After months-long lull, RPS is reviving its Vacant Property Committee
“The city has tried to pull a fast one a time or two. We have to be really adamant about the value of these properties and the money the School Board receives for them.”
Sarah Vogelsong
Police memorial vandalized and put in storage in 2020 could be headed to the Police Academy
First, however, the city of Richmond has to accept the statue from the Police Memorial Foundation.
Charter schools get a frosty reception at School Board candidate forum — except in the 4th District
Charters remain controversial in Virginia, where school boards have the power to block their creation.
Council backs right to counsel in evictions, OKs 266-unit development in Swansboro
Declaring evictions without legal representation a “public crisis,” the Richmond City Council voted Monday to back the creation of a program that would give tenants facing eviction a right to legal assistance in the courts.
City breaks ground on Northside development that will add 125 new homes
Richmond began redeveloping the roughly 50-acre area of Northside in 2012, four years after the demolition of Dove Court.
At Mayo Bridge meeting, citizens call for two-lane design, protected bike lanes
A VDOT official says the two biggest asks among attendees at a public meeting on the future of the Mayo Bridge were a two-lane bridge and a protected bike lane.
Council committee advances proposal for four-way stop signs on Cutshaw Avenue
The proposal moved forward despite objections from the Department of Public Works, which does not believe the signs are the best way to deal with traffic concerns in the area.
