Portsmouth Weighing Return Of City Properties; More Va., Headlines

Staff Report, Virginia Mercury

December 23, 2022

• Nine consultants used by the Youngkin administration to review controversial draft history and social sciences standards represent a range of conservative perspectives such as dissatisfaction with the 1619 Project and concerns about “minimiz(ing) the experiences and contributions of white men during the Revolutionary War.”—VPM

• After Portsmouth took control of almost all of the predominantly Black neighborhood of Sugar Hill over several decades, the city council is “working to determine how it can return city-owned parcels back to property owners— or their heirs — some of whom were strong-armed in the government takeover of the neighborhood.”—Virginian-Pilot

• The first tranche of $11.4 million in state aid to victims of a devastating flood that occurred in Hurley in August 2021 has been disbursed, but fewer applications have been submitted for the money than expected.—Cardinal News

• The Rosslyn Business Improvement District conducted a national survey that concluded almost a quarter of all Americans who moved during the pandemic relocated to cities where they could be within a 15-minute walk or bike ride of grocery stores, health care and parks.—ARLnow

• “Pennsylvania police said a taxi stolen from Richmond International Airport was used during a high-speed chase this weekend near Gettysburg.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch

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