Governor Abigail Spanberger has vetoed Virginia’s long-debated marijuana retail legislation, halting plans to create a regulated adult-use cannabis market and exposing divisions between legalization advocates, hemp businesses, and state leadership over the future of...
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is facing scrutiny, both locally and internationally, after withholding the diploma of psychology graduate Sereen Haddad, a 20-year-old Palestinian-American student who completed her degree in three years with highest honors. The university says the decision is tied to an ongoing student conduct review...
In Richmond, you walk into Kroger or Food Lion for the usual and walk out $80 lighter with barely a bag and a half. No steaks. No extras. Just the basics you’ve been buying since you first learned how to cook on a crooked burner in a Fan apartment. And now you’re staring at the receipt like it might explain itself. It doesn’t. Prices aren’t...
Yesterday, more than a thousand Richmonders took to Monument Avenue as part of the nationwide Good Trouble Lives On demonstration, organized by 50501 Virginia and local partners. The peaceful action stretched from Lombardy Street to Willow Lawn Drive, forming a three-mile human chain of protest and remembrance. Timed to honor the...
On Thursday evening, 50501 Virginia will lead a large-scale civil rights protest along Monument Avenue in Richmond, aligning with similar actions across the state and nation. Titled “Good Trouble Lives On,” the event honors the anniversary of the passing of civil rights leader John Lewis and his call to get into "good trouble"...
National rankings say Richmond is thriving. But talk to the people living and working here, and a more complicated picture emerges. Richmond has been named one of the best cities to live in America. Again. A global marketing firm ranked 100 U.S. cities, and Richmond landed at No. 43, ahead of plenty of places with bigger skylines and better PR....
As reported by Brandon Jarvis (Virginia Scope) and Brad Kutner (Radio IQ), ICE agents have detained multiple individuals inside the Chesterfield County Courthouse over the past several days. According to Virginia Scope, six people were detained on Friday, another six on Monday, and agents were seen in the courthouse again on Tuesday. The...
If there was a moment that changed the race for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor, it would definitely be when Senator Ghazala Hashmi delivered a speech in the bed of a pickup truck outside of a protest against Governor Glenn Youngkin in Church Hill. Hashmi did not shy away from progressive politics. She built a coalition of...
Richmond showed up this weekend. We’ve got to hold our leaders accountable—applaud them when they get it right, and hit the streets when they don’t. But protest is just one part of the work. If you were out there—or even if you wanted to be—don’t let it end with the march. Momentum matters. And Richmond has no shortage of places that need your...
Richmond has been ranked one of the top 10 metro areas in the country for Millennials, according to a new study by SmartAsset. The city landed at #7 overall, up from 15th place last year, marking one of the largest jumps in the national rankings. The annual study evaluates major U.S. metro areas based on key factors relevant to Millennial...
