The failure of the casino to win a majority in one of the city s heavily Black wards north of the river signals the city s demographic shift — white residents now outnumber African Americans — and the declining muscle of Richmond s Black electorate.
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.
Richmond, Virginia is reconsidering a casino ballot measure after a promoter said unkind things about "the Jews" and used the n-word on the radio, go figure.
A national housing nonprofit announced Tuesday that it will match Richmond’s five-year $50 million investment in affordable housing a huge boost to efforts to increase the supply of less costly apartments and homes.
Will Richmond voters approve a resort and casino project?
That’s the biggest question on the city ballot – a repeat of 2021 when the proposal narrowly lost.