A Northside development project and the formation of an Coliseum redevelopment advisory group are a go, while the future of dockless scooters and a Brook Road bike lane won’t be known for at least another month.
Government
Ashland fielding bids for new town hall and farmers market
In a bid to build a new town hall, the Town of Ashland is planning a real estate swap of sorts.
Henrico, YMCA synchronize on swimming facility
A growing hub of public facilities along a stretch of Laburnum Avenue in eastern Henrico County is set to add lap lanes and flip turns to the mix.
Dogtown Brewing gets City Council go-ahead
A new brewery planned in Manchester was given the green light Tuesday night to take another step toward opening along Hull Street.
Updated: $1.4B Coliseum redevelopment plan receives mayor’s support, now goes to City Council
The proposal from a group of Richmond corporate heavyweights to redevelop the Coliseum and surrounding area north of Broad Street has the support of Mayor Levar Stoney – and a local bank on the hook as a major sponsor.
Construction starts on Church Hill North development
With a local contractor signed on to take the project vertical, a years-in-the-making redevelopment of a former East End high school site marked the start of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday.
BizSense pushing into local government coverage
The numbers have shown that it was worth pursuing and we’re now ready to make it more of a regular thing.
As budget surpluses roll in, local governments mull uses
Investments in sports tourism and increases in local sales tax receipts are among the areas that local governments say paid off last fiscal year in the form of budget surpluses. With no budget deficits to speak of among the region’s most populous localities at the close of FY2018, which ended June 30, area governments are… Read more »
With permit in legal limbo, Henrico landfill allowed to stay open pending appeal
Henrico Circuit Court Chief Judge James Yoffy has upheld the county’s revocation of a conditional-use permit that would have allowed The East End Landfill to expand to an adjoining contracting yard.
City committee punts decisions on scooters, Boulevard renaming and Brook Road bike lane
It’ll be at least another month before steps are taken to decide the fate of electric scooters in Richmond, a Northside bike lane and the renaming of a central artery in the city.