The final week of October in Richmond saw Virginia Democrats push to begin the process of amending the state constitution ahead of the 2025 election. Changing the Virginia Constitution requires lawmakers to pass resolutions in two consecutive legislative sessions,...
After releasing his footage of white supremacist James Alex Fields driving into a crowd of protesters at Unite The Right, Brennan Gilmore became the target of massive online harassment -- spurred, the suit alleges, by online provocateur and Infowars host Alex Jones. On Aug. 12, 2017, Brennan Gilmore had his phone out and happened to be filming a...
Hopewell Mayor Jasmine Gore wants to reinvigorate the civic spirit of Richmond's southeastern neighbor by involving and inspiring its community. Hands full of a stack of binders as she rushes out of the small, mid-century elevator of Hopewell’s Municipal Building, Mayor Jasmine Gore gives the immediate impression that she has a lot to do and...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #36, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. The most difficult part about traveling is the people you must leave behind. Other things can also go wrong: missing planes, losing luggage, items stolen, food sickness, uncomfortable weather, fear of strangers, looking like an outsider, feeling...
"In my ideal world, I'd want him to resign," said Vanessa Tyson, one of two women to accuse Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax of sexual assault. Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson, the two women who accused Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault earlier this year, granted interviews to CBS News this week. Those interviews aired Monday and Tuesday on...
A federal proposal to move the Ettrick Amtrak station to Colonial Heights has caused concern from both Congressional representatives and community advocates from Virginia State University. For over 30 years, Amtrak has served the Petersburg area through the train station located at 3516 South Street in Ettrick. A small community just west of...
Attempting to disassociate from the former Confederate president's legacy of racism and slavery, Arlington County is taking steps to rename their portion of Jefferson Davis Highway. And Attorney General Herring says they have the legal right to do so. The portion of Jefferson Davis Highway that runs through Arlington County could be renamed as...
More than 2,000 black children were robbed of an education during Virginia's Massive Resistance campaign against school integration. Ken Woodley wants to give it back. Ken Woodley, author of The Road to Healing, will be speaking at Chop Suey bookstore this afternoon. The Road to Healing centers around Woodley’s first-person account of the...
In his meeting with Mayor Levar Stoney this week, former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu challenged Richmonders to consider the continued impact of Confederate monuments on our city's image and reputation. It was a meeting of the Mayoral minds on Tuesday, as Richmond’s Mayor Levar Stoney and New Orleans’ former mayor Mitch Landrieu engaged in...
Last Friday afternoon, students from several Richmond schools marched down Broad St to Capitol Square, as part of the Youth Strike 4 Climate worldwide protest. An estimated 1.4 million students in 123 countries played hooky this past Friday, demanding public action for global warming, which included about 50 kids from local Richmond schools. At...
