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Dubbed the Western Area Infrastructure Improvements Project, it is designed to improve connectivity in the growing western portion of the county and provide access to the new elementary, middle and high schools to be built to accommodate that population increase.

County supervisors authorized the purchase for a replacement of the nearby Fire Station 1 and a new fire training facility near the intersection of Azalea Avenue and Richmond Henrico Turnpike.

“The City is prepared to pursue all available options, including litigation, to collect the Guaranteed Obligation payments,” Richmond leaders said in a letter to VCU Health’s CEO on Monday.

Council OK’d spending $5.5 million to purchase the 96-acre site off Walmsley Boulevard, and split on votes on a proposed real estate tax cut and a $2M building purchase for a new pet adoption center.

Hours after clinching his bid to become Richmond’s next mayor, mayor-elect Danny Avula joined outgoing Mayor Levar Stoney in a press conference Wednesday in which they promised a smooth administrative transition.

Get caught up on our Q&A series with the five candidates running for mayor in Richmond.

A Northern Virginia developer’s plan to build a data center complex on the Hanover-Ashland line has achieved the first of two needed cross-jurisdictional milestones, though it will have to wait a little longer to reach the second one.

Richmond’s new Office of Homeless Services will oversee the Community Resource and Training Center that is now housed within the Northside building that’s also Salvation Army’s local HQ.

Our weeklong series of Q&As with Richmond’s mayoral candidates wraps up with Harrison Roday, who discusses his priorities for Richmond, how he’ll support business growth and other topics that will shape the city’s future.

Our weeklong Q&A series with the five mayoral candidates continues with Maurice Neblett, who discusses his priorities for Richmond, how he’ll support business growth, and other topics that will shape the city’s future.