In December, we wrote an article for the Richmonder with five issues we would be talking about in 2025, and one of those issues was that community outreach would be critical with a new Mayor in office. We were hopeful that Mayor Avula would establish “real...
With vandalism significantly diminishing Bolt's local fleet, the e-scooter company is bringing in stronger reinforcements. A new model of Bolt Mobility’s dockless electric scooters will roll into Richmond next month following a spate of reported vandalism, the company announced. The Bolt Chariot is a heavier, reinforced update to the current...
A polarizing petition circulated on the first day of school by state Senator Glen Sturtevant has local school and government officials outraged. Tuesday, September 3 was the first day of school for Richmond Public Schools, a day that is generally fun and memorable for students and their families. But at Mary Munford and William Fox Elementary...
The sixth 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. Willow Lawn: If the city dwellers of Richmond and the suburbanites of Henrico sometimes seem so distinct as to be entirely...
The Hanover County chapter of the NAACP is suing the county and its school board over the names of two schools named after Confederate leaders. The lawsuit states that the names of the schools -- Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School -- violate African American students’ protection under the Equal Protection Clause of the...
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...
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...
Artist Jake Berman has been creating maps of bygone streetcar systems around the US. Now he's turned his focus onto the first electric streetcar system ever, which opened right here in Richmond in 1888. Believe it or not, there used to be a way to get around Richmond that didn’t involve struggling to find an opportunity to turn left off of Broad...
Virginia Museum Of History and Culture's Determined exhibit sheds light on four hundred years of black Virginians' struggles to be seen as equal. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture’s latest exhibit, Determined: The 400 Year Struggle for Black Equality, sets out to educate and inspire the public by highlighting the hardships, resiliency,...
The urban chickens of Richmond are bringing communities together by laying eggs. Tucked away in the backyards and gardens of Richmond live some unusual pets: chickens, to be exact. While you might not see them as you pass through the city’s streets, chickens in all sizes and colors have become a staple form of urban livestock since the city...
