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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…

Construction is underway by the Department of Public Works for a new quick build buffered bike lane project on Holly Springs Avenue from Broad Rock…

The Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon will be run this Saturday, November 16. The race begins at 7 AM at 1st and Broad Street and will…

The 3 area incumbents in competitive City Council races – Robertson (6th), Trammell (8th), and Jones (9th) – each held on to win reelection. The…

A fairly useful network of bike lanes has taken shape in South Richmond, to the point where we can now talk about the quality of…

Peter Braun, an analyst for Richmond and Henrico Health Districts, recently published A Heat Emergency: Urban Heat Exposure and Access to Refuge in Richmond, VA….

A map of proposed bus and trolley routes, from just a few years before the end of Richmond’s trolley’s in 1949.t Richmond (Virginia) City Planning…

Map of the city of Richmond showing corporation lines as established Dec. 6, 1906. Manchester was still an independent city, Forest Hill Park was the…

The city of Richmond Police Department divides the city into four Precincts (MAP). South Richmond is part of the 1st Precinct, all of the 2nd…

About twenty people turned out Monday evening for a City of Richmond Department of Public Works hosted informational meeting on the James River Branch Trail…

We’ve put together a map of murals and street art across South Richmond. Did you know that there was this much fantastic work out there?…

Every so often, the city publishes a list of vacant buildings and who owns them. It’s a neat marker of a specific moment in time….

Heads up! The Virginia Credit Union River City Half Marathon and 5K will impact the Huguenot Bridge and the Boulevard Bridge on March 9: Sports…

This stellar almost-panoramic map of the James River Park System was recently installed at Huguenot Flatwater. In other Huguenot Flatwater news, the Buffleheads are still…

With all the help by Riley Champine The Sanborn Fire Insurance maps are a set of incredibly detailed maps of cities across North America published…

Sports Backers has posted a richly detailed 94-page Fall Line Vision Plan, a look how the new trail could look and be experienced. The 43…

After pausing for a few years, the Run for the Hills! 5K is back and registration is now open. This fun run is March 16,…

As I’ve begun looking at the area through a more specific lens, I keep getting echoes of the 1914, 1942, and 1970 annexations that grew…

A map of the original plans for the Westover Hills neighborhood (via the Westover Hills Facebook). The WHNA sold copies of the map for while…