It would add immeasurably to the appeal of spirit of VCU to have its president live immediately adjacent to campus. It would revive a tradition: The president did live on campus until the 1970s when student unrest drove him to find shelter in the posh West End suburbs.
How does a handsome old American burg lose its architectural character? Slowly, or in one swell swoop, depending on the neighborhood and who’s doing the pushing and pulling.
For those who prefer Richmond International Airport (RIC) as the point of departure for foreign or domestic travel, the completed Silver Line should enhance Dulles’ lure. Rather than confronting Northern Virginia’s nerve-racking automotive traffic, long-term parking fees, or expensive taxi or Uber costs, Richmond travelers now have another option.
Here is the second installment of a bittersweet salute to those in our community we lost last year. Their individual and collective vision, energy, leadership and example enriched the building blocks that make up metropolitan Richmond.
Here is part 1 of a bittersweet salute to those in our community we lost last year. Their individual and collective vision, energy, leadership and example enriched the building blocks that make up metropolitan Richmond.
In the mind’s eye of many locals, the leafy and lively environs of Libbie and Grove avenues is a reassuringly comfortable blend of golf, gastronomy and God. While many take comfort that architectural and social change occurs slowly in such tony enclaves, in Westhampton look again.
The preservation and adaptive reuse of VUU’s Industrial Hall is one of the most important and challenging reclamation projects facing Northside Richmond.
This is the first in a series of five commentaries examining the current challenges and possibilities for preservation in fast-redeveloping areas of the city.
In Manchester, the folks at Legend Brewing Co. are understandably concerned about a high rise proposed across the street.
Until recently, Forest Hill Avenue lacked anything resembling distinctive architecture.
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