Sarah Vogelsong

Sarah is a government and energy reporter who has worked in Richmond journalism since 2012, most recently as editor of the Virginia Mercury. She is a William & Mary grad and lives in Highland Park.

With a new Southside hub, Richmond ToolBank is expanding its reach

An agreement with the city will let it establish a hub at the Broad Rock Sports Complex.

For many neighborhood associations, Richmond’s zoning overhaul is too much, too fast

Ask any of Richmond’s several dozen neighborhood associations what they think about the city’s ongoing overhaul of its almost 50-year-old zoning code, and you’re likely to get an earful.

Affordable housing and other nonprofits launch campaign in support of zoning code changes

A coalition including many of Richmond’s most active affordable housing developers has launched a campaign in support of the city’s ongoing effort to overhaul its 1970s-era zoning code.

Richmond officials vow to begin using surplus city properties to spur affordable housing development

Because the city chooses who it sells to, it can help determine what the development will look like.

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.

State studies moving auto fleet from Scott’s Addition site, which would free it up for development

The agency noted increasing development and rising property values have led to interest from developers.

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.”