Group Urges Rejection of Proposed High-Rise
In a letter submitted to the city, a group of city residents organized under the banner of River View Advocates is urging Richmond’s Planning Commission and City Council to reject the special use...
View ArticleResidents Say City Won’t Pick Up Trash Dumped in Richmond Neighborhood
The garbage along Ernest Road – where 8News Senior Reporter Nate Eaton counted 37 bags of trash – is rotting, smelly and neighbors say it’s drawing rodents, snakes, possums and maggots. Link
View ArticleResidents Worried Plans for High Rise Building Will Ruin Libby Hill Park View
“It sets a precedent for all development in all our beautiful areas. Richmond is known as a riverfront city, and if you can’t see it, it’s not a riverfront city anymore,” said Dinkin. Link
View ArticleRichmond City Council slated to take up Libby Hill condos Monday
Opponents say the staff has flip-flopped under pressure from the administration of Mayor Dwight C. Jones, a close ally of White in the proposed development of a mixed-use project that would include a...
View ArticleRichmond settles alleged fed water act violations
The city of Richmond has agreed to pay $12,000 to settle alleged violations of Clean Water Act regulations that protect waterways from polluted stormwater runoff. Link
View ArticleNeighbors frustrated with rodents, trash left in city alleyway
For years neighbors told CBS 6 tall trees and high grass covered an unfinished alleyway near Spings Rd. They said the city recently finally cut everything down but left the trash that had been piling...
View ArticleBeres: A tale of two history trails
The same is true for part of Main Street several blocks before and after the 17th Street Farmers’ Market. Trash blowing along the sidewalks and accumulated in gutters gave an almost abandoned air to...
View ArticleVCU Police unveil noise suppression van to curb loud parties
VCU Police visited 186 residences in response to noise complaints last academic year. As a result of excessive noise complaints, VCU Police assisted with 57 local evictions, 43 of which involved VCU...
View ArticleDeveloper to withdraw Pear Street condo project
The developer behind the contested Pear Street condominium project is asking that the plan be withdrawn from City Council consideration in the face of intense opposition from some in Church Hill who...
View ArticleWilliams: With condo out, let’s build up on our history
“Never again should we limit public access to the James or alter the wonderful vistas we now enjoy of this magnificent estuary.” Link
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