Editor’s Note: This piece draws from firsthand reporting at the January 28 Hanover County Board of Supervisors meeting and includes the writer’s perspective as a participant-observer. UPDATE Jan 30 2:30: The sale will not proceed according to Jim Pattison Developments...
State and local efforts to keep COVID out of jails have been hobbled by poor oversight and unambitious policy, advocates say. At the time the Governor announced his early release plan, Letiesha Gordon’s son, Dayon Jones, was serving the final months of a non-violent felony sentence in Riverside Regional Jail, near Petersburg. As soon as the plan...
Have you felt misunderstood by someone with different beliefs from you? Are there life experiences of yours you want to share? “One Small Step” is looking to connect Richmonders with different perspectives and beliefs — one conversation at a time. A new program, “One Small Step,” has launched in Richmond, in hopes of bridging deep divisions in...
RCJC deputies gassed a man and left him naked in a cell for four days — but can anyone hold the Sheriff’s Office accountable? There is only one Richmond City entity institution that wields a near-absolute power over people’s lives – only one tasked with clothing, feeding, caging, controlling, and providing medical care for hundreds of people,...
No one in Virginia likes gerrymandering, but there's a significant difference of opinion in how to fix it. The amendment Virginians vote on tomorrow offers one plan, but some progressive voices in the Commonwealth feel it's not the best move. Before Kelly Herring voted in the presidential election, she was undecided on a key vote, and it wasn’t...
As of January 1, 2021, Virginia law will prohibit driving while holding a cellphone. But what does that really mean for the Commonwealth's drivers? How will this law affect you? RVA Mag breaks it down. A law prohibiting handheld cellphone use while driving a motor vehicle in Virginia will be enforced January of next year. This law replaced a...
The historic capital of the Monacan Indian Nation, located less than an hour from Richmond, was added to a list of America's Most Endangered Historic Places earlier this year. The Monacan Nation has been fighting to save it for years, and their fight is not over. Located a little over 40 miles outside of Richmond, Rassawek has been home to the...
Virginia’s Crossroads Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail recently added 12 new sites, including Twin Lakes State Park in Prince Edward County. The half-mile road leading to a park in Prince Edward County was packed with cars parked on one side and a park ranger directing traffic on the other side. This was a normal 1950s summer day at what...
In Chesterfield County, one couple with strong feelings about the current political climate have begun to express themselves through signs and projections on the front of their house. A Chesterfield man named Tim Barry -- no, not that one -- has turned his home into a giant political projector screen. From a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg after...
For Richmond City Council candidate Allan-Charles Chipman, preserving local communitites by keeping longtime Richmonders in their homes is at the heart of the issues facing the city in 2020. Allan-Charles Chipman is a candidate running for city council in the 6th district of Richmond against longtime incumbent Ellen Robertson, who has represented...
