Richmond’s historic Westwood neighborhood has beaten the odds for years. Can it survive rezoning?
The historically Black community traces its founding to formerly enslaved men and women who put down roots in the 1870s.
The Bridge
Spanning the city
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Hallman: Denny Hamlin has turned from NASCAR heel to hero as his historic career enters its third decade
Hamlin has had a profound impact on the sport, both as a competitor and as an industry figure.
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Lewis Ginter employees reject final contract offer
Here's what comes next for both sides.
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For sale at Richmond marina: One of the last surviving WWI boats. Needs work.
It later served as a patrol boat in the legendary “Oyster Wars” that raged between Maryland and Virginia oystermen.
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The Richmonder 25: Meet the 2026 honorees
The Richmonder 25 program honors the people who make us proud to be Richmonders!
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Recent Headlines
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As NASCAR joins the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, we took a look through the museum's closet
The Richmonder asked the museum what sorts of unusual things we might find in the collection, and the museum staff cheerfully sent us a long list. -
The Richmonder 25: Coach Loretta Watson has been cheering on Richmond’s girls for 30 years
“I grew up in the same projects that they're from. I know what it's like. I absolutely know what it's like to live in the projects and things happen.” -
Free CPR certification program offered for RPS educators
The Virginia Department of Education mandates teachers to be CPR certified in order to become licensed personnel, and classes can run upwards of $150. -
City posts map showing hundreds of planned road safety projects
The effort focuses on corridors where the city sees the most traffic-related injuries. -
Fired RPS facilities director is hired by one of the district’s contractors
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Emails raise questions over RPS handling of former facilities director’s resignation
Emails show that the School Board did not receive the first internal investigation into Hathaway until two weeks after the report was completed.
City Government
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City posts map showing hundreds of planned road safety projects
The effort focuses on corridors where the city sees the most traffic-related injuries.
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Education
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Free CPR certification program offered for RPS educators
The Virginia Department of Education mandates teachers to be CPR certified in order to become licensed personnel, and classes can run upwards of $150.
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Features
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For sale at Richmond marina: One of the last surviving WWI boats. Needs work.
It later served as a patrol boat in the legendary “Oyster Wars” that raged between Maryland and Virginia oystermen.
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Local News
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Lewis Ginter employees reject final contract offer
Here's what comes next for both sides.
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Newsletter
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Aug. 12 Newsletter: This old boat
The fired RPS facilities director is hired by one of the district’s contractors, a trip through the VMHC's closet, and meet Coach Loretta Watson, our newest member of The Richmonder 25.
Sports
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Hallman: Denny Hamlin has turned from NASCAR heel to hero as his historic career enters its third decade
Hamlin has had a profound impact on the sport, both as a competitor and as an industry figure.
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