Mayor Levar M. Stoney used his final State of the City address to reflect on his administration’s accomplishments over the past seven years, while also signaling Richmond’s bright future.
Council adopts plan to unload 77 city-owned properties, including Coliseum
April 27, 2021
Three of the city-owned properties included in the real estate disposition plan include, clockwise from bottom left: the Coliseum; the Public Safety Building at Ninth and Leigh streets; and the parking lot at 609 E. Grace St. The Theatre Row Building on Broad Street, bottom right, is not included in the plan after being considered for a surplus declaration last year. (
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Efforts to position the Richmond Coliseum and other city-owned properties for redevelopment took a step forward Monday night, as the City Council approved a plan for disposing of dozens of parcels deemed to be surplus including the long-dormant downtown arena.
A Tree Grows in Richmond: Southside Moves from Redlining to Greening
A nonprofit-led project seeks to address environmental injustices and improve water quality with targeted tree planting.
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Left: Southside, Richmond, Virginia, courtesy of Southside ReLeaf; Right: previous (2018) tree plantings led by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation at Branchâs Baptist Church in Southside.
At the peak of a Virginia summer, the difference between the sun and shade is stark. High urban temperatures can be dangerous in the capital city of Richmond. Trees can provide substantial cooling, pull pollution from air and water, and beautify neighborhoods. But in Richmond and other U.S. cities, the racist housing policy of redlining has resulted in less tree canopy for many neighborhoods with predominantly Black residents, making them now hotter in the summer.