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Fashion forward
Former banker now balances her life as a business owner and new mom
Chanel Nelson-Green is the owner of Liznel, a Richmond-based fashion boutique that has showcased designs in Hampton, New York and Washington, D.C.
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Robinson Day means so much to many
Jackie Robinson Day honors the courageous and wondrously talented man who broke baseball’s color barrier.
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Virginia lawmakers agree to extend timeline of budget negotiations
Leaders of the Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly said Wednesday that they reached an 11th-hour compromise with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to extend negotiations over the state budget in an attempt to avert gridlock.
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O.J. Simpson has been cremated, estate attorney in Las Vegas says
No public memorial planned
Former football star and celebrity criminal defendant O.J. Simpson was cremated Wednesday, the lawyer handling his estate said following his death last week at home in Las Vegas at age 76.
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In this image taken from Uber dashcam video released by the Clark County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office, William Brock, right, holds a weapon to Uber driver ...
Published on April 18, 2024
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Jonathan Young resigns from RPS School Board
Jonathan Young resigned from the Richmond Public School Board April 12 after it was revealed that a December 2023 incident between him and a 15-year-old female student resulted in the student filing a harassment complaint against him.
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Uber helps investigate Ohio driver’s shooting death
Uber is helping investigators look into the account that sent a driver to the Ohio home where an 81-year-old man allegedly shot a woman to death because he erroneously believed she was part of a scam, the ride-hailing company said Wednesday.
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Personality: Sheri Shannon
Spotlight on Southside ReLeaf cofounder
Sheri Shannon has long believed that focused community-action work can battle climate change head on.
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Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black quilt artist and author, dies at 93
Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, has died at 93.
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In its 16th year, Richmond Fashion Week showcases the best designers, photographers, models, business owners and new talent throughout Virginia, organizers say.
Published on April 18, 2024
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Cayson Marrow, 5, of Richmond is completely consumed by fresh cotton candy during the Birth in Color event, “Color Carnival” at Bryan Park as a ...
Published on April 18, 2024
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Lots of baseball talent used to flow through HBCUs
Fans don’t often see them now in Major League baseball, but HBCU players have left a star-shaped mark on the sport. The illustrious list of long-ago standouts includes numerous Major League Hall of Famers and several others with local connections.
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Journette stands out at NSU
Only one college offered Justin Journette a baseball scholarship while he was in high school. As it turned out, that one was enough.
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Fashion, fun and more
Richmond Fashion Week will celebrate the region’s thriving fashion and creative industries starting April 22-28.
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A sign posted outside a Henrico County convenience store informed customers that the business was not selling lottery tickets in protest of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s ...
Published on April 18, 2024
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A Virginia Lottery kiosk inside a Henrico County convenience store was deactivated as hundreds of business owners protested for the right to host skill games.
Published on April 18, 2024
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Better public understanding of domestic violence was the one silver lining from O.J. Simpson’s fall, by Clarence Page
Has the search for Nicole Simpson’s “real killer” officially ended? Not that I expected to find out more than we already know. The leading suspect in the slaying of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman continued to be nobody else but O.J., up to his dying day.
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Convenience stores shut down Virginia Lottery sales in protest for skill games
Organizers say hundreds of stores participate
At Krunal Patel’s convenience store outside Richmond, a row of Queen of Virginia skill games has been powered off and turned around against a wall.
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Hampton University, a trailblazer in the world of collegiate sailing, stands as the sole Historically Black College or University (HBCU) with a sailing team.
Published on April 18, 2024
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Curfew
City leaders respond to recent violence
The City of Richmond has instituted an 11 p.m. curfew for all juveniles as part of an early start to its Operation Safe Summer initiative.
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