Oct. 9 Newsletter: Audiobook club Three projects could transform a dilapidated stretch of Lombardy. Plus, the Folk Festival is back, and Chesterfield will open the area's first publicly run domestic violence shelter.
Three mixed-use projects moving forward near VUU could transform an auto shop-dominated stretch of Lombardy The buildings would replace a now-shuttered animal hospital and a string of automotive businesses.
At audiobook club, a solitary hobby becomes a group connector In Richmond, there seems to be a club for almost everyone. For the people in RVA Readers and Writers, it’s the smorgasbord of things to do that draws them in.
Folk Fest is back for its 22nd year. Here's what you need to know. Richmonders can get a sneak peek at what Browns Island will look like before it closes again after the festival for the finishing touches.
Eleanor Ipson, wife of Holocaust survivor and museum founder Jay Ipson, dies at 87 She worked from a young age as a bookkeeper at the watchmaking company run by her father, who had fled Europe ahead of the Holocaust.
‘This is going to be life-changing’: Chesterfield to open the area’s first publicly run domestic violence shelter The team is aiming for a January 2028 opening. The shelter will be completely county-run with volunteer help.
In internal memo, Squirrels COO says team had permission to use Diamond for storage In an internal memo obtained by The Richmonder, COO Ben Rothrock pushed back on what he described as “misinformation” by the EDA.