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Portsmouth City Hall, police project faces cuts to keep cost at $58.6M
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (882+ words) PORTSMOUTH — The city’s consultants for its multi-phase renovation and upgrade of the police station and City Hall complex released updated cost estimates for the project this week. Richard Martz of JSA Design told members of the city's Municipal Building Blue…...
Lynchburg-area housing market settles into balance as inventory climbs
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (174+ words) There’s been a lot of talk recently both touting the benefits of AI, but also the dangers of it as well, as artificial intelligence is likely coming for a lot of our jobs. However, now experts say, it might also…...
Norfolk sales tax collections top $5.1 million for police station project
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (634+ words) Work continues on the Norfolk Police Division expansion project. City projections indicate the full $8.833 million designated for the police station project will be collected by the July 2027 remittance. Once that amount has been reached, revenue generated by the sales tax…...
Norfolk secures favorable rate on $3.61 million bond issue for infrastructure projects
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (574+ words) The City of Norfolk has sold $3.61 million in general obligation bonds to fund street, water and sewer improvements, attracting strong interest from institutional investors and securing borrowing costs well below authorized limits. The bonds were sold Aug. 27, with five institutional…...
New Virginia transmission line could clear 763 acres in county left with the burden, not the power
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (580+ words) A massive new transmission line planned for Virginia would run farther through Buckingham County than any other county in the state — even though Buckingham has no data center built or proposed. That disconnect is raising difficult questions about who benefits,…...
Virginia’s economy expected to grow modestly by end of 2026, job losses still expected
1+ week, 4+ day ago (314+ words) A new report from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service says Virginia’s economy is expected to grow modestly through the end of the year. However, job losses are also still expected. “It seems like we hit…...
Portsmouth Redevelopment Housing Authority plans $30 million senior housing complex
1+ week, 4+ day ago (393+ words) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Portsmouth Redevelopment Housing Authority plans to break ground on a new senior apartment complex in early 2027, aiming to give seniors more housing options in the city. Twin Pines Senior Housing is planned for 3993 Twin Pines Road. Portsmouth…...
Out of the Attic: The 1946 coal miners strike, led by an Alexandria resident
1+ week, 4+ day ago (441+ words) The strike ended on May 29, 1946, with the signing of the Krug-Lewis Agreement, which guaranteed union miners a wage increase, vacation pay, a shorter five-day workweek and new safety regulations. The Krug-Lewis agreement also established mining’s first medical, hospital and retirement…...
New rent-controlled housing development aims to ease Norfolk rental shortage
1+ week, 5+ day ago (656+ words) Construction has begun on Benjamin Villas, a new rent-controlled, tax-credit housing project that will bring 28 new units to Norfolk. This is one of the new duplexes being built for the ongoing Benjamin Villas project. Construction is underway on Benjamin Villas,…...
US destination Annapolis forms partnership with Portsmouth FC
1+ week, 6+ day ago (264+ words) Annapolis, the capital of US state Maryland, has struck a partnership with Portsmouth FC in a bid to boost awareness of the destination among UK travellers. The agreement between Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (VAAAC) and the Championship side will…...