Administrators’ pitch to change the city’s approach to financing its massive Diamond District development appeared to land receptively with Richmond City Council; an Atlanta-based development firm is seeking Chesterfield County’s approval to tweak a development project in Midlothian; KavaClub looks to finally be on its way to selling its namesake drink; and a West End church is getting ready to go on the move.

Governor Glenn Youngkin this week signed legislation barring Virginia public colleges from withholding students’ transcripts in certain situations; In 2020, two school names that referenced the Confederacy in Shenandoah County were changed; The Hanover County School Board recently introduced a revision to a policy that would allow books to be more easily banned from school libraries.

Though the rule is not a federal law, it will apply to freight trains on U.S. railways.

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Governor Glenn Youngkin offered more than 200 amendments to the General Assembly’s budget proposal; Charlottesville City Council pushed back the date of its vote on the city’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to April 15th; Governor Glenn Youngkin has vetoed several abortion-related bills this session.

An organization that serves unhoused veterans in Richmond will break ground on a new facility this summer.

The planned redevelopment of an entire block of Scott’s Addition could be on ice for the next 16 years after a recent court ruling.

Every seat on Richmond City Council will be on the ballot in November; A chemical manufacturing plant in Hopewell is aiming to renew a federal air pollution permit; State and federal officials say Nexus Services promised to secure immigrants’ release on bond but concealed and misrepresented the true nature and costs of its services.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed legislation that states Richmond's Southside won't get a casino; Imagination Library to expand statewide in Virginia; Henrico County to get $10 million grant; and other stories

Construction is underway in Richmond to reduce overflows of sewage into the James River; FeedMore's longtime base of operations in Northside Richmond could soon be replaced with condos; Senator Tim Kaine says Virginia’s congressional delegation is watching reforms aimed at the U.S. Postal Service distribution center in Sandston.

The 100-plus wildfires that were burning in Virginia last week have all been contained, according to the Department of Forestry; Mayor Levar Stoney has proposed recharging the Neighborhood Climate Resilience Grant program in his latest budget proposal;v Richmond’s Commonwealth’s Attorney has a message for residents: Please don’t send sensitive mail in blue US Postal Service mailboxes.

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Legend Brewing Co. has put its Manchester real estate up for sale, leaving the future of Richmond’s oldest brewery up in the air; The new design team that’s now driving the Diamond District ballpark has provided the City of Richmond with a first look of the stadium that would replace The Diamond; and the Richmond Kickers are looking to spruce up their stadium.

Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed a handful of bills Thursday — including proposals for a recreational marijuana marketplace; Hanover County recently approved the development of a multi-million-dollar data center near the town of Ashland; Richmond's oldest brewery is selling its headquarters — and isn’t saying what comes next just yet; Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed numerous gun-related bills this week, including a piece of legislation that would’ve made it a misdemeanor for parents and adults who don’t lock up their firearms when they know minors will be present.

DC officials are finalizing steps to keep a sports arena in Washington; Virginia elected officials are taking their budget fight to the public; Levar Stoney presented his final budget proposal as Mayor of Richmond Wednesday.

Richmond Connects gets approved; Legislation to allow all Virginia localities to ask voters if they’d support a 1% sales tax hike to fund new public schools sits on Gov. Youngkin's desk; and other stories

Plus: Richmond's Diamond District hits first design milestone

Ramadan is considered one of the holiest months for Muslims.

Local developer Ed Nunnally is moving forward on a mixed-use development in Chesterfield; The apparent resolution of a years-long legal battle that’s rocked the U.S. residential real estate industry is expected to have impacts on agents in metro Richmond; a long-running local bookstore is embarking on yet another new chapter as a unionized workplace; and other local business stories.

City Council’s proposal would give additional work to the finance department.

GRTC narrows search for new permanent transfer hub to two locations; Eight Republican candidates are competing for the nomination to run against Sen. Tim Kaine; Hanover County teacher wins prestigious award; and other stories

Henrico's police department won't respond to certain calls; Virginia's Department of Forestry is holding a tree exchange program; the Highland County Maple Festival; and other stories

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Conservation volunteers are propagating native plants

A Northside private school is breaking out the wrecking ball for an old hospital building as it looks to build up parts of its campus in the long term; Months after dropping millions of dollars to buy the property next to its Henrico location, Costco is preparing to put that land to use; For the first time in three and a half years, parties are being seated at 733 W. Cary St.; and the field of potential sites for GRTC’s new permanent transfer station has narrowed to two.