As an update to Richmond’s master land-use plan continues, a separate but related effort to redefine a business zoning district found primarily in the city’s Southside is likewise moving forward, despite reservations from residents of a neighborhood on the opposite side of the river.
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City files permit to demolish Fulton Gas Works buildings
The City of Richmond’s efforts to remediate the former Fulton Gas Works site for reuse or redevelopment will mean the loss of nearly all of the site’s century-old structures, including the main building beside Williamsburg Avenue.
Richmond registrar office trading City Hall for bigger digs
Just in time for this fall’s elections, the city office responsible for voter registration in Richmond has secured a new home base that will bring all of its operations under one roof.
Airline laying off local employees; RIC traffic numbers edged upward in June
The number of people flying in and out of the region is increasing gradually, but passenger counts at Richmond International Airport remain significantly below prior-year numbers as the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect air travel.
Media firm buys its building for $2.8M
A longtime Shockoe Slip resident has gone from tenant to landlord.
Hundreds of acres to be added, removed from Henrico enterprise zones
The update would add several notable properties, the largest of which includes 115 acres straddling Richmond-Henrico Turnpike between Richmond Raceway and Azalea Avenue.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 7.28.20
A national campaign brings a local art director and her activist mother together for a TV spot, a Richmond photographer lands the cover of an industry annual that includes awards for his work, and cannonball trophies are awarded in this year’s virtual Richmond Show.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 7.27.20
Hundreds of acres are involved in proposed changes to an enterprise zone involving two localities, Petersburg pads its coffers with fund balance gains, and Richmond takes some time on a proposed name change for Jeff Davis Highway.
Four years later, four-home infill near Libbie and Grove finishing up
As two larger but similar projects receive scrutiny nearby, another residential infill development in the Westhampton area is wrapping up – four years after it started.
Cannonballs roll on as ad club takes awards show online
There weren’t the usual costumes and ballrooms of previous awards ceremonies, but the local advertising community still got its time to shine last week in the annual Richmond Show, held virtually this year due to the pandemic.