Major League Baseball is requiring the updates ahead of this year’s season – two years before The Diamond’s planned to be replaced.
Government
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.
City takes back Public Safety Building property after development stalls
The downtown site has reverted back to city ownership, after the project had not progressed according to an agreement with the developer, whose principals are also behind GreenCity in Henrico and had proposed the failed Navy Hill project.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 2.6.23
Richmond’s mayor delivers his annual State of the City address, two massive developments are up for votes in Henrico, and Powhatan considers zoning amendments to allow more retail and light industrial uses in the county.