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Spoken-word artist and poet, Roscoe Burnems, has been chosen as Richmond's very first Poet Laureate.

Richmond City Council approved a resolution Monday night, calling for the city’s homeless service providers to enact policies that affirm people’s gender identity and sexual orientation.

Richmond City Council is set to take a final vote on the Richmond 300 Master Plan tonight amid calls from some advocacy groups to amend or delay its passage.

As the coronavirus pandemic reaches a new peak in Richmond, local health officials are encouraging anyone who plans to travel this month to minimize their risk to the public.

The developers behind Richmond’s failed Navy Hill project are taking their plans for a new arena to Henrico County.

Richmond’s Task Force on Reimagining Public Safety has released its final report with recommendations for incorporating more social services into policing.

With more than 104,000 reported votes, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney appears to have secured re-election.

The Richmond Resilience Initiative will provide $500 per month to 18 working families who don’t qualify for other aid, but that Stoney said still do not make a living wage. Funds for the program will come from both the Robins Foundations, a Richmond-based nonprofit, and the CARES Act.

Richmond City Council agreed Tuesday afternoon to use an estimated $19 million budget surplus to fund employee retirement benefits, an equity study and a pandemic reserve fund.

As of Monday, only 55% of absentee ballots in the city have been returned, according to the Virginia Department of Elections. Across the state, the figure stands at 66%. As recently as Sunday, the city had the lowest return rate in the state at 39%.