Students Begin an Environmental Adventure with Dominion’s ‘Project Plant It!’
This spring, about 10,000 third-graders in the metro Richmond region will make a difference for the environment with Project Plant It!, a program developed by Dominion to educate children and plant trees. Earlier this year, teachers received a comprehensive kit packed with creative lesson plans, posters, stickers and certificates. Each student will receive a tree [...]
How to Shine at Your New Job
by Torski Dobson-Arnold
Dear Career Confidence Coach,
I have been reading your columns and was lucky enough to secure summer employment for the summer. I really needed to get this job because I want to save for college, which I’ll begin next year. I know it’s important to have some type of work experience for your college [...]
Church Hill Students Get Social
Urban Views Weekly visited Church Hill Academy last week at Peter Paul Development Center to talk to students about positive uses of social media. The students attend Lee Taylor’s journalism class and recently completed research papers on renowned journalists including Bob Woodward, Walter Cronkite and more. After creating a Twitter page, the students discussed issues [...]
In ‘The Bluest Eye,’ Director Jones Balances Courage with Grace
by Cesca Janece Waterfield | Twitter @cescasings
When April Jones gathered her family together as a child, the girl had not only organized the close-knit group’s entertainment, she’d cast herself in the starring role. Later, after struggling with a misguided director as a theater student at Spelman College, she didn’t complain, but turned her focus to [...]
RRHA’s CEO Will Lead Baltimore Housing
Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority announced the departure of Anthony Scott as Chief Executive Officer of RRHA. Scott will soon take on a new position as deputy executive director for Baltimore Housing. His last day at RRHA will be April 15.
Maxine Cholmondeley, RRHA’s general counsel, will serve as interim CEO of RRHA and will work [...]
