How Richmond’s City Auditor Decides What Gets Scrutinized
The office that watches over city spending follows a methodical process—and takes requests from residents
Richmond City Employees to Receive Fourth Consecutive Year of Pay Raises in FY 2026 Budget
Sworn officers will see an average 10.3% wage increase as the city pursues 'Employer of Choice' status
Richmond’s City Auditor Brings Inspector General Experience from South Florida to Oversee Municipal Finances
Riad Ali leads a credentialed team of five auditing professionals tasked with monitoring city government accountability
Art 180 Closes After 27 Years, Another Casualty of Jackson Ward’s Giving Gap
The youth arts nonprofit that launched careers and transformed lives couldn't survive six years of declining donations and a post-pandemic funding drought
A Vacant Bank Vault Becomes a Boxing Ring: Brookland Park’s Latest Gamble on Revitalization
After a previous developer walked away and the housing authority reclaimed the building, Cherry Pick'd Boxing hopes to succeed where others failed
A 17-Year-Old’s E-Waste Empire: How One Student Built a Recycling Business Richmond’s Big Players Missed
Loch Macfarlane's partnership with a national nonprofit could turn his garage operation into something that challenges how the region handles its growing mountain of dead electronics.
The Hub Opens Its Doors in Manchester, But for Whom?
A new mixed-income building at 500 Maury Street promises affordability in one of Richmond's fastest-gentrifying neighborhoods. The math tells a more complicated story.
A New Kind of Industrial Building Rises in Westwood as Window Supplier Stakes Claim
Developer Stefan Cametas bets that modern design can transform Richmond's aging industrial corridor — starting with a 50,000-square-foot spec building that's already landing tenants.
A Charlottesville Buyer Bets His Future on Richmond’s 45-Year-Old Glass Shop
Nate McFarland purchases Budget Glass Co. with dreams of building a multi-generational family business in a city he barely knows
At Main Street Station, $11 Million Bet That Richmond Will Reckon With Its Past
The Shockoe Institute opens its education center steps from where enslaved people were once sold, promising to make the city's slave trade history impossible to ignore