“(Visitors) come in and ask for an orientation film all the time, so we’re excited to add this,” said Deputy Director Stephanie Arduini.
American Civil War Museum to open long-planned theater
Nonprofits
UMFS unveils new $11M children’s treatment facility as part of campus overhaul
“What you see, what you’re sitting in, is eight years of dreaming and planning and strategizing,” UMFS President and CEO Nancy Toscano said of the Child & Family Healing Center.
Downtime: HHHunt’s Dan Schmitt rides coast to coast
The recently retired executive embarks this weekend on a solo 4,500-mile “bikepacking” adventure to raise awareness and funds for a Richmond nonprofit.
New plans to replace Public Safety Building show scaled-down project
Documents submitted by Capital City Partners for 500 N. 10th St. have a three-building complex with a 12-story tower – eight stories shorter than originally proposed.
Deal secures land for $7M riverfront education center
The James River Association acquired a 0.85-acre parcel at 2825 Dock St., where it’s planning to build a $7 million environmental education center.
Virginia Rep plans to buy Scottish Rite Temple for Northside theater venue
The City Council will decide whether to grant the nonprofit theater group a special-use permit to hold performances at 4204 Hermitage Road.
Downtown YMCA redevelopment plan calls for 266 apartments in 3 buildings
The multi-phased project is planned to kick off this summer with a rehab of the Y building, followed by a new six-story building and then a new 11-story building.
Housing nonprofit to transfer Jackson Ward properties to The JXN Project
The historic preservation group plans to develop the nearly half-acre assemblage into a historical interpretation site centered on a re-creation of the Skipwith-Roper Cottage.
The Valentine history museum kicks off $12M renovation and expansion
“This project is a once-in-a-generation project. We won’t have to do this again for a long time,” said Director Bill Martin.
Downtime: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s ‘plant parent’
One year into his role as the CEO, Brian Trader has made himself at home — and made a seasonal home out of his office for his personal plant collection.
