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A look at the Redskins summer training camp

A new drawing gives an aerial view of what the Redskins summer training camp will look like. And will the public be able to use the fields when they’re not used by the Redskins?

Mayor Jones’s 2013 State of the City address

Did you miss Mayor Jones’s State of the City Address last night at the Carpenter Theatre? Dont’t worry, here’s the prepared speech.

City Council: A clear cut mistake

It’s a cold drizzly night, and there’s a sparse crowd for the inaugural Council session of 2013. Not much on the agenda, although it looks like the Redskins training camp has stepped in a big pile of doo-doo.

Mayor Jones now has an opponent on November ballot

After months of legal challenging, a judge has ruled that Michael K. Ryan Jr. has earned enough signatures to put him on the November ballot.

Tammy Hawley: The unsung hero of the Mayor’s administration

After graduating VCU, this Richmond native went on to become chief of staff for a member of Congress and later started her own business. She’s now the gatekeeper of information between RVA and its government.

Jones stands alone in mayoral election

With the required signatures counted for the upcoming City Council and mayoral elections, it’s now official that Dwight C. Jones will be unopposed in his bid for reelection as mayor. Michael K. Ryan Jr. and L. Shirley Harvey, both mayoral hopefuls, didn’t have enough signatures accepted by the Registrar, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The […]

City Council: Things said and unsaid

With so much happening in recent weeks, Council was mum on many issues.

Local reactions to the killing of Trayvon Martin

The death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin has inspired both sympathy for his family and ignited outrage against what many people see as a failure of justice. Richmonders–from a local pastor, VCU student, and the mayor–weigh-in on this national issue.

Mayor’s Budget Discussion at the Va. War Memorial On Wednesday

Paraphrasing City announcement: The only MPACT sponsored Community Conversation with Mayor Jones regarding the City Budget is scheduled to take place at the Virginia War Memorial on Wednesday, March 28th at 6:30PM. Let your voices be heard regarding the City Budget, Capitol Improvements, and other projects and issues that concern Precinct 4. Feel free to […]

UPDATE: Gov. McDonnell and Mayor Jones to reveal new Richmond Foursquare badge

This afternoon, the Governor and Mayor will join others in revealing the Richmond badge for Foursquare, the location-based social network. Richmond beat out major cities like Portland and Nashville to win a still rare city badge

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