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Fairness & the Admissions Tax; 60 Ham-and-Cheese Sandwiches & 60 Boiled Eggs; New Chance For Smart Growth; Our Five Alarm Fires; 2025 Chess Game Politics.

Fairness & the Admissions Tax; 60 Ham-and-Cheese Sandwiches & 60 Boiled Eggs; New Chance For Smart Growth; Our Five Alarm Fires; 2025 Chess Game Politics.

RVA 5x5 - June 3, 2023

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Jon Baliles
Jun 03, 2023
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No algorithms. No content filters. Honest and insightful analysis from Richmond, VA.

In this week’s edition we have stories on:

  • Why the city’s agreement for the new amphitheater needs to go onestep further and suspend/eliminate the admissions tax for ALL performing arts venues, not just the chosen one.

  • There is a new one-square block development opportunity coming online downtown soon that is a chance to get this site right.

  • The state seems to be seeing five-alarm fires in local government and calling them out but is strangely quiet on fires burning in Richmond….

  • Will we see more and more 2025 political chess regarding things that need to be addressed in the city over the next 18 months or actual solutions?

  • You’ll be astonished at what volunteers are preparing and delivering to the homeless population in Richmond every single day.

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