Richmond Night Market celebrates community, emphasizes creativity during in-person season
Jiana Smith, Staff Writer When Adrienne Cole Johnson and Melody Short co-founded the Richmond Night Market in 2019, their goal was placemaking — creating a space in which marginalized communities, namely women and people of color, could see themselves represented in the city’s growing arts scene, according to Johnson. “We wanted to remind folks that […]
VCU: SGA demands for cold-weather shelter would cost $1M in renovations
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer Members of VCU’s student government are demanding that the university convert an unused building on campus into a homeless shelter after the City of Richmond announced it will not open a downtown cold-weather facility. Some who would have a hand in the process, however, say the plan may not be a […]
Instructor derives sound from light in latest art project
Andrew Ringle, Managing Editor When Patrick Harkin was at the state fair this year, he was distracted by the lights around him. Some flashed yellow, some red; some were on strings with several other tiny bulbs, and some were bigger, like the kind on top of lampposts. But Harkin, who teaches in the photography department […]
Haunts of Richmond takes visitors on a spooky, historical ride
Ada Romano Contributing Writer Virginia has been a central location for much of American history, including a large number of Civil War battles — its place in history also makes it home to a plethora of haunted locations. In Richmond, old buildings, shops and cemeteries have sparked stories of paranormal activity. Haunts of Richmond hosts […]
Listening sessions lead up to Shockoe slave memorial plans
The first drawings for a memorial honoring enslaved people who were trafficked through Shockoe Bottom could be revealed by September. Lumpkin’s Jail, also known as Devil’s Half Acre, was an infamous prison for enslaved African-Americans before the Civil War. The project has been a subject of debate since its proposal in 2016 by SmithGroup, an […]
VCU is upgrading area, pushing the poor out
Richmond is two cities: one comprised of everything VCU has purchased and drenched in black and gold, then the rest of it. The few areas of Richmond that have not been taken over by the university are mostly poor and black.
Revitalization of the University is taking too long
The revitalization efforts taken by VCU will greatly benefit the city — if they’re ever finished.
Students march to promote awareness against black violence
Last night, the organization Black Action Now organized an event for their ‘They Can’t Kill Us All’ movement emphasizing the importance of protecting the lives of all black-Americans.
Unveiling of Slave Trail markers set for April 10
Larisa Robinson Capital News Service An “emancipation celebration” will be held April 10 in Shockoe Bottom to commemorate the unveiling of historical markers for the Richmond Slave Trail and the planned removal of asphalt covering a prominent African burial ground. The Richmond City Council’s Slave Trail Commission is sponsoring the unveiling of 17 markers along […]