Richmond development authority approved $75,000 Boulevard study
The Richmond Economic Development Authority has quietly authorized a $75,000 study to determine the best use of the 60-acre Boulevard tract at the heart of the city’s debate over a new baseball...
View ArticlePanel votes to recommend denial for planned gateway sign
The Urban Design Committee’s discussion started with a question about whether the project could be killed outright, and ended with a suggestion to overhaul the entire design. If the city Planning...
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 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 ArticlePlan B, for the Boulevard and the Bottom
There are now other responsible proposals on the table with financial plans. As the time draws nigh for decision-making, we hope that Richmond City Council can appoint an independent ombudsman to study...
View ArticleBoulevard baseball developers to talk to Chesterfield Chamber
Debate over building a new ballpark for the Richmond Flying Squirrels is spilling into the surrounding counties. The developers, who are pitching a plan to keep baseball on the Boulevard, are now...
View ArticleOpponents Shake up Community Mtg. on Shockoe Plan
“I’ve lived in South Richmond all my life, sir, and I’m against Shockoe stadium,” Rhodonna Rogers told the mayor as he left the meeting. Link
View ArticleDozens Gather for Unique “Baseball in the Bottom” Protest
Sunday, for the first time, about a hundred people gathered at the Diamond in Richmond for a dramatic show of support to keep baseball on the Boulevard. Link
View ArticleWilliams: Is Walmart on VCU campus an example of smart growth?
The university’s aggressive expansion calls for greater community discussion of that growth’s impact on adjacent neighborhoods, its effect on small local businesses and whether it’s in sync with the...
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
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