Brown’s Island will be open for Folk Festival, says Venture Richmond
The park has been closed since December 2025 for a $30 million overhaul.
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Facing high levels of benefit theft, Richmond and Chesterfield among first to get new, more secure EBT cards
Both the city and the county were chosen for the first round of card distribution because they experience some of the highest levels of benefit theft.
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VCUarts dean to step down after tenure filled with achievements, controversies
Carmenita Higginbotham, who took the role in 2020, will continue working at the school as a professor.
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‘We mess up, we fess up’: Richmond officials acknowledge summer of problems with DPU bills
Inquiries to DPU’s call center nearly tripled after the late May rollout.
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The Richmonder 25: Meet the 2026 honorees
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Move over, Scott’s Addition. Manchester could be getting its own urban trail and park.
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Meadowbrook High School student left with life-threatening injuries after in-school altercation
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As Richmond’s FOIA foibles persist, city claims it has no ‘Flock’ contract
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NextEra promises new Richmond office tower if merger with Dominion goes through
The companies also said there would be stronger protections for existing Dominion employees in the Richmond area.
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‘We mess up, we fess up’: Richmond officials acknowledge summer of problems with DPU bills
Inquiries to DPU’s call center nearly tripled after the late May rollout.
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VCUarts dean to step down after tenure filled with achievements, controversies
Carmenita Higginbotham, who took the role in 2020, will continue working at the school as a professor.
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Move over, Scott’s Addition. Manchester could be getting its own urban trail and park.
“To live or work within walking distance to the James is an incredible thing and therefore, access to it must remain a priority for the Manchester community.”
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Local News
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Brown’s Island will be open for Folk Festival, says Venture Richmond
The park has been closed since December 2025 for a $30 million overhaul.
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Sept. 16 Newsletter: Connecting Manchester to the river
Plus, The Richmonder's ongoing quest for transparency in government, and what that has looked like recently. And a feature on longtime prep coach Stu Brown.
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Sports
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He coached the area's biggest prep teams. Now he's giving back at a small Christian school
Now Grove Christian's athletic director, he's 'giving back to the Christian community and getting to practice my faith every day.'
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