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1 month ago | 
richmonder.org | Michael Phillips |Andy Thompson |Graham Moomaw |Jerry Lindquist
Weather: Sunny, high of 58. On this date in 1975, a Hopewell grand jury convenes in the probe of a theft ring that was accused of stealing thousands of pounds of lobster tails from a food warehouse, then reselling them for $2 a pound. Today's newsletter sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University is a powerhouse of innovation and creative problem solving. We attack challenges as opportunities. VCU is truly unlike any university you’ve ever seen.
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1 month ago | 
richmonder.org | Sarah Vogelsong |Graham Moomaw |Jerry Lindquist |Michael Phillips
The name Martelli is a familiar one to Atlantic 10 basketball fans, and it will soon be well known to VCU basketball supporters. The Rams are close to an agreement with Phil Martelli Jr., the coach of Bryant University, to become VCU's next men's basketball coach, according to multiple media reports late Tuesday night. The news came just hours after Richard Pitino, rumored to be one of the school's top targets, decided to take the job at Xavier.
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1 month ago | 
richmonder.org | Michael Phillips |Graham Moomaw |Jerry Lindquist |Rob Witham
Weather: Overnight storms left cooler temperatures, with a high of 55. On this date in 1931, Admiral Richard Byrd speaks at the Mosque (now Altria Theater) after returning from Antarctica. "There is no woman on the whole of the Antarctic continent. It is the most silent and most lonesome place on earth,” he says, according to a Times-Dispatch account from the event.
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1 month ago | 
richmonder.org | Michael Phillips |Sarah Vogelsong |Graham Moomaw |Jerry Lindquist
Death, taxes and John Marshall basketball. The Justices put on a show at the Siegel Center on Thursday night as they won another state title, becoming the first team to score 100 points in a VHSL championship basketball game. John Marshall defeated the Graham G-Men 107-81. Graham left with a record of its own — most points in a state title loss. While the outcome was never in doubt, it was significantly closer than most games John Marshall has played at the state tournament in recent years.
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1 month ago | 
richmonder.org | Sarah Vogelsong |Graham Moomaw |Jerry Lindquist |Rob Witham
Tournament season starts for the VCU Rams men's basketball team Friday morning at 11:30 a.m., when they face St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament in Washington, D.C.By all accounts, it has been a wildly successful season for the Rams. Senior Max Shulga was named the conference's player of the year, and VCU won 15 of its 16 games at the Siegel Center, in addition to claiming the conference title.
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1 month ago | 
richmonder.org | Graham Moomaw |Jerry Lindquist |Sarah Vogelsong |Ian Stewart
In response to an audit that criticized City Hall for having a sloppy process for giving public funds to charitable organizations, city officials say they’re going to stop calling the payments grants and instead treat them as donations with fewer strings attached.
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1 month ago | 
richmonder.org | Sarah Vogelsong |Jerry Lindquist |Ian Stewart |Graham Moomaw
After the failure of a standalone bill on the topic, Richmond now stands to gain millions of dollars more per year under a change in the pending state budget that tweaks the allocation of tax dollars from Rosie’s gambling facilities. The new budget approved by the General Assembly eliminates a rule requiring Richmond to split its Rosie’s tax money with New Kent County, the rural but fast-growing county between Richmond and Williamsburg.
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1 month ago | 
richmonder.org | Sarah Vogelsong |Ian Stewart |Ashley Jefferson |Jerry Lindquist
It has come to our attention the real reason, absolutely no doubt about it, why the Atlee High School boys basketball team is a game away from a state championship, which would be its first since the school opened in 1991. Milk shakes. That’s it, pure and simple … according to Dale Boice, who happens to be coach Rally Axselle’s mother-in-law, and Angela, his wife and youngest daughter of Dale and the late Bill Boice.
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2 months ago | 
richmonder.org | Michael Phillips |Jerry Lindquist |Sarah Vogelsong |Graham Moomaw
College sports, you may have heard, aren't what they used to be. Players are transferring, schools keep switching conferences, and everybody's chasing every last dollar. But as VCU scored 15 unanswered points on Saturday afternoon to put away George Mason, it felt like a throwback. A sellout crowd at the Siegel Center roared to life, as it did when Shaka and Larranaga did battle, and the Peppas and Green Machine traded bars at the CAA tournament.
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2 months ago | 
richmonder.org | Michael Phillips |Graham Moomaw |Sarah Vogelsong |Jerry Lindquist
4 min Colonial Downs is expecting a sellout crowd of 8,000 to attend the Virginia Derby on Saturday, March 15, when the New Kent County track’s signature race will be held for the first time on dirt as a lead-in to the Kentucky Derby. The winner is all but assured a slot in the May 3 “Run for the Roses,” in what is expected to be an annual event that is another big step to put horse racing here on a par with most big tracks on the East Coast.
