Democrats sweep Virginia’s statewide contests with big margins, high turnout in Richmond area
Following the statewide trend, the Richmond region went sharply Democratic.
The Bridge
Spanning the city
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Another major affordable housing project off Walmsley Boulevard in the works
Because no objections were lodged, the project was placed on the Planning Commission’s consent agenda.
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New York City’s newest first lady is a VCU grad
Duwaji, who works as an artist, attended VCU’s school in Qatar before transferring to the Richmond campus, where she had her first exhibited show as an artist.
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Utility meter problem will delay bills for thousands of South Richmond customers
DPU is planning to send out one bill to “less than 5,000 customers” affected that will reflect charges for both the previous and current billing cycles.
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The Richmonder lands three matching grants totaling $18k
The Institute for Nonprofit News, The Carnegie Corporation of New York Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation have agreed to match Richmonder donors this fall.
Behind-the-scenes: Oregon Hill Halloween parade marks its 20th anniversary
“That’s the magic of puppetry; you can make a forest and call it hope.”
Recent Headlines
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State studies moving auto fleet from Scott’s Addition site, which would free it up for development
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VCU basketball returns Monday with an almost entirely new cast. Here’s what you need to know.
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Avula re-ups Vision Zero pledge for safer Richmond streets
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RPS celebrates successes, charts journey ahead at 'State of the Schools' event
"Passion for reading is our moonshot effort to ensure 100% of our students learn to read proficiently and joyfully by the end of third grade." -
Richmond food pantries strain to meet demand as SNAP funding halts
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In Virginia, happy hour must end at 9 p.m. Some Richmond restaurants want to change that.
“You see folks who want to dine later, or you see folks who are getting out of work at a late hour and would still like to have a drink affordably.”
City Government
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Utility meter problem will delay bills for thousands of South Richmond customers
DPU is planning to send out one bill to “less than 5,000 customers” affected that will reflect charges for both the previous and current billing cycles.
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Education
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RPS celebrates successes, charts journey ahead at 'State of the Schools' event
"Passion for reading is our moonshot effort to ensure 100% of our students learn to read proficiently and joyfully by the end of third grade."
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Features
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Behind-the-scenes: Oregon Hill Halloween parade marks its 20th anniversary
“That’s the magic of puppetry; you can make a forest and call it hope.”
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Local News
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Democrats sweep Virginia’s statewide contests with big margins, high turnout in Richmond area
Following the statewide trend, the Richmond region went sharply Democratic.
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Newsletter
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Nov. 5 Newsletter: RVA votes in big numbers as Dems sweep
Full election results. Plus, NYC's new first lady is a VCU grad, another affordable housing project is proposed for Southside, and a utility meter problem is delaying bills for thousands of local customers.
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Sports
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VCU basketball returns Monday with an almost entirely new cast. Here’s what you need to know.
Fans at the Siegel Center on Monday night might be wise to grab a program on their way in.
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