Two separate protests unfolded in downtown Richmond Saturday afternoon, as local activist groups responded to reports of U.S. military action in Caracas and the detention of Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro and his wife. One gathering took place at Maggie Walker...
The Virginia Women's Monument, unveiled this week on Capitol Square, is a much-needed step toward acknowledging the many important roles women played in the Commonwealth's history. “No pedestals, no horses, and no weapons.” This was a sentiment of the University of Richmond women’s studies focus group that was consulted on the design of the...
52 years after Loving v. Virginia, the Commonwealth was still requiring couples to state their race when seeking a marriage license. That's why three Virginia couples filed suit against the state government. Last month, Brandyn Churchill and Sophie Rogers, a Lexington couple planning to marry later this month, joined with two other Virginia...
Richmond Mayorathon's Focus On The 5th forum was a game-show style event featuring half a dozen candidates competing for the 5th District's seat on Richmond's City Council. Six candidates running to replace 5th District Councilman Parker Agelasto attended a special forum at the Randolph Community Center on Grayland Ave. this past Thursday. Each...
With control of the General Assembly at stake, Republican incumbents Kirk Cox and Glen Sturtevant faced their Democratic challengers, Ghazala Hashmi and Sheila Bynum-Coleman, in contentious debates last week. Republican incumbents fighting to keep seats in the 10th Senate and 66th House Districts debated Democratic challengers Wednesday night....
Increasing overall reliability, creating partnerships, and making our public transit system truly regional are among the foremost goals of new GRTC CEO Julie Timm. The new CEO of Greater Richmond Transit Co. has a vision of how to build on its recent breakthrough success of increased ridership, and it involves boosting regional commitment. CEO...
Last week, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring took to social media to voice his support for "legal, regulated adult use" of marijuana -- a sentiment that, according to a just-released study, more than half of Virginians support. Attorney General Mark Herring tweeted his support for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Virginia last...
On October 22, the Virginia Minuteman Militia issued a statement over an attempt by local business owners in Charlottesville to file a lawsuit to prevent 'private militias' from parading in public at future rallies. The lawsuit originated with events surrounding the white supremacist rally 'Unite the Right' this past August and was filed against...
At a town hall held by Richmond Public Schools, city officials came together with parents to discuss solutions to gun violence, which disproportionately affects black males in Virginia. In Virginia, where the annual number of firearm-related deaths paces the national average, black males are disproportionately the victims of gun-related violence....
A trifecta of Richmond-area business have teamed up to make a sizeable donation of basic household items to homelessness support organization HomeAgain. Recently, three Richmond-area businesses joined forces to create “Operation Fix It” -- a small business initiative that organized a donation of over 1,000 rolls of paper towels to a local...
