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Richmonders will rally for an important symbol of the city’s Black history Sunday afternoon at the former Richmond Community Hospital on Overbrook Road. Virginia Union University, a historically Black university which owns the former hospital, plans to demolish the historic building and replace it with housing.

The acquisition comes "at a time of increasing investment in onshore and offshore wind farms"

Whether you explore the Museum District, raft down the James River, or eat your way through the Church Hill neighborhood, it's easy to see what makes Richmond, Virginia special. Here are our favorite things to do on your next visit to the Commonwealth's capital city.

A recent Free Press commentary by Gary Flowers highlights the fundamental political choice facing Richmond.

No way. No how. That was Richmond voters’ resounding response to the question of whether a $562 million casino-resort should be developed in South Side.

News roundup of what's happening in the sustainability industry.

The notion that Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X or George Floyd died so that Black people could have the self-determination to work and play at casinos sounds like the germ of a "Boondocks" episode. And the wealthy founder of a media conglomerate stirring up class warfare among Black folks in Richmond would be merely ironic if so much werent at stake.

How a Richmond casino could impact the city.

When Shirley Hawkins met preservationist Zarina Fazaldin in 2016, it was to share what she remembered about her former workplace, the Richmond Workshop for the Blind, once located inside 508 St. James St. in Historic Jackson Ward. Writing a book about it was the last thing on Mrs. Hawkins’ mind.

Visitors to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) have until Sept. 10 to see two exhibitions that share a connection to Richmond before they come to an end — “Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village” and “Whitfield Lovell: Passages.”