In search of more starter homes, some ZAC members think Richmond ought to allow even smaller lots
“We need more starter homes.”
The Bridge
Spanning the city
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A Richmond baseball star returns to town this weekend – with Banana Ball
Jackie Bradley Jr. won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox.
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Richmond’s newest PSA was made with AI
The city paid $2,250 to an outside developer to make the video.
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Richmond CAO floats possibility of reducing real estate tax rate next year
Supporters of lowering the tax burden have argued ever-growing tax bills are contributing to Richmond’s housing affordability problem.
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RPS Roundup: Cell phone policy tightened to add additional guardrails
The revised policy will prohibit smartwatches and tablets in addition to phones.
The Richmonder 25 is back! Nominate a community hero today!
The deadline for nominations is May 14.
Recent Headlines
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Hectic finish leads to baseball win for James River
The Rapids ultimately scored a 7-3 victory, but those final six outs came with a much higher degree of difficulty they hoped or imagined. -
En garde! More than 2,000 fencers are competing in Richmond at the national championships
The event runs through Monday and admission is free. -
Anne Holton will run for her Richmond School Board seat in November’s special election
Anne Holton has been involved in campaigns since she was 5 years old. But this is the first time she’s on the ballot herself. -
After more than a century, Richmond’s historic Pump House is getting a new roof
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Investigation leads to firing of RPS director of facilities
The dismissal follows an investigation into alleged improprieties in spending school district money and personal use of RPS property. -
Avula administration says deferral program would cost city millions, require 20 new Finance staffers
“We don’t feel this is really a core function of the Department of Finance.”
City Government
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Richmond’s newest PSA was made with AI
The city paid $2,250 to an outside developer to make the video.
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Avula administration says deferral program would cost city millions, require 20 new Finance staffers
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Education
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RPS Roundup: Cell phone policy tightened to add additional guardrails
The revised policy will prohibit smartwatches and tablets in addition to phones.
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Features
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Richmond musicians find unexpected Japanese fame after singing theme song to 'Resident Evil' video game
"The people in Japan are unbelievable."
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Local News
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After more than a century, Richmond’s historic Pump House is getting a new roof
“People love the sort of mystique of it.”
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Newsletter
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April 29 Newsletter: The city's AI PSA
The city paid $2,250 to make an advertisement with artificial intelligence. Plus, are tax cuts coming next year? The CAO teased that they might be. And updates from RPS.
Sports
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A Richmond baseball star returns to town this weekend – with Banana Ball
Jackie Bradley Jr. won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox.
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