More than a decade in the making and one of the notable accomplishments of the Stoney administration, the $22.5 million ARPA funded space includes an auxiliary gymnasium, indoor walking track, a boxing studio, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, multi-purpose/meeting spaces, a culinary teaching kitchen, classrooms, dance and music studios, and outdoor garden space.

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

Southside People’s Assembly coming to Hull Street Library

Virginia Community Voice today announced that the funding of a traffic calming street mural was their People’s Budget Winner:

Two Town Hall Meetings this coming week with Delegate Michael Jones (77th): I’m excited to host two town halls this March in the 77th District!…

Supporters of public education have organized an open-to-the-public gathering this Wednesday at 7:30AM at Westover Hills Elementary School for a “walk-in” to support the teachers union and national education funding

Richmond Police detectives have identified the victim in the fatal shooting that occurred earlier this year as Darrell Mann, 52, of Richmond, and detectives have made an arrest. Misty Swift, 35, of Richmond, has been charged with murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a violent felon.

The Planning Commission meets Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at City Hall, and will consider a number of projects in the area

The folks at Studio Two Three are seeking vendors for their annual STUDIO TWO FLEA market set for April 26th – May 4th

The Forest Hill Spring Classic Children’s bike race returns on Sunday, April 27. SIGN UP HERE

Abuelita’s is the only South Richmond spot named to EATER DC’s The Best Restaurants in Richmond, Virginia

The next City Council 9th District Town Hall Meeting is set for Thursday, March 20 at 6PM at Southside Community Center (6255 Warwick Road), and will feature a Q&A with Mayor Danny Avula

Music and merriment all day today and tomorrow at O’Toole’s

Join Southside ReLeaf this Friday on International Day of Forests for an Outdoor Learning Classroom at the new Ernest Park

Stephanie Lynch (City Council – 5th) is hosting a Town Hall this Thursday

There is a ton going on this week – check out THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR & see for yourself

The Office of Equitable Transit and Mobility (OETM) – a division within the Department of Public Works (DPW) – is working on three “Lighter, Quicker,…

Keyris Manzanares at VPM has a look at the needs impacted by the city’s Manufactured Home Initiative as residents wait to hear if the program…

Come out Thursday March 20 for the ribbon cutting at the new Southside Community Center and stay for an afternoon of celebration.

Join members of the Virginia General Assembly City of Richmond Delegation for a debrief of the 2025 General Assembly Session, a discussion on policy and…