July 9 Newsletter: Rename Armstrong High?
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School board to consider renaming Armstrong High School, community members are split
Armstrong High School's history dates back to 1865, but the building it currently resides in used to belong to John F. Kennedy High School.
A group of Kennedy alumni have asked the school board to rename the school to Armstrong-Kennedy High, as it was named from 1979-1985.
Armstrong alumni argued against the change, and said that their school's brand is the stronger of the two. Read more on the dispute here.
In the Fan, plans for a carriage house collide with a longtime alley garden
For 35 years, Hanover Avenue resident Rick Bridgforth has tended an alley garden for the community.
But he doesn't own the land it sits on.
Now that developer has proposed removing the garden to create an additional housing unit.
Richmond asking for development proposals for Intermediate Terminal site
The building, which dates to 1938, was supposed to house Stone Brewing's bistro, but a study cited by the brewery said the building could not be renovated at a reasonable cost.
- A new study says the building can be renovated, and the city is seeking developers who wish to preserve it. Read more here.
Also today in The Richmonder
ATF officials apologize after using Richmond police database for immigration enforcement: The RPD said as soon as it learned of the activity, it cut off access by the ATF agent in question.
Council gets water briefing; new electrical rate provides cost savings: At a mostly uneventful meeting, Council opted to delay discussion on residency requirements for top officials until July 28, and discussion on the oft-delayed Civilian Review Board to Sept. 2.
Colonial Downs opens longest racing season since reopening: Daily purses will be at an all-time high of $700,000, thanks in large part to the success of Rosie's gaming locations.
Numerous thunderstorms ahead for RVA: The next three afternoons will bring showers and thunderstorms, with large variations in size and intensity depending on location.
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In other news
- Richmond Fire Department makes history with woman-majority graduating class (CBS 6)
- City planner, wife ran permitless Airbnb in violation of city code (Times-Dispatch)
- Los Angeles-born communal clay studio Still Life Ceramics has found a home in Scott's Addition (Style Weekly)
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