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A tradition returns: Easter on Parade is back after a 3-year hiatus

Easter on Parade is coming to Monument Avenue from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 9, between David and North Allen avenues. ....

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Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue

Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue
By ALAN SUDERMAN and SARAH RANKINJune 3, 2020 GMT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday to remove one of the country’s most iconic monuments to the Confederacy, a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee along Richmond’s prominent Monument Avenue, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.
The move would be an extraordinary victory for civil rights activists, whose calls for the removal of that monument and others in this former capital of the Confederacy have been resisted for years.
“That is a symbol for so many people, black and otherwise, of a time gone by of hate and oppression and being made to feel less than,” said Del. Jay Jones, a black lawmaker from Norfolk. He said he was “overcome” by emotion when he learned the statue was to come down. ....

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City withdraws Pulse zoning changes, plans to revisit proposal next year

City withdraws Pulse zoning changes, plans to revisit proposal next year
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Renderings show potential building heights along Broad Street and Hermitage Road near the Science Museum of Virginia based on the city’s Pulse Corridor Plan. (
Images courtesy of the city of Richmond)
Just days before it was to go to the City Council for a vote, the latest round of proposed zoning changes tied to the city’s Pulse Corridor Plan has been withdrawn following months of opposition from neighborhood groups.
A city spokesman confirmed this week that administrators have pulled the proposal, which focused on land primarily north of Broad Street across from the Fan District, in and around the Carver and Newtowne West neighborhoods generally between Belvidere Street and the DMV headquarters building. ....

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