Basketball hoop from 2020 protests on display at The Valentine
A basketball hoop and ball used during the summer 2020 gatherings at Lee Circle are now on view at The Valentine as part of its ongoing exhibition “This Is Richmond, Virginia.”
Brown’s Island upgrades will sideline Friday Cheers next year
Richmond’s longest-running summer concert series, Friday Cheers, will take a hiatus in 2026 as construction begins on the Brown’s Island Improvement Project, Venture Richmond announced.
City breaks ground on $140M arts-focused high school
A new era for arts education in Richmond is taking shape along Midlothian Turnpike. Construction is underway on the $140 million Richmond High School for the Arts, a facility designed to serve about 1,800 students.
McClellan launches youth advisory council for high school students
A group of high school students in Virginia’s 4th Congressional District will soon get a front-row seat to federal government operations, thanks to Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s newly launched Youth Advisory Council for the 2025-2026 school year.
Virginia Chamber of Commerce names interim president
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has appointed Keith Martin as interim president and CEO following the resignation of Cathie J. Vick after just four months in the role.
Little Rock Nine member to keynote Virginia descendants symposium
Descendants of Enslaved Communities Virginia will celebrate its fifth anniversary with the organization’s annual Descendants Day Symposium on Sept. 13 at The Center at Belvedere in Charlottesville.
RMTA to begin all-electronic tolling on Powhite Parkway this winter
The Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority (RMTA) will begin transitioning to all-electronic tolling (AET) this winter, starting with the Powhite Parkway.
60 National Guard members to be deployed in Virginia to support ICE
About 60 Virginia National Guard members will be deployed around the state as early as September to support immigration enforcement agents.
Richmond utility to shorten PromisePay repayment terms Sept. 1
The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities will change the terms of its PromisePay payment plans starting Sept. 1, reducing the maximum repayment period for customers with overdue bills
Rezoning, rapid transit raise worries about displacement on Chamberlayne Ave.
A proposal to rezone a 2-mile stretch of Chamberlayne Avenue where Richmond plans to run a new Pulse line is causing worries that increased development could lead to the loss of one of the city’s greatest concentrations of affordable housing.
State health officials still encourage COVID vaccines for pregnant women
Heading into the respiratory illness season, states and clinicians are working to encourage pregnant patients to get COVID-19 vaccinations, even though the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services no longer recommends that they should.
Candidates set for debate at NSU
In Virginia’s governor’s race, the candidates aren’t just preparing to debate — they’ve been debating whether to debate.
New study links historic redlining to youth violence hotspots
Richmond’s historic redlining practices continue to shape the city’s risk of youth violence, according to new research from Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia State University.
Family, friends mourn Harlem Globetrotter, Maggie Walker alum Clyde Austin, 67
For nearly two decades, Clyde “The Glide” Austin was a basketball superstar. A gifted player, his talents took him from the gymnasiums of Richmond Public Schools to touring with the Harlem Globetrotters.
Activists call on city to cut ties with ICE after wave of arrests
More than 100 people gathered outside Richmond City Hall on Monday afternoon, urging city and state leaders to sever any cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a recent surge of arrests in the region.
