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Letter To The Editor | Neighborhood Organizing Builds Neighborhood Resiliency

ed. note: The following is a Letter to the Editor from a community organization that we believe is worth sharing with our readers. What happens when people come together on our own terms? On January 18, 2025, the first city-wide Richmond People's Assembly brought...

‘It’s Devastating’ | Virginia $2.3 Billion Park Economy Faces Staffing Crisis

Temperatures are warming, flowers are blooming and Virginia’s peak park tourism seasons are ahead. Travelers could find their plans affected, with funding and job cuts hitting the National Park Service. Virginia boasts several trails, parks and historic...

How Zoning Reform Can Address Richmond’s Housing Inequality, by Councilmember Ellen Robertson and Thomas Okuda Fitzpatrick

“I never would have thought that I would be the minority in my neighborhood,” said Sandra Bowman, a Black resident of Richmond’s East End. She told an interviewer last year that the recent arrival of white neighbors has led to changes. That shift has also...

50501’s Freedom Rising | Richmond Set to Join Nationwide Protest This Saturday, April 19th

Richmond has seen a series of large-scale demonstrations in recent weeks, addressing issues such as President Donald Trump’s executive actions, federal spending cuts, and various other policies. These protests are set to continue, with the next major event, “Freedom...

Abigail Spanberger: Why 2025 Is Virginia’s Most Consequential Election in Decades (Or Ever)

Virginia is ground zero. As one of only two states with elections in 2025, Virginia’s governor’s race is not just a contest of policies. It’s a proving ground for post-Trump America, a stress test for democracy, and potentially the last gasp of normalcy before...

Richmond Clean Water: Now Too “Woke” for the Federal Government

Oh, clean water. The thing you’ve been drinking since birth, something you take for granted—unless, of course, you live in a city like Richmond, where even something as basic as that can be too much to ask for at times. The federal government just made even that a...

Virginia March for Life Rally and Progressive Language

On a slightly chilly morning earlier this month, the largest anti-abortion rally in Virginia was in preparation, the Virginia March for Life. Busses were unloading passengers from across the state. The Catholic fraternal organization Knights of Columbus were outside...

“Carry Specific Documents at all Times While in the U.S.” | VCU Issues Letter About Termination of Student Visas

Michael Rao, VCU's President, issued a statement today on visas being revoked for two students and one alumni. In the letter, he claims VCU "stands with our international community," but offers no practical guidance as to what this means for international students...

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