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Council 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...

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Richmond won’t spend money to repair decrepit schools

Richmond is Virginia’s biggest Democratic town. But no city body or other Democratic organization criticized the mayor. Why? Because this former chairman of the General Assembly’s legislative Black...

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Williams: 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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After Richmond spends millions on City Hall, renovation focus turns to schools

Richmond officials have set aside $32 million for repairsat nearly 50 school buildings Link

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How is Redskins training camp paying off for the Richmond Public Schools?...

Two years after coming up with a playbook on how Richmond’s public schools will benefit from the Washington Redskins, officials disagree about whether it’s being followed. Link

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Richmond school playground fires take $1 million toll

The cost of removing debris and replacing equipment after 11 playground fires over the past two years is nearing $1 million, nearly 10 percent of Richmond Public Schools’ overall maintenance and...

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Mayor’s diversion won’t help city schools

Jones, it would appear, can’t handle the truth. Instead, he comes off looking stingy on school maintenance, lavish on spending for private-sector sports teams and indifferent about the safety and...

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Richmond schools tour raises awareness of facility issues

No matter the efforts of the school system’s maintenance staff — and they’re struggling against leaky roofs, damp basements and broken air conditioning systems, among other problems — the city’s four...

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Richmond Schools Rush to Repair Damage to High School Roof

Just when Richmond school leaders thought things couldn’t get worse, an unexpected discovery at one of the district’s largest high schools has left them scrambling to get repairs done. Link

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Mayor takes issue with school maintenance funding

Mayor Dwight C. Jones took issue with a report that Richmond Public Schools needs tens of millions of dollars for maintenance issues, saying the city has bigger school needs than leaky roofs and...

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Work at Ashe Center might not happen

The Ashe Center does not have a functioning AC system and is available only when weather permits. Replacing four rooftop AC units is included on a new priority list from Richmond Public Schools, but...

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Richmond schools in dire need of attention

Richmond Public Schools needs $35 million to address immediate operational and safety issues at 44 schools and other educational buildings across the city, according to a report prepared by the school...

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Squirrels optimistic ballpark deal can be reached

Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones still doesn’t have a firm lease commitment from the Flying Squirrels for a new baseball stadium proposed in Shockoe Bottom, but the team’s owners say they are making...

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Sirota: Pension cuts subsidize stadiums

In a 2008 data review by University of Maryland and University of Alberta, researchers found that “sports subsidies cannot be justified on the grounds of local economic development.” In addition, a...

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Williams: 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...

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Official: Market project won’t be done by 2015 bike race

Will it even be a market? Like many city projects being planned, the proposal to turn the market site into a more versatile, open plaza was originally timed to be completed before Richmond hosts the...

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$10M grant would support train station

Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced Friday that he will pursue a $10 million federal grant to advance the third and final phase of the renovation of Main Street Station. Link

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City school officials try to catch up on 40 years of neglect

And with enrollment on the rise again after years of decline, the call for more classroom space is getting louder. Link

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Stark contrasts in how localities fund capital needs

In the city, the approach for decades has been deflection and denial. The state of schools got so bad by last year, officials put together a 10-year, $104.7 million list to show backlogged routine...

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Monroe Park: Land Use Committee meeting notes

20140318 lu notes Land Use Committee Meeting 0:00:00  ——— 0:00:18  ——— 0:00:30  ——— agenda amendments 0:01:07  ——— docket 0:01:14  ——— 2014-28 0:02:08  ——— public hearing 0:02:24  ———   supports: good...

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