After a series of postponements, the Monument Avenue Commission met for the first time since the violent alt-right rally in Charlottesville on August 12, for a working meeting without public comment. Half of the 10 commissioners met before some 80 citizens and covered...
Confederate monument rally canceled in September
This is a developing story. According to a story filed by CBS 6, September's pro-Confederate demonstration at the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee has been cancelled. The main organizer of the event, Brag Bowling speaking with WRVA's Jimmy Barret, announced...
Virginia Flaggers plan rally in front of Richmond’s Lee statue in September
This story has been updated: *According to The Department of General Services in an email to RVA Mag, the permit request mentioned in this article has not yet been approved and is currently under-review. Right on the heels of the chaos caused by the 'Unite The...
Tensions flare at first Monument Avenue Commission
The first meeting of the Monument Avenue Commission was held Wednesday night, with well over 500 citizens showing up to share their ideas. That was the plan anyways, the meeting quickly became emotional, with boos, claps, and yells emanating from all sides. The...
RVA Mag delves into Monument Avenue’s Confederate statues with US historians
On June 22nd, Mayor Levar Stoney announced a commission "to help the city redefine the false narrative of the Confederate statues that line Richmond's grandest boulevard." This announcement was hardly shocking - in a sense, it had been coming for decades - but it was...
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