In 1892, Major Lewis Günter decided to build the finest hotel in America, in Richmond. Some would say he succeeded, considering its impressive guest list, which included Teddy Roosevelt, Bette Davis,…
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On November 20, 1909, the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia voted itself into existence. It was the first women’s voting rights organization in Richmond and it had just eighteen members,…
In 1874, an international order of Roman Catholic nuns came to Richmond. Founded in 1839 by a French woman who welcomed a blind, starving wanderer into her home, the Little Sisters…
In 1646, two now-Virginia tribes signed a peace treaty with the British powers, ending the Third Anglo-Powhatan War. With this, the first reservations (the legal designation for an area of…
62% of Teen Drivers Killed in Virginia were not Wearing Seatbelts In Virginia, twenty-four teen drivers, age 15-19, have died so far this year, compared to 20 in the same time…
Sportable, a local non-profit providing sporting opportunities to people with physical and visual disabilities, is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the 4th Annual Sportable Tailgate at the Bon…
Mid to late October is when Virginia’s trees begin to proudly display their most amazing colors, starting in the mountains and then slowly painting the coastal plain with warm fall hues.…
The Dumbarton Area Library will permanently close its doors at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2015 to relocate to the new state-of-the-art Libbie Mill Library. The new Libbie Mill Library of…
Donate $1 to Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation for $2 on Uptown Alley Game Play Cards Uptown Alley says it will match all donations to breast cancer awareness made at the venue…
Bring your tiny ghosts and goblins to the University of Richmond campus for the seventeenth annual “Trick or Treat Street,” October 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free, community-wide family…
Turn down the lights and turn up the science at the Science Museum of Virginia from five to nine o’clock on Friday, October 16. The Museum presents Science After Dark: Glow! It’s…
Richmond 2015, Inc., the organizing committee of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships, concluded nine days of racing Sunday with huge crowds and exhilarating racing.“Over the past 10 days, starting with…











