This week, Zohran Mamdani won the race to become the next mayor of New York City in one of the nation’s most closely watched elections. A Democratic socialist who campaigned alongside Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mamdani defeated former Governor Andrew...
In the Eastern Shore town of Wachapreague, climate change threatens a coastal way of life. The tide is high, but this seaside town is holding on. As the owner and operator of Seaside Eco-tours, Capt. Meriwether Payne ferries passengers from the Wachapreague Town Marina to the barrier islands just beyond the marshes of the shoreline village. The...
At Fort Lee and around the nation, military families are plagued by unsafe housing. Here's how some Virginians are trying to solve the problem. In the span of a career in the armed services, military families will move six to nine times. Each time, the family must reorient: new routes to work, new schools, and the various culture shocks typical...
E-scooters may be here to stay, but with concerns about accidents, underage driving, and even "jailbreaking" scooters for free rides, it seems there are still issues that need to be dealt with. Everyone remembers Bird scooters... In the dumpster. In your yard. On fire. In a dumpster that was thrown into your yard that also happens to be on fire. ...
From widespread boycotts to protests of Trump's speech, this year's Jamestown Commemoration didn't feel like much of a celebration. The year is 1907. President Theodore Roosevelt, in his second term, visits Norfolk, where celebrations for the 300th Term-Centennial Anniversary of colonial America are underway. His arrival is an extravagant...
Under the Virginia Holistic Justice Initiative, nonviolent criminals get a chance to fix the problems that led them to crime in the first place. For Richmond Public Defender Tracy Paner, going to work every day is about much more than just winning cases. “This is Richmond. This is the capital of the confederacy,” she said. "We have...
The fifth installment in a monthly series in which a hometown Richmonder who has spent over a decade abroad explores the many different neighborhoods accessible by GRTC bus lines, to discover the ways transit connects us all. Church Hill: Strolling down the tree-lined avenues of historic homes, manicured mini-lawns, and tastefully curated porches...
A recent "pairing" proposal to help integrate two Richmond city schools has run into a backlash that, in some eyes, harks back to the bad old days of Massive Resistance. The Richmond Public School System’s solution to improve diversity has frustrated some residents to the point that they are threatening to leave the district. And some see the...
On July 12, Richmonders joined with protesters across the country, showing their opposition to detention camps and family separations at the US-Mexico border with the nationwide Lights For Liberty vigil. Hundreds of supporters came out to the Lights for Liberty vigil in front of the state Capitol building in downtown Richmond on Friday, July...
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has asked that question in public lately, and it's one that all of our lawmakers should be considering. Weed isn’t a big deal. The military is treating PTSD with ecstacy. The legal right to grow weed has existed in our nation’s capital for years. The city of Denver has medical mushrooms, while the state of...
