Planning Commission backs proposed Libbie Avenue townhomes
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A frontal view of Eagle Construction of VA’s proposed townhomes, described in plans as “classical in aesthetic.” (
Courtesy of Eagle Construction of VA)
A trend toward bigger buildings and increasing density along the stretch of Libbie Avenue between Grove and Patterson avenues received further endorsement from city officials this week.
After deferring a vote at its meeting last month, The Richmond Planning Commission on Monday backed Eagle Construction of VA’s plan to replace two houses at 509 and 511 Libbie Ave. with a 14-unit townhome development.
The project, which was recommended for approval with one dissenting vote, now goes to the City Council for a deciding vote Feb. 8.
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The Town of Orangeville has a new Tourism Strategy and Action Plan. Adopted by Town Council on January 11, the plan highlights the top tourism drivers in the community and provides insights and actions that will help the Town to support and grow this key sector.
The process of developing the five-year plan began in May 2020 to determine important next steps for the community’s short- and long-term economic development. The plan’s creation follows the findings of the Town’s Economic Development Strategy in 2018, which identified tourism as a sector of focus for future growth within the region. The plan also enables the Town to support the recovery of the local tourism industry as it manages through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Henry Aaron, one of the most talented and accomplished players in the history of professional sports, passed away Friday at age 86. It is difficult to overestimate how much Aaron meant to the game, and to American society at large. As many have pointed out in the course of eulogizing
Henry Aaron, one of the most talented and accomplished players in the history of professional sports, passed away Friday at age 86. It is difficult to overestimate how much Aaron meant to the game, and to American society at large.
As many have pointed out in the course of eulogizing Aaron, to focus only on his prodigious home run total is to do a disservice to his overall career accomplishments. Over 23 Major League seasons, from Milwaukee to Atlanta and back again, he established the all-time record for RBIs (2,297) and total bases (6,856) while collecting 3,771 hits (third all-time). He appeared in the All-Star Game between the years 1955 and 75, every season but
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Around every bend he confronted bigotry and he did so with amazing grace, endearing dignity, and old-school wisdom. Douglas Brinkley, on I Had a Hammer
I M READING THE Hank Aaron story, another of my one dollar purchases from a local library. I could do a book review every week if I had more time for reading. When Hank was a boy in Mobile, kids threw bottle caps for baseballs, and they hit them with broom sticks. No
wonder that town produced so many Hall of Famers. So much I didn t know about one of my boyhood idols.
Hank Aaron s lasting impact is measured in more than home runs
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Howard Bryant shares lasting memories of Hank Aaron (3:00)
Howard Bryant reflects on the moments he shared with Hank Aaron while writing a biography of the Hall of Famer. (3:00)
Author of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
Author of Juicing the Game
Henry Aaron, who rose up from the depths of Southern poverty to become one of the towering figures in baseball history as well as a bittersweet symbol of both American racial intolerance and triumph, has died. He was 86.
When he retired in 1976 after a 23-year major league career with the National League Braves (spending 1954 to 1965 in Milwaukee, 1966-74 in Atlanta) before playing his final two seasons with the American League Milwaukee Brewers, Aaron had amassed staggering offensive numbers, holding the career records for most home runs (755), RBIs (2,297), total bases (6,856), games played (3,298), at-bats (12,364) and plate appearances (13,941). He was se