Multiple localities roll out new grant programs for businesses, New Kent supervisors consider a retail development in Bottoms Bridge, and an intersection enhancement project in Jackson Ward is awarded grant funding.
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Former NFL, UVA QB scores top July home sale with CCV-area deal
The UVA standout-turned-real-estate-developer sold his 13,700-square-foot home last month for $1.68 million.
Project Snapshot: Apartments rising from the ashes of Northside junkyard fire
Site work has started on The Foundry, a $40 million, 200-unit complex near School Street and Brook Road, a couple blocks southeast of VUU.
Lawsuit filed by former Martin Agency exec tossed from federal court; separate case continues in circuit court
A judge has dismissed a federal suit brought last year by Joe Alexander, who claims he was the victim of a conspiracy to tarnish his reputation after he parted ways with Martin in late 2017 amid sexual harassment claims made against him within the agency.
City starts process to update ‘problematic’ B-3 zoning district
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.
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.