4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (784+ words) Lottery players buy their ticket in the hopes of a large financial windfall, and the state will be offering up a huge prize early next year: The right to one of 350 new marijuana dispensaries that will be allowed across Virginia....

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1064+ words) Chesterfield County became a data center destination in Central Virginia with the arrival of three Google campuses, but a looming electricity shortfall is raising questions about whether the region’s power grid can keep up. PJM Interconnection coordinates electricity distribution for…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (884+ words) Standing near the Maggie Walker statue, Larkin Garbee shared what she appreciates about her neighborhood. “The beautiful thing about Jackson Ward is that you can kind of feel a little New York City because you have the hustle and bustle…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (228+ words) The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents gardeners at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, said workers there will go on strike beginning Wednesday morning. The employees voted to unionize in November 2024, but negotiations since that time have not…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (679+ words) It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … the toilet paper I ordered on Amazon? Coming soon to the skies near you is Amazon Prime Air, the online retail giant’s drone delivery service. On Thursday, Amazon held a press event and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (173+ words) Richmond International Airport has opened bidding to connect the facility's Rental Car Center to the main terminal building. The construction project, which was estimated last year at $25 milllion, will also build a small park with room for a food truck…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (545+ words) On the last Wednesday of every month, Sarah Matalavage drives her multicolored minibus to Hillside Court. Her passengers aren’t people, though; they’re free books. Matalavage is a full-time therapist, but in her spare time – of which she has little, as…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (421+ words) Weather: Temperatures cool to the lower 80s, with evening storms a possibility. On this date in 1948, the Selective Service changes its draft registration process to make things easier following World War II, switching to a postcard-sized form. In a presentation to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1192+ words) A proposal to convert the nearly century-old Virginia Home that sits on the edge of Byrd Park into apartments after the facility relocates to Hanover County got unanimous support from Richmond’s Planning Commission Tuesday, despite concerns from neighbors in Randolph…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (618+ words) Housing has gotten “substantially more expensive” for younger adults in and around Richmond — as well as in metro areas across the state, according to UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. In a presentation to the Virginia Housing Commission Tuesday,…...