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.

Convention center authority OKs drawing up of ‘demolition documents’ for Coliseum

Demolition of the 55-year-old downtown arena, which has sat vacant since 2019, has been a slow process.

Richmond collects $5.6 million related to delinquent taxes from short-term rentals

The outstanding payments, which include interest and penalties, date back to July 2023, when the City Council extended a hotel tax to short-term rentals.

River access, hammocks and a lot more plants: Richmond unveils first long-term plan for Dock Street Park

The plan would also re-grade a steep slope leading to the river.

In search of more starter homes, some ZAC members think Richmond ought to allow even smaller lots

“We need more starter homes.”

After more than a century, Richmond’s historic Pump House is getting a new roof

“People love the sort of mystique of it.”

Avula administration says deferral program would cost city millions, require 20 new Finance staffers

“We don’t feel this is really a core function of the Department of Finance.”

City Council backs creation of energy efficiency program for Richmond residents

Six members of the City Council are supporting a plan to develop an energy efficiency program that could help residents and businesses use less — and spend less on — gas and electricity.