There is an article in the RTD this morning pitching the idea of a baseball stadium in Manchester. I love the idea and think the location is great. Then I read the article. There are no real plans it just another pie in the sky idea. What is also depressing are the comments (I really [...]
SHOCKOE CENTER PROJECT Tonight (Wednesday, April 22nd) there will be a presentation by Highwoods at 7 pm at Albert Hill Middle School [Map], 3400 Patterson Avenue. This is another chance for the public to ask questions and give input on the proposed development in Shockoe Bottom.
I love it when somebody does all the hard work so I don’t have to. Fan District Hub has complied a list of links that cover the Shockoe Center Development both pro and con, traditional media and bloggers. Check it out here.
A quick round up of what is going on in the ongoing debate of the Shockoe Center Development. First up we have this article from RTD about a study: The city is spending $100,000 to get its financial advisers to study of the financial feasibility of the Shockoe Center project. The two-month review is being [...]
Church Hill People’s News has a summary of the Church Hill Association meeting last night. In the meeting the vote was 62-44 against the Shockoe Center Development. There are some interesting comments some of which address the “hint of scandal” below. While the discussion was more civilized than much of the recent online dialogue, the [...]
The debate on development in Shockoe Bottom continues. The latest salvo comes from the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club is against the development on the “principles of conservation and smart growth”. Full statement here. The Sierra Club Falls of the James Group opposes the Shockoe Center baseball stadium proposal based on principles of conservation and smart growth. We [...]
Church Hill People’s News has an excellent post highlighting two points of view in the ongoing Shockoe Center development debate. The post has statements from supporters in the form of the Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association and the online group I Support Baseball In Shockoe Bottom. The post also has a statement from a group opposed [...]
The RTD is reporting that the Richmond City Council voted yesterday to support the bills that would allow for funding for the Shockoe Center project. It is also clear in the article that the vote is not a blanket endorsement of the project but rather an endorsement to look into how to fund the project. [...]
RichmondBizSense.com has posted an interview with Brian Bostic on bringing baseball to Richmond. There are also some quick facts here. Poster ptaylor spotted some differences between the Q & A document that Hills and Heights posted on the 16th and the quick facts. Ptaylor’s differences are in the first comment. Richmond BizSense: Let’s get one [...]
