Eric Kolenich

2 days ago | richmond.com | Eric Kolenich

Richmond’s City Council has approved a permit to redevelop the building that houses the Westhampton Pastry Shop at the intersection of Patterson and Libbie avenues in the city’s West End. The bakery opened in the one-story building at 5728 Patterson Ave. in 1952. Now, the landlord plans to replace it with a four-story building with commercial space on the ground floor and offices above. It’s unclear what will happen to the Westhampton Pastry Shop.

3 days ago | newsadvance.com | Eric Kolenich

Virginia Commonwealth University will start renting out the Siegel Center for concerts and events in an effort to generate revenue for athletes. VCU has partnered with a California-based event management company, ASM Global to manage the facility. The university expects to spend $5 million compensating its athletes beginning next year. For the first time, colleges will be able to directly and legally pay their players, pending final approval of a lawsuit against the NCAA.

3 days ago | richmond.com | Eric Kolenich

Virginia Commonwealth University will start renting out the Siegel Center for concerts and events in an effort to generate revenue for athletes. VCU has partnered with a California-based event management company, ASM Global to manage the facility. The university expects to spend $5 million compensating its athletes beginning next year. For the first time, colleges will be able to directly and legally pay their players, pending final approval of a lawsuit against the NCAA.

6 days ago | pilotonline.com | Eric Kolenich

Virginia Commonwealth University is withholding the degrees of three students who helped organize a gathering in support of Palestine on campus last month that ended in a student’s arrest. The three students will be able to participate in graduation events this weekend, but the university will not officially confer their degrees until it has resolved the disciplinary process. Sereen Haddad, one of the affected students, said she will walk across the graduation stage in protest.

6 days ago | richmond.com | Eric Kolenich

Virginia Commonwealth University is withholding the degrees of three students who helped organize a gathering in support of Palestine on campus last month that led to a student's arrest. The three students will be able to participate in graduation events this weekend, but the university will not officially confer their degrees until it has resolved the disciplinary process. Sereen Haddad, one of the affected students, said she will walk across the graduation stage in protest.