Virginia Commonwealth University announced this morning that it will cancel all classes on April 8th so that students can watch their scheduled solar eclipse. In the interest of science, the VCU administration has declared it has scheduled a solar eclipse … Continue reading
Todd Woodson, past OHNA president, past Sierra Club Falls of the James ‘Green Giant’ award winner, and past member of City Council’s Monroe Park Advisory Council, released this post this morning: NO CITY MONEY FOR THE MONROE PARK CONSERVANCY! Friends- … Continue reading
Even during the pandemic, Open High students continue to shine… Richmond Public Schools recently recognized Jack Salgado for his presentation in the Solar Decathlon as one of the Solar Student Leaders. They also congratulated Asia Goode from Open High School … Continue reading
With a lot of voting already underway, many Richmonders are confronting the reality that they still don’t know who to vote for Mayor. Sadly, as with the last Mayoral election, the corporate media is trying to paint the election as … Continue reading
Local media are reporting about the announced school funding plan from Mayor Stoney that should satisfy the 2017 School Modernization Referendum. The WRIC report includes these highlights of the plan: Successfully provides $800 million of school capital investment over 20 … Continue reading
Yesterday, Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin County, announced that he will create a subcommittee to address concerns about “obsolete” school buildings across the state. In doing so, he credited Richmond’s Put Schools First campaign for “being the catalyst” in raising issues … Continue reading
Voters in Richmond have approved a referendum that would change the city charter to require the Mayor to craft a plan to modernize Richmond Public Schools facilities without raising taxes (This does NOT preclude the Mayor or City Council from … Continue reading
With only days left in the election and very little time left for candidates to make an impact with voters, here’s an editorial I did not want to write: I am still undecided on who I want to vote FOR … Continue reading
Volunteer group RVA Cleansweep, which has done many neighborhood cleanups in Oregon Hill and other neighborhoods throughout the City, is holding a special “experimental” cleanup/fundraising event this Friday morning. From the FaceBook event page: RVA Cleansweep is joining the Robotic … Continue reading
Wednesday night, the Sierra Club Falls James group did a walking tour of green projects on the Monroe Park campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. It was lead by longtime SCFOJ member and VCU Sustainability Program Coordinator Steven Heintz. Thermal Solar … Continue reading