Richmond City Council members will convene in a special meeting Wednesday to discuss upcoming plans for a board retreat and to formally introduce legislation for consideration at a later date.
Chesterfield County residents will have several opportunities to learn about a $540 million bond referendum on the November ballot.
Richmond-area transit riders will soon be boarding 19 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that GRTC will purchase with $10 million in federal funding.
When it comes to whether a casino should be built in Petersburg or Richmond, one of nation's most influential media tycoons in the center of the debate envisions a political battle on a biblical scale in front of her.
The city of Richmond announced Friday that it now considering just two development teams to replace The Diamond and build a new neighborhood around it.
After threatening legal action when state lawmakers passed legislation that undermined his company’s plans to build a casino in Richmond, Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins announced Thursday night that he will focus on promoting a casino referendum in 2023 instead of this fall.
The purchase includes 16 islands and ruins of former mills, canals and dams in Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights and Petersburg.
Two years after adopting codes regulating the short-term rentals of homes through digital platforms like Airbnb, Richmond city officials are preparing to revise the rules to address lingering concerns.
Bolt Mobility officially ceased its e-scooter operation in Richmond on Monday after informing the city that it would not renew permits with the city in June.
The next Planning Commission meeting will be on Aug. 16 at 3 p.m.
Jennifer McNinch announced Thursday that she’s running for the Midlothian seat on the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors.
The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors on Wednesday night opted to defer a vote that, if approved next month, would shuttle up to $28 million in tax breaks to a developer building what officials have dubbed "an entertainment district unlike anything on the East Coast."
In a historic vote, the Richmond City Council on Monday approved a code amendment that gives municipal workers the right to unionize and have collective bargaining. City workers filled council chambers as the affirmative vote was cast.
An effort to allow certain Richmond municipal workers to unionize took a crucial step forward Monday, with Mayor Levar Stoney and the City Council reaching an agreement on an ordinance that would let employees negotiate labor contracts. The approval clears the way for a historic vote next week.
"Everyone associated with Enrichmond has a lot of explaining to do," writes columnist Michael Paul Williams. "Rarely do organizations collapse so quickly without warning."
Richmond city officials have made it clear they want to minimize financial commitments to replacing The Diamond. But with developers proposing to replace the stadium and build a new neighborhood around it for upward of $1 billion, the city could agree to siphon new tax revenue to pay for the…
The RVA East End Festival, which benefits music and arts programs for Richmond Public Schools, is coming back this fall after being on hiatus for the past two years because of the pandemic.
Richmond City Council passes resolution in support of abortion rights following Supreme Court ruling
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Dozens of candidates became American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture on Monday morning.
The Richmond City Council is still considering legislation to allow municipal workers to unionize and negotiate labor contracts with the city government.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new appointees to the Virginia Board of Education include members whose work focuses on private education, charter schools and opposing admission changes to one of the state’s most sought-after high schools.
Previous Midlothian supervisor Leslie Haley stepped down for a job in the Virginia Attorney General's Office.
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Richmond city officials will soon announce a development team for the proposed redevelopment of The Diamond baseball stadium and surrounding area after three finalists met the deadline to submit their proposals this week.
Here's how much a noise violation penalty could cost under a plan being proposed by Mayor Levar Stoney.
City officials have delayed voting on two competing bills multiple times as Mayor Levar Stoney’s administration has argued for limiting the right to employees in the departments of Public Works and Public Utilities.
The city of Richmond doled out $37.6 million of federal emergency aid at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, helping thousands of households and businesses stay afloat. A recent audit, however, has found that officials fell short in ensuring accountability.
Friday's decision now sends the issue of abortion back to state legislatures. Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Friday that he will seek to ban most abortions after 15 weeks.
With the goal of addressing climate change and its contribution to global warming, the city of Richmond will launch its new Office of Sustainability on July 1.
Catholic Commonwealth Charities says it has returned funding because it could not complete the project before the city resumes the emergency cold-weather shelter program in October.
The city of Richmond on Tuesday marked the beginning of a new two-year process to form a new strategic plan for transportation development.