The Beer Industry Limited Distribution Act clears the way for Virginia breweries to sell a limited amount of their beer directly to retailers and restaurants, but awaits the outcome of state budget negotiations.
Government
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 2.27.23
The City Council weighs $3.5 million in required upgrades to The Diamond, VUU is awarded a permit to keep illuminated logo signs on its belltower, and budget season gets underway.
MLB-required upgrades to The Diamond could cost city $3.5M
Major League Baseball is requiring the updates ahead of this year’s season – two years before The Diamond’s planned to be replaced.
Proposed ‘tourism improvement district’ could be in place for regional hotels by July 1
The initiative would add a 2 percent lodging tax on nightly room rates, generating $8 million in projected annual funding to more than double the region’s tourism marketing budget, bringing it in line with competitor markets such as Charlotte, Baltimore and Austin, Texas.
Byrd Park restaurant from NY Deli owners gets Planning Commission nod
Deferred six times since plans were introduced in September and after hearing neighbor feedback, the restaurateurs agreed to conditions such as no live music, no liquor, no more than 24 people on the patio and closing time at 9 p.m.
Long-planned FC Richmond soccer complex aims to break ground this year
The 84-acre complex is currently planned to include five full-sized soccer fields, several smaller fields, a training area, offices and an eatery, among other features.
Medical cannabis dispensary opens in Colonial Heights
Amid the floundering effort to legalize recreational marijuana sales in Virginia, Richmond’s lone state-approved medical cannabis provider continues to expand with its third standalone retail dispensary in the region.
No recreational pot market for Virginia this year as bill is tabled by the House
The bill would have allowed the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to begin to issue licenses for recreational cannabis businesses on July 1, 2024, and would have permitted existing state-sanctioned medical cannabis companies to grow and sell recreational cannabis products starting July 1 of this year.
ASM Global signs on to develop and operate GreenCity arena
The global venue management company, which oversees Richmond’s Altria Theater and Dominion Energy Center, is also investing in other parts of the massive mixed-use development that’s set to fill 200 acres along I-95.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 2.13.23
A developer tweaks its plan for a residential subdivision on a 161-acre site in Hanover, residential rental inspection districts are proposed in Richmond, and Goochland considers zoning changes for solar facilities.