The Virginia Flaggers, a Confederate heritage group, is calling for a boycott of Field Day of the Past in Goochland. Virginia Flaggers is one of two groups that organizers are banning from the three-day September event for allegedly disregarding vendor guidelines in the past. Now, Virginia Flaggers representatives say they are being shut out because […]

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2012  FIREWORKS AND MORE FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY/RICHMOND METRO AREA: GENWORTH Financial 29th annual Celebrate Freedom Independence Day Concert:  Tues. July 3, event starts 6:30pm, Patriotic and pop favorites by the U.S. Air Force Heritage band of America begin at 7:30. Fireworks at approximately 8:45p.m.  At Genworth at 6620 W. Broad at I-64. Free admission and […]

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32nd Annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games through Saturday, closing ceremony Saturday, Saturday, June 30, The Greater Richmond Convention Center, schedule www.wheelchairgames.va.gov. Pedal 2 the Metal 4 PAL, bring bikes & helmets and ride the track at RIR, Saturday, June 30, 9am-12pm, Richmond Raceway Complex, family bike rides $25, individual $10, kids 12 & under $5, […]

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Leaders say the City of Richmond, Henrico, Hanover and Goochland counties will announce water conservation measures later this week because of low levels in the James River. In fact, voluntary conservation measures will likely are expected to be announced on Friday, August 12. Chesterfield County, whose water management plan is governed in part by the […]