N.Y. Yankees are favorite baseball team in Richmond
Richmond may be home to the San Francisco Giants’ Double-A minor-league ball club, but the New York Yankees are the top major-league team in the region — at least according to Facebook, that is. Link
View ArticleResidents Worried Plans for High Rise Building Will Ruin Libby Hill Park View
“It sets a precedent for all development in all our beautiful areas. Richmond is known as a riverfront city, and if you can’t see it, it’s not a riverfront city anymore,” said Dinkin. Link
View ArticleWilliams: When will Richmond revitalize Kanawha Plaza?
For my money, Kanawha Plaza is in worse condition than Monroe Park, which has garnered far more attention amid a plan by the city to lease it to a nonprofit conservancy. A city shouldn’t have to...
View ArticleOpinion: It’s time to save The Diamond and move Richmond forward.
So Please: Can Bates, Jones and company stop the character assassination and spare us their insincere, offensive, racial politics? The Diamond is recognized even by those supporting a new Boulevard...
View ArticleWilliams: Could Stone Brewing aid the memorialization of Fulton?
The park, as planned, would be a half-mile down the road from the proposed brewery site, in a triangular block bounded by Williamsburg Avenue, Fulton Street and Goddin Street. Link
View ArticleCouncil introduces 3 stadium-related measures
Richmond City Council members introduced a series of stadium-related measures Monday night that collectively lay out an alternative course of action to the Shockoe Bottom baseball plan proposed by...
View ArticleMonroe Park board mixes city, VCU and citizen representation
“The fate of our park, belonging to the citizens of our great city, should not be decided by fiat by a cozy group of VCU and city administrators,” Oregon Hill resident Charles Pool wrote in an email to...
View ArticleMayor’s budget plan omits riverfront funds
The latest budget proposal from Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones offers no new money for the implementation of the city’s Riverfront Plan, which has raised concern among outdoor groups about what the...
View ArticleCity expects major traffic impact on a workday
Cost? Many Richmonders should expect to get mail, email, phone calls and maybe a knock on the door over the next few weeks as the city prepares for a bicycle race that will have a major impact downtown...
View ArticleActivist submits Monroe Park alternate plan
The city of Richmond’s plan to lease out Monroe Park was slowed down Monday night as a well-known activist submitted a competing bid that forced officials to take more time to weigh the two proposals....
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