Potholes and bad roads are a common complaint of Richmond residents. So much so that Mayor Levar Stoney proposed doubling the budget for road and sidewalk paving last year.
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In Virginia, Black women are three to four times more likely to experience maternal health problems. VPM News Intern Lyndon German dug into a Richmond-based program recently launched to address this.
Henrico County residents will have a chance to comment tonight on a proposed mixed-use apartment complex to replace the former Virginia Center Commons.The Board of Supervisors will vote on rezoning over seven acres of land to allow homes to be built on the property. Two companies, Shamin Hotels and Rebkee Company, purchased parts of the complex in January according to Richmond BizSense. The
You can help Friends Helping Friends bring relief to Texas after devastating storm
How you can help those affected by recent winter storms
and last updated 2021-03-03 05:17:54-05
RICHMOND, Va. Help is on the way from the streets of Richmond to communities that are in need in Dallas after a devastating winter storm last month.
Bobby Vincent is a long-time supporter of local nonprofit Friends Helping Friends, and heâs gearing up to join a team headed to Texas for the relief project.
âWhen you donât have running water or heat, when you donât have a pantry full of food, we just want our community to open its heart and show Texas that we careâ Vincent said.