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Lowest U.S. Drinking Rate in 90 Years, Richmond Still Going Out

Pour one out, or maybe just crack open a seltzer, for America’s drinking habit. According to Gallup’s 2025 Consumption Habits survey, only 54% of U.S. adults now say they drink alcohol. That’s the lowest level Gallup has recorded in nearly 90 years of polling, down...

Richmond Invests $9 Million in Affordable Housing and Home Repairs

The City of Richmond has awarded more than $9 million through its Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) to support eight development projects expected to deliver nearly 600 new or preserved affordable housing units across the city. The funding also includes $2.2...

This Is What The Occupation of Washington DC Looks Like

A friend and colleague reminded me yesterday that joy is an act of resistance right now. That people need something beyond the doom and gloom of our current authoritarian march. And she’s not wrong. But as we go about our daily lives in Richmond, we can’t lose sight...

ACA Rate Hike of 20.5% Could Price Out Richmond Creatives

Richmond’s creative economy has always been powered by risk-takers like musicians, painters, actors, writers, photographers, makers, and the small business owners who keep the city’s galleries, venues, and shops alive. Many piece together a living from passion...

Authoritarianism, Ninety Minutes Away

"Truthfulness has never been counted among the political virtues, and lies have always been regarded as justifiable tools in political dealings." - Hanah ArendtDC is now under federal occupation. Strangely absent from the conversation are all of the “don’t tread on...

Trump Orders National Guard to D.C., Over Local Objections

President Donald Trump announced today that his administration is taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., citing what he called “an out-of-control crime crisis” in the nation’s capital. Speaking from the White House, Trump...

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