Housing authority adds ‘HOPE’ to urban community

On April 12, 2010, In Community, By Erika
PHOTO COURTESY RICHMOND REDEVELOPMENT & HOUSING AUTHORITY (RRHA)

PHOTO COURTESY RICHMOND REDEVELOPMENT & HOUSING AUTHORITY (RRHA)

South side Richmond neighborhood undergoes more than a decade worth of change

By Erika Wells

Blackwell, a historic city south of downtown Richmond known for its strong sense of community, is barely recognizable after experiencing a makeover.

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) and the City of Richmond received a HOPE VI grant in the amount of $26.9 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to modernize the urban area.

Blackwell, once part of the former city of Manchester, was one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Richmond. The area was plagued with crimes such as drug trafficking, gang violence and illegal gun trade.

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Topic Blog #4: Student loans: You can’t live with ‘em, you can’t live without ‘em

On April 2, 2010, In Topic Blogging, By Erika

This entry is part of a series of topic blog entries examining how college students may build good credit in tough economic times.  As an activity for a multiplatform storytelling graduate course, these entries display my contribution to contemporary journalism in relationship to blogging/online writing and storytelling without compromising traditional journalistic methods such as accuracy and timeliness.

If you have student debt, which may impact your credit rating, you are not alone.

From private loans to federal loans … no matter the type of loan – more and more students need loans to cover the rising costs of college. About 65.5 percent of four-year undergraduate students who received Bachelor’s degrees graduated with some debt in 2007-08, according to FinAid.org.

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