail on the riverfront will not bear the name of Dominion Energy.
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New mobile health van to provide food pantry, HIV testing
A new mobile health van will carry food and provide HIV testing to people in low-income communities in Richmond and the surrounding counties.
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Free community testing for COVID-19
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:
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Free community COVID-19 testing continues
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following location:
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Free COVID-19 testing and vaccines
COVID-19 testing is available at various drug stores, clinics and urgent care centers throughout the area for people with and without health insurance. Several offer free tests.
