Our Bread Riot DNA; Celebrating Secretariat; Comprehensively Fighting Cancer; H.O.P.E. for Education; Sending a Message.

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You can find the 5 main stories from Friday’s edition here, and today features the “ALT 5” stories for a nice, leisurely, “Easy Like Sunday Evening” read. Enjoy!

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In today’s edition of news you need about RVA, we have stories on:

• A memorial to perhaps the greatest horse of all time, Caroline County-born Secretariat who won the Triple Crown 50 years ago this year.

• A hard-nosed quote from a local healthcare advocate who is not afraid to call out city “leaders” for their ongoing and inexplicable shameful neglect to support the Department of Social Services.

• A deep dive into the possible reason why Richmonders panic about bread in crisis situation with a look back at what started it all 160 years ago today — the Richmond Bread Riot.

• A great designation for VCU’s Massey Cancer Center, as it has achieved status as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute.

• A nothing but uplifting story about a local Richmonder who escaped the hell of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia in the 1970’s with her family and began a non-profit here to feed and educate more than 400 children in Cambodia and help them achieve the same dreams that she has.