Governor: Lee monument must come down ASAP
Department of General Services to take down Monument Ave. statue "as soon as possible"
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“I am directing the Department of General Services to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee as soon as possible,” Gov. Ralph Northam declared at a news conference Thursday, flanked by a Lee descendant, the Rev. Robert W. Lee IV, and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney. “It was wrong then, and it is wrong now, so
Governor, Richmond mayor aim to remove Confederate monuments
Northam expected to order imminent removal of Lee Monument
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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
Richmond businesses suffer looting, vandalism during protests
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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 former headquarters goes BOOM in downtown Richmond
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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
Virginia enters June with 45,398 COVID-19 cases
More than 2,000 new cases reported over weekend
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The Virginia Department of Health reported 45,398 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Monday, an increase of 791 from the previous day. There are 1,392 deaths, 17 more than on Friday, and 1,371 people who are positive or have test results pending are hospitalized in the state, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare
Private equity firm purchases Reston office building
Phillips Realty Capital secures $29M bridge loan for HighBrook Investors
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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
Entire state enters Phase 1; percentage of positive tests continues decline
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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
Action follows Reynolds' patent suit against Altria, Philip Morris in April
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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
Mask mandate is a ‘personal responsibility,’ Northam counsel says
Beaches statewide will be open this weekend.
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As Virginia’s mask mandate goes into effect Friday, both Gov. Ralph Northam and Rita Davis, counsel to the governor, told residents Thursday that it’s their personal responsibility to wear a mask in businesses and other enclosed public places. Davis clarified the enforcement process of Executive Order 63, which requires face coverings in public, saying that there
Kaine, Holton test positive for COVID-19 antibodies
Senator, wife experienced "mild" virus cases in March and April
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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