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Governor, Richmond mayor aim to remove Confederate monuments
In the wake of protests in the city of Richmond, Mayor Levar Stoney announced Wednesday afternoon that he and City Council member Mike Jones will put forward an ordinance July 1 to remove all Confederate monuments on Monument Avenue. The statuary, which has drawn large numbers of protesters — including some from other states — […]
Picking up the pieces
At 3:30 a.m. Sunday, May 30, Greg Milefsky stood in the middle of his store, Balance Bicycle Shop, on Richmond’s West Broad Street. The windows were broken, and the bikes — those for sale and ones left by customers for repair — were all gone. “People were coming in and stealing everything that was left,” […]
An implosion for the ages
Dominion Energy Inc.’s 1970s-era former headquarters made a big kaboom! Saturday morning as it was imploded in downtown Richmond, making way for a new office tower — although plans for the replacement building have not been finalized. Thousands of people gathered on bridges, hills and sidewalks to watch the spectacle, which was for many the […]
Private equity firm purchases Reston office building
A New York-based real estate private equity firm, HighBrook Investors, secured a three-year floating-rate loan of $29 million, with extension options, to purchase the Reston Metro Center One office building, located near the future Reston Town Center Metro station and the planned $1.4 billion Halley Rise mixed-use development. HighBrook received the loan from Rubenstein Mortgage […]
Va. COVID-19 cases pass 42,000 on Friday
Virginia has 42,533 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases statewide Friday, an increase of 1,132 cases since Thursday. There are 1,358 deaths related to the coronavirus, 20 more than Thursday, and the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association reports that 1,524 people with positive and pending test results are currently hospitalized in the state, while 5,648 have […]
Altria sues Reynolds over e-cigarette patent infringement
Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc.’s e-cigarette and smokeless tobacco divisions filed suit Thursday against competitor R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. for patent infringement on e-cigarettes and associated products. Altria owns a 35% stake in e-cigarette industry leader Juul Labs Inc., a direct competitor of Reynolds’ Vuse brand of e-cigarettes. According to a lawsuit filed in the […]
Kaine, Holton test positive for COVID-19 antibodies
Sen. Tim Kaine announced Thursday that he and his wife, George Mason University interim President Anne Holton, have both tested positive for COVID-19, having taken antibody tests recently. He said in a statement that both have been symptom-free since mid-April. “I tested positive for the flu earlier this year and was given standard medication to […]
Nation reaches 100,000 virus deaths; 1,338 in Virginia
As the nation passed 100,000 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, the Virginia Department of Health recorded 1,338 virus-related deaths in the state Thursday, an increase of 57 over the past 24 hours. VDH also reported 41,401 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases Thursday, an increase of 1,152 cases since Wednesday. According to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association‘s […]
Governor denies Richmond mayor’s request for “modified” reopening
In a letter released Tuesday night, Gov. Ralph Northam turned down Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney’s request to enter a “modified” Phase One of the Forward Virginia reopening plan Friday, restricting houses of worship, barber shops and other grooming businesses from opening in the city. “I would point out that nothing requires any house of worship […]
Va. COVID-19 cases exceed 40,000
The Virginia Department of Health reported 40,249 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state Wednesday, up 907 from Tuesday. Also, Fairfax County exceeded 10,000 cases Wednesday. The total number of deaths is 1,281, up 45 over the past 24 hours, and the number of confirmed positive patients in hospitals, along with those whose […]
