It was a small, understated presentation, but for many of the young people on hand it was a big part of their lives. The ceremony was for the Richmond Youth Corps, a new city jobs program that provides part-time work for Richmond residents ages 17-24.
Geneva Naylor is a treasure to most anyone who meets her. Her stride isn’t quite as strong and springy as it was in the Roaring 1920s, but it’s still a sure, steady step.
Richmond residents continue to struggle with elevated hazards to their health.
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.
A posh gaming hall has landed in Richmond, but it has nothing to do with casinos or former Naval depots.
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.
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.
Peace outreach workers forged ahead with their mission in the Crescent Park apartments Friday night, even though their leader had to rush away after receiving word that tragedy had just struck close to home.
The man who answers to “Raccoon Eyes” sounded themes of self-improvement and self-worth for indigenous Americans during a recent speech at Richmond’s Native American Health Center.
An ongoing discrimination lawsuit filed by several black police officials against Police chief Chris Magnus and the city continues to inflame tensions, while the fight against crime goes on.
The owner of a North Richmond grocery market has for years allowed the side of his building to serve as a memorial to those who fell victim to one of the nation’s most violent neighborhoods.
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About a dozen residents, city staff and local church leaders visited the crime-plagued Pullman Point apartment complex in South Richmond Friday as part of a continuing local effort to reduce crime through volunteer outreach.