Tag Archives: green

Richmond program installing solar panels with help of local labor

When Juan Lores delivered pizzas in the late 1980s, the area around Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street was so dangerous his manager wouldn’t let his...

Richmond jewel reborn

After two years of tireless fundraising, intensive construction and nearly $8 million in costs, the 324,000 gallon Richmond Plunge swimming pool is now open to...

Richmond’s Green Party mayor: Still feeling like the underdog

Four years after her upset win vaulted Gayle McLaughlin to the pinnacle of local politics and into the national spotlight, the now more seasoned Green...

Earth Day highlights federal support of local green movement

Earth Day in Richmond was cause not just to honor the environment, but recap the infusion of funds the city has received to help build...