Fall Line Assembly; Ballet Bow; The Vote You Deserve (Again); A Lemonade Stand for Pets; Sudsy Aluminum.

RVA 5x5 ALT 5 - September 25, 2023

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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, read. Enjoy!

This week check out our five stories on:

• A look at the Fall Line Trail that is starting to move from planning and talking about to real construction phases and getting connected!

• Two quotes of the week about how the casino referendum is “an opportunity that Richmond citizens deserve” (again) and some truth that might have slipped out….

• A look back at the career and accomplishments of the retiring leader of the Richmond Ballet, who built the arts organization into one of the most respected in the country...

• A dedicated animal lover facing a terrible diagnosis decides to make some lemonade to help future pet owners in Richmond…

• The announcement, history, strategy, and scientific analysis of Hardywood’s decision to move to an all-aluminum lineup for their beer moving forward.

THE ALT 5

ALT #1 — OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Fall Line Assembly
You have probably heard about the Fall Line Trail as it keeps getting mentioned more and more, and it will be a trail running from the Appomattox River Trail in Petersburg, intersect with the Capital Trail in Richmond, and head north to the center of the universe (aka Ashland, VA).

But if you are not familiar with what the Fall Line Trail is all about, here is a good primer because not only will you hear even more about it in the coming months and years, you will see it start to be put together in bits and pieces. And once it is complete, the 43-mile trail will be a real gem.

Regional planners see it as a “spine trail” that can connect towns, schools, businesses, public transit stations and other trail networks throughout Central Virginia.

The Capital News Service had a nice piece that was picked up by the Virginia Mercury last week about the ground breaking that will take place in Henrico next month near Bryan Park as the county prepares a seven mile stretch built in eight phases.