FEB 15 Journey tribute band Frontiers will perform at 8 p.m. at The Tin Pan, 8982 Quioccasin Road. Lead vocalist Elaine Tuttle channels Steve Perry as the band transports you back to the 80s when Journey topped the charts with hits such as Open Arms, Separate Ways (Worlds Apart), Faithfully, Don’t Stop Believin’ and Who’s Crying Now. Doors open at […]
Sportable to host adult wheelchair basketball tournament Feb. 16-17 at Glen Allen HS
Sportable, a Paralympic adaptive sports club, will host the River City Classic adult wheelchair basketball tournament Feb. 16-17 at Glen Allen High School, through a partnership with Henrico Recreation and Parks. “We are thrilled to host a tournament of this caliber here in Henrico County,” said Sportable Executive Director Hunter Leemon. “The Rim Riders, our adult basketball team, will compete […]
Spanberger introduces legislation to prevent future government shutdowns
U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (VA-7th District) led and introduced legislation recently that would help prevent future government shutdowns and protect federal workers from being used as negotiating tools in funding talks. During lapses in government funding, Spanberger’s Stop STUPIDITY (Shutdowns Transferring Unnecessary Pain and Inflicting Damage In The Coming Years) Act would automatically renew funding at the same levels as […]
Critics say tax relief legislation would widen racial inequities
Members of progressive groups are seeking to hold Gov. Ralph Northam to his promise to focus the remainder of his term on racial equity and to help reconcile Virginia’s long history of racial inequity. That is why advocacy organizations said the major tax relief deal crafted by Virginia lawmakers — on the heels of a scandal over a racist picture […]
With reception canceled, protesters call for Gov. Northam to resign
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Virginia Governor’s Mansion on Wednesday night and called for action, not just apologies, from Gov. Ralph Northam. Northam had planned to host a reception Wednesday night at his official residence in honor of Black History Month. However, the reception was postponed Tuesday in a statement from Ofirah Yheskel, the governor’s communications director. She said […]
