Easy Like Sunday Morning - October 23, 2022

Branch Trail Spur; All Hail the Mighty Wurlitzer; World Class Leader, World Class Library; Richmond’s "Shuttered" History; Let's Eat!

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You can find the 5 main stories from Friday’s edition here, and today features the “ALT 5” stories for a nice, leisurely, “Easy Like Sunday Morning” read. Enjoy!

THE ALT 5 -

ALT #1 - OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Branch Trail Spur
Remember when some people said no one would ever use the Capital Trail or the Potterfield bridge and both were wastes of money, blah, blah, blah. They have become two of the most popular attractions in town and are especially mobbed whenever the weather is good and still visited even when it’s not.

A project that has had fits and starts for 12 years appears to finally be coming to fruition and it is both a beacon and a call to action for growing and greening a trail network in South Richmond. Parker King at NBC12 relays the good news that The James River Branch Trail will become a reality in creating a major green corridor almost two miles long on an abandoned CSX rail line “between 49th Street [in Westov…