Washington’s Birthday, known today as Presidents Day, began as a federal holiday to honor George Washington’s birthday, the first president of the United States of America. The federal holiday was implemented by an Act of Congress in 1879 for government offices in Washington, DC and then expanded to all federal offices in 1885. The federal […]

The pool for mayor of the city of Richmond was crowded from 18 to 13 and now eight candidates have been certified to appear on the November 8 General election. The Richmond Electoral Board certified a slate of eight candidates on Thursday. Last night’s action denied candidate Alan Schintzius’ appeal of his disqualification. Schintzius was […]