The Cannabis Battlefield and Final Days at the Diamond
Cheers RVA!
Today will be mostly sunny with a high of 84 and a low of 59. The weekend looks pleasant with plenty of sunshine and highs in the upper 70’s.
the juice:
The final home game for the Squirrels is officially sold out, via WRIC.
Limited tickets are still available for home games on September 9 - 13.
The Diamond opened in 1985 and has been the host of the Richmond Braves, the Flying Squirrels and the VCU baseball team.
the pulp:
In addition to the announcement by Google to build a data center at 2700 Bermuda Hundred Road in Chesterfield, the tech giant has future plans to develop two more data centers in the county, with specific details still unknown, via Bizsense.
Main Street Station will bring back its free outdoor concert series this September, with concerts every Thursday from 5:30 - 8:00 pm.
RVAMag breaks down the current cannabis battlefield in Virginia as state lawmakers continue to debate the details of the retail roll out of the legal cannabis market that is yet to exist but likely to arrive in the next few years.
Ride and Dive takes place tomorrow at noon beginning at Fairmount Pool. The annual event even got a mention on the RVAGov Facebook page.
the dive:
Graham Moomaw from the Richmonder dives into Mayor Avula’s Administration’s decision to overhaul the process by which the city grants funds to nonprofits.
An audit last year found that $1.45 million was given to non-profits that didn’t meet the city’s own criteria.
Moomaw writes:
Under the old system, city staffers reviewed and scored applications from nonprofits and made recommendations on which groups should get money. But the mayor’s office and the City Council made the final calls on which groups received funding through the budget.
Critics of that system felt it raised questions about fairness, and whether some groups were getting money based more on political connections than the quality of the services and programs they provide.
Read the full article here.
the vibe:
Workers atop the Diamond in the summer of 1987:
Have a good-humored day RVA!
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