This weekend is the 17th annual Freedom Classic which pits Virginia Union against Virginia State in a classic basketball rivalry game. The game, always on the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, is preceded by all kinds of sweet events like Gospel Choir Showcase, Drumline Competition and the Freedom of Expression Art Expose that [...]
Linwood Holton is hosting its 11th annual all-ages run/walk 5k on March 5th. There’s a 250$ prize for male/female race winners as well as a 100$ prize for male/female RPS teacher winners. Registration starts at 17$ and can be done online. Also available for Pre-K — 8th graders is the Holton Hustle: a one mile [...]
Lots of stuff going on this weekend! West of the Boulevard News has a post up about this weekend’s Youth Football Championships at City Stadium. The 1:30pm game features the Battery Park Vikings in the ten and under division. Go out and support your Vikings!
Part of the McDonald’s Half Marathon on Saturday November 13th will loop through Bryan Park. We’ve got street closings and all the other stuff you need to know after the jump.
Returning home after a devastating loss to Elizabeth City State, VUU comes back with a win over Johnson C. Smith 44-21.
VUU drops to 1-5 with a loss to Elizabeth City State University, 17-14. Running back Tarian Donaldson rushed for 81 yards, and broke 2,000 total career yards. Patrick Henry defeated the John Marshall Justices 16-8.
This past weekend the VUU Panthers failed in a truly epic comeback on the road at Chowan this weekend. Down 14 with under three minutes to play the Panthers scored, recovered an onsides kick, scored AGAIN, but miss the extra point! Chowan defeated VUU 35-34. VUU falls to 1-4 on the season and 1-2 in [...]
As part of September 11th events/remembrances the Richmond Fire Department will face off against Richmond Police Department to battle for the Red vs. Blue Pennant. The festivities will start at 10am at the Henderson Sports Complex (804 Forest Lawn Dr.) near John Marshall High School.
RVANews is reporting that the City’s Coliseum Study Group has narrowed the possible locations for a Coliseum replacement/renovation to four (two on the Northside): The existing Coliseum Public Safety Building The Diamond The ABC warehouse site In what we perceived as a reference to Charlottesville, Mayor Jones stated in a press release, “We want a [...]
