The ever-polarizing issue of the possibility of a new baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom was on The ever-polarizing issue of the possibility of a new baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom was on full display at last night’s City Council meeting. Two ordinances, each of...

John Oliver reminds us how glad we are we didn’t build a new Flying Squirrels Stadium in Shockoe Bottom
John Oliver's amazing HBO news show, Last Week Tonight, spent 20 minutes talking about the dangers of investing city money into sports stadiums on Sunday night, and the entire time I couldn't John Oliver's amazing HBO news show, Last Week Tonight, spent 20 minutes...

OpEd: Does it Blend? Packed City Council Shines Light on City Issues Bigger than Stadium
Monday’s City Council meeting was seemingly the most divided Richmond’s been since 1865. Monday’s City Council meeting was seemingly the most divided Richmond’s been since 1865. People of all ages, races, and districts of Richmond went to the podium to give their take...

Did An Anti-Shockoe Bottom Stadium Protest Group Buy Billboard Space On I-95?
We're seeing pictures of the above billboard getting shared around on Facebook, and they appear to be legit. We're seeing pictures of the above billboard getting shared around on Facebook, and they appear to be legit. As of right now, it looks like they're originating...

Citizens and Law Makers Continue To Clash over Future RVA Baseball Stadium
There’s been a buzz around town saying Richmond may build a new baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom for a while now. It began as the brainchild of Mayor Dwight Jones, and the Richmond City Council has shown flashes of support of the idea, but there’s still a ways to go...
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