City Council votes on next fiscal year’s budget, Hanover County breaks ground on a new library, and the YMCA breaks ground on its new aquatics center in eastern Henrico County this week.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 5.13.19
Jonathan Spiers
Jonathan joined BizSense in 2015 after a decade of reporting in Wilmington, N.C., and at the Henrico County Leader. The Virginia Tech grad covers government, real estate and other news.
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Top two April home sales land on Monument Ave.
Topping the list was a 6,300-square-foot home that sold for $2.1 million to an ophthalmologist. The seller was a member of the Wheat family.
Updated with video: Panel talks Boulevard potential at The Diamond
“Funnville” was all business at The Diamond Wednesday evening, as the Richmond Flying Squirrels’ home base played host to BizSense’s most ambitious event yet – which, as it turned out, brought the “Funn” too.
New modern house at Byrd Park hits the market for $2M
“The house doesn’t really have any other comparable properties in the city,” the listing agent said of the home, a rectangular-shaped structure at 810 Westover Road, facing the park’s Shields Lake.
Panel talks Boulevard potential at The Diamond
“Funnville” was all business at The Diamond Wednesday evening, as the Richmond Flying Squirrels’ home base played host to Richmond BizSense’s most
ambitious event yet – which, as it turned out, brought the “Funn” too.
RRHA selects developer for apartment rehabs; Jackson Place phase 2 selection looms
As it lines up a developer for one of three initiatives aimed at converting its properties to private ownership, Richmond’s public housing agency is facing heightened scrutiny over its pending selection for another one of those projects: the latest iteration of a Jackson Ward development that has been years in the making.
Local firms, projects honored at annual green-building awards
Local examples of environmentally friendly and sustainable building practices were honored recently at the 10th annual Sustainable Leadership Awards, presented by Richmond nonprofit Viridiant.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 5.6.19
Sports tourism delivers $41 million in economic impact for a Richmond-area county, Henrico honors its longest-serving employee at the close of a 73-year career, and several area boards and planning commissions meet this week.
Whitten Brothers exec lists Riverside Drive home for $3M
The president of a family of Richmond-area auto dealerships has put his Stratford Hills home on the market with a multimillion-dollar price tag.
City sues developer over Brookland Park bank project
A dispute over city grant funds awarded to a seemingly stalled real estate project on Brookland Park Boulevard has spilled into the courthouse.