60 Pages On Venture Richmond’s Amphitheater Proposal
Will the City and Venture Richmond consider these 60 pages or will they continue to blow off input from Oregon Hill residents? Link
View ArticleProposed amphitheater near James River raising concern over canal, noise
A proposed outdoor amphitheater near the James River is creating excitement and controversy. Venture Richmond has proposed developing the amphitheater near the Virginia War Memorial. It would stage the...
View ArticleRichmond panel deadlocks on amphitheater proposal
A proposed new amphitheater for the Richmond Folk Festival ran aground in its first voyage at City Hall, where a deadlocked advisory committee offered no recommendation to the Richmond Planning...
View ArticleProposed Amphitheater Has Canal Conundrum
At issue is the ability to preserve the archeological integrity of the historic Kanawha Canal — envisioned by George Washington in the 1780s — and maintain the possibility of restoring the canal as a...
View ArticleProposed Amphitheater Pits Folk Festival Against War Memorial
“The potential for noise and parking congestion from the proposed amphitheater would adversely impact the solemnity and dignity of the Virginia War Memorial,” writes War Memorial board of trustees...
View ArticleOh Look, There Is A Lease!
After receiving this response from the city administration that the lease did not exist, and after he notified all of the City Planning Commissioners that the lease did not exist, he actually received...
View ArticleAmphitheater proposal before city planners Monday
Public attention has focused on the project’s treatment of the historic James River and Kanawha Canal, as well as its potential effect on neighboring Oregon Hill and its importance to the future of the...
View ArticleRichmond panel OKs plan for amphitheater
The Richmond Planning Commission unanimously endorsed the concept of a “natural amphitheater” on the James River waterfront on Monday, but members warned they may want restrictions on its use in any...
View ArticleCommission votes unanimously for downtown amphitheater
People are worried about preserving the canal’s history and neighbors in nearby Oregon Hill want noise levels and parking addressed before the amphitheater is built. And some question if the historic...
View ArticleRichmond Folk Festival crafting plans to expand
Neighbors in the area are becoming concerned with new plans for the festival, though. Oregon Hill locals may be facing problems between the volume of bands playing at the new venue and the possibility...
View ArticleActivists, scholars protest idea of Shockoe Bottom ballpark
A formidable coalition of activists and historical scholars drew a line at Richmond City Hall today over an expected proposal by Mayor Dwight C. Jones to build a minor-league baseball stadium in...
View ArticleShockoe ballpark: unforced error
But what’s at stake is bigger than ballparks, urban planning or economic development. It’s about who we were, who we are and what we strive to be. We can’t get there if we keep destroying the map. Link
View ArticleToday’s top opinion: Season of mists
The alternative of confining the amphitheater to space below the canal has considerable appeal, and we endorse it. Link
View ArticleProposed Building Threatens Richmond’s Namesake View
“The citizens over and over and over again have said, ‘We want a park there, that should be a park; we want this view preserved,’” Powell said. “To me it’s more about honoring our history and doing...
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No Response From Mayor Jones – Disturbing Historic Canal
No response received: The canal is an important piece of Richmond history. Please tell me in your own words, as Mayor of Richmond and President of Venture Richmond, why it is necessary to disturb the...
View ArticleProtesters not impressed with mayor’s ballpark plan
One of the most outspoken groups against Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones’ plan to build a new baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom BEFORE the plan was formally announcement, remains against the plan after...
View ArticleBoulevard looms large in fiscal analysis of ballpark
Though the rollout of the Shockoe Bottom ballpark development project has focused largely on what would happen in Shockoe, the plan’s economics rely heavily on getting rid of The Diamond and building...
View ArticleSecond Thoughts on the Shockoe Bottom Baseball Plan
I should have known: Mayor Dwight Jones’ plan to build a new baseball stadium in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom was too good to be true. Link
View ArticleGOLDMAN: Truth or Dare – Should it matter the Mayor misled Richmond on baseball?
Read this: Give the Mayor credit: he knows pasties when he sees them. Link
View ArticleCouncilman seeks no-strings commitment for slavery-site funding
Richmond City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto said Monday that he would like a “guarantee or assurance” from the private sector that the $30 million fundraising effort to build a slavery memorial in...
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