The sale of yet another piece of a South Richmond industrial complex has clocked in as the largest real estate deal in the city so far this year; A downtown tattoo shop is heading to the Brookland Park Boulevard corridor after closing one of the highest priced deals in the Northside neighborhood in recent years; The Fan is set to get a pair of new taquerias right across the street from each other; and a multibuilding project in Scott’s Addition approaches the finish line with particulars about one of its restaurant tenants being revealed.

The death toll in Gaza is over 7,000 people since Israel began retaliating for a Hamas attack on October 7th; A federal appeals court has denied a request from six Southwest Virginia property owners to halt the Mountain Valley Pipeline's construction; Richmond Public Schools will host its second annual “fall for all festival” at River City Middle School this weekend; and other local news stories.

VPM News first reported the purge of voters in late September.

VPM News’ Jahd Khalil reports on how it presents the GOP with difficulties in the upcoming elections.

Richmond’s twice-a-year Restaurant week has begun and runs through Sunday; Environmental advocacy group Oceana has issued a report on ship speeds in the Chesapeake Bay; A local developer is asking state regulators to allow Dominion Energy to run a new 5-mile overhead transmission line to a planned Henrico County data center.

Many of Richmond's historically Black neighborhoods have seen large increases in home values — and property tax bills.

Hanover residents recently attended a public hearing to discuss county road improvements in the Chickahominy District; The 303-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline’s budget and timeline have inflated again; n the 1970s, drivers got the Ok to make right turns at red lights to save fuel, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

10/19/23 - Former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn to forgo run for governor next year and run for Congress; A consultant who helped organize the January 6th, 2021 rally that preceded the attack on the US Capitol has also done extensive work for Governor Glenn Youngkin; Fall Line Trail breaks ground; and other stories

10/18/23 - Virginia NAACP sues the Youngkin administration over withholding records; What promises have been made about potential casino jobs?; The Bennu (BEH-new) asteroid is about a third of a mile wide and NASA says it’s on a – possible -- trajectory to earth within the next 200 years; and other stories.

With all 140 General Assembly seats on the ballot in November, many Virginia voters find themselves in a new house or senate district, all thanks to redistricting; Virginia’s Supreme Court has reinstated a statewide ban on electronic skill games; Richmond City Council took a step toward restoring Azalea Pond in Joseph Bryan Park last week. 

She recently wrote a book on reconnecting neighborhoods divided by infrastructure.

Richmond area businesses are among the companies that have been fined for noncompliance with hemp and CBD product regulations in the first three months after they took effect in Virginia; A new-to-Richmond plant store has branched out into vinyl records as part of its relocation from North Carolina to the Fan; With new owners at the helm, a Lakeside barbecue joint has been renamed for its namesake neighborhood; and a stretch of the city’s Northside is continuing to attract developer interest, as a mystery group is looking to bring 10 floors of new construction to the neighborhood.

The allegations of misconduct there, beginning in the 1970s, were chronicled in Admissible: Shreds of Evidence.

10/12/23 - Since the most recent conflict between Hamas and Israel began, Virginia Senator Mark Warner has said the U.S. must support the Jewish state; Hanover County School Board discussed its policies on school libraries and student restrooms during their recent meeting; Where does my recycling actually go? Curious Commonwealth investigates; and other stories.

The ballot referendum is Richmond City's second on the possibility of a Southside casino.

As Hamas militants engage with the Israeli military, the U.S. government has voiced its support for its regional allies; Richmond shops are being fined for violating new limits on hemp products that went into effect July 1st; There are a bunch of ways to vote in Virginia this year.

10/09/23 - How to address Richmond's smile gap

Carytown fixture Ellwood Thompson’s is under new ownership; A local video game shop and arcade is leveling up in Scott’s Addition, just as a related record shop is likewise planning an expansion of its own; Stony Point Fashion Park recently got the OK from the state to allow visitors to drink alcoholic beverages while they walk around the South Richmond mall; and the namesakes of a defunct Richmond-area home remodeling company are seeking legal shelter in the Mountain West seven months after abruptly shutting down their business and leaving clients and contractors in the lurch.

The Chickahominy District representative on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors is resigning; Billionaire Jeff Yass has donated two million dollars to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s political action committee; A flood of racist and antisemitic remarks disrupted a Charlottesville City Council meeting that discussed rezoning and unhoused people.

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority selected a New Orleans-based firm Tuesday night to help redevelop Gilpin Court; Two Richmond voting locations for the November 7th general election are being moved; Equitrans Midstream, the company behind a 303-mile natural gas pipeline in Virginia and West Virginia, has entered into a consent agreement with federal regulators.

10/04/23 - Virginia's Department of Elections working to resolve an issue where eligible voters were removed from the state's rolls; Nationwide Emergency Alert Test to take place today; VCU announces new pedestrian safety recommendations; and other stories

The financial conflict doesn't have an obvious effect on the casino ballot referendum

10/2/23 - Rumbling trains, car brakes screeching, and heavy construction are just some of the sounds that surround Richmond residents daily

Last week’s letter from Gov. Glenn Youngkin calling for changes to the governance of VCU Health is renewing scrutiny of the aborted downtown development that has cost the health system $80 million and counting in exit payments; Days after Chesterfield County issued an RFP for bids to reopen Southside Speedway, a big name in racing has gone public with his interest in bringing the shuttered racetrack back to life; and a local real-estate developer and his grandson join the competition on Fox's Lego Masters reality show.