A New Hotel on Boulevard, A Flying Dog, and the Likelihood of a White Christmas
Cheers RVA!
Today will be mostly sunny with a high of 49 and a low of 33, with variable wind.
the juice:
A 12-story Hotel will be built at 921 Myers St at the site of the former Hardee’s near Arthur Ashe Boulevard and Broad St, from Erin Kolenich at the RTD.
The planned hotel by operator Shamin is expected to have 250 rooms and a restaurant on the ground floor and rooftop, as well as a 250 car parking deck.
Construction is expected to begin in the second half of 2025, with operations to open in 2027.
The building will be split into two brands, AC Hotels by Marriot, and a Residence Inn.
the pulp:
Style Weekly has published it’s photos of the year, including a vivid head-on shot of a flying dog in the Ultimate Air Dog competition at Riverrock.
A Richmond Public Schools payroll error has office associates in the district confused as to whether they are still owed money, via WRIC. The issue stems from the most recent collective bargaining agreement which grants office associates who perform extra duties a stipend of 10% of their base pay.
the dive:
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Sean Sublette dives into the history of White Christmases in a recent article for the Richmonder.
Since 1897, Richmond has had at least a tenth of an inch of snowfall a total of ten times, with the most recent White Christmas occurring in 2010.
The most snow the City has ever experienced was more than one hundred years ago, when 5 inches cloaked the town in 1914.
Sublette concludes noting there is little chance of a White Christmas this year:
Prospects are slim for a white Christmas in Richmond in 2024.
A new surge of dry air from the Arctic comes in this weekend. And although a weak disturbance will approach Richmond around the middle of next week, the coldest part of this weekend’s Arctic surge will retreat into New England before that disturbance arrives.
Read the full article here.
the vibe:
Have a seasonal day RVA!
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