July 15 Newsletter: Hispanic business boom
Pro-code refresh groups held a press conference urging the city to do more to prevent the displacement of existing residents. Plus, new Southside parkland, and a new novel from Rachel Beanland.
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Major Richmond apartment operator hit with multistate fair housing complaint
Even with Virginia law prohibiting discrimination, getting landlords to accept housing vouchers has been a challenge.
Southside land gifted for future public park
The move is the latest in a busy summer for the CRLC, which also has protected farmland in Varina and obtained the final piece for the upcoming Mayo Island park.
Hispanic Chamber touts small-business success amid population boom in Richmond
Between 2017 and 2022, the number of Hispanic-owned businesses with at least one employee in the metro area grew by 104%.
Pro-code refresh groups urge city to take more steps to reduce displacement
The Homes for All Our Neighbors coalition continued to call for the construction of new housing as a way to alleviate affordability problems.
Local author Rachel Beanland’s newest book revisits a childhood home in Italy
“I don’t think I would be a novelist without being a Richmonder.”
The Richmonder lands $1 million national grant to build capacity
The American Journalism Project is investing $1 million in capacity building over a three-year period. Here's what it means...
