August 1 Newsletter: Immigration debate hits home
Weather: The heat is gone! High of 76, with scattered showers all day.
On this date in 1770, William Clark, who would later join with Meriwether Lewis and Sacagawea on a famed westward expedition, is born in Caroline County.
This Tuckahoe home won a $1.26 billion contract for an ICE detention center. The owner isn't talking.
The Acquisition Logistics Company was reportedly picked for a $1.26 billion federal government contract to build an immigrant detention center near El Paso, Texas.
- The company is registered to a suburban Richmond home, where it was founded in 2008 by veteran Kenneth Wagner.
There's not much other info publicly available, and company officials didn't respond to questions from The Richmonder. Read more here.
Also today: Richmond’s Latino community shares its uncertainty after ICE detains a 21-year-old man on Wednesday morning
New amphitheater leads city to put up ‘No Loitering’ signs on Lee Bridge
After seeing people using the bridge as a perch for watching concerts at the new Allianz Amphitheater, the Richmond Police Department requested the signs.
The amphitheater’s location in a highly visible part of the city has drawn crowds of onlookers trying to see or hear musical performances without buying a ticket to get into the venue itself. Read more here.
Summer heat, hot dogs and our new official dog: What to know ahead of 804 Day
804 Day returns to Shockoe Bottom on Saturday, and with it comes loud music, local goodies and free admission.
- The festival’s biggest honoree will be none other than Marshmallow (above). She will be crowned the Official 804 Day Dog and may meet Mayor Danny Avula.
Bob Argabright made it his mission to fix up a South Richmond park
At 83-years-old, Bob Argabright has something close to celebrity status in Bellemeade Park, which he’s spent countless hours improving for the benefit of a working-class neighborhood and local students.
“It just gives me an opportunity to live my faith,” he said. Read more here.
In other news
- Richmond wants you to know where people are speeding most (Axios)
- The New Corner Store: How Vape Shops Took Over Richmond (RVA Mag)
- City Unveils Changes to City Hall Visitor Experience (RVA.gov)
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