Nonprofits

The money would help fund construction of a 160-bed, nearly $100 million facility that will replace its current home in Richmond’s Byrd Park neighborhood.

The former parking lot has been cleared and site work is underway for the public media nonprofit’s five-story, 53,700-square-foot headquarters building at 15 E. Broad St.

The Richmond PAL – the oldest police athletic league in Virginia – hasn’t held any programming in 2024 amid an RPD reevaluation and discussions of potentially merging it with another nonprofit.

The 8,900-square-foot learning hub also includes a River Health Meter on the front of the building, which flashes green if the river is safe, yellow if visitors should avoid direct contact with the water and red if it’s unsafe.

The nonprofit, which provides lodging and hospitality services to the families of hospitalized children, is rolling out services at Johnston-Willis Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center.

Phil Whiteway, who was ousted in August at the age of 71, alleged he experienced age-based discrimination and retaliatory actions for his refusal to voluntarily retire.

The proposed move would mean a potential sale of the nonprofit’s prime 2-acre property overlooking Swan Lake and Shields Lake. It was most recently assessed by the city at $18 million.

Henricus Historical Park is short roughly a third of its annual operating budget after the Henrico Board of Supervisors did not earmark any money for the riverfront attraction in its FY25 budget.

The botanical garden is formally breaking ground this week on a $31 million expansion that will nearly double the size of its centerpiece conservatory and add over 7 acres of new gardens.