Housing authority adds ‘HOPE’ to urban community

Southside 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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Topic Blog Entry #3: Rack up on experience, not expenses in college

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 [...]

Topic Blog Entry #2: Good credit: When high credit scores are as important as high test scores

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 [...]

Topic Blog Entry #1: You’re only as valuable as your credit status

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 [...]

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