by The Conversation | Apr 18, 2024 | JUSTICE, OPINION, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
In October 2023, nearly seven years after the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally, the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, was melted down. Since then, two more major Confederate monuments have been removed: the...
by R. Anthony Harris | Feb 8, 2024 | ART, DOWNTOWN RVA, OPINION, STREET ART
A few weeks ago, the Richmond Times Dispatch reported that the Haxall Hydro Power Plant is slated to transform into a new pickleball court and food-and-beverage concept. Yet, what’s the fate of the RVA Street Art Festival and the art that is already there? Over...
by Christian Detres | Nov 9, 2023 | LETTER TO THE EDITOR, OPINION, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
It’s over. Again. Richmond beat back the ghouls of predatory greed and political prostitution. After a battle, all seems eerily quiet. The quiet unsettles if not followed by the housekeeping of the battlefield – damage reports need filing, and new plans need...
by RVA Staff | Nov 7, 2023 | EDITORIAL, OPINION, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
Voting No Casino & Reclaiming a Radical Vision of Solidarity & Economic Freedom Amidst a Divisive Casino Campaign Over the weekend, I learned that one of the owners of the proposed casino who is also one of the most powerful Black women in America, Cathy...
by Jon Baliles | Nov 5, 2023 | EDITORIAL, OPINION, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
This piece is one in a series of opinion pieces by Jon Baliles about the proposed Richmond Grand Resort and Casino. You can read his other pieces HERE. The casino advocates made a big deal about their labor peace agreement that was reached with the Washington,...
by Jon Baliles | Nov 5, 2023 | EDITORIAL, OPINION, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
This piece is one in a series of opinion pieces by Jon Baliles about the proposed Richmond Grand Resort and Casino. You can read his other pieces HERE. The Richmond Times-Dispatch Editorial Board and reporters sat down this week with the casino opponents who said the...
