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About a month left to sign up for RRHA’s Last Chance Repayment Agreement plan
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - From 9am-12pm Saturday afternoon, city leaders, RRHA leaders and volunteers knocked on every unit in RRHA’s housing to inform and remind residents about the Last Chance Repayment Agreement plan, and its deadline of August 31st. Notifications about this program – started going out in June...
Robert Ward appointed as Activation Capital’s interim president and chief executive officer
He most recently has served as Virginia’s chief transformation officer. The Virginia Biotechnology Research Park Authority Board has appointed Robert Ward as interim president and chief executive officer of Activation Capital, an innovation ecosystem development organization, effective today. Ward is a senior executive with over 25 years of experience...
FREE Move Your Mind Summer Tour 5K/10K this Saturday at BOHO Quad
=PR= Run & Walk & BOHO Studios, in partnership with ASICS, is thrilled to bring the electrifying Move Your Mind Summer Tour to Richmond on Saturday, July 20th! Get ready for an unforgettable group run experience that transcends the pavement and celebrates the profound connection between movement and mental well-being.
Nonprofit seeks to bridge the political divide through meaningful conversation
Richmond, Virginia — Recent polling confirms what so many Americans feel, that the current political climate is dividing us. But an initiative from the nonprofit group StoryCorps seeks common ground through shared stories in an effort to bridge that divide. In a recent conversation hosted by StoryCorps, two men from different generations and opposite ends of the political spectrum sat down for a chat."I grew up in a conservative Catholic family," 29-year-old Patrick Kliebert told 66-year-old Gary Snead, who responded that he is a "dyed-in-the-wool liberal." Their conversation, part of what they call their One Small Step initiative, was overseen by StoryCorps'...
Pinpoint Weather: Normally warm, daily showers and storms
Tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy with areas of fog. Morning low temperatures will be in the 60s. Sunday afternoon will be partly to mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the normal range of 82-89. Showers are likely and storms are possible in the afternoon and evening. This...
Gov. Glenn Youngkin allocates $30M for groundwork to Hampton Roads commerce park
The City of Suffolk got a boost this week as it received $30.1 million from the state to improve roads to a proposed 540-acre industrial commerce park. The Port 460 Logistics Center will be located in Hampton Roads along Route 460 and the Route 58 bypass. The center has access to the entire Norfolk region as well as Interstates 85 and 95.
Lawsuits challenging year-old model policies in full swing
(The Center Square) — One year after the Virginia Department of Education rolled out new model policies for the treatment of transgender students, the ACLU has undertaken several lawsuits on behalf of students identifying as transgender, saying the policies violate state and federal law. One lawsuit was dismissed Monday, and the other two will be heard on Aug. 6 and 20, one in federal court and the other in state circuit court. ...
Five Inducted Into VIAHA’s Hall of Fame
The induction of five persons into the 2024 Virginia Interscholastic Association Heritage Association (VIAHA) Hall of Fame took place Friday evening June 21 in Charlottesville at the DoubleTree by Hilton. They joined a host of persons inducted into the VIAHA’s Hall of Fame since the ceremony began in 2016.
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