General
Richmond residents continue to struggle with elevated hazards to their health.
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.
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.
In a media world beset by dizzying change, Richmond publisher Vernon Whitmore is a model of consistency.