Virginia Education Association Rally In Richmond Saturday
The following was taken from a flier from the VEA’s website: The General Assembly is preparing to cut $1.8 billion from education funding. That means 34,000 education employees or 1 in 6 educators will lose their jobs and it will destroy public education as we know it! Our Senators and Delegates claim that their constituents [...]
Art Rally this Thursday to Save Virginia’s Arts Programs! Act Now.
I received this important letter today from our friend Christina Newton, bet known for creating and organizing First Friday’s Art Walk here in Richmond. Dear Arts Supporter, If you haven’t heard yet, the House Appropriations Committee decided Sunday to make drastic budget cuts to the Virginia Commission for the Arts, specifically to cut funding to [...]
Somerset Glen Community Walk with Chief Norwood Tonight
Here’s a little note from our friends at the Richmond Police Department: Chief Bryan T. Norwood and members of his Command Staff will conduct a community walk through tonight in the Somerset Glen Apartments on the Southside. The walk-through starts 6 p.m. in the parking lot of George Wythe High School, 4314 Crutchfield Street. Groups [...]
8th District Meeting Tonight with Reva Trammell and Friends
Reva, as those who know her refer to her, and citizens from the 8th District of Richmond will be gathering tonight at 6 pm at the Satellite Diner on Jefferson Davis Hwy. to talk about issues that are important to the district. As many of you may already know, Capt. Steve Drew will not be [...]
RPD seeks info on two males involved in sexual assault
The Richmond Police Department is asking for help identifying two males involved in a domestic-related sexual assault that occurred about 9AM on Sunday, February 14th in the 4000 block of Midlothian Turnpike. The female victim reported two men forced their way into her apartment where one man beat her and the other sexually assaulted her. [...]
“The Byrd Park Murder” : From Pain Comes Growth
Readers of this blog may recall the very personal editorial I wrote about Howard Scott, one of the three people involved in the murder of Tyler Binstead at Byrd Park in March of 2008. Recently, I was contacted by Linda O’Brien, the mother of Tyler’s girlfriend, who was there when Tyler was killed and lucky [...]