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Down In Richmond « Politics

Colleges must provide counseling after a student suicide

Jun 13,2017

When a college student commits suicide, it can shake the campus to its core, as other students struggle with grief, perhaps guilt and a range of emotions.

Regency Square Mall getting facelift, new anchor

Jun 13,2017

Regency Square Mall has started to undergo a $30 million renovation to refresh its look and bring in new retailers.

Debate continues, but Monroe Park renovation on track

Jun 13,2017

If the renovation work stays on schedule, Monroe Park will reopen next spring with improvements in energy-efficient lighting, walkways and an updated stormwater management system.

Library exhibit will explore AIDS epidemic

Jun 12,2017

The year was 1986. The place: Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City. Food trays lined the corridors of the hospital's inpatient care unit. Why? Because cafeteria workers wanted to avoid contact

Monument will honor African-American Virginians

Jun 12,2017

One of the hot-button issues in Southern states is the controversy over monuments that celebrate Confederate figures from the Civil War. A new monument in Richmond that commemorates the Emancipation

Monday marks 50th anniversary of 'Loving' decision

Jun 12,2017

In Caroline County in the 1950s, Richard and Mildred Loving began an important story that would become an award-winning film: falling in love, getting married and then getting thrown in jail

Veterans center will be named for 2 war heroes

Jun 08,2017

A veterans health-care center planned for Virginia Beach will be named for two war heroes from the area, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Wednesday during a ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial.

Law requires mental health training for school counselors

Jun 08,2017

More than 20 percent of children in the U.S. have or have had depression or other serious mental disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.