December 07, 2008

Celebrating enlightenment
By CHRIS I. YOUNG TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Cars gunned their engines on Richmond’s Grove Avenue outside an ordinary-looking house. Inside, about two dozen people sat, eyes closed, in introspective...

‘It was jam-packed’
‘It was jam-packed’ By CHRIS I. YOUNG TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Anastasia Johnson shared a chair with her best friend, Chalise Lewis, and got the VIP view of classic cars, riders on horseback, and a yellow dancing dragon...

Richmond’s homicide rate on pace to reach 37-year low

With less than one month to go, 2008 is on track to be the least-deadly year for Richmond since the early 1970s. If 2008 ends with fewer than 51 slayings,...

Local and vocal, gadflies keep watch over local government
Local and vocal, gadflies keep watch over local government

How much of your money will local government spend during the next budget cycle, and on what? If you’re not there to influence their thinking, who...


November 30, 2008

Graziano likely next council leader
Graziano likely next council leader

The Richmond City Council’s next president appears likely to be 4th District representative Kathy C. Graziano.


November 29, 2008

Richmond man’s visit to Mumbai on hold

Richmond-area businessman Rumy Mohta was supposed to arrive in Mumbai yesterday to visit his parents, who live about 2 miles from the Taj Mahal hotel....


November 28, 2008

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Community events in Richmond, Henrico, Hanover, Goochland, New Kent, Chesterfield, Powhatan and Tri-Cities. SATURDAY, NOV. 29 Craft Bazaar and Outreach,...

Henrico lawyer joins race for Jones’ seat

Carlos Brown, a corporate finance lawyer from Henrico County, will battle Richmond City Councilwoman Delores L. McQuinn for the Democratic nomination in...

BRIEFS: Fort Lee seeking Holiday Helper volunteers

Fort Lee’s Holiday Helper program is seeking volunteers to make cards for Fort Lee soldiers who will not travel home for the holidays and will be...


November 23, 2008

BRIEFS: NEWS NEAR YOU

Caroline To help compensate for a $2.7 million shortfall in budget projections, the Caroline County Board of Supervisors has asked for 15 percent cuts...

First Freedom Center proposal revised

The proposed First Freedom Center in Richmond’s historic Shockoe Slip has a new look. The development, which awaits consideration by the city’s...


November 22, 2008

School-system contracts halted

The Richmond school system has halted $464,294 worth of contracts at the heart of a questionable procurement procedure and is starting the process over,...

23 years in prison for man in shooting death of cousin

Jason L. Patillo was convicted yesterday of killing his cousin, ending a two-day trial that pitted members of an extended family against one another.


November 21, 2008

Questions prompt Richmond school system to halt architect contracts

The Richmond school system has halted $464,294 worth of contracts at the heart of a questionable procurement procedure and is starting the process over,...

BRIEFS

Hanover County’s holiday program matches sponsors with low-income individuals and families who have gift needs. Last year, about 2,200 people in...

SPIRIT OF GIVING

The year-end holiday season starts in earnest next week, and the Richmond Christmas Mother hopes the generosity of metro-area residents and organizations...

S. Richmond church, police give out food

Thanksgiving came a week early in South Richmond. Several hundred people gathered at Bringing God’s Word to Life Ministries Church on Bryce Lane...

Richmond council faces decision on raises for retirees

The Richmond City Council could decide Monday between giving a 1 percent raise to city retirees and squirreling away funds to weather the stormy economy....

Homeless in Richmond

Veterans: 22 percent said they were veterans, and 73.2 percent of those were discharged honorably   Median length of homelessness: 150 days  ...


November 19, 2008

Treating cities as ‘precious heirlooms’
Treating cities as ‘precious heirlooms’

Joseph P. Riley Jr.‘s formula for building a successful city means putting people first, paying attention to detail and making sure that decisions...

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