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CBS6 Editorial: Mayor’s stadium plan makes Richmonders second-class citizens

Paul Goldman is a local lawyer who was crucial in run Doug Wilder’s historic campaign for governor has a few things to say about the Shockoe Economic Development Plan. In particular he compares it to the similar, at first glance, to the efforts in Durham. Durham is were the Mayor and other will be heading tomorrow […]

CBS6 Editorial: Mayor’s stadium plan makes Richmonders second-class citizens

Paul Goldman is a local lawyer who was crucial in run Doug Wilder’s historic campaign for governor has a few things to say about the Shockoe Economic Development Plan. In particular he compares it to the similar, at first glance, to the efforts in Durham. Durham is were the Mayor and other will be heading tomorrow […]

Kingdom closing

From Kingdom Facebook. Hey RVA, Kingdom has decided to close its doors. It’s been rad! Thanks to all of the great bands who have played the venue and the awesome music scene for supporting us. RVA Playlist had this to say. According to a source of mine, the locks were changed on Saturday morning by […]

Mom’s Siam coming to Shockoe

From RichmonBizSense.com we get the news of delicious Thai food coming our way. Mom’s Siam owner Sukanya Pala-art plans to open in March at 1309 E. Cary St. in the former Niwanohana Japanese Restaurant space. The Thai restaurant’s Shockoe Slip outpost will be the same concept and have the same prices as the Carytown location. […]

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The history of I-95 cutting through Shockoe

Harry Kollatz Jr. aka The Hat of Richmond Magazine takes a look at how are city came to be cut down the middle with a highway and the end run that politicians pulled to prevent citizen’s voices from being heard. Not like that could ever happen again, right?  [The Curve Around the Station – How I-95 […]

Shockoe economic development plan minus the baseball

A group has come forward with an alternative to the Mayor’s baseball plan. This new plan is focused squarely on tourism and highlighting the role the area served in the slave trade. Style Weekly has some details and an outline of the plan can be found here. Previous Shockoe Baseball Stadium News

Globehopper: an indie coffeehouse that RVA just can’t do without

You wanna go where everybody knows your name…and nowhere is that more true than at Shockoe Bottom’s own Globehopper Coffeehouse & Lounge. With its inviting, homey atmosphere; friendly, knowledgeable staff; and veritable horde of fiercely-dedicated regulars, Globehopper is the kind of place you can see yourself growing old with. Since its establishment in 2008, Globehopper has […]

Taxi and limo services for New Year’s Eve

Focus on having a good time this holiday, and leave the driving to the professionals. A wise man once said, “When it’s time to party we will party hard.” But partying hard means partying smart. Here are taxi and limo services that’ll keep you safe while welcoming 2014. — ∮∮∮ — CABS City Taxi • 804.767.2910 Deb’s […]

Tobacco Row

Image by Bill Dickinson and posted to  RVANews Picture of the Day Flickr

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