Contentious meeting ends with approval for Shockoe Valley street plan
“I will support this project, but I feel held hostage in a lot of ways, and I resent that.”
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Contentious meeting ends with approval for Shockoe Valley street plan
“I will support this project, but I feel held hostage in a lot of ways, and I resent that.”
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Education
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Judge finds Richmond School Board member defamed former rival, awards $100 in damages
A week after Jafari’s post, he narrowly defeated Sherman.
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Features
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Local News
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UR has a pile of money set aside for the children of Hungarian Reformed Church ministers. It can’t find any takers
Only one student has met the criteria and received the scholarship recently, despite several attempts to advertise it to eligible groups.
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Newsletter
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Aug. 7 Newsletter: Unclaimed scholarships
Inside the contentious debate over new roads in Shockoe Valley. Plus, an update on tax collections, the latest The Richmonder 25 honoree, and a look at VPM's new space on Broad Street.
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