James River Park to Gain New Property
The City of Richmond is about to add another property to the James River Park System. A grassy 6+ acres along the Floodwall and Maury Street in South Richmond called the “Stormwater Retention Basin”…...
View ArticleDeveloper Nixes Echo Harbour Condos
….Preservationists are girding themselves for another fight over the site….residents have reported seeing the project’s developers and Peter Chapman, the city’s deputy chief administrative officer for...
View ArticleA road map to a forward-looking Richmond
….The five focus areas of the plan are economic development, energy, environment, open space and land use, and transportation. The plan focuses on key issues like bike and pedestrian access and the...
View ArticleEffort aims to restore South Richmond creek and land around it
The Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $60,000 grant to get the effort started under the federal agency’s Urban Waters program. Officials hope donations and other funding will keep the work...
View ArticleRedskins Turf – Is the site of the team’s training camp environmentally safe?
Amid the swirling debate about the Washington Redskins training camp deal, one question hasn’t been buried: Will the 17-acre site behind the Science Museum of Virginia require costly environmental...
View ArticleRiverfront Plan passes city council unanimously
Essentially, tonight’s passage of the Riverfront Plan means that the historic view from Libby Hill will be preserved. The plan deferred to language in the City’s Master Plan, which had already been...
View ArticleLawsuit over music at Sticky Rice
Plaintiff resides approximately 40 yards from restaurant at 2232 W. Main St. and says defendant operates a speaker system that routinely produces sound and bass vibrations at levels audible inside...
View Article‘Pick Up the Poop’ campaign to clean up city and river
City leaders told CBS 6 that the billboards were posted in October. A spokesperson with Richmond police said that so far they have not issued any citations. Link
View ArticleSticky Rice Sued Over Loud Noises
William Graeter says he can’t escape it — the sound penetrates every room in his house. It makes it impossible to sleep through the night — even after taking prescription sleeping drugs, he says,...
View ArticleGroup takes early step in making the James River a regional attraction
The group agreed to convene representatives from Richmond-area localities to begin work to create a regional plan that will help identify new access points and trails to the river and find ways to...
View ArticleOffice project proposed beneath Libby Hill
A plan to build three office buildings beneath Libby Hill and its iconic view of the James River has renewed concerns about protecting a local landmark. Link
View ArticleVDOT confirms certain campaign signs are illegal
In Richmond, no such ordinance for over-sized campaign signs on private property exist. “Campaign signs are like any other signs. If they are used appropriately they can be a benefit if they are abused...
View ArticleSierra Club Falls of the James Statement on Monroe Park, the James River and...
Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:00 AM To Mayor Jones, members of City Council, members of the City Planning Commission, Monroe Park, the James River and Kanawha Canal, and Shockoe Bottom are three of the...
View ArticleRichmond to review 13-story condo plan
A proposal for a 13-story condominium building that would stand out as a new landmark at the eastern end of Tobacco Row is coming up for review by Richmond officials in a process bound to renew debate...
View ArticleGroup 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...
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