Fredericksburg: Senate approves bill to support Fredericksburg baseball complex
The Virginia Senate this month passed a bill that would allow the city of Fredericksburg to capture additional revenue from its planned minor league baseball complex. State law allows certain...
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 ArticleMonroe 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...
View ArticleStark 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...
View ArticleCity 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
View Article$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
View ArticleOfficial: 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...
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 ArticleSirota: 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...
View ArticleSquirrels 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...
View ArticleRichmond 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...
View ArticleWork 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...
View ArticleMayor 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...
View ArticleRichmond 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
View ArticleRichmond 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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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...
View ArticleRichmond 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...
View ArticleHow 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
View ArticleAfter 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
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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