by RVA Staff | Nov 7, 2023 | EDITORIAL, OPINION, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
Voting No Casino & Reclaiming a Radical Vision of Solidarity & Economic Freedom Amidst a Divisive Casino Campaign Over the weekend, I learned that one of the owners of the proposed casino who is also one of the most powerful Black women in America, Cathy...
by Jon Baliles | Nov 5, 2023 | EDITORIAL, OPINION, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
This piece is one in a series of opinion pieces by Jon Baliles about the proposed Richmond Grand Resort and Casino. You can read his other pieces HERE. The casino advocates made a big deal about their labor peace agreement that was reached with the Washington,...
by Jon Baliles | Nov 5, 2023 | EDITORIAL, OPINION, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
This piece is one in a series of opinion pieces by Jon Baliles about the proposed Richmond Grand Resort and Casino. You can read his other pieces HERE. The Richmond Times-Dispatch Editorial Board and reporters sat down this week with the casino opponents who said the...
by Jon Baliles | Nov 4, 2023 | EDITORIAL, OPINION, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
There has been a lot of boasting from the casino advocates about their partnership with Kentucky-based Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI). The rebranded Richmond Grand casino developer Urban One is a radio and TV conglomerate that has said they are partnering with CDI...
by Jon Baliles | Nov 3, 2023 | EDITORIAL, OPINION, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS
RVA 5×5 Deep Dive’s by Jon Balilies are in-depth looks at topics of import in our city and our region to provide a better understanding of the sometimes complex issues we all face and what possible solutions and/or discussions are needed to address them. They say...
by RVA Staff | Nov 3, 2023 | LETTER TO THE EDITOR, RICHMOND POLITICS
During a broadcast on The Box 99.5 about the casino issue, host Preston Brown directed offensive comments towards Paul Goldman, director of the No Means No Casino PAC. Recordings from the November 1st program reveal Brown’s extensive verbal attacks, labeling...
