Useful information with clear sources
Our guides should help a reader take a practical next step. We favor original sources for public services, school enrollment, civic information, venue operations and local programs. A source-review date describes when we checked information; it does not mean every linked service is monitored continuously.
Be precise about place and time
We distinguish the City of Richmond from the surrounding counties, and towns from neighborhoods, commercial districts and informal area names. School assignments require an address check with the school division. Housing figures identify their source, geography, measure and reporting period. We do not turn a broader market statistic into an unsupported neighborhood estimate.
Photographs should match the subject
We select photographs that accurately represent the place or subject being discussed. We retain source and rights records and use accessible image descriptions. We do not pass an unrelated stock photograph off as a local landmark or use different crops of one photograph as separate editorial images on the same page.
Separate advertising from editorial coverage
Paid placements and sponsored content must be clearly identified. A mention in an editorial guide does not establish a paid relationship, an endorsement or a ranking. Expert contributions should identify their author and relevant business relationship.
Corrections
If a page contains an error, email john@coastalauthoritygroup.com with the page link and supporting information. We review correction requests and update material errors. A substantial correction should explain what changed; routine spelling and formatting edits need not carry a separate notice.