Incumbents perform in City Council races, seismic changes on School Board
CITY COUNCIL A majority of incumbents won re-election to the Richmond City Council in last Tuesday’s election. Reva Trammell was re-elected in the Eighth District with almost 79 percent of the vote. In the Sixth District, Ellen Robertson kept her seat despite a challenge from Donald Moss, who was endorsed by the Richmond City Democratic […]
Brat trounces Bedell in the 7th Congressional District
Republican incumbent Dave Brat saw off a challenge from Democrat Eileen Bedell last Tuesday to keep his seat serving Virginia’s 7th congressional district. Brat won the heavily Republican district with 58 percent of the vote, compared to Bedell’s 42. The race was called for Brat a little bit more than two hours after the polls […]
McEachin wins Virginia’s Congressional 4th District
Democratic nominee Donald McEachin brought home the win Tuesday night for the 4th District against his opponent, Henrico Sheriff Mike Wade. The Virginia senator was welcomed by a cheering room full of friends, family and supporters at a watch party hosted by the Democratic Party of Virginia and Metro Area Richmond Young Democrats in Shockoe […]
Area precincts helped Clinton secure Virginia
In an unexpected victory that “reshaped” the electoral map, Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency by exceeding the necessary 270 electoral college votes early Wednesday morning. Trump locked-in 290 electoral college votes across 32 states to beat Clinton’s 16 states and 228 electoral votes, according to the New York Times’ election results, last updated Nov. […]
Stoney wins outright, avoids runoff with Berry, Morrissey
Mayor-elect Levar Stoney fended-off a runoff with former Venture Richmond director Jack Berry by winning the necessary five of nine districts to secure the mayoral election outright. “Last night the City of Richmond chose a progressive leader to move our city forward and take our city to the next level,” Stoney said on Wednesday at a […]
Women’s basketball seizes win in front of record-size crowd
VCU women’s basketball kicked-off their 2016-17 season with a decisive 73-44 victory against visiting Coppin State University Friday morning at the Siegel Center. Senior guards Isis Thorpe and Ashley Pegram led the way for the Rams, each posting double-digit scoring tallies with 11 and 10 points, respectively. VCU coach Beth O’Boyle said the experience of […]
It’s time to rewrite the trans erasure narrative
Noonie Norwood was found dead after being fatally shot around the 2700 block of Hull street last week. Norwood’s murder has garnered attention as it signifies the second LGBTQ minority killed in the Richmond area in less than a month. The murder of Ava Tucker, a Henrico native, in October marked the first. The constant […]
Volleyball drops final games of the season
VCU volleyball faced a tough weekend on the road, dropping both games against Atlantic-10 top contenders. The Rams were able to lock-up the five seed in the A-10 conference, however, finishing the season 8-6 as they look ahead to tournament play beginning next Friday against the fourth-seeded Duquesne University. Dayton VCU’s offense managed to compete […]
TRUMPED: The sports world speaks out
The sports world watched in awe along with the rest of the globe as the race for the US Presidency came to its dramatic conclusion last week. Amidst one of the most tumultuous and controversial elections this country has ever seen, reactions to the results were fittingly emotional and varied. The NFL and NBA are […]
Professional golf returns to Richmond
The Greater Richmond area hosted its first professional golf tournament in over 25 years when the Country Club of Virginia held the Dominion Charity Classic at The Country Club of Virginia’s James River Course Nov. 4-6. “Richmond is the perfect place for our kind of golf,” said Champions Tour pro Loren Roberts. “You’ve got a […]