Ahead of March budget plans, Avula outlines $23 million in proposed housing investments
“We want to build more homes for more people, and we want to find more ways for people to stay.”
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Spanning the city
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‘The Lord loves the aliens:’ Richmond Christian leaders call for compassion and reform amid aggressive federal immigration enforcement
"We believe it is really important for us who are able to speak publicly to speak to the broader Richmond community in this moment."
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For some neighborhoods, it’s covenants — not zoning — that decides what gets built
"Private land-use restrictions can lawfully impose standards that are, in some cases, more stringent than zoning code."
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Richmond to add three more ‘harm reduction’ vending machines, doubling anti-overdose arsenal
Richmond is doubling its fleet of free vending machines that offer medication to reverse opioid overdoses, drug testing strips and first aid supplies.
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New all-electronic tolling system goes live on Richmond routes this weekend
Drivers without an E-ZPass will pay substantially more.
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TJ tops Armstrong in winner-take-all boys basketball game
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Children’s Hospital of Richmond opens ‘milk depot’ to help bring donated breast milk to babies in need
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Q&A: Richmond's first master parks plan since the 1970s is nearing its final stage
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UPDATE: Virginia Lottery building reopens after suspicious package prompts police response
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After anti-Flock protest, Richmond police chief defends use of license plate readers: ‘It works’
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‘There needs to be swift response’: Chesterfield church defaced with racist threat; police investigating
On Monday he shared the image on social media, calling the threatening message “a hate crime.”
City Government
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Ahead of March budget plans, Avula outlines $23 million in proposed housing investments
“We want to build more homes for more people, and we want to find more ways for people to stay.”
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Education
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RPS emails show which positions will be eliminated in budget cuts
The 84 emails, which included 74 employee layoffs, had the names of the employees redacted but not their positions.
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Features
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After federal funding upheavals, Richmond nonprofits say they are bruised but not broken
For 77 days this fall, Allison Bogdanović didn’t know whether the rent could continue to be paid.
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Local News
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‘The Lord loves the aliens:’ Richmond Christian leaders call for compassion and reform amid aggressive federal immigration enforcement
"We believe it is really important for us who are able to speak publicly to speak to the broader Richmond community in this moment."
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Newsletter
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Feb. 27 Newsletter: Code refresh can't touch these neighborhoods
Plus, electronic tolling begins tomorrow and non-E-Z-Pass customers will pay a lot more, the future of Richmond's parks is the subject of a new plan, and VCU Health opens a milk depot.
Sports
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TJ tops Armstrong in winner-take-all boys basketball game
Maurice Jefferson scored 40 points for the Vikings.
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