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June 2 Newsletter: Oregon Hill parking permits debated as amphitheater opens

Michael Phillips

June 02, 2025 | 6:07AM EDT

Also: An eventful water weekend, the city's maintenance backlog, there's not much happening on Monument Avenue, and why was Hanover County on the sanctuary city list put out by the Trump administration?

By Michael Phillips

May 30 Newsletter: Commonwealth's Attorney rematch

Also: Human error contributed to the second water outage, but the administration doesn't want to talk about it. And a graduation day story, as well as a local ice cream company going national.

By Michael Phillips

May 28 Newsletter: 'Here we go again'

For months, Richmond officials have said January's water problem should never happen again. On Tuesday, it happened again. Here's the very latest:

By Michael Phillips

May 27 Newsletter: Borrowing Henrico's talent

Plus, a shakeup at the water plant, a disagreement over how far the new cultural heritage plan should go, and some good news for homeowners caught up in the property tax snafu.

By Michael Phillips

Catch up on The Richmonder's local reporting

As our journalists take a breather on this holiday weekend, we invite you to revisit some of the in-depth storytelling we've done over the past couple months. I've shared some of my favorites below.

By Michael Phillips

Catch up on The Richmonder's local reporting

May 23 Newsletter: New housing vouchers paused

Richmond's parks are the 16th best! And a documentary about the James River finds its way to TV. Plus, threats close local schools early, and the death of a longtime Capitol fixture.

By Michael Phillips

May 21 Newsletter: More info on tax snafu

Plus, an update on the Rep Theatre after its emergency fundraising campaign, GRTC and Dominion launch an electric vehicle initiative, AmeriCorps positions are safe for now, and a key RPS job is posted.

By Michael Phillips

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