Monthly Archives: April 2010

City looks to crack down on truancy, will impose daytime curfew

It will soon be unlawful for children to roam the streets during school hours. A unanimous City Council on Tuesday adopted an ordinance that enacts a daytime curfew for school kids.

American Legion Post unveils mammoth bingo hall

A posh gaming hall has landed in Richmond, but it has nothing to do with casinos or former Naval depots.

Message in a bottle – special projects – redirect

The building blocks of a better community

When Captain Allwyn Brown speaks about public safety, he conveys the tenets of modern policing. The most important crime-reducing resource, Brown says, is the community he serves.

L.I.F.E. in the Iron Triangle

More than 100 residents turned out Saturday to see the newly-remodeled L.I.F.E. Center in the heart of the city’s Iron Triangle neighborhood. The L.I.F.E. Center is a community jewel, said pastor Sydney Keys, who also serves as director of the center.