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Cotton boll becomes pressure point during tour with Mrs. Northam
Virginia First Lady Pam Northam met privately Saturday with a mother and daughter to discuss their concerns that went viral about Mrs. Northam’s efforts to offer Executive Mansion visitors insight into the hardships enslaved people had endured.
‘In the Heights’ opens to low numbers
NEW YORK Just when a party was poised to break out in movie theaters, the below-expectation debut of “In the Heights” last weekend dampened Hollywood’s hopes of a swift or smooth recovery at the summer box office.
RVA Night League for Safer Streets builds life skills, relationships along with basketball
RVA Night League for Safer Streets is set to start its second season of night basketball with more jumps shots and lifestyle workshops.
Stanton slugging it all the way to the bank
Giancarlo Stanton is Major League Baseball’s top slugger. He also claims No. 1 status going to the bank. The Miami Marlins’ mountainous right fielder had 57 home runs through Saturday, Sept. 23, and was bidding to be just the sixth man in history to enter the exclusive club of players with 60 or more home runs in a single season.
Little similarity seen in today’s immigrants
The executive action President Obama was pressured into last fall was nothing short of a third amnesty for illegal immigrants. Ordinarily, it wouldn’t be a sound policy, but it was politically savvy for advocates to compare the unjust treatment against black Americans to help elevate public interest.
Sean Combs gives $1 million to Howard
No matter how he’s addressed — Puff Daddy, Puffy or P. Diddy — Sean Combs still holds Howard University and Washington close to his heart, which he demonstrated during a recent concert where the entertainment mogul donated $1 million to the university.
City collection event for old electronics, paints May 6
Need to get rid of broken computers, outdated cell phones or other unused electronic equipment? What about spray cans or bags of pesticides or cans of old paint?
GRTC running free shuttle service to city’s new Voter Registrar’s Office
GRTC is operating free hourly shuttles to help people who want to vote early to reach the new Richmond Voter Registrar’s Office at 2134 W. Laburnum Ave.
Washington NFL team to skip training in Richmond
Following a decision from the National Football League, the Washington pro football team will not be traveling to Richmond to train in late July and early August.
City of Richmond to hold e-cycling event Saturday
Need to get rid of old televisions and computers or buckets of paint? Safe, environmentally friendly recycling will be offered to Richmond residents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, the city Department of Public Works announced.
State still has $788M available to help families facing eviction
Confronted by the prospect of a flood of evictions, President Biden’s administration acted Tuesday to of- fer temporary relief that will impact struggling renters facing ouster for overdue payments, including those in Richmond and most of Central Virginia.
Va. lawmakers pass bipartisan budget leaving tax policy unchanged
After months of partisan combat over different priorities, Virginia lawmakers approved a bipartisan budget deal Monday with no major tax changes, funding boosts for education and mental health and salary increases for teachers and state employees.
House District 74: Delegate Lamont Bagby, Democrat (incumbent) vs. James L. “Jimmy” Brooks, Republican
Delegate Lamont Bagby, who has represented House District 74 since 2015, is being challenged by political novice Republican James L. “Jimmy” Brooks.
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NSU sprinter qualifies for Olympic trials
HBCU’s will be represented at the upcoming Olympic Track and Field Trials.
VSU opens football season in Norfolk at Labor Day classic
Virginia State University hopes to start its 2018 football season the same way it opened the 2017 season — by defeating Norfolk State University in the Labor Day Classic.
Labor Day holiday highlights
Richmond area residents took to the river, parks and football stadiums during Labor Day Weekend, the unofficial end of summer.
Researchers uncover their tangled roots
Lemon Project symposium to help connect the past
Virginia lawyer and retired public official Viola Baskerville has been intrigued by her family’s roots for more than 35 years.
Confederate statues go black in Charlottesville
Workers in Charlottesville draped giant black tarps over two statues of Confederate generals on Wednesday to symbolize the city’s mourning for Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old paralegal who was killed while protesting a white nationalist rally. The work began around 1 p.m. in Emancipation Park, where a towering monument of Robert E. Lee on horseback stands. Workers gathered around the monument with a large black covering. Some stood in cherry-pickers and others used ropes and poles to cover the statue as onlookers took photos and video.
