The delegate from Petersburg has fought hard for her place in the General Assembly, and fought just as hard to make Virginia the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. This is her story. A month into 2020, the General Assembly has entered a new era of...
Halloween's almost here, but this week Missed Connections is more about kicking dope rhymes than it is about costumery. If you can come up with a more creative couplet than one that pairs "beautiful" with "cuticles," you just might find the hottie of your dreams....
It's a short week, and we're all hurrying to get through it and get to the long Thanksgiving weekend already. But before you make your Black Friday shopping plans, you might want to find some loving. That's where Missed Connections comes in. This week, we've got all...
In the summer of 1979, Petersburg funk band Trussel made it to the #23 spot on the Billboard charts with their song, “Love Injection,” an infectious disco groove that became a national hit. The song was especially popular in gay bars in New York City, like Paradise...
After more than half a century, Petersburg City Council has approved a motion to reopen Wilcox Lake, which was previously closed in 1958 to prevent desegregation in the area. City Councilwoman Treska Wilson-Smith brought the motion forward this year, after previously...