Opponents and proponents squared off last night at the Organizational Development Committee, the only committee meeting to take public comments on Mayor Levar Stoney's controversial proposal to raise the meal taxes. While the rhetoric over the proposal has become...
Former School Board Member Calls for Boycott of Restaurants Fighting Proposed Meals Tax Hike
*This story has been updated to note that Menz-Erb has withdrawn her candidacy for the Education Compact Team this afternoon. Former 3rd District School Board member and Education Compact team-nominee, Cindy Menz-Erb has launched an email campaign asking people to...
Heated Over Proposed Meal Tax Hike, Restaurateurs Form Lobbying Group
Richmond restaurateurs are heated once again, as the city has served up a proposal for yet another hike to meal taxes. And this time, restaurant owners have united to form a lobbyist group to fight back. In his State of the City speech this week, Mayor Levar Stoney...
Podium links writers and RPS students to offer insight, creativity and academic success
Richmond Public Schools continues to have one of the lowest graduation rates in the state, but one program seems to be changing that while increasing students interests in creative writing. Richmond Public Schools continues to have one of the lowest graduation rates...
Linwood Holton Elementary art teacher and RVA muralist Chris Milk raising funds for school mural
With a tight public school budget, Linwood Holton Elementary art teacher Sarah Fought resorted to GoFundMe to finance a mural in the entrance rotunda of the Northside school with the hopes of brightening its atmosphere. With a tight public school budget, Linwood...
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