Dec. 11 Newsletter: Creating civil conversation
City Council wraps up for the year, a trash contract is reconsidered, and VCU Health agrees to mediation. Plus, other news from around Richmond.
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Top local football players honored by Touchdown Club
The Touchdown Club of Richmond votes on awards each year for the state's best college football players.
StoryCorps aims to bridge political divide in Richmond
When strangers Torski Dobson-Arnold and Kaitlin Johnston first sat down together for a conversation, they quickly realized they were very different.
VCU Health agrees to mediation with city over failed development, but warns state approval needed
The city believes the health system still has to honor its agreement to pay the city roughly $2.5 million per year.
'We love each other': Final City Council meeting includes heartfelt farewells
“Roads are boring. But we don’t have as many potholes as we had eight years ago. And our park system has never been as well-funded.”
City Council yanks new trash contract from Meridian and gives it back to Waste Management
“Staff incorrectly concluded the bid most favorable to the city was Meridian. We recommend Waste Management,” said Department of Public Works Director Bobby Vincent.
Graham Moomaw: Why I do what I do
The decline of local news is a crisis for the civic health of American cities and I wanted to help do something about it.
