by acoles | Jul 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Lawsuits and Ghosting: The Wild West of… Public Records What do an attempted coup in Cuba and secrets from the Vietnam War have in common? Both led to the creation of the Freedom of Information Act or FOIA. This law allows people to access public documents in...
by acoles | Jul 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
En Pointe: A Major Pirouette at the Richmond Ballet It takes two to tango, but only one artistic director to lead the Richmond Ballet. For the first time in over 40 years, the official ballet for the state of Virginia is coming under new leadership. What does this...
by mhayes | Jun 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Trigger Warning: Breaking the Cycle of Gun Violence Last year, the city of Hopewell notched a huge victory in the fight against gun violence. Now cities like Petersburg and Richmond want in. We talk with Maurice Washington and Sarah Scarbrough about the strategy...
by acoles | Jun 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
More Buses, Free Fares, No Problem Most cities struggled with bus ridership coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not RVA. We talk with Faith Walker, Executive Director from RVA Rapid Transit, about what GRTC is doing right – and where there’s room for...
by mhayes | May 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
RVA’s Housing Woes We hear it everywhere, everyday: Housing is expensive. But with so many new apartments and homes being built in RVA, why do costs continue to rise? And what can local government do about it? To answer that question we talk with Jovan Burton...
