Two months ago, Adam Dunigan had no public digital footprint. Today, the former Marine and CIA case officer has built a social media following that exploded to more than 180,000 people in just a few weeks, fueled largely by a series of detailed video breakdowns of the...
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia voters have about two weeks left to cast an early vote, in person. Over 287,000 people have already voted early in the Nov. 7 election, through both in-person and mail ballots. More voters have cast an in-person ballot than submitted a mail ballot, as of Oct. 18. However, just over 228,000 mail...
Axios dropped some news this morning about the city's high-stakes casino referendum. Wondering what's lighting a fire under voters this election season? Well, the pro-casino team is pulling out all the stops to boost turnout, offering free lunches at polling stations. Though they're offering Ubers to their supporters, don't let that deter you....
Hundreds gathered in Richmond’s Monroe Park for a rally in solidarity for Palestinians. Supporters included both members of the local Muslim community and those without an Islamic background. Rally-goers then took to the streets with Richmond Police assisting in closing down West Broad Street temporally. The rally and march went off without a...
As of September 1, the Institute of Contemporary Art has been hosting More Little Ditties, a video installation by Morgan Bassichis. It remains until January 4, 2024. Christian Detres sat down with the artist to discuss their collection and how it relates to everything from the collective trauma of COVID-19, to the ongoing conflict in Israel...
A Letter to the Editor by Josh Stanfield. “Asked about the financing of the project, [Churchill Downs Incorporated CEO] Carstanjen said the specifics would be finalized and made public after the referendum.” Sarah Rankin, AP, 9.1.23 Green space, pickleball, spa treatments, the resort experience - this is what’s being sold to Richmond voters...
Early voting has begin in Virginia and the Richmond casino advocates have gone all-in with the mayor and City Council to make sure the referendum got back on the ballot and now are betting the house with an absurd amount of money to make sure the referendum passes this time. Jimmy Cloutier at Virginia Investigative Journalism has an interesting...
Have you ever this before, “this is the most important election in your life.” Perhaps this has been declared during a Presidential election, maybe in a Governor race, but almost certainly will you never hear someone claim that for state legislator race. Virginia has a unique election calendar, with state elections on odd years instead of...
Local Francesca Lyn ventured into the community to interview residents about the impending Richmond, VA casino referendum, gathering their perspectives on why they believe it may not be in Richmond's best interest. https://youtu.be/q1cBF2Mp_Bg Remember to VOTE NO CASINO on November 7th, 2023 and you can sign up for EARLY VOTING here:...
Two years ago, Mayor Stoney and casino advocates pushed for their referendum because they claimed it would bring jobs and revenue and tourism and entertainment options to Richmond. They said they would hire only local workers (even though it is unenforceable). They said they would hire at least 40% minority businesses as contractors. They...
