Richmond Firefighters Union Wants Chief to Step Down
A stern request from the President of Richmond Firefighters Union says his comrades had to live in bad conditions for too long. Link
View ArticleContinuing Investigation of Firehouse Conditions
And if the work order was completed then why up until last week was Station 14 using baking pans to catch water leaking from the ceiling? Link
View ArticleState inspectors touring several Richmond fire stations after mold concerns
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry health compliance officers will tour nearly a dozen fire stations, according to Richmond firefighters union representative Keith Andes. Link
View ArticleMore problems found in Richmond social services
A months-long investigation of the Richmond Department of Social Services, the third examination in recent months, has found further problems in the agency’s care of children and a lack of even basic...
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Was historic wall ‘mistakenly’ demolished for new city amphitheater?
New plans for a large, new amphitheater near Richmond’s riverfront don’t show a 100-foot-long, pre-Civil War brick wall that was “mistakenly” taken down – a wall on the shoulder of George...
View ArticleCity makes progress on overgrown grass
“I think the mayor needs to get off his butt and do his job instead of always being gone,” Trammell said. Link
View ArticleRedskins vs. Black Skins in Richmond
Each report seems worse than the last. By the third time, the same old tired “ain’t my fault, but I am really trying” alibi from city leaders has grown more than a little stale. Link
View ArticleNot hard enough
Earlier this year City Auditor Umesh Dalal released a horrifying report about the Richmond agency tasked with protecting children. By now it should be abundantly clear that on this issue, nobody is...
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Baliles responds after threat of legal action
From: “Baliles, Jonathan T. – Council Member” <Jonathan.Baliles@richmondgov.com> To: C WAYNE TAYLOR Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 9:23 AM Subject: RE: Baliles – Meals Tax Mr. Taylor - My...
View Article12 INVESTIGATES: Repairs to fire stations, work in progress
NBC12 is investigating if the Richmond Fire Department is keeping its word on fixing rundown fire stations. This comes after an anonymous complaint about dirty and in some cases dangerous conditions...
View ArticleFortune or Folly?
Four years after its grand opening, critics contend Richmond CenterStage has failed to deliver the cultural dividends or downtown economic boost that were projected, despite annual funding from the...
View ArticleLoupassi, Goldman want public involved on stadium talks
A Republican legislator and a former Democratic Party of Virginia official have called on Mayor Dwight C. Jones to involve the public in the decision about where to build a new minor league baseball...
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 ArticleCity informs Sugar Shack of bizarre doughnut tax policy
If you order between one and five doughnuts, the City considers that a meal and will tax you on it. Link
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 ArticleLawmaker demands public input on new Flying Squirrels stadium plan
“What he’s said to me and Paul is that ‘I don’t care about the 99.9% of the other people’s opinions relative to this,’” says Manoli. Link
View ArticleRichmond social services issues are “an anomaly”
But McWhinney said the state remains unsure of Richmond’s ability to recruit and retain the talent it needs to rebuild the department. Link
View ArticlePothole on Cary Street gives eight vehicles flat tires
Richmond public utilities spokeswoman Angela Fountain said the city was installing a new natural gas pipeline that runs under the street. Link
View ArticleThe city moves its fleet garage and leaves a key piece of equipment behind.
That means mechanics must manually crank vehicles onto jack stands and crawl under them to access the undercarriages. Workers in the building on Commerce Road say the lack of hydraulic lifts nearly...
View ArticleCity Council, Please answer the following questions
Dear Honorable Members of City Council, Please answer the following questions regarding pending ordinance 2013-119, tax abatement for rehabilitated real estate: Is the tax abatement program legal? Is...
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