June 29, 2009

Native returns to a town that’s changed
Native returns to a town that’s changed By DEBBIE HENLEY GUEST COLUMNIST

Coming home after 25 years, sometimes I feel more akin to the newcomer than the native. A drive to downtown Richmond reveals a city much changed. My family...

James River Park getting $100,000 to hire workers

Help is on the way for James River Park, one of Richmond’s most popular and heavily used recreational attractions. The City Council has given the...

Budget crunch cuts into Chesterfield language programs
By JUAN ANTONIO LIZAMA TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

World-language enrollment at Chesterfield County middle schools is expected to drop about 25 percent in the fall, in part because of fewer courses being...

Richmond police respond to burglary

Richmond police respond to burglary, robberies When Richmond police responded to a burglary call Saturday at 9:39 p.m., people fled the back of a house...


June 28, 2009

Philanthropists lost $1.9 million to Okun scam
Philanthropists lost $1.9 million to Okun scam

Every Tuesday and Thursday, a rough but orderly line forms in a parking lot on Auburn Avenue, three doors from the birthplace of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...

Freedom’s special for troops’ mother

Over the past two weeks, Times-Dispatch newsroom staff members asked people in the Richmond region, “What does freedom mean to you?“ We’ll...

Okun facing 400 years in $126 million scam

Former Miami businessman Edward Hugh Okun is facing 400 years in prison when his two-day sentencing hearing starts Aug. 4. Okun, 58, was convicted in March...


June 27, 2009

Okun facing 400 years in $126 million scam

Former Miami businessman Edward Hugh Okun is facing 400 years in prison when his two-day sentencing hearing starts Aug. 4. Okun, 58, was convicted in March...

Gun-rights advocates say Coliseum staff challenged free-speech rights

The Virginia Citizens Defense League is used to fighting for the right to carry guns. But now it’s having to defend the right to wear stickers about...

OKUN SERIES: Victim of scam wants to see the law changed

SILVER SPRING, Md. An important part of Bonnie Schloss’ life centers on sailing a modest, 30-foot boat she keeps in Annapolis. The semiretired video...

Rocketts Landing gaining new tenants
Rocketts Landing gaining new tenants

Business is picking up at Rocketts Landing, with the addition of a popular Shockoe Bottom restaurant and a developer opening new offices in the mixed-use...

Oral surgeon Philip B. Peters dies at 82

Dr. Philip Beverley Peters was an oral surgeon, teacher and leader in oral and maxillofacial surgery in the Richmond area. The Spotsylvania native was...

Search continues for Shockoe robbery suspect

Richmond police were searching yesterday for a 22-year-old man in Thursday afternoon’s beating and robbery of a 76-year-old woman in the parking...


June 26, 2009

Okun is facing a 400-year term in a $126 million scam

Miami businessman Edward Hugh Okun is facing 400 years in prison when his two-day sentencing hearing starts on Aug. 4. Okun, 58, was convicted in March...

OKUN SERIES: Swindled and angry, two find balm befriending other victims

Marriage made in fraud: Watch scenes from the lavish wedding of Edward Hugh Okun and Simone Bolani, financed by a $126 million scam. Read the story of...

Police cite efforts in Jefferson Davis area

Two Richmond police officers were patrolling Jefferson Davis Highway on foot late Wednesday night when a resident alerted them to a suspicious car in the...

Broad Street authority leases more parking spaces to state

State government wants more parking in downtown Richmond. The new performing-arts center wants a little less in one place and a little more, for the right...

Area farmers markets

Ashland Farmers Market, 101 Thompson St., Ashland, 798-9219. 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through November.   Byrd House Market, behind William Byrd Community...


June 25, 2009

Richmond radio stations flooded with calls to play Michael Jackson

Melissa Chase, afternoon DJ at Top 40 WRVQ (94.5-FM) said her phones have been ringing nonstop with listeners wanting to hear Jackson’s music. “Teens...

Va. Board of Education votes to keep 3rd grade history SOL test

The state Board of Education this morning unanimously voted to keep the third grade history and social science SOL test. Several speakers urged the board...

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