History

Mary Scott Hardaway at Style Weekly profiles 5 long-time Richmond food&drink institutions including The Locker Room (1981) and O’Toole’s (1966)

Richard J. Meagher of RVA’s Got Issues talks to Steven Nesmith of RRHA about the future of public housing in Richmond: One of the biggest…

Stephanie Ganz at Richmond Magazine has the story of Richmond native Clifton William (“C.W.”) Guthrie Sr.’s Golden Skillet Fried Chicken chain: When Thalhimers VP Newman…

From R. Anthony Harris at RVA MAG: Richmond’s history is layered with stories of resilience, reinvention, and, in some cases, outright injustice. The Clear Redline,…

2308 Hull Street, maybe 1941. The house is long gone but the cement curb that they’re sitting on is still there.

Started off trying to find information on any plans for sidewalks/bike lanes/multi-use path for Belt Boulevard and ended up coming across the Midlothian / Belt…

The Sankofa Orchard Mural Tour has been set for Saturday Feb 22nd at 11AM. Come learn about 16 murals of 16 Black histories by 12…

From the collection at The Valentine: Black and white photograph of several African-American boys walking with school books on the sidewalk in front of an…

Laney Sullivan has launched a petition to get Richmond’s historic springs reopened to the public: We, the undersigned residents of Richmond, Virginia, respectfully petition for…

During the summer of 1903, Richmond was under nearly martial law when a two-month long streetcar strike broke out in late June. Between 1895 and…

From Google Streetview

Do you have family memories stored on some kind of old media like VHS or old print photos that you’d like to make digital? The…

As we get ready to elect our 20th popularly elected mayor and the 4th since moving to the current system, let’s take a moment to…

The Alice Fitz Community Garden on Perry Street will be the site of a public art installation and can use your help: Please come help…

The first ever Granite Festival is this Saturday, September 14 from noon-7PM on the grounds of Huguenot High School. From Amy Wentz: Granite had its…

A quarter of the way through their VA 100: 100 people, places, things that you should know about Richmond series, the RTD finally gets to…

David Lefkowitz at RIC Today has the skinny on some of why Hull Street becomes Hull Street Road just east of Southside Plaza: Throughout the…

I’ve read 2 fascinating (and very different) books this year that get into Richmond politics and governance over the last 50 years or so: Chuck…

There will be an Honorary Street Naming Unveiling Ceremony commemorating the designation of the corner of West 12th Street and Hull Street in honor of…

The Shockoe Examiner tells the story of Pearl and Lacy Carter and their tragic end: But on Lawson Street, during the last days of that…