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A heroine honored April 23 now designated as Barbara Johns Day in Virginia to honor 1951 student activist who helped dismantle public school segregation

By Saraya Wintersmith

Barbara Rose Johns

Today’s students need to continue to speak out when they see injustice.

That was the message from Joan Johns Cobbs, the younger sister of the late Barbara Johns, and Mrs. Cobbs’ classmate, Joy Cabarrus Speakes, as Virginia prepares to celebrate the first Barbara Johns Day on Monday, April 23.

Barbara Rose Johns was just 16 when she organized and led a student walkout on April 23, 1951, to protest the substandard conditions and resources at the all-black Robert Russa Moton High School in Prince Edward County. The action morphed into a lawsuit, Davis v.

School Board of Prince Edward County, that became part of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 that began dismantling racially separate and unequal policies in public education.

The Virginia General Assembly voted in 2017 to honor Ms. Johns with an annual day

Can Richmond afford 4 planned new schools?

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

One unanswered question hovers as the Richmond School Board and schools Superintendent Jason Kamras push the city to seek bids for new buildings to replace four aging schools: Can the city afford them?

In December, the School Board estimated that $195 million would be needed to build replacements for the chosen quartet —George Wythe High,

Elkhardt-Thompson appear to be seeking Middle and George far more money than Mason and Greene the $150 million the elementary schools. city plans to provide It will not be under the new city known whether the meals tax hike Mayor estimate was accuLevar M. Stoney rate until responses advanced and City begin to be received Council ratified.

Mr. Young to the request for That hike, which proposals that could go out as goes into effect on July 1, soon as May 1. will raise the city’s sale tax on However, at this point, Mr. prepared meals in restaurants Kamras and the School Board and elsewhere from 6 percent to 7.5 percent. The 1.5 percent increase is estimated to generate $9 million a year in new revenue, an amount that is anticipated to allow the city to borrow and repay $150 million for new schools construction.

“I am not sure we can build the high school with the money we will have,” said School

Free Press wins 11 state journalism awards

The Richmond Free Press continues its 26-year tradition of award-winning excellence.

The newspaper was recognized with 11 awards, including four first place awards, at the annual Virginia Press Association competition in writing, photography, news presentation and advertising.

The contest for work published in 2017 was judged by members of the Alabama Press Association. Winners were announced April 14 during the VPA’s annual awards banquet at a Henrico County hotel.

Free Press staff photographer Sandra Sellars won first place in the photo illustration category for large, non-daily newspapers in Virginia. Her winning photograph was a Cityscape showing a series of 17-foot tall metal rings — public art — along the South Side walkway to the T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge across the James River.

“Amazing photo!” the judge wrote. “What really sets it off is the sky!”

Ms. Sellars also shared a first place award in the picture story or essay category with Free Press freelance photographer Clement Britt for a collection of 10 photos published with the article “Racists Go Home,” detailing how members of a Tennessee-based neoPlease turn to A4

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beginning this year.

Now, 67 years after protesting alongside Ms. Johns, Mrs. Speakes told the Richmond Free Press this week, “We’re still looking at some of the same things,” parMrs. Speakes ticularly when it comes to racism and the poor condition and lack of resources afforded schools in AfricanAmerican communities.

“When you look at what happened in Charlottesville, that’s a prime example

of where everything just took you back to the Jim Crow era,” she said of the deadly violence that broke out last August between white supremacists and neo-Nazis supporting the statues Mrs. Cobbs honoring Confederates in public parks and counterprotesters. “You get to understand that there’s a movement that has to continue.”

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The Akaza Hotel at 6531 W. Broad St. is a former Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza that now rents mostly to people struggling to find housing.

Henrico hotel pays workers with free lodging

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

An aging hotel in Henrico County has found a way to virtually eliminate wages.

Instead of money, employees get a room in exchange for working 40 hours a week checking in guests, doing maintenance work, cleaning rooms or filling other needed roles.

Called the Akaza Hotel and located at 6531 W. Broad St., this is not a typical arrangement for hotel workers.

Still, the hotel attracts a steady stream of people who have heard about the policy and seek jobs, reflecting the desperation many face in an area short on affordable housing and known for quickly evicting those who come up short on rent money.

Terry Patel, the general manager, is open about the hotel’s policy, describing it as good for those who are accepted to become part

of the hotel’s staff, which currently includes about 11 people.

“We’re a team,” he said.

As one employee put it, “all of us have our reasons” for winding up at the hotel, but those who do are mostly willing to accept the terms.

Mr. Patel said that he looks for people who will fit in and who want to stay two to three years.

Whether the hotel’s approach is legal is a question mark.

The federal minimum wage law allows employers, in some instances, to provide lodging in place of wages, but the value of the lodging must at least equal what the person would earn at the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Otherwise, the employer must add cash to make up the difference.

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Starbucks to close 8,000 U.S. stores for racial bias training

By Lisa Baertlein Reuters

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Ministers and rabbis stage a sit-in at the Center City Starbucks in Philadelphia to protest the arrest of two African-American men who were waiting at the coffee shop for a friend to arrive. The protest reflects the backlash against the company over the incident. The manager who called police to remove the alleged trespassers no longer works at the cafe.

Starbucks Corp. will close 8,000 company-owned U.S. cafés for the afternoon on Tuesday, May 29, to train nearly 175,000 to prevent racial discrimination in its stores.

Starbucks’ roughly 6,000 licensed cafés will remain open. Starbucks said it would make training materials available to the employees of those stores, who are employed by the grocery stores or airports where they are located.

The announcement from the world’s biggest coffee company comes as it tries to cool tensions after the arrest of two African-American men at its Philadelphia café near upscale Rittenhouse Square last week sparked accusations of racial profiling at the chain.

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Senate establishes subcommittee on schools

Beating the tax deadline

For generations, Virginia has forced local governments to pick up the full cost of building new schools, offering only low-interest loans as support.

A new state Senate subcommittee is being set up to consider whether the state should get more involved, as is the case in 41 other states.

Sen. William M. Stanley Jr., R-Franklin, interim chair of the Senate Local Government Committee, announced the new 11-member subcommittee Monday to consider ways to help localities deal with “obsolete, crumbling schools.”

He said the subcommittee could deliver recommendations for the 2019 General Assembly session.

Sen. Stanley named three Richmond area senators to the panel — Republicans Glen H. Sturtevant Jr. of Richmond, who was named a co-chair of the subcommittee, and Siobhan S. Dunnavant of Henrico and Democrat Jennifer L. McClellan, also of Richmond.

He also named Paul Goldman, the political strategist who led the fight to modernize Richmond schools, as special counsel and policy adviser.

The General Assembly approved during its session earlier this year a Richmond City Charter change that requires Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney to come up with a fully funded plan to deal with the city’s outdated and decrepit school buildings or tell residents why he cannot. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Resident fails to get exemption from trash fees

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Are Richmond residents who qualify for property tax relief getting stiffed on another benefit — elimination of the charges for trash and recycling collection?

If Mark C. Spick’s experience is typical, the answer is yes.

Mr. Spick, 76, has qualified for a full exemption from the city’s real estate tax on his home in the 800 block of Woodhaven Drive since at least 2011 based on his income and net worth.

Participants qualify if their annual income is $50,000 or less and if their net worth is $200,000 or less, not including the value of their home and land not in excess of 1 Mr. Spick acre, according to the city Department of Finance, which administers the program.

Mr. Spick relies on Social Security and his only major asset is his home, which is worth far less than $200,000.

As stated in the City Code: “Landfill and recycling fees imposed under this section shall not apply to any elderly or disabled person who has qualified for tax relief under Section 26-364 or 26-365.”

The director of finance is charged with providing the exemption, but that has not happened for Mr. Spick, a retired Hindu priest, who also has worked as a baker and in Richmond factories.

City Hall has not yet responded to Free Press questions about the program and Mr. Spick’s situation.

Mr. Spick has kept every utility bill he has received since he moved into the house in 2010. Every bill, including the most recent one, shows he has been billed for trash collection and recycling every month.

“I never knew that was part of the deal,” said Mr. Spick. “I don’t know why I’ve had to pay those fees every month when I’m supposed to be exempt. I don’t think it’s fair. And if it is happening to me, then other people who secured the tax exemption from property tax also are having to pay those fees. I am sure this is bigger than me.”

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A last-minute filer drops a tax return computer problems April 17 and extended into the mail around 5:30 Tuesday evethe deadline until midnight April 18. ning in seeking to meet the April 17 filing Taxpayers already had gained a two-day deadline. Location: Richmond’s Main Post Slices of life and scenes extension because the traditional April 15 in Richmond Office on Brook Road. Unlike past years, deadline fell on Sunday and because of the Postal Service did not turn this into a festive event, the Emancipation Day holiday on Monday in Washington, but did promise that the filings would be postmarked to D.C. The IRS extends the filing deadline nationally in honor show they were mailed on time. of the city holiday, which recalls President Lincoln signing The Tuesday rush proved unnecessary. The IRS suffered a law in 1862 freeing slaves in the nation’s capital.

Area students expected to walk out Friday for gun violence rally

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Thousands of high school students and their supporters are expected to ignore threats of discipline from their school divisions and pour into Downtown this Friday, April 20, to protest gun violence in schools and issue a fresh call to lawmakers to pass stronger gun control laws, according to police.

Part of the National School Walkout, the Richmond event is to begin with an hourlong rally at noon at Brown’s Island on the city’s riverfront, followed by a march to Capitol Square for additional speeches to rev up the crowd that organizers are projecting could top 10,000 people.

The Richmond event is among 2,000 planned across the country staged on the 19th anniversary of the 1999 mass shooting in Colorado at Columbine High School in which 12 students and a teacher were killed and 24 others were wounded.

The rally is the latest in a series of student-organized demonstrations over gun violence that have taken place since the slaying of 14 students and three staff members and the wounding of 17 others at a Parkland, Fla., high school on Valentine’s Day. However, area school divisions, all of which will be holding classes, are not supportive of a student exodus for the rally.

Students who leave would face discipline for an unexcused absence unless a parent or guardian provides a permission slip in advance, divisions are warning.

In Richmond, Superintendent Jason

Kamras wants students to stay on campus and work with principals to hold peaceful events honoring the anniversary of the Columbine massacre.

“Student-led activities that are held within the school and do not disrupt instruction are permissible,” he stated in an official message to students.

“We have concluded that having large numbers of students walking off campus would pose a significant safety risk for the students themselves,” Mr. Kamras added in spelling out the school system’s position.

Just as occurred in mid-March, organizers are calling for students who don’t leave campus “to promptly walk out of class at a designated time. Sit outside your schools and peacefully protest. Make some noise.

Voice your thoughts.”

Participants also are being encouraged to wear orange to associate themselves with the traditional color of National Gun Violence Awareness Day. That day is to be observed this year on Saturday, June 2, although some students plan to do so on Friday, June 1.

The rallies so far have had little impact in Virginia, where Republican lawmakers have used their slender majorities in the House of Delegates and state Senate to shoot down proposals that would have put limits on gun purchases, required stronger background checks and imposed controls or age limits on the sales of military-style weapons.

Still, ahead of Friday’s protest, authorities are sending out notices to alert the

public and prepare them for dealing with the extra congestion the event could cause in the city’s center.

Virginia Capitol Police, which is marking its 400th year, is working with the Richmond Police Department to allow the rally to go forward with minimum disruption.

“The local organizers have been excellent about doing all they can to work with us to help facilitate a smooth rally,” said Col. Anthony S. Pike, chief of the Capitol Police. “Along with the Richmond Police Department and other partners, we plan to provide a safe environment for these folks to express their freedom of speech.”

Speeches, voter registration and other activities are planned at Brown’s Island from noon to 1 p.m., according to the schedule.

Then city police are to escort rally participants to the Capitol on a walking route that will take them up 7th Street to Grace Street then east to Capitol Square, where the rally is to resume at 2 p.m. at the Capitol’s South Portico.

Drivers will be allowed briefly on 9th Street between Grace and Bank streets to drop off or pick up participants at the Capitol Square rally.

Chief Pike said his agency would provide live updates via Twitter.

“We realize that having such a large crowd at the Capitol on a weekday is a bit unusual, so we are appealing to everyone to be more patient and vigilant than usual so we can provide a safe environment for our young people,” he said.

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Signing his history Henry L. Marsh III signs a copy of his newly published memoir Tuesday evening during an event at the Library of Virginia in Downtown featuring a reception and talk by the retired civil rights attorney and public servant. Now 84, Mr. Marsh played a significant role in changing Richmond as a trailblazing civil rights lawyer, as Richmond’s first African-American mayor, as a longserving member of Richmond City Council and as a state senator.

City seeking artists for storm drain project City Hall once again is issuing a call for artists to creatively paint storm drains.

The theme this year: “You Are the Pollution Solution,” to remind passers-by of their roles in keeping waterways clean, according to the city Department of Public Utilities.

The department stated that the goal is to secure art that paints a picture of how important it is to keep the James River — the city’s source for drinking water — clean.

Interested artists must submit proposed art by midnight Sunday, May 6, the department stated.

Four finalists will be chosen to paint their proposals on drains in Carytown in June. The winners will receive a $400 stipend for their time and work.

Details: (804) 646-6964, www.RVAH2O.org or info@rvah2o.org.

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Honoring baseball’s Jackie Robinson Members of the Richmond Free Press staff join the Richmond Flying Squirrels in honoring the late baseball great Jackie Robinson at The Diamond on Sunday. Baseball teams across the nation paused on what is known as Jackie Robinson Day to remember No. 42, who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball on April 15, 1947, when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Flying Squirrels’ new manager, Willie Harris, far left, grew up in Mr. Robinson’s hometown of Cairo, Ala. Joining Mr. Harris on the field before the start of the game against the Reading, Pa., Fightin Phils are, from left, Free Press staff writer Ronald E. Carrington; sports writer Fred Jeter; Bonnie V. Winston, managing editor; and Raymond H. Boone Jr., vice president for new business development.

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“Some people say we have arrived, but we have not,” said Mrs. Speakes, now 79 and a Prince Edward County resident again after a career as a corporate executive in sales in the New York-New Jersey area. “We are still on the train trying to get this as far as we can, and it has to be through the movements of the younger generations to keep that going.”

Mrs. Cobbs and Mrs. Speakes were 12 when the strike took place. Neither had any idea what was about to unfold until they gathered for an assembly expecting to see their principal and, instead, heard a speech by Ms. Johns announcing the walkout.

Both said they feared being thrown in jail, retaliation from the Ku Klux Klan and their parents’ reactions. But they said they were inspired to act that day in support of justice.

Now 79 and a resident of New Jersey, Mrs. Cobbs and Mrs. Speakes were at the Moton School on Sunday providing recollections of that historic time. Both expressed being encouraged

by Black Lives Matter protesters and the recent groundswell of student activism calling for gun control following the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school in which a former student armed with a military-style assault rifle killed 17 people.

Pointing to the energy, optimism and new ideas that often come with youth, Mrs. Cobbs said people generally “pay more attention” when young folks start a movement. Such was the case, she said, with the 1951 Farmville protest.

“The majority of people were shocked at the fact that a student could lead something like this,” Mrs. Cobbs said.

She said some parents initially were reluctant to support the students who were striking because of the dilapidated conditions in their school. Classrooms heated by wood stoves were cold and pails were scattered around to catch water from leaky ceilings during the rain, according to accounts at the time.

But in the end, parents stood with their children. “I think they felt that maybe this would result in something greater,” said Mrs.

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Free Press staff photographer Sandra Sellars’ first place winning photos of public art at the T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge.

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Confederate group were met by hundreds of counterprotesters during their rally to support the Confederate statues on Monument Avenue.

“Besides the great photos,” the judge wrote, “the newsy aspect of this collection pushed it to the top of a VERY TOUGH category for me. The shot of the cops with a man in custody may have been the difference.”

April Coleman, Free Press vice president for production, received first place for front page design. The entry included the front pages of three editions of the newspaper — the January 2017 edition when former President Obama left office; an April 2017 edition featuring members of the Virginia Southern Christian Leadership Conference lauding racist U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his civil rights work on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s death; and the July 2017 edition featuring the unveiling of the Maggie L. Walker statue in Downtown.

The judge wrote, “The pages have eye-catching pictures and headings.”

And former Free Press freelance writer Holly Rodriguez clinched a first-place award for education writing. The judge provided no comment on the submission that included a range of education stories, including ones detailing the ouster of former Richmond schools Superintendent Dana Bedden.

Second place honors went to: • Jeremy Lazarus, Free Press vice president for news enhancement, in the business and financial writing category; • James Haskins for sports news photography; and • Ms. Sellars for two categories — general news photography and personality or portrait photography.

Third-place awards went to: • A Free Press team of Mr. Lazarus and freelance writers Ronald E. Carrington, Saraya Wintersmith and Leah Hobbs for general news writing for coverage of the Confederate statue issue in Richmond. The judge wrote, “An emotional issue covered from all sides. Good, sound and fair reporting.”

• Ms. Sellars for photo illustration; and • Mr. Haskins for sports news photography.

Meanwhile, VPA winner Ryan M. Kelly, a photographer for The Charlottesville Daily Progress whose image of a car plowing into a crowd of people demonstrating against white supremacists last August in Charlottesville was seen around the globe, won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for the photo.

Journalism’s top prizes were announced Monday.

Tim Eberly of The Virginian-Pilot newspaper in Norfolk was a Pulitzer finalist for investigative reporting for his series on Virginia’s “three-strike” prisoners who face unduly long sentences. His series led to changes in the Virginia Parole Board’s practices and freedom for several inmates.

Mr. Eberly was named Outstanding Journalist of the Year by the VPA during the banquet.

Cobb, a retired member of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Parents at the Moton School had unsuccessfully lobbied the school board for a new, bigger school. The building housed more than 400 students, but was only meant to accommodate 180. The board’s solution was to build the now-infamous tarpaper shacks with leaky roofs and no bathrooms.

The lack of resources for the all-black school stood in sharp contrast to Prince Edward County’s new and well-furbished high school for white students.

Moton students also were given second-hand textbooks and were transported on inadequate school buses. A month and a half before the strike, five Moton students were killed when a train struck their stalled school bus at Elam Crossing.

According to some reports, Ms. Johns began recruiting a secret planning committee for the strike after she saw a betterequipped school bus for white students pass by when she was late catching her bus.

After the strike, the Johns family was harassed. The KKK burned a cross in the yard of the family’s home. Ms. Johns was

sent to live with relatives in Montgomery, Ala., but returned the following school year. She went on to attend Spelman College and Drexel University and was a librarian for 24 years until her death in 1991 at age 56.

Mrs. Cobbs shared that her sister “had some regrets” about the strike when Virginia officials decided to close public schools rather than desegregate in defiance of the ruling by the nation’s highest court.

“She didn’t regret what she had done. She just felt very sad about the children who lost their education,” Mrs. Cobbs said.

She said she’d like her sister to be remembered as a young person who had an idea to make things better and then stood up for what she believed. She also would like people to keep in mind that “anyone, no matter how young, can make a difference in this world.”

Mrs. Speakes’ advice for today’s youths?

Make sure they voice their opinions and take action when they see something wrong, like Ms. Johns did.

“We were all young, but we made it happen,” Mrs. Speakes said.

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Based on the hotel’s $210 price for a week’s stay, the hotel appears to be shortchanging employees, who would earn $290 before taxes for a 40-hour week if they were paid the minimum wage.

A former employee, Laio Morris, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, which has an office in Richmond. The office, which is responsible for enforcing federal labor laws, is barred from commenting on complaints or confirming that one has been filed.

“I accepted the job, but then I really couldn’t accept working for no pay,” Ms. Morris said. “I’m hoping an investigation will help those who are still working there.”

Others who are short of cash are thankful to exchange labor to keep a roof over their head while they get back on their feet.

For the hotel, the savings in wages run more than $3,000 a week.

SN Holdings LLC is listed as the owner of the 282-room hotel that long ago was a Holiday Inn and later a Crowne Plaza, but for years has failed to qualify for such franchise tags.

SN Holdings bought the property in 2012 and first tagged it as the Richmond Magnuson after losing the Crowne Plaza label. The hotel was renamed the Akaza last fall.

According to the Henrico County Division of Real Estate Assessment Division, the hotel complex is valued at $100 for tax purposes. The taxable value is the nearly 7 acres of land upon which the hotel sits.

That is valued at nearly $2.4 million, according to Henrico records.

That’s a far cry from 2010, when the property was valued at $16.64 million, including $14.42 million for the building and $2.2 million for the land, according to county records. Since then, the value of the hotel has fallen to its current level.

The hotel is not in bad shape. It was remodeled in 2001 and renovated again in 2005, according to the county. However, county records show no substantial work has been done on the building since SN Holdings bought it six years ago.

The current owners have largely shuttered the conference center that has been part of the hotel since 1980. Mr. Patel said only a few weddings have been held there.

He said he rejects most requests from those who want to hold events.

The hotel’s 240-seat restaurant, once known as Fanny’s, also is not in operation, Mr. Patel said.

Instead, like a number of other Richmond area hotels, the Akaza has largely become a high-priced rooming house. Currently, the lion’s share of its rooms are rented by the week to people and families who need a place to stay.

At least 130 rooms are rented to people who make it their home and must renew on a weekly basis, a front desk employee said.

Based on that number, the hotel is generating more than $1.4 million a year from weekly rentals.

The hotel also has short-term guests who book a room for $60 a night, one of the lowest rates in the metropolitan area.

But rarely more than 10 people a night do so, the front desk employee said. “We don’t get many,” she said.

Online reviews are few in number and mixed. Of the four reviews on Trip Advisor, two praised the hotel and two were harshly critical.

“We strive to be a safe and clean place,” Mr. Patel said, “but we are a no-frills operation.”

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Board member Jonathan Young, 4th District. “I have urged my colleagues to be mindful of the money the city is going to provide.”

The board has called for constructing a new George Wythe High School that could accommodate 2,000 students and estimated the cost at $85 million.

Last week, the School Board approved a proposal by Mr. Kamras to establish four committees — one for each new school building — to come up with a design plan for the new buildings by mid-July.

Committee members are to visit schools and review designs used elsewhere that could be modified for use in Richmond to reduce architectural costs.

So far, there has been no community discussion about the programs that would be offered, the kind of technology that would be included or whether space would be provided to expand career and technical training for the students not going to college.

Nor has there been any discussion of the possible use of renewable energy such as solar energy to power the buildings.

The question of whether the money would go far enough will depend on how much the School Board actually spends.

Take George Wythe, for example. Based on the $85 million construction estimate, the board is projecting the school would

cost $42,500 per student.

That cost would represent an increase from the $39,564 per student cost that the city spent in 2013 to build the new Huguenot High School, according to a state Department of Education report. Huguenot, which has a 1,400 student capacity, cost $63 million, including site work.

If the board set a goal of using the per-student cost for Huguenot to build a new George Wythe building, the cost estimate would drop about $6 million to $79 million.

Another example is the School Board’s estimate that it would cost $35 million to build a new Greene Elementary with space for 1,000 students. That translates to a cost of $35,000 per student.

That is far more expensive than other school divisions are paying for schools of similar size, state data show. By contrast, Stafford County reported spending $28.2 million to build a new elementary school for 984 students, or a per pupil cost of $28,707, according to the 2017-18 state report on school construction costs.

Chesterfield County reported building a new Beulah Elementary School for 940 students for $24.3 million, or $25,851 per student, the report states.

The new Greene would cost about $25.8 million if the School Board sought to build for the same per student cost that Chesterfield achieved.

In the case of George Mason Elemen-

tary School, the $25 million estimate to build a school for 650 students translates to a per student cost of $38,461, which compares to a state average per student cost of $28,590 for new elementary school construction.

In the state’s 2017-18 report, Chesapeake reported building a new elementary school for 636 students for $18.4 million, or $28,854 per student.

If the School Board set a goal of building a new George Mason for that per-student cost, the price tag would be $18.8 million, a savings of $6 million from the estimate.

The School Board’s $50 million estimate for building a new Elkhardt-Thompson to accommodate 1,500 students — or $33,333 per student — appears to be in line with the average for school divisions in Virginia, according to the state department data.

In 2012-13, the city reported building the new Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School for about $35,000 per student. The building was designed for 849 students.

Mr. Young said that it should be possible to build new city schools at an average cost of $30,000 per student. He said that figure is based on discussions he has had with builders.

If Richmond achieved that average cost, the price tag for building the four replacement schools would shrink to $154.5 million, far closer to the $150 million the city expects to make available.

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The manager of the café called police claiming the two men had refused to make a purchase and had them arrested for trespassing when officers arrived. The two men told the manager they were waiting for a friend, who arrived as they were led away. The two men were later released without facing a charge.

The arrest sparked a strong reaction.

Protesters in Philadelphia were joined by people on social media calling for a boycott of the company in what has become a major public relations test for Chief Executive Kevin Johnson.

Mr. Johnson, a former technology executive, took the helm about a year ago

and is already fighting to boost traffic to company outlets amid intense competition from other coffee sellers, ranging from hipster cafés to fast food chains and convenience stores.

The afternoon hours are the slowest time for Starbucks’ business. Nevertheless, the closure of 8,000 stores and its corporate offices for an afternoon will almost certainly have an impact on sales. Starbucks did not say how many hours the stores would be shuttered on May 29.

“While this is not limited to Starbucks, we’re committed to being a part of the solution,” said Mr. Johnson, who has apologized for the “reprehensible” arrests of two African-American men and taken responsibility for the incident. The manager

who called police no longer works at that café, according to the company.

Attorneys for the company said Mr. Johnson and the two men involved have “engaged in constructive discussions about this issue as well as what is happening in communities across the country.”

While Starbucks has deftly navigated thorny issues such as gay marriage, gun control and Congressional gridlock, race relations have proven more challenging.

Its 2015, the company’s “Race Together” campaign flopped. Designed to foster a conversation on the topic of race following the high-profile police shootings of unarmed African-American men, the campaign, instead, stirred an intense social media backlash.

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April 19-21, 2018

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Former First Lady Barbara Bush dies Free Press wire reports

HOUSTON A private funeral for former First Lady Barbara Bush, the only American woman to see her husband and son both sworn in as president, will be held on Saturday, April 21, at a Houston church where her family has been members since the 1950s, officials said.

Mrs. Bush, the wife of the 41st president, George H.W. Bush, and mother of the 43rd, George W. Bush, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the age of 92.

After the funeral at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Mrs. Bush will be buried Saturday on the grounds of the George H.W. Bush Library and Museum at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, about 100 miles away, the university said.

She will be buried beside her daughter, Robin, who died at age 3

after battling leukemia, the university said in a statement late on Tuesday.

First Lady Melania Trump will attend the funeral, her office said on Wednesday. The White House has not said whether President Trump will attend.

On Friday, Mrs. Bush will lay in repose at St. Martin’s, which will be open to members of the public wishing to pay their respects, the Houston church said on its website.

Mrs. Bush Flags flew at half-staff at the White House and the U.S. Capitol in Mrs. Bush’s honor, as tributes poured in from former presidents, officials and others around the nation and the globe.

Former President Barack Obama and his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, issued a statement Tuesday evening remembering Mrs. Bush: “Barbara Bush was the rock of a family dedicated to public service, and our thoughts and prayers are with both Presidents Bush and the entire Bush family tonight.

“We’ll always be grateful to Mrs. Bush for the generosity she showed to us throughout our time in the White House, but we’re even more grateful for the way she lived her life — as a testament to the fact that public service is an important and

noble calling; as an example of the humility and decency that reflects the very best of the American spirit.

“She’ll be remembered for passing those American values on to her children, her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren — and to the countless citizens whom she and George inspired to become ‘points of light’ in service to others.”

The Rev. Russ Levinson, senior pastor at St. Martin’s, told the local Fox affiliate in Houston that the church had about 250 members when the Bushes began attending services there and would often serve coffee on Sunday mornings.

“Both of them taught in our Sunday school program. Both of them have been involved in our outreach ministries,” he said.

The church has grown to about 9,300 members to become the largest Episcopal church in North America, according to its website.

The Bush family had said in a statement last Sunday that Mrs. Bush was in failing health and would not seek further medical treatment.

According to some media reports, Mrs. Bush had been battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart problems in recent years.

The only other woman to be both wife and mother of U.S. presidents was Abigail Adams, the first lady from 1797 to 1801.

She was a major influence on husband John Adams, the nation’s second president, but died before son John Quincy Adams was elected president in 1824.

Target settles claims it screened black people, Hispanics out of jobs Reuters

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Along the trail The Rev. Sylvester Turner of Pilgrim Baptist Church in the East End leads members of the Richmond School Board and key members of the schools administration along the Richmond Slave Trail last Saturday near the Manchester Dock in South Richmond. They are, from right, Michelle Hudacsko, chief of staff to Richmond schools Superintendent Jason Kamras; School Board member Cheryl Burke, 7th District; Mr. Kamras; and other members of the School Board and their families. The walk, one of Mr. Kamras’ goals for his first 100 days in office, was to learn about that part of Richmond’s shameful past. The group held hands on the journey, reminiscent of the enslaved being shackled together as they arrived on boats in the James River and were walked to slave markets in Shockoe Bottom.

NEW YORK Target Corp. has agreed to review its policies for screening job applicants and pay $3.74 million to settle a lawsuit claiming its use of criminal background checks kept thousands of African-Americans and Hispanics from obtaining employment.

The preliminary settlement filed on April 5 with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan requires a judge’s approval.

It resolves claims that Target, which has performed background checks for employment in U.S. stores since 2001, “imported the racial and ethnic disparities” in the U.S. criminal justice system into its hiring, in part by disqualifying job applicants for convictions unrelated to the work they sought.

The Minneapolis-based retailer was accused of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employers from discriminating based on race, gender and other characteristics.

The settlement calls for experts to review Target’s guidelines for using criminal histories in hiring and to help the retailer implement appropriate changes.

Eligible African-Americans and Hispanics who since May 2006 were wrongly denied hourly and entry-level jobs such as cashiers, cart attendants, food service workers and stockers will receive $1.2 million or “priority hiring.”

Another $600,000 will fund nonprofits that help people with criminal histories re-enter the workforce, while most of the remaining payout will cover legal and other fees, the settlement said. Target did not admit wrongdoing.

Jenna Reck, a Target spokeswoman, said the retailer no longer asks for criminal histories in job applications, but still considers convictions “important” and gathers criminal background information late in the hiring process.

“We have a number of measures in place to ensure we’re fair and equitable in

our hiring,” while “maintaining a safe and secure working and shopping environment for team members and guests,” she said.

The plaintiffs included Carnella Times and Erving Smith, who are AfricanAmerican and claimed they were denied stocker jobs after background checks uncovered past convictions, and The Fortune Society, which helps former prisoners reenter society.

That group last year filed a similar discrimination charge against Macy’s with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The plaintiffs were represented by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the law firm Outten & Golden.

“Criminal background information can be a legitimate tool for screening job applicants,” but Target’s background checks were “harmful to many qualified applicants who deserved a fair shot at a good job,” LDF President Sherrilyn Ifill said in a statement.

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City cigarette tax proposal to be heard on April 19

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The first big test for a plan to impose a city tax on cigarettes is to come this week at a meeting of Richmond City Council’s Finance and Economic Development Committee.

The committee is to meet Thursday, April 19, to take up Councilman Parker C. Agelasto’s proposal to add an 80-cent tax to the cost of a cigarette pack and $8 to the cost of a carton in a bid to collect more money to maintain the city’s public schools.

If the proposal passes the five-member committee led by Council Vice President Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, it would then be sent to the full council for consideration at its next meeting on Monday, April 23.

The proposal is being considered as the council is working on amendments to Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s proposed spending plan for the next fiscal year that begins July 1.

Richmond, long a major relocate its large cigarette factobacco center, has never had a tory in South Side to a friendlier cigarette tax although 92 other locale, which would mean the cities and towns in Virginia do. loss of 3,600 jobs and more than An 80-cent tax per pack would $8 million a year the company match the rate in Newport News pays in city taxes. and Norfolk.

Mayor Stoney has not rushed According to Mr. Agelasto, to embrace the tax, given that 5th District, the tax Philip Morris’ parent could raise about company, Altria, has $5.3 million a year to been a major partner help keep the city’s of the city adminisaging school buildtration. ings usable.

He initially opHe notes that posed the tax when Mayor Stoney has Mr. Agelasto proproposed to steer posed to use it as a Mr. Agelasto $1.5 million to stream of revenue to schools for maintenance, far boost borrowing, calling it risky short of the $31 million Rich- due to the continuing decline mond Public Schools requested. in smoking.

So far, council has not come “However, Mayor Stoney up with additional dollars for is open to a cigarette tax as a that purpose. potential revenue source for Other City Council mem- the general fund,” according bers, including Reva M. Tram- to the mayor’s press secretary, mell, 8th District, fear that a James Nolan. cigarette tax could have a negaThat signals the mayor tive impact on Richmond. would rather use revenue from Ms. Trammell believes it a cigarette tax to bolster city could lead Philip Morris to spending on services rather than

having the income solely devoted to school maintenance.

Mr. Agelasto believes he has corralled at least four votes, but he would need five to pass the contentious measure.

Philip Morris employees, company officials and owners of convenience stores have been lobbying council members to urge defeat.

Convenience store owners think their customers will leave them to purchase cigarettes in the county stores to avoid the tax.

The impact of the tax would fall on only a fraction of the city’s population. According to the state Health Department, about 20 percent to 25 percent of Richmond’s adult population smokes.

Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, is torn. She would like to provide another source of revenue for schools, but she is not certain that imposing a cigarette tax is the way to go.

She is concerned about the impact on lower-income residents and, like Ms. Trammell, is worried about the risk of Philip Morris pulling up stakes, as its

parent, Altria, did when New York pushed a big cigarette tax increase.

Ms. Gray also said she wonders if taxing cigarettes might end up costing the city revenue from sales as people go elsewhere to make purchases.

Mr. Agelasto expressed concern that city schools might shut down if there is no money to keep them operational. He describes the cigarette tax as the best way at this time to make sure more money is available for that purpose.

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Opening night for Flying Squirrels Above left, new Flying Squirrels manager Willie Harris, left, greets players on The Diamond’s baseball field Friday evening as the team prepares for their home opener in front of a sold out crowd. Right, Gov. Ralph S. Northam throws to the plate to help start the game against the Reading, Pa., Fightin Phils.

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Gov. Ralph S. Northam cuts the ribbon dedicating “Mantle,” the new monument honoring Virginia’s Native American tribes, during a ceremony Tuesday. Among the dignitaries are, from Gov. Northam’s left, Frances Broaddus-Crutchfield of the Virginia Indian Commemorative Commission; Ken Adams, chief emeritus of the Upper Mattaponi tribe; former Virginia First Lady Susan Allen and her husband, former Gov. George Allen.

Monument designer Alan Michelson also is in the crowd. Below, An infinity fountain with a black marble top inscribed with the names of Virginia’s Native American tribes is the centerpiece of the new monument in Capitol Square.

New Capitol Square monument honors Virginia’s native tribes

By Ronald E. Carrington

Leaders of Virginia’s Native American tribes joined Gov. Ralph S. Northam, members of the Virginia Indian Commemorative Commission, state legislators, dignitaries and state residents Tuesday morning to dedicate a new monument in Capitol Square honoring Virginia’s first inhabitants.

As a chilly breeze whispered through the crowd, G. Paul Nardo, clerk of the House of Delegates and a member of the commission, said it was fitting to gather for the occasion “to show our respect, to show our gratitude and to show our abiding admiration for native peoples that lived in the land called Virginia for thousands of years.”

As the ceremony’s speakers took the podium, they were passed an eagle feather symbolizing respect, honor, humbleness, truth, love, natural power, strength, courage, wisdom and freedom.

The monument, called “Mantle,” is the culmination of an eight-year journey first envisioned to recognize the lasting legacy and significance of the original people of the state. Representatives of the 11 tribes recognized by the state attended the ceremony that celebrated the culture, contributions and significance of Native Americans.

The monument’s site — next to the Bell Tower along the 9th Street side of Capitol Square — was dedicated in April 2013, with a groundbreaking ceremony in June 2017.

The monument has a stone pathway that spirals toward a small infinity fountain that is inscribed with the names of Virginia’s tribes.

“The water within the pool reflects the river culture existing within the native tribes,” said Alan Michelson, an awardwinning artist who designed the monument. The winding footpath leading to the fountain and the stone wall that also serves as a bench encourages quiet introspection.

Mr. Michelson, who is based in New York, is a Mohawk member of Six Nations of the Grand River.

“Mantle is a Chief’s cloak/A pathway, water, a seat for the weary,/Remembrance of the rivers and people,/Strong from the beginning of time,/Unto eternity,/A Tribute to the First Americans,” said commission member Frances BroaddusCrutchfield reading a poem she wrote for the dedication.

Gov. Northam told the crowd of about 150 people that the monument was a “long-overdue acknowledgment.”

“The memorial is a symbolic tribute to Native Virginians past, present and future and a magnificent creation,” he said.

“My hope is that progress, and the completion of this monument, will begin our journey toward healing.”

Ken Adams, chief emeritus of Virginia’s Upper Mattaponi tribe, concluded the ceremony by leading a prayer to God and blessing the monument.

“As we celebrate you and celebrate the legacy of Native Americans,” Chief Adams said,

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Money for the $675,000 project was raised largely by the Virginia Indian Commemorative Commission and the Virginia Capitol Foundation.

Among those attending the event were former Gov. George Allen and his wife, Susan; former Lt. Gov. John H. Hager, Richmond Delegate Delores L. McQuinn and actress Daphne

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“We think this is such an honor to be a part of the day,” said Tawanda Talley. “We, our tribe, appreciate this memorial.

It is greatly appreciated, yet long overdue.”

Yasmine Jumaa of the Capital News Service contributed to this report.

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A worthy state holiday We are pleased by Virginia’s inaugural Barbara

Johns Day, which will be observed on Monday, April

23.

That is the day in 1951 that the 16-year-old activist led her fellow students on a walkout to protest the deplorable conditions at the all-black Moton School in Prince Edward County.

The valor of the young leader sparked a lawsuit against the county school board over the disparate and shameful lack of resources being put into the black school in the segregated public system.

Those who know important Virginia and U.S. history will recall that the lawsuit, Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, was one of the five cases rolled into the Brown v. Board of Education case from Kansas argued by legal giants including Thurgood Marshall, Oliver W. Hill Sr. and Spottswood W. Robinson III. The result was the historic 1954 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the doctrine of “separate but equal” that kept public schools segregated in Virginia and left all-black schools woefully short of resources for a quality education.

The battles for equal and properly resourced education continue today, not only in our city, but across the country. We hope that by remembering Barbara Johns on Monday, we can rededicate ourselves to the principle for which she stood — an equal quality education.

We view the state’s formal creation of Barbara Johns Day as a step in the right direction. But the commonwealth and its leaders need to take a bigger step toward making April 23 an official state holiday to replace the one in January that now honors the white supremacists of the Confederacy.

We find it equally shameful and insulting for LeeJackson Day to be held the Friday before the annual Monday holiday in January honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a true hero who believed in freedom, justice and peace.

For Virginia to continue to shut down state offices and give more than 105,000 state employees a paid day off in honor of Confederate traitors who waged a bloody war against the United States government in order to keep black people in human bondage is nothing less than a travesty and a mockery of the more than 300,000 who died — black and white — defending this nation.

A large western portion of Virginia sought to break off from the commonwealth when Virginia seceded from the Union during the Civil War to maintain slavery. That territory became its own state — now known as West Virginia — and joined the Union in 1863. West Virginia now celebrates that day, June 20, as an official state holiday. It celebrates joining the Union, not those who sought to tear it down.

Additionally, the District of Columbia celebrates Emancipation Day on April 16. That’s why federal taxes didn’t have to be filed this year on the usual April 15 deadline.

Emancipation Day recalls the date in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act. It compensated slaveholders in D.C. for freeing their enslaved. An estimated 3,100 human beings were released from bondage on that day in the District of Columbia.

Freedom, equality and justice are principles worth holding up and honoring. Those who have fought for those principles, such as the late Barbara Johns, are people worthy of remembrance and a state holiday.

Saraya Wintersmith

This 1952 Getty image of the student plaintiffs in the Davis lawsuit seeking equal education in Prince Edward County public schools is featured prominently in the Moton Museum located in their former school building in Farmville.

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Seeing that firsthand is a stark reminder of the stratification in our society, which leaves too many good people by the wayside.

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In Virginia, only low-income children, pregnant women, care givers and seriously disabled people are eligible for Medicaid coverage. That effectively

Dr. Eric B. Freeman means childless adults in Virginia can’t qualify for Medicaid even if they are low-income and uninsured.

Many of the children I treat live in homes where their parents don’t have health care coverage. These folks work hard. They care about their community. And they often go without as they strive to make a better life for their children.

We should all care about people in that situation. The Lord commands us to look after the “least of these.” And if faith doesn’t move you to care,

common decency should.

Moms and dads without health coverage are one serious injury or illness away from financial disaster. Because they work but don’t have health insurance through their employer and can’t afford to purchase it on their own, getting hurt or sick means they could miss work or even lose their job.

Families struggling to make ends meet can’t afford to lose income, sending them and their family, including the children, on a downward spiral of misfortune. Not having health insurance should not be the difference between survival and destitution in America.

The Commonwealth is home to 718,000 uninsured adults. As many as 400,000 of them could be eligible for health coverage if the Virginia General Assembly can agree on a plan to bring back billions in funding supported by our tax dollars to help needy people get care.

These are adults who earn less

Ryan and GOP reps opting out The rats are leaping off the sinking ship!

House Speaker Paul Ryan said he wants to spend more time with his teenagers, but he likely also doesn’t want to be part of the losses Republicans are likely to experience in N o v e m b e r, unless the Dems mess up, which is not impossible.

As of April 13, 41 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives said they would not run for re-election for varying reasons or no reason at all. Rep. Ryan’s citing of personal reasons seems disingenuous. Most teens aren’t clamoring for more daddy time.

Many of them hardly speak to their parents.

Rep. Ryan said he will serve out his term and serve out his speakership, but his announcement has caused chaos in his party. And while he has not used his announcement to criticize his president, many think that he has had about enough of making excuses for the man who wants to grab women by the genitals, threaten North Korea and Syria, build walls, indulge in racist rants and more.

Since Rep. Ryan is so interested in spending time with his children, how does he explain 45 to his teens, especially to his 16-year-old daughter?

About the same time Rep. Ryan announced that he would not run again, Florida Republican Congressman Dennis Ross made the same announcement to his staff. In a CNN interview

shortly afterward, he cited “party polarization” and the “lack of civility and respect” as part of his reason for not running.

He also exhibits his own intellectually limited pettiness by throwing too much shade on some of the young people who have emerged as activists in

Julianne Malveaux Florida. Young people, he said, know how to protest, but they don’t know “the process.”

It seems to me that the Parkland, Fla., high school students and others they have joined with have exhibited enough knowledge of “the process” to get Florida legislators to change a few laws. And these young people promise to be an electoral force in 2018. Maybe that’s why Republicans are leaping off the Titanic as it is poised to hit an iceberg.

The party that captured the presidency typically loses some senatorial and congressional seats in a midterm election.

Sixty-three Democrats surely did in 2010, partly because of resistance to the Affordable Care Act, and partly because of resistance to President Obama himself. But fewer than 20 Democrats chose not to run for re-election.

So far, a record 41 Republican rats are jumping off 45’s sinking ship. Some of them are talking openly of impeachment, given continuing developments in the Mueller probe. Others are repulsed by the drip, drip revelations of 45’s immoral behavior.

Still, others are concerned about the ways the Oval Office has

become a piggy bank for the president and his family. The Republican family is a fractured one and they are cruising for a bruising!

Rep. Ryan said he did what he came to do in Washington — he shepherded through a tax reform bill that “simplified” our taxes. But the man who was known as a deficit hawk also passed out corporate goodies as if they were Girl Scout cookies and had a role in increasing the deficit to more than $1 trillion dollars. If that’s what he came to do, he might as well hang up his conservative mantle.

These next few months will be interesting as the lame duck speaker attempts to manage legislation and, perhaps, attack social programs like Medicare and Social Security.

But will the lame duck speaker quack? He has little to lose now that he says he will not run for his congressional seat again. He also said he will not run for office, but who believes that? Further, his best qualification to run for office might be the ways, in these next few months, he challenges the president that he is clearly repulsed by.

Will he be a champion for true conservatism, not the cronyism that 45 embodies? Will he raise questions about the crooked practices of cabinet members who have never met a charter plane they could not pass up? The lame duck could provide a service to his party and to our nation if he would simply quack. But he may have been too compromised to open his mouth.

The writer is an economist and author.

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than $16,754 a year.

That’s less than the income eligibility limit of $24,120 for pregnant women and children in Virginia’s existing Medicaid program, which is one of the most restrictive in the nation, ranking 46th in per capita spending.

Medicaid expansion offers a chance for families to be healthier and happier. We should embrace that opportunity as have 32 other states that are better for it.

The writer is a Richmond general pediatrician who is president and physician-inchief of Old Dominion Pediatrics in North Chesterfield County.

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Letters to the Editor

Who is helping families prevent eviction?

Re “Evicted: Richmond ranks No. 2 nationally in displacing people from their homes and apartments by eviction,” Free Press April 12-14 edition: Richmond ranks No. 2 for displacing people from their homes and apartments by eviction. The poor and lower class African-Americans are the ones mostly affected by this.

I would like to know if anyone tried to work with the majority of these people in

order to stop the eviction proceedings from occurring. I know everyone cannot be saved from eviction, but has every business and firm done their best to prevent this from occurring so frequently?

With Richmond ranked No. 2, I would say the answer is no.

Whether we want to admit it or not, many of us, too, are one or two paychecks away from being in the same situation. Now that we know this problem exists, we need to find better ways

Medicaid expansion is a moral imperative

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a courageous leader taken from us 50 years ago by a cowardly assassin, it is important to remember our duty to carry on his legacy of fighting for basic human rights.

Right now in Virginia, our community has an opportunity to use its voice to support an important human rights goal within reach — greater access to health care for uninsured Virginians.

The means for accomplishing this is Medicaid expansion, a provision of the Affordable Care Act, a signature legislative achievement of former President Obama.

Medicaid expansion will help as many as 400,000 lowincome marginalized Virginians by providing them with access to quality health care in their communities.

This is an issue of significant importance to AfricanAmericans and people in other under-served communities as well.

Improving access to care leads to better health outcomes for people and positive economic results for many of the 32 states that have done what Virginia hasn’t — expand Medicaid eligibility to childless adults earning less than $16,754.

While important strides have been made since Dr. King’s tragic death, many AfricanAmericans still struggle to reach the mountaintop he referenced in his final speech.

Today, our community still faces higher unemployment rates than white Americans (6.9 percent compared to 3.6 percent), greater poverty (22 percent compared to 9 percent), and barriers to quality health care (20 percent of Virginia’s uninsured population is African-American).

Increasing health coverage for disadvantaged Virginians will improve their lives and potentially lead to more opportunities.

As it stands, uninsured Virginians are less likely to receive preventive treatment and some folks put off care too long. This can cost people jobs, leave them less healthy and make them more financially vulnerable. We can help spare people that fate.

Missing this opportunity condemns those Virginians to a physically and financially harmful status quo. Many uninsured folks get care from safety net providers like community health centers and free clinics. This includes AfricanAmericans, impoverished, rural white people and others.

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Each year, thousands of folks wait hours and days for free medical and dental services at the Remote Area Medical Clinic in Wise County. The event has been called a “place of last resort for people who can’t afford insurance even under Obamacare or who don’t qualify for Medicaid in a state where the legislature has resisted expansion.”

In a prosperous state in a wealthy nation, it is shameful that’s the only way some people can get care. Sadly, many African-Americans in Richmond have that in common with white people in Southwest Virginia. There are 14,700 Richmonders who could get coverage under Medicaid expansion. This is a moral imperative for the African-American community and thousands more.

The challenges confronting our communities won’t be solved overnight. But we can use our voices to continue Dr. King’s progress toward justice for all men and women and the fulfillment of his dream for a society that treats everyone with dignity.

ber of the Henrico County School Board, is chairman of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. He represents the 74th District in the Virginia House of Delegates, including portions of Richmond and Henrico and Charles City counties.

of working with families to bring these numbers down. This definitively does not present a positive image for our beloved city.

Free Press, thanks, again, for bringing these types of issues to our attention. These are the

types of stories we need to know to be more informed.

ERNEST PARKER JR. Richmond

City cigarette tax would be ‘a win-win’ for youths Re Editorial “The greater good,” Free Press March 22-24 edition: Thank you for the recent Free Press editorial endorsing the local cigarette tax proposed by Richmond City Councilman Parker Agelasto.

As you aptly point out, City Council’s priority should be on supporting the youths of our city by improving school infrastructure.

As an added bonus, the city tax on cigarettes would discourage our youths from starting the addictive and harmful habit of cigarette smoking. According to the World Heath Organization, tobacco taxes are the most cost effective way to reduce tobacco use among young people. If the city cigarette tax saves just one child from

developing lung cancer later in life, it would be very worthwhile.

Why is it that the city imposes a considerable tax on clean drinking water, which is a necessity, but does not tax cigarettes that are known to cause cancer?

Councilman Agelasto’s proposed local cigarette tax supports the twin goals of providing school funding while helping our youths avoid the smoking addiction.

The local cigarette tax is a win-win for our city’s youths and deserves City Council support.

CHARLES POOL Richmond

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DELEGATE LAMONT BAGBY Henrico County The writer, a former memNOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR REVISION OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER U, NEW UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES, FOR THE RATE YEAR COMMENCING FEBRUARY 1, 2019 CASE NO. PUR-2018-00042 • Dominion Energy Virginia ("Dominion") has applied for approval to revise its Rider U, by which Dominion recovers the costs of its Strategic Underground Program.

• Dominion requests a total of $73.047 million for its 2019 Rider U. According to Dominion, this amount would increase the monthly bill of a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $1.39, for a total Rider U bill impact of $1.98 per month.

• A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hear the case on July 24, 2018.

• Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

On March 19, 2018, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed an application (“Application”) with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) for revision of a rate adjustment clause (“RAC”), designated Rider U, pursuant to, among other things, § 56-585.1 A 6 (“Subsection A 6”) of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), as amended by Senate Bill 966 (“SB 966”) passed during the 2018 Virginia General Assembly regular session. Through its Application, the Company seeks to recover costs associated with phase one (“Phase One”), phase two (“Phase Two”) and phase three (“Phase Three”) of the Company’s Strategic Underground Program (“SUP”) for the rate year February 1, 2019 through January 31, 2020 (“2019 Rate Year”).

The Company asserts that SB 966 provides that its terms will apply to any petition for approval of strategic undergrounding cost recovery pending with the Commission on or after January 1, 2018, including the instant Application. The Company further asserts that SB 966 specifically provides that the replacement of overhead distribution lines with underground facilities on or after September 1, 2016, is deemed to provide local and system-wide benefits, to be cost beneficial, and that the costs associated with such new underground facilities are deemed to be reasonably and prudently incurred. Moreover, the Company asserts SB 966 mandates that the Commission approve recovery of such costs so long as the total costs associated with the replacement of overhead tap lines with underground facilities do not exceed an average cost per customer undergrounded of $20,000 and an average cost per mile of $750,000, exclusive of financing costs.

In addition to an annual update to approved cost recovery associated with the SUP, the Company seeks cost recovery of the remaining balance of costs associated with Phase Two of the SUP not previously approved for recovery through Rider U, totaling approximately $65.2 million. The Company also seeks cost recovery for Phase Three of the SUP, designed to convert an additional 416 miles of overhead tap lines to underground at a capital investment of approximately $179.0 million with an average cost per mile of $430,000 and an average cost per customer undergrounded of $13,299. Dominion states that its actual expenditures for Phase Three incurred through December 31, 2017, are $83.9 million and projected expenditures for the period January 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019, are approximately $95.0 million. The Company is requesting to recover the costs of Phase Three through Rider U for only those projects that will be completed prior to February 1, 2019.

The Company states that the two key components of the Rider U revenue requirement are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-up Factor. The Company states that the revenue requirement associated with Phase One costs and for the previously approved portion of Phase Two costs, totals $18.158 million, which includes a Projected Cost Recovery Factor of $13.991 million, an Actual Cost True-up Factor revenue requirement of $5.967 million, and the final of three voluntary customer credits in the amount of $1.800 million related to Phase One as required by the Company’s Stipulation and Agreement in the Phase One proceeding. The Company also states that the Projected Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement for Phase Three and the remaining balance of Phase Two costs totals $54.889 million. In total, the Company seeks approval of revised Rider U with an associated revenue requirement in the amount of $73.047 million for the 2019 Rate Year. For purposes of the projected revenue requirements, the Company proposes a 9.2% return on equity (“ROE”), as approved by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No. PUR-2017-00038.

The impact on customer bills of revised Rider U will depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. The Company asserts that implementation of the proposed Rider U beginning on February 1, 2019, would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month by $1.39 over the current Rider U, for a total Rider U bill impact of $1.98 per month.

The Company indicates that it is proposing a new method of cost allocation between the Virginia Jurisdictional and Virginia Non-Jurisdictional customers. The Application notes that Code § 56-585.1 A 6 exempts large general service rate classes from paying Rider U and the Company asserts that its new method “utilizes distribution cost of service information, recognizes the cost caused by actual plant investment incurred for the SUP, and recognizes that certain Virginia Jurisdictional and Virginia Non Jurisdictional classes are large general service and therefore should not be allocated any cost for the purpose of recovery under Rider U.” Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals.

TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on July 24, 2018, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff.

The public version of the Company’s Application, as well as the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means.

Copies of the public version of the Application and other documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

On or before July 17, 2018, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application shall file written comments on the Application with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before July 17, 2018, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact disks or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00042.

On or before May 29, 2018, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00042. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing.

On or before June 12, 2018, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00042.

All documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above.

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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

Monument Avenue 10K now a national championship

Photos by James Haskins/Richmond Free Press

Matthew McDonald wins the men’s 6.2-mile race in 30:10.

In case no one has noticed, the annual Monument Avenue 10K has changed dramatically.

The event continues to draw more than 25,000 participants and ranks among Richmond’s best organized and most anticipated community activities.

It’s only at the front of the pack that you spot the difference.

Starting with the inaugural race in 2000, the first 15 men’s winners were natives of the African nations of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

Since 2015, all winners have been affiliated with the Collegiate Running Association, or CRA. In 2015, the event’s organizers, Richmond Sports Backers, determined that all prize money would be awarded only to members of that group.

Since then, African runners have not participated.

The CRA has declared the Monument 10K as its national championship for that distance. Winners receive $2,000, with runners-up getting $1,000. There are cash payouts for the top 10 finishers.

To qualify as a CRA member, an athlete — generally a graduate student — must take at least one collegiate class, which can be online.

This year’s champs were Matthew McDonald (in 30:10) from Atlanta and Bethany Sachtleben (33:36) from Alexandria. Both prevailed by comfortable margins.

Still, finishing times have slowed since the change in distribution of awards. Despite ideal weather, McDonald’s time was well off the record of 28:07 set by Kenyan Reuben Chebii in 2004.

Sachtleben also didn’t challenge the women’s mark of 32:24 set by Kenyan Magdalene Makunzi in 2007.

The last African winner was Kenyan Paul Chelimo, who posted a 29.24 in 2014.

The women’s race also has lost its international flavor.

Former women’s winners included runners from Kenya, Ethiopia, Morocco, Russia, Canada and the Czech Republic.

All winners have been American since 2014.

Bethany Sachtleben from Alexandria hits the finish line last Saturday, winning the women’s division of the annual Monument Avenue 10K.

Double threat for the Yankees

Photo courtesy of VUU Athletics

The Virginia Union University golf team shows off its trophy from the CIAA Northern Division Championship in early April in Hertford, N.C. They are, from left, Paul Meints, Allan Day, Sergio Escalante, Robel Woldagabriel, Christopher Peoples and Coach E. Lee Coble.

VUU to host CIAA golf championship Virginia Union University will partner with Richmond Region Tourism to host the CIAA Golf Championships on April 19 and 20 at the Club at Viniterra in New Kent County.

In addition to VUU, other schools participating will be Chowan, Elizabeth City, Fayetteville State, Johnson C. Smith, St. Augustine’s and Virginia State universities and Livingstone College.

Coach E. Lee Coble’s Panthers placed third April 4 and 5 at the CIAA Northern Division championships at Sound Golf Links in Hertford, N.C. Livingstone and Chowan finished first and second, respectively.

For VUU, Texan Paul Meints shot a 36-hole score of 157, followed by Floridian Sergio Escalante, 158, and Allan Day of Chesterfield County, 164.

VUU’s arrangement to co-host the golf championship is a two-year deal. The CIAA title event will return to Viniterra in 2019.

Bombs away.

The New York Yankees, nicknamed the “Bronx Bombers,” may pack more ammunition this year than ever before, and that’s saying something.

Big Apple newcomer Giancarlo Stanton, 28, and returning Aaron Judge, 23, are potentially the most explosive home run hitting tandem in big league history.

Stanton rocketed 59 long balls last season for Miami, earning the National League’s Most Valuable Player honors.

Judge slammed 52 home runs for the Yankees and was the American League MVP runner-up to Houston’s Jose Altuve.

Now Stanton and Judge are packed together, like gasoline and fire, in a dangerous Yankee Stadium lineup with the World Series as its October target.

Defensively, the Bunyanesque righthanders will alternate in the outfield and as designated hitters. It’s at the plate, however, that they gather the most oohs and aahs.

Stanton and Judge have the muscle to challenge baseball’s all-time, slugging duo of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle of the 1961 Yankees.

In 1961, Maris walloped 61 homers and Mantle 54 for what still stands as the two-man record of 115.

Maris’ 61 homers also shattered the single season mark of 60 held by another Yankee, Babe Ruth, since 1927.

New York’s Ruth (60) and Lou Gehrig (47) combined for 107 fence-clearing shots in 1927, a record that stood until the “M&M Boys,” Mantle and Maris, arrived in the Bronx.

As a unit, the 1961 Yankees crushed

240 homers. Elston Howard, who became the Yankees’ first African-American player in 1955, added 21 in 1961.

No story of Yankees’ homers would be complete without mention of Reggie Jackson and the 1977 World Series. To chants of “Reg-gie! Reg-gie!” Jackson socked homers in three straight at bats in clinching the Game 6 win over Los Angeles.

Jackson’s three homers in the game and five for the series were records.

Aaron Judge

Giancarlo Stanton

Stanton and Judge stand out as much for their physical presence as for their immense power. Stanton is listed at 6-foot-6, 246 pounds; Judge at 6-foot-7, 282 pounds.

They’re among the tallest and heaviest non-pitchers in baseball lore.

Stanton, who grew up being called “Mike,” hails from Southern California and is of African-American and Irish ancestry.

His maternal grandmother is from Puerto Rico. A multi-sport athlete, Stanton turned down both baseball and football scholarships to sign out of high school with the Miami Marlins.

Also from Southern California, Judge, who was adopted at a young age, rejected football scholarships and signed with

Fresno State, where he played three baseball seasons. Judge became the Yankees’ first round draft choice in 2013.

Stanton was acquired by the Yankees from Miami this past off season for infielder Starlin Castro, two minor league prospects and considerable cash considerations. It didn’t take him long to pay off.

In his Yankees’ debut, Stanton crushed two home runs in the team’s 6-1 win over Toronto.

For the most part, Stanton bats second and Judge third in the Yankees’ order.

In games through Saturday, April 14, both Stanton and Judge had a modest three homers each, but Yankees fans are confident the best is yet to come in a seven-month marathon season. Both can expect more than 600 plate appearances.

With continued good health, both could move into all-time, home run charts. Even the exclusive 700 Club (Barry Bonds with 762 home runs, Hank Aaron with 755 and Ruth with 714) may be attainable in another 10 to 12 years or so.

For obvious reasons, the Yankees’ Twin Powers are pitched to carefully. Judge received a rookie record 127 walks a year ago, while also striking out 208 times.

Stanton, a bit more of a free swinger, walked 85 times, while fanning on 167 occasions a year ago in Miami.

Trying to dance around Stanton and Judge carries a toll. Swinging in the middle of the Yankees’ order is catcher Gary Sanchez, coming off a 33-homer season.

The long ball switch is never far from reach in the Bronx. Folks in the grandstands need to watch their heads.

VUU banking on talent of Tabyus Taylor this fall Virginia Union University football fans were treated last season to what amounted to a teaser of what Tabyus Taylor can do with a football under his arm.

This year, they can look forward to the full package.

“We want to be RBU (Running Back University).

Tabyus makes us go,” said first-year Coach Alvin Parker following VUU’s spring intrasquad game last Saturday at Hovey Field.

A 6-foot, 248-pound ball carrier, Taylor rambled for more than 100 yards and scored the decisive touchdown on a 32-yard scamper in Offense’s 35-34 win over Defense.

Coach Parker goes so far as to compare Taylor with VUU’s Tabyus Taylor all-time rusher Andre Braxton, a former teammate of Coach Parker. Braxton played for the Panthers from 1997 to 2000. He gained 5,008 career yards, scored 63 rushing touchdowns, rushed for 1,660 yards and 28 rushing touchdowns in 2000 alone. He was inducted into the VUU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.

“The difference is Andre would make two tacklers miss. Tabyus will run over two tacklers,” James Haskins/Richmond Free Press Coach Parker said.

Taylor wears No. 9, the same number Coach Quarterback Eric Caldwell hands off the ball to running back Coby Williams Parker wore as a Panthers ball carrier. Like Taylor, during Virginia Union University’s intrasquad game last Saturday at Hovey Field. Caldwell threw two touchdown passes during the game.

Coach Parker also was a running back.

“I told Tabyus he needed to make it (No. 9) look good,” 2014. As a senior, he rambled for 2,066 yards and 25 touchdowns Coach Parker said. overland, passed for another 1,037 yards and nine touchdowns and From Hopewell High School, where he was a standout quarterback, inked a National Letter of Intent with Virginia Tech.

Taylor was Conference 26 and Region 3A East Player of the Year in Then life got in the way. Academic and legal issues forced

detours to Atlanta Sports Academy, a prep school, and Lackawanna College in Pennsylvania, although Taylor did not play.

While he has sophomore eligibility at VUU, Taylor will turn 23 on Nov. 24.

Last season as a college newcomer, Taylor opened with 123 yards in the Panthers’ game against Long Island University-Post.

He followed that up against Newberry College with 109 yards, featuring a 93-yard touchdown run.

It is a rare occasion when a man weighing nearly 250 pounds covers the distance of the gridiron.

However, Taylor suffered a high ankle sprain against Newberry and played little until the ninth game of the Panthers’ season against Elizabeth City State University.

Although not completely healed, Taylor rolled for 82 yards on nine carries against ECSU. He then added 56 yards on 14 tries in the season finale at Virginia State University.

Other spring game notables: Quarterbacks Darius Taylor, the incumbent starter, and Eric Caldwell both drew Coach Parker’s praise for “learning a new offense.” Caldwell threw two touchdown passes.

Defensive standouts were Ray Lewis III with an interception, Mikal Dobbins with two sacks and 2017 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year Sterling Hammond, who made his physical presence felt all over the field, as usual.

“Sterling has an impact whether he makes the play or not,” Coach Parker said. “Quarterbacks change plays to keep from going his way.”

In a unique scoring system last Saturday, points were awarded to Defense for sacks, interceptions, three-and-outs, etc.

Coach Parker also applauded the team’s discipline. In more than 100 snaps, only four penalties were flagged by a team of CIAA officials. VUU had been among the nation’s most penalized squads in recent years.

VUU opens at Hovey Field on Saturday, Sept. 1, against Seton Hill University of Pennsylvania.

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Personality: Dr. Renata A. Hedrington Jones Spotlight on Black Social Workers’ NIA Lifetime Achievement winner Growing up in a strong, close-knit family with a hardworking, disciplined, kind and unconditionally loving mother and aunt are the ingredients that produced Dr. Renata A. Hedrington Jones, winner of the National Association of Black Social Workers’ most coveted award.

Dr. Jones was surprised with the NIA Lifetime Achievement Award on April 5 during the NABSW’s annual conference in San Diego celebrating its 50th anniversary. The organization is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and empowering people of African ancestry through advocacy, human services delivery and research.

Members in chapters across the nation are seasoned practitioners in the field who push for social change, justice and the development of African people in the United States and abroad.

Dr. Jones was nominated by the organization’s Richmond chapter, many of whose members are her current and former students from Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia State University, where Dr. Jones has taught as an adjunct faculty member.

“The Sankofa principle NIA means purpose,” Dr. Jones says, reflecting on the award. “During my career, I was doing all the stuff that I thought I should do and didn’t think anyone was paying attention to me.”

Dr. Jones started her social work career working in the juvenile justice system and later as an adoption social worker.

For more than 30 years, she worked with students and their families as a social worker with Richmond Public Schools before retiring.

In a letter of nomination from the Richmond Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers, she was lauded for her influential leadership and strong voice for social change in the community.

“From working with homeless populations experiencing severe mental illness, to finalizing adoptions for special needs children, to working in hospital settings with emotionally dysregulated youth, Renata has demonstrated a commitment to enriching the lives of vulnerable and underserved minority populations,” the nomination letter states.

She also was lauded in the letter for her work as an adjunct teacher, “cultivating the next generation of culturally sensitive and social action-oriented social work practitioners, educators, therapists, legislators, directors and community development leaders.”

“It’s interesting to hear what people think of what you do,” Dr. Jones says. “I fuss a lot at young people because I think they hear a lot better when you are fussing. It’s called strong encouragement.

“I give unconditionally because this is what God wants me to do,” she continues. “I make sure that my students have experiences, professionally and academically, so that they know the importance of them giving to the community and to our people.”

A native of Chicago, Dr. Jones lived on the Southside until she was 6, when the family moved to Washington, around the corner from Howard University. That was the early 1960s, she says, and her father was no longer with the family.

Her mother held down three jobs to make sure all of the children had life’s necessities.

“She was the first black person in the neighborhood to buy a house that we were living in,” remembers Dr. Jones.

“My mom had a third-grade education, yet she was real savvy and always figured out how to do things that black people, at the time, were not supposed to do.”

Her mother, a government employee who worked in the White House, cooked for Presi-

dent Nixon, Dr. Jones says. She would take in family members and others who lived in the household and became a part of the family.

“My mother was a giver and showed me what unconditional love and service to the community really meant,” Dr. Jones says.

It guided her in going into social work.

“As a social worker, you can touch everybody’s life because we probably have more credentials in terms of being certified to provide human services,” Dr. Jones says. “We work internally and externally with systems — child welfare, mental health, intimate partner violence, domestic abuse and more — and have a clinical and social justice insight to make things better for society.

Dr. Jones sees the spirit of God in all of her work.

“When we are directed by Him to do something, you do it,” she says. “The NIA Award confirmed that for me.”

Meet an advocate influencing the lives of others and this week’s Personality, Dr. Renata A. Hedrington Jones: Latest accomplishment: Recipient of the 2018 NIA Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Black Social Workers.

Date and place of birth: July 3 in Chicago.

Current residence: Henrico County.

Alma maters: B.A. in social work, Virginia Intermont College, 1975; master’s in social work, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1987; and Ph.D. in human services, Walden University, 2015.

Family: Husband of nearly 40 years, Lonnie Jones Sr.; sons, Lonnie Jr., Charles and Miyah; daughter-in-law, Larena; and two grandchildren, Caidyn and Sundiata.

Occupation: Retired social worker with Richmond Public Schools; contributing faculty at Walden University; and consultant.

What I do: I try to make life better for others through education, mentoring and life experiences. I write programs to assist with human services. I love teaching on the collegiate level. I believe God has blessed me to share through education.

I have had an abundance of experiences that are valuable to the social work profession.

How I received news that I was selected the award winner: I was at the Cenie Jomo Williams Annual Luncheon.

Cenie was the founder of our organization. Each year, the awards committee announces the recipients. I was telling my committee member that I was going to my room, I looked up and everyone was standing, yelling and applauding. I ask him what happened and he said, “You won the NIA.” First reaction: I cried uncontrollably. The president just hugged me and talked to me.

Others on the dais told me to stop crying so they could take pictures. I thought of my mom

today are: Excited about the profession. They can be the bridge that fills the gaps in service. They are aware. The technology has proven to be beneficial to them. They are ambitious. I am impressed and moved by their commitment.

You only need to encourage them a little and they move quickly.

Their greatest challenge: Working with older people who don’t understand them. We call them the “microwave generation.” They want things quickly.

I think that is fine as long as they serve people with a servant heart. They cannot forget that they have been blessed to work with God’s most precious children. If you hurt them, He will not be pleased. and how proud she would be. I thought about obstacles in life and how I made it.

What this honor means to me: It means that God is full of blessings and is in the blessing business. My peers, colleagues, mentors and mentees thought enough of me to nominate me for this prestigious award. I have never thought of what I do. I believe that God ordained me to do what I do. God blessed me by allowing me to work for Him. Why and when I became a social worker: I became a social worker because I wanted to help someone. In undergrad, we were required to do a “community service project.” My assignment was with the Bristol, Tenn., Juvenile Court. I loved it. The children were hilarious.

I saw what I could have been had my Momma and Auntee not been there.

Social work is: The most gratifying profession where one can be compassionate, caring and cooperative. Social workers must be competent to serve diverse populations with an attitude to serve and help others. You must see the spirit of God in all that you do in this profession. After more than 40 years, I am not tired, frustrated or unhappy because I believe God is with me.

Role social workers play in society: Social workers have the capacity to heal the masses from the hurt experienced. Social workers graduating with a BSW have acquired the clinical skills so desperately needed to impact social change and assist people in being more successful, emotionally healthy and productive citizens.

The importance of social work in our society: Social workers concentrate on the diversity in our society. Other professions seek to change people and their cultures rather than see everyone as a capable and contributing individual who is valuable to the community and the world. Empowerment and dignity are key.

Difference between social work practice when I began and now: The social workers today have more available. In my era, we had to fight to use formal assessment tools. Other professionals tried to prove themselves better skilled than we were. I believe it was the fact that we were better prepared to serve.

Students entering the field

Advice to aspiring social workers: Sit at the feet of the elders. They are wise and informed. And to the elders: Teach them well. The young social workers are our legacies.

How I start the day: I pray and I say, “Lord, I am glad to see

you this morning. And as for me, Father, I would rather be seen than viewed.” I then have my coffee in my cream.

A perfect day for me is: Laughing and talking to my husband. Playing with the puppy, Cocoa. Chatting with family and friends.

Not missing any appointments.

A quote that I am inspired by: “You don’t know where you are going unless you know where you have been.”

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: Crafts. I sew, make jewelry, crochet and like to do things with my hands.

Best late-night snack: Utz potato chips.

How I unwind: Watching “Murder She Wrote” and “Midsomer Murders” and having late-night Chardonnay.

The top of my “to do” list is: Go back to San Francisco to visit my grandson and go to Ghana and to have a women’s

conference very soon titled, “Sisters, It’s Time to Unpack Your Luggage & Live.”

The best thing my parents ever taught me: My mom: “You can cook anything if you can taste it;” my Auntee and Lou Lou: How to make things with my hands; and “Treat others the way you wish to be treated.”

The book that influenced me the most: “Righteous Self Determination: The Black Social Work Movement in America”

by Dr. Patricia Reid-Merritt; “Race in America: How a Pseudoscientific Concept Shaped Human Interaction” by Dr. Reid-Merritt; and anything by Angela Davis.

What I’m reading now: “Black Pain” by Terrie Williams; “How to Love a Black Man” and “How to Love a Black Woman” by Dr. Ronn Elmore.

My next goal: To finish my book, “My Four Cornered Room.” I want to tell other African-American women and girls that “Yes, you can!”

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Rapper Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer for music Reuters

as previous honorees have been drawn from the worlds LOS ANGELES of classical music and jazz.

California rapper Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer The Pulitzer board on Monday hailed “DAMN.,” which Prize for music Monday for his album was released in April 2017, as “a virtuosic “DAMN.,” organizers announced. song collection unified by its vernacular auMr. Lamar, 30, is the first rapper to win thenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers the prestigious award. The Pulitzer follows affecting vignettes capturing the complexity the five Grammy awards won by Mr. Lamar of modern African-American life.” in January for the album.

“DAMN.,” Mr. Lamar’s third album, Previous Pulitzer music winners include topped the Billboard 200 album charts for jazz musicians Wynton Marsalis and Ornette three weeks on its release last year.

Coleman.

Mr. Lamar is from the Los Angeles Rap is now officially the biggest music suburb of Compton, the home of hip-hop genre in the United States after surpassing pioneers NWA. rock in 2017.

Other African-American Pulitzer winMr. Lamar’s fusion of jazz, poetry and ners included Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, a Kendrick Lamar blues with social themes and love songs freelance reporter for GQ magazine, for has made him one of the most innovative rappers of his feature writing for a portrait of Dylann Roof, who killed generation. nine people at a Bible study at historic Emanuel AME The Pulitzers, the most prestigious honors in American Church in Charleston, S.C.; and author James Forman journalism and the arts, have been awarded since 1917. Jr., for general non-fiction for his book “Locking Up Our Mr. Lamar’s Pulitzer win marked a significant departure Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.”

A Taste of Brookland Park food festival April 21 A North Side residential and commercial corridor that dates back to the 1920s will be the toast of the town this weekend with tasty experiences.

A Taste of Brookland Park, featuring music, food trucks and restaurant samplings, will be held noon to 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 21. Hungry pedestrians can stroll along Brookland Park Boulevard between Fendall and North avenues to taste food from restaurants along the route and enjoy sidewalk displays and wares from shops.

Willie Hilliard, president of the Brookland Park Area Association that is sponsoring the festival, said, “The Brookland Park Boulevard merchants are working hard to create an exclusive corridor that everyone can come to shop and experience in a welcoming environment.”

Participating restaurants and food trucks include Nomad Deli, Boogaloos Bar and Grill,Your Sandwich Shop, Eggspress/ Dixie Bells, Michaela’s Bakery, Black

Hand Coffee and Shrimps Seafood.

“Until BPAA was established in 2006, there was no solid group to represent boulevard merchants to city government,” said Mr. Hilliard, the owner of Trent’s Barber Shop. He said when he started working at the shop at 19 W. Brookland Park Blvd. in 2011, “not much was happening on Brookland Park Boulevard at that time.”

But today, he said, the neighborhood is undergoing transformation.

“Buildings are being sold and renovated, and prospects for new business are much better as the community continues to become more diverse,” Mr. Hilliard said.

“A Taste of Brookland Park is an illustration of the community’s continuing development, more openness and inclusion of diverse businesses and cultures,” he said.

Details: Go to Brookland Park Area Association’s Facebook page.

‘I Have a Dream’ Festival

Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney, below right, leads the community “I Have a Dream” Parade last Saturday at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in the East End. The parade was a highlight of the “I Have a Dream” Festival, which was designed to showcase the Mosby Street school and its students and to inspire all, including the community. The school’s cheerleading

squad, below left, performs for festival goers the routines that garnered them first place last month in the National Stomp-NShake Cheer & Dance Championships. Below left, Richmond Sheriff’s deputies Carol Dabney and Vince Harris admire murals in the school featuring Dr. King done by students in Richmond Public Schools’ Turnaround Arts program.

Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Bey blows up at Coachella, boosts HBCU scholarships Reuters

art, choir and dance. She was two-weekend festival, one of the LOS ANGELES supported by more than 150 biggest U.S. music gatherings On the back of wide praise performers on stage in a two- of the year. for her two-hour performance hour set paying tribute to the “We honor all institutions of at the Coachella music festi- marching bands, the dance higher learning for maintaining val, Beyoncé on Monday said troupes and step teams at culture and creating environshe was offering $100,000 in HBCUs. She even performed ments for optimal learning which scholarship money to students “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” expands dreams and the seas of at four historically black col- the black national anthem. possibilities for students,” Ivy leges and universities.

The Queen Bey also reunited McGregor, who administers the The Homecoming Scholars with Destiny’s Child, with Kelly singer’s BeyGood foundation, Award Program Rowland and said in a statement announcing for the 2018Michelle Wil- the scholarship.

19 academic liams joining her The more than 100 historiyear will give as they sang their cally black U.S. colleges and away $25,000 smash ‘‘Say My universities were all established in scholarship Name,’’and hus- before the Civil Rights Act of money to a band Jay-Z also 1964, when white-dominated student respeccame out for a institutions of higher education tively at Xavier collaboration. could bar African-American University of And she had a students.

Louisiana, Wildance-off with Last year, the 36-year-old berforce Uniher sister, Sosinger established a merit Beyoncé versity in Ohio, lange. scholarship program to support Tuskegee University in AlaIt was Beyoncé’s first live young women. bama and Bethune-Cookman performance since giving birth The “Formation” singer’s University in Florida, the to twins Rumi and Sir Carter Coachella performance, which “Lemonade” album singer’s last June. was streamed live on YouTube, foundation announced.

It also was the first time a was hailed as an “unprecedented Beyoncé’s performance at black woman headlined the celebration of black cultural the Coachella festival in the Southern California desert last Saturday was billed as a homage to education and black American culture, featuring a Presented by The Regional Caucus on Aging (RCoA) marching band, performance

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Trade publication Variety called Beyoncé’s show a

“musical, visual and physical triumph.”

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A reflecting pool and sculpture garden in the rear of the ICA building offer a serene space for meeting and introspection.

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Art and the city

VCU’s Institute for Contemporary Art embraces community with grand opening block party Saturday

By Samantha Willis

For more than a year, curious eyes in Richmond and across the nation have watched an angularly shaped structure rise at the corner of Broad and Belvidere streets, the newest offering in the country’s array of contemporary art museums and spaces.

Now, construction is over, and the distinctive, $41 million, 40,890-square-foot Steven Holl-designed building housing Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art will open its doors to the public on Saturday, April 21.

“We are delighted to open the ICA and welcome the Richmond, VCU and art world communities into the building,” Joseph H. Seipel, interim director of the ICA, said in a media statement. “Beginning with our inaugural exhibition ‘Declaration,’ our programming will demonstrate the significant role the ICA will play in our vibrant community.”

The building has four galleries and a groundfloor café that opens onto a sculpture garden and reflecting pool. Featuring almost 70 works by a diverse array of 33 artists, “Declaration” includes several African-American artists, including VCU School of the Arts faculty member Sonya Clark, printmaker Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. and VCU iCubed Visiting Arts Fellow Paul Rucker. All three artists address race, racism and history in unique ways.

Ms. Clark is celebrated for her fiber works, which often are interwoven with human hair. Mr. Kennedy is known for his bold printed signs, usually bearing racially charged, proactive messages. Mr. Rucker’s works include Ku Klux Klan robes that the artist deconstructed and reimagined using materials such as kente cloth.

The ICA grand opening kicks off with a block party 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday packed with local musical favorites like Mighty Joshua, the Legacy Band, Chance Fisher and more.

Food and beverage vendors will be on site for

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and the film program I’m crafting to act as a bridge that connects all corners of our city and encourages people from all communities to engage with our space,” Ms. Moon said.

The ICA’s space will be an incubator of sorts, birthing and nurturing ideas and dialogue. Ms. Moon’s “provocative, socially relevant” film program will encourage “conversations that deliberately inform the way our city evolves while deepening our understanding of the world around us.”

The ICA’s inaugural film program, “Declarations of INDIEpendence,” begins June 13 and will run every second Wednesday each month thereafter, with free admission.

“Our opening screening is titled ‘Richmond Speaks’ and will highlight pieces about Richmond citizens that have committed themselves to championing the underrepresented stories and voices of our city,” Ms. Moon said. A moderated discussion will follow the film.

Details and grand opening tickets: www. ica.vcu.edu.

Artist Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. and Enjoli Moon, the ICA’s adjunct assistant curator of film, talk in front of Mr. Kennedy’s work in the opening exhibition. Right, artist Paul Rucker’s work, “Storm in the Time of Shelter,” reimagines Ku Klux Klan robes using materials such as kente cloth.

the event that will be emceed by Kelli Lemon and Lonnie B. Admission to the museum is free, but timed tickets are required to access the building and exhibition during opening weekend.

“Declaration” will be on view through Sept. 9.

A native Richmonder and founder of the Afrikana Independent Film Festival, Enjoli Moon serves at the ICA’s adjunct assistant curator of film. In her role, Ms. Moon will use stories told on screen to connect all sectors of the city.

“I believe it is the responsibility of the ICA Ava Reaves

Virginia Commonwealth University’s $41 million Institute for Contemporary Art brings a unique look to the corner of Broad and Belvidere streets in Downtown. The 40,000-square-foot building was designed by Steven Holl. The building’s exterior angles flow into rounded curves and sweeping ceilings inside the atrium and the Royall Forum.

VCU photos by Iwan Baan

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President Carter talks ‘Faith’ in book

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service

In his 32nd book, titled simply “Faith,” former President Jimmy Carter looks at how belief in God and others has shaped his 93 years.

“To me, ‘faith’ is not just a noun but also a verb,” President Carter writes in his latest — and possibly last — book. Your book “Faith” seems to sum up not only your thoughts on faith, but your accomplishments over 93 years. Do you think this is your last book or do you still have more to say and write?

Well, I thought the last book was my last book. I wasn’t intending to write this but my publishers felt, and I

didn’t disagree, that the general attitude around the world of disillusionment and a lack of faith in things that never change had become more of a problem.

For what do you want to be remembered most?

Well, I wouldn’t mind people remembering me as a Habitat (for Humanity) Build volunteer. But also I would say in that in the White House and in The Carter Center we’ve tried to emphasize peace and human rights. And I try to be a champion of peace. I was able, and fortunate enough, to keep my country at peace for four years, which is kind of a rare achievement, and also to be a champion of human rights.

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Do you still have faith as you look at these challenging issues that you have faced at the end of your life?

That’s the main thrust of the book. Despite the challenges that we face, based on my past experience and the past achievements of my country and the world, I still have faith in the ability of human beings to survive and to overcome the transient problems that face us all.

The next real challenge for us is to learn how to apply, I’d say, Christian and other religious principles in learning how to live with each other in harmony and mutual respect and even some elements of love with those with whom we disagree. And that’s a major

challenge that’s very difficult to achieve but I think it’s the most important thing that we face today.

You write, as you enter the last stages of your life, that you still have faith that the world will not selfdestruct from nuclear war or environmental degradation. Why do you feel that way, especially with current U.S. tensions over Syria and North Korea?

Well, we’ve had those tensions for a long time and I think they’ve been kind of exacerbated lately by the rhetoric that exists between the United States and other countries, including North Korea and Russia and involving Syria and other places.

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died, Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Falls Church, Virginia.

Ms. Ridley, was a former resident, for many years, of Richmond, Virginia.

Ms. Ridley, is survived by her three children, Barbara Monroe, Kevin ( Jane) and Robert (Kimberly) Ridley; grandchildren, Christopher and Jonathan Monroe, and Kali, Hudson and Ainslee Ridley.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 21st at 2:00 p.m. at Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads Chapel, 3440 Jefferson Street, Falls Church, Virginia, 22041.

Arrangements by Greene Funeral Home, Inc., Alexandria, Va.

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Thank you to the following bereaved families for allowing us to serve you during the month of March 2018. You are still in our prayers and thoughts.

View full obituaries online at www.wilsonafs.com Zina R. Brooks Bruce Alfred Barnes Andrew L. Mikle Darren Eugene Norman K’Suan A. Anderson Vanesta J. Green Iva L. Jones Doris H. Street Alvin Lee Jones, Sr. Sherita L. Buck

Eureka Francine Miles Vincent “Butch” Cannon, Sr. Melvin L. Lightfoot, Sr. Sterling Page Wynton A. Barnes Kareem Turner Little Miss Heaven Coley Murriel Crump Ralph E. Bradby

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B5 April 19-21, 2018

Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, April 23, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2018-116 To amend and reordain City Code §§ 9-58, which assigns polling places in the city, and 9-59 and 9-60, which establish boundary descriptions for Precincts 101 and 102, respectively; to amend § 9-124, which assigns precincts to City Council and School Board Districts; and to amend ch. 9, art. III by adding therein a new § 9-67.1, concerning the precinct boundaries for a new Precinct 115, for the purpose of establishing new polling places and new precinct boundaries within the First Council District.

Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances, including descriptions and maps of proposed boundary and polling place changes, are available for inspection by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Candice D. Reid City Clerk Public Notice Notice is hereby given that Whole Village Transports, LLC, 2501 H Lakefield Mews Court, Henrico, VA 23231 (mailing address-P.O. Box 26231, Richmond, VA 23260), has applied to DMV for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing passenger transportation as a common carrier over irregular routes, providing service in the Cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia and the Counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Henrico, and Prince George, Virginia and Statewide throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia for passenger transportation as a Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Carrier, as defined in Code of Virginia Section 46.2-2000.

Any person who wishes to support or oppose the application, but does not wish to be a party to the matter, must send a written statement to: DMV, MCSCMU, P. O. Box 27412, Richmond, VA 23269-0001.

The statement must be signed and contain the applicant’s name and DMV case number (MC1800100PS).

Any person who wishes to protest the application and be a party to the matter must contact DMV at (804) 2495136 to receive information on filing a protest. The deadline for filing letters of support, opposition, or protest is May 3, 2018.

Divorce Virginia: In the City of Richmond CIRCUIT COURT KIMBA DANIEL, Plaintiff, v.

RAQUEL DANIEL, Defendant.

Case Nos.: CL17-2888-2 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of separation over one year.

It appearing from an affidavit that dilgence was used by or on behalf of the plaintiff, without effect, to ascertain the location of the defendant, Raquel Daniel, and that she cannot be found, it is ordered that the defendant appear before this Court before June 27, 2018, and do what is necessary to protect her interest herein.

A Copy, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ask for this: Benjamin S. Tyree (VSB #: 82745) COMMONWEALTH DIVORCE PLLC 41 Welford Lane Newport News, VA 23606 Telephone: (540) 570-6814 Counsel for Plaintiff

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year; that Plaintiff’s counsel attempted to locate Defendant via a paid public records search software, which did not yield results for this Defendant.

It is therefore ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before May 17, 2018 and protect her interests herein.

A Copy, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ASK FOR THIS: Erik D. Baines, Esquire (VSB # 83618) BARNES & DIEHL, P.C. Boulders VI – Suite A 7401 Beaufont Springs Drive Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 796-1000 (telephone) (804) 796-1730 (facsimile) ebaines@barnesfamilylaw.com Counsel for Plaintiff

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DONIQUA SYRKES, Plaintiff v.

KEITH SYRKES, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18001162-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 21st day of May, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

N0000104027 City of Richmond v. Clarine B. Taylor, et al.

CL18-465 115 Lipscomb Street S0000151012 City of Richmond v. TriState Huskies, LLC, et al.

CL18-470 2312 Lumkin Avenue S0080525010 City of Richmond v.

Newstart Properties, LLC, et al.

CL17-4762 1406 Lynhaven Avenue S0071229015 City of Richmond v. Stanley W. Jones, et al.

CL17-4117 1603 Magnolia Street N0000661002 City of Richmond v. Ann M. Morris, et al.

CL17-4763 2417 Marion Mashore Street S0000566023 City of Richmond v. Lottie Miller, et al.

CL17-6033 1415 Mechanicsville Turnpike E0000768027 City of Richmond v. Robert H. Smallenberg, et al.

CL17-5033 1429 Mechanicsville Turnpike E0000768034 City of Richmond v. Calvin Booker, et al.

CL17-5827 1317 Minefee Street S0071134051 City of Richmond v.

Communications, Inc., et al.

CL17-4807 1337 Minefee Street S0071134035 City of Richmond v.

Communications, Inc., et al.

CL17-5851 207 Minor Street N0000375004 City of Richmond v. Indiana T. Hill CL17-4764 1611 National Street E0002912008 City of Richmond v.

Donavan L. Marrow, et al.

CL17-5826 2615 North Avenue N0000642015 City of Richmond v. W. S. Watkins, Jr., et al.

CL17-5150 2505 Oakland Avenue S0071376010 City of Richmond v. John G. Dunn, Jr., et al.

CL17-6120 1316 Overlook Street S0071180023 City of Richmond v. William E. Fisher Jr., et al.

CL17-5619 974 Pink Street E0000425010 City of Richmond v. RJR Ventures, LLC, et al.

CL17-4215 3101 Porter Street S0001357003 City of Richmond v. Mark D. Militana, et al.

CL17-4786 2510 Q Street E0000519018 City of Richmond v. Wildcat Investments, LLC, et al.

CL17-5884 1431 Rogers Street E0000771023 City of Richmond v. Sam M. Fleming, et al.

CL17-5914 2708 Selden Street E0120292009 City of Richmond v. Robert L. Snow, et al.

CL17-3127 1807 T Street E0000612003 City of Richmond v. Arthur R. King Jr., et al.

CL17-4255 4100 Terminal Avenue C0090449030 City of Richmond v. Grace B. Walker CL17-5620 4100 Rear Terminal Avenue C0090449038 City of Richmond v. A.L. Hendrick, et al.

CL17-6054 5328 Troy Road C0080377018 City of Richmond v.

Barbara A. Custalow, et al.

CL17-5151 2318 Venable Street E0000425019 City of Richmond v. Vernon Woody, et al.

CL17-4173 2405 Whitcomb Street E0120224066 City of Richmond v. Vernon Woody, et al.

CL17-4637 2100 Wood Street E0001056020 City of Richmond v. Vernon Woody, et al.

CL17-6005 TERMS OF SALE: All sales are subject to confirmation by the Richmond Circuit Court. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal the total purchase price. The highest bidder shall deposit 20% of the total purchase price, or $2500.00, whichever is greater, at the time of the auction. Bids which are less than $2500.00 shall be paid in full at the time of the auction. The highest bidder shall deposit the balance of the purchase price with the Special Commissioner by a date and in a form as identified by the Special Commissioner in a settlement instruction letter. Deed recordation costs will be the responsibility of the highest bidder and shall also be deposited with the Special Commissioner by a date and in a form as identified by the Special Commissioner in a settlement instruction letter.

Time is of the essence. The Special Commissioner may require a defaulting highest bidder to forfeit the deposit, and seek other legal or equitable rights, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Richmond Circuit Court. Conveyance will be made by either a special commissioner’s deed or a special warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate

taxes made as of the date of the confirmation by court.

Properties are sold “as is” without any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, subject to the rights of any person in possession, and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of a property may disclose. It is assumed that bidders will make a visual exterior inspection of a property within the limits of the law, determine the suitability of a property for their purposes, and otherwise perform due diligence prior to the auction. Any costs incurred to inspect a property are at the expense of the bidder.

The acceptance of a bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City of Richmond.

Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. Please be advised that in order to qualify as a bidder at this auction, you may not owe delinquent taxes to the City of Richmond and you may not be a defendant in any pending delinquent tax matter.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding notices of code violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law.

Questions concerning the properties or the tax sale process may be directed to the Special Commissioner by email at greg.lukanuski@ richmondgov.com or by phone at (804) 646-7949, or to Christie Hamlin by email at Christie.hamlin@ richmondgov.com or by phone at (804) 646-6940.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Senior Assistant City Attorney Special Commissioner 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, VA 23219

Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0740802 on December 19, 2007, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that WILLIAM WALTHER and JEANNE WALTHER, Assignees per Instrument Number 081307 recorded January 15, 2008, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ and LYNN B. SCHWARTZ, Trustees for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, Assignee per Instrument Number 08-3331 recorded February 6, 2008, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that HIFS, Assignee per Instrument Number 091113 recorded January 22, 2009, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that DAVID F. KATZ and SHELLY A. KATZ, who may be creditors with an interest in said property who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that RICHARD D. KRIDER, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT I S OR D ERE D that TOWER BUILDING P RO P ERTIE S , L L C , a t e r m i n a t e d Vi r g i n i a corporation, OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICE, INC, a cancelled Vi r g i n i a C o r p o r a t i o n , Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 07-40802 on December 19, 2007, WILLIAM WALTHER and JEANNE WALTHER, Assignees per Instrument Number 08-1307 recorded January 15, 2008, JAY S. SCHWARTZ and LYNN B. SCHWARTZ, Trustees for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, Assignee per Instrument Number 08-3331, HIFS, Assignee per Instrument Number 09-1113 recorded January 22, 2009, DAVID F. KATZ, SHELLY A. KATZ, THEODORE SELLMAN, RICHARD D. KRIDER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 24, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that HORACE L. BURRELL, who upon information and belief is deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors i n i n t e r e s t , L AVER N SAULS, KEVIN BURRELL, MARVA BURRELL, KENYA B URRE L L , ME L O D Y B URRE L L , J AME S B URRE L L , TRACEY BURRELL, RICHARD M. BALLARD, JR, who upon information and belief is deceased, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 701A page 143 on December 16, 1975, or his successor/s in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 24, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Pursuant to the terms of Orders of Sale entered in the Richmond Circuit Court, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction the following real estate at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday May 16, 2018 at 3:00pm, or as soon thereafter as may be effected. The sale is subject to the terms and conditions below and any terms and conditions which may be announced on the day of

auction. Announcements made on the day of the auction take precedence over any prior written or verbal terms of sale.

2612 3rd Avenue N0000716001 City of Richmond v. Virginia M. Hickman, et al.

CL17-4638 3301 4th Avenue N00051184001 City of Richmond v.

Franklin James Pollard, Sr. et al.

CL17-3725 1313 North 22nd Street E0000616021 City of Richmond v. TriState Huskies, LLC, et al.

CL18-466 1824 North 28th Street E0120426002 City of Richmond v. TriState Huskies, LLC, et al.

CL18-467 509 North 28th Street E0000528025 City of Richmond v. Joseph Bagby, et al.

CL17-5573 312 North 32nd Street E0000731011 City of Richmond v. Retro, LLC, et al.

CL17-5258 607 North 37th Street E0001415008 City of Richmond v. Mary A. Brooks, et al.

CL17-5142 4418 Arnwood Road C0090972034 City of Richmond v. Jack W. Biggins, et al.

CL17-6053 701A Belt Boulevard C0060158003 City of Richmond v. J. Conrad Smith, et al.

CL17-5605 2023 Boston Avenue S0000348021 City of Richmond v. Joseph Walker, et al.

CL17-3981 300 East Brookland Park Boulevard N0000978012 City of Richmond v. Junius Ross, et al.

CL17-5285 2310 Burton Street E0000427022 City of Richmond v.

Fernando Jenkins, et al.

CL17-3984 716 Cheatwood Avenue N0180453021 City of Richmond v. Mary Nelson Johnson, et al.

CL17-4814 1913 Chelsea Street E0000832007 City of Richmond v. Alma Jeffers Wright, et al.

CL17-5060 6321 Daytona Drive C0070553036 City of Richmond v. Maud J. Shepperson, et al.

CL18-110 3409 Deerwood Road S0080781051 City of Richmond v. MIttie Geneoria Goff, et al.

CL17-5576 2003 Dinwiddie Avenue S0000346014 City of Richmond v.

Angeline Taylor, et al.

CL17-5016 1511 Drewry Street S0071332021 City of Richmond v. Willie R. Joyner, Jr., et al.

CL17-4890 2403 Everett Street S0000565013 City of Richmond v. TriHuskies, LLC, et al.

CL18-468 2304 Fairfax Avenue S0000550004 City of Richmond v. TriHuskies, LLC, et al.

CL18-469 2214 Ford Avenue E0000756003 City of Richmond v. Irma Wines, et al.

CL17-2423 606 Freeman Road W0001586006 City of Richmond v. Marvin C. Durham, et al.

CL17-5141 4100 Grantlake Road C0080829050 City of Richmond v.

Richmond Christian Charities, Inc., et al.

CL18-184 2717 Girffin Avenue N0000697020 City of Richmond v. Michael Kilday, et al.

CL17-5059 2100 Halifax Avenue S0000763010 City of Richmond v. Titus W. Jones, et al.

CL17-5143 5400 Hansdale Road C0080736002 City of Richmond v. Hiram C. Smith, et al.

CL18-299 1501 Hull Street S0000197014 City of Richmond v. Northern Virginia Investments, LLC, et al.

CL17-4866 2322 Hull Street S0000681008 City of Richmond v.

Anthony V. Archer, et al.

CL17-5469 2852 Hull Street S0001222007 City of Richmond v. Hiram C. Smith, et al.

CL17-5575 3937 Hull Street Road C0060158005 City of Richmond v. J. Conrad Smith, et al.

CL17-5836 2001 Ingram Avenue S0000762011 City of Richmond v.

Miranda Squire, et al.

CL17-4076 2003 Ingram Avenue S0000762012 City of Richmond v.

Miranda Squire, et al.

CL17-4077 4005 Jefferson Davis Highway S0090144003 City of Richmond v. Mizan Khan, et al.

CL17-4994 3716 Lawson Street S0002905004 City of Richmond v. Lucas Byrd, et al.

CL17-5441 2 West Leigh Street

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER KAREN WEDDING, Plaintiff v.

RICHARD WEDDING, JR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL17002831-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 29th day of May, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MARK GRAY, SR., Plaintiff v.

TOMICKA GRAY, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18001276-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 29th day of May, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DEWIGHT WONGUS, Plaintiff v.

SADE MANNING, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18000517-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 21st day of May, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire VSB# 27724 Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

Virginia: In the Circuit Court FOR the City of Richmond KODY ROBERT COLLINS, Plaintiff, v.

HANNAH L. BRIGHT, Defendant.

Case Nos.: CL17-5687-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is for the Plaintiff, Kody Robert Collins, by counsel, to obtain a divorce from Hannah L. Bright.

It appearing by affidavit that the Defendant’s last known address is no longer valid and the Defendant’s present whereabouts are unknown, the Plaintiff knows that Defendant does not reside at her residence last known to him; that Plaintiff has not known Defendant’s whereabouts for over a

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER THEODORE JAMES, Plaintiff v.

DEBORAH JAMES, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18001097-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 21st day of May, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

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Custody VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HANOVER In the matter of the adoption of a child known as Jordan Raymond Ransome by Ernest Edmund Johnston and Jennifer Marie Rodill Johnston Defendant.

Case No.: CA17000025 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this abovestyled suit is to waive the consent of Joshua Raymont Ransome, birth father and Caitlin Raine Walton Ransome, birth mother of Jordan Raymond Ransome, to the adoption of Jordan Raymond Ransome by Ernest Edmund Johnston and Jennifer Marie Rodill Johnston and approve an Interlocutory Order of Adoption.

And it appearing by affidavit filed herein that the whereabouts of Joshua Raymont Ransome and Caitlin Raine Walton Ransome are unknown, and that due diligence to locate Joshua Raymont Ransome and Caitlin Raine Walton Ransome has been used, without effect, it is therefore ORDERED that Joshua Raymont Ransome and Caitlin Raine Walton Ransome appear on or before May 30, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hanover Circuit Court and do what is necessary to protect their interest.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Susan H. Brewer VSB# 15889 2224 Park Avenue Richmond, Va. 23220-2715 Telephone: (804) 359-0897 SusanBrewer97@gmail.com VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HANOVER Commonwealth of Virginia, In re: Steven Martin Getz, Jr., Case No. CL18001000-00 and Sawyer Graham Thomas Getz, Case No. CL18001002-00,

The object of this suit is to change the last name of Steven Getz, Jr. and Sawyer Getz to Adams.

It is ORDERED that Steven M. Getz, Sr. appear at the above-named Court and protect his Interests on or before June 25, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., Court Room 2.

Virginia: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Lonnie Moody, Jr., Juvenile File No.: J-093872-11 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Unknown (Father) of Lonnie Moody, Jr., child DOB 01/29/2017. “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsiblity for support.

It is ordered that the defendant Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 05/17/2018, at 2:00 PM, COURTROOM #3.

PROPERTY

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

TOWER BUILDING PROPERTIES, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5011 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 129 West 22nd Street Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000416/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, TOWER BUILDING PROPERTIES, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, TOWER BUILDING PROPERTIES, LLC, a terminated Virginia corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; t h a t O L D D OMI N IO N FI N A N CIA L S ERVICE , INC, a cancelled Virginia Corporation, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

HORACE L. BURRELL, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-186 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2402 Venable Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000470/030, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Horace L. Burrell.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, HORACE L. BURRELL, who upon information and belief is deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that LAVERN SAULS, KEVIN BURRELL, MARVA BURRELL, KENYA BURRELL, and MELODY BURRELL, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAMES BURRELL and TRACEY BURRELL, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that RICHARD M. BALLARD, JR, who upon information and belief is deceased, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 701A page 143 on December 16, 1975, or his successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

TOWER BUILDING PROPERTIES, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5014 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3020 Krouse Street Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080563/011, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, TOWER BUILDING PROPERTIES, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, TOWER BUILDING PROPERTIES, LLC, a terminated Virginia corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ELYSE GOLDSTEIN, S EYMOUR P EAR S O N , and HAZEL PEARSON, Beneficiaries of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-15542 on May 11, 2006, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that RONALD ADOLPH, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-15542 on May 11, 2006, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that JOEL GIURTINO and PAT GIURTINO, Beneficiaries of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-15542 on May 11, 2006, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not filed a response to this action; that HIFS, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-15542 on May 11, 2006, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that DAVID F. KATZ and SHELLY A. KATZ, who may be creditors with an interest in said property who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ and LYNN B. SCHWARTZ, Trustees for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that RICHARD D. KRIDER, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT I S OR D ERE D that TOWER BUILDING P RO P ERTIE S , L L C , a t e r m i n a t e d Vi r g i n i a c o r p o r a t i o n , E LY S E GOLDSTEIN, SEYMOUR PEARSON, and HAZEL PEARSON, Beneficiaries of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-15542 on May 11, 2006, RONALD ADOLPH, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-15542 on May 11, 2006, JOEL GIURTINO and PAT GIURTINO, Beneficiaries of

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

LARRY ANTHONY WILLIAMS, et al.

Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5837 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1718 Rogers Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120281/024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Larry Anthony Williams, Marshall Jackson, Jr, and Melissa Jackson aka Melissa Jackson Graham.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, LARRY ANTHONY WILLIAMS, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owners, MARSHALL JACKSON, JR, and MELISSA JACKSON aka MELISSA JACKSON GRAHAM, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT I S OR D ERE D that LARRY ANTHONY WILLIAMS, MARSHALL JACKSON, JR, MELISSA JACKSON aka MELISSA JACKSON GRAHAM, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 24, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-15542 on May 11, 2006, HIFS, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-15542 on May 11, 2006, DAVID F. KATZ, SHELLY A. KATZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ and LYNN B. SCHWARTZ, Trustees for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, THEODORE SELLMAN, RICHARD D. KRIDER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 24, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA Plaintiff, v.

CASE NO. CL10F-1712-3 $626.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND REGINALD FIELDS; CASE NO. CL10F-2004-3 $165.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND SYLVESTER LACY; CASE NO. CL10F-2012-3 $291.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND ABDUL-YASEEN MUHAMMAD; Defendants.

ORDER

The object of the above captioned suits is to forfeit to the Commonwealth the described property or currency pursuant to Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-386 et. seq. (which includes former Section 18.2249) (Michie 1999).

It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Commonwealth to ascertain the whereabouts of the Defendants and effect service of process, without success, it is therefore ORDERED that the Defendants do appear on or before May 1, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North Ninth Street, and do what is necessary to protect his or her interests.

I ask for this: J. Andrew Johnson Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5012 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1517 Spotsylvania Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0667/032, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C,.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a terminated Virginia corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER, PC, Trustee of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 08-26140 on October 1, 2008, (per Virginia State Corporation Commission, a terminated entity), has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICE, INC, a cancelled Vi r g i n i a C o r p o r a t i o n , Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 08-26140 on October 1, 2008, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that WILLIAM K. PEMBER, Beneficiary of ROSA FRANCES PEMBER T/OD WILLIAM K. PEMBER AND BENNY JOE PEMBER, Assignee per Instrument Number 08-27022 recorded October 15, 2008, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known addresses, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that BENNY JOE PEMBER, Beneficiary of ROSA FRANCES PEMBER T/OD WILLIAM K. PEMBER AND BENNY JOE PEMBER, Assignee per Instrument Number 08-27022 recorded October 15, 2008, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that SUSAN MYERS PEMBER, TRUSTEE for THE VIRGINIA S. SCHAAF-HELLMUND REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED 10/11/05, Assignee per Instrument Number 08-27023 recorded on October 15, 2008, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known addresses, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action;

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

BESSIE BINFORD, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5577 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2103 Lamb Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000452/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Bessie Binford, Athalia M. Binford, and Charles W. Binford.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, BESSIE BINFORD, ATHALIA M. BINFORD, and CHARLES W. BINFORD, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that TERRY J. BINFORD and ELEANOR R. BINFORD, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that LINWOOD T. BINFORD aka LINWOOD T. BINFORD, SR, LEOLA B. PARKS, LOUISE B. BOYD, CARLA JERMAN aka CARLA P. BINFORD JERMAN, ROSE B. HAIRSTON, and JEROME G. BINFORD, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JEAN DUDLEY, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5015 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3115 5th Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0050999/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C,.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a terminated Virginia corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that DARRYL W. LAWSON, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 02-6122 on February 27, 2002, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that ABNER SALKIN, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number Instrument Number 029497 on March 28, 2002 and HERBERT CHUTTER, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number Instrument Number 02-9497 on March 28, 2002, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that BEVERLY SALKIN aka BEVERLY WILCOX, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number Instrument Number 029497 on March 28, 2002, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that DOROTHY CHUTTER, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number Instrument Number 02-9497 on March 28, 2002, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that MULLIAN FAMILY, LLC, a cancelled Vi r g i n i a C o r p o r a t i o n , Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-44178 on December 16, 2005, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ALAN KATZ, LYNN KATZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, and RICHARD D. KRIDER, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, and LYNN B. SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that BERNICE SCHWARTZ, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a terminated Virginia corporation, DARRYL W. LAWSON, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 02-6122 on February 27, 2002, ABNER SALKIN, Beneficiary of a deed of

trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number Instrument Number 029497 on March 28, 2002, HERBERT CHUTTER, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number Instrument Number 02-9497 on March 28, 2002, BEVERLY SALKIN aka BEVERLY WILCOX, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number Instrument Number 02-9497 on March 28, 2002, DOROTHY CHUTTER, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number Instrument Number 02-9497 on March 28, 2002, MULLIAN FAMILY, LLC, a cancelled Vi r g i n i a C o r p o r a t i o n , Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-44178 on December 16, 2005, ALAN KATZ, LYNN KATZ, GREG WOOLWINE, H O P E W O O LW I N E , RICHARD D. KRIDER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, LYNN B. SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, BERNICE SCHWARTZ, THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 24, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5013 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1304 Willis Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071181/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a terminated Virginia corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that OLD DOMINION F I N A N C I A L S E RV I C E , INC, a cancelled Virginia Corporation, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-44178 on December 16, 2005, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that SEYMOUR PEARSON, Assignee per Instrument Number 07-37070 recorded on November 9, 2007, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that HAZEL PEARSON, Assignee per Instrument Number 07-37070 recorded on November 9, 2007, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that BERTRAM PEARSON T/O/D ADAM PEARSON, Assignee per Instrument Number 07-377250 recorded on November 16, 2007, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that CORY A. WEINER, Assignee per Instrument Number 08-1984 recorded on January 24, 2008, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that GLENNIS S. TAYLOR, Assignee per Instrument Number 09-1595 recorded on January 28, 2009, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ALAN KATZ, LYNN KATZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, and RICHARD D. KRIDER, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST

that ALAN KATZ, LYNN KATZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, and RICHARD D. KRIDER, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, and LYNN B. SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that BERNICE SCHWARTZ, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a terminated Virginia corporation, WALTER L. HOOKER, PC, Trustee of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0826140 on October 1, 2008, OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICE, INC, a cancelled Vi r g i n i a C o r p o r a t i o n , Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 08-26140 on October 1, 2008, WILLIAM K. PEMBER, Beneficiary of ROSA FRANCES PEMBER T/ OD WILLIAM K. PEMBER AND BENNY JOE PEMBER, Assignee per Instrument Number 08-27022 recorded October 15, 2008, BENNY JOE PEMBER, Beneficiary of ROSA FRANCES PEMBER T/OD WILLIAM K. PEMBER AND BENNY JOE PEMBER, Assignee per Instrument Number 0827022 recorded October 15, 2008, that SUSAN MYERS PEMBER, TRUSTEE for THE VIRGINIA S. SCHAAFHELLMUND REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED 10/11/05, Assignee per Instrument Number 0827023 recorded on October 15, 2008, ALAN KATZ, LYNN KATZ, GREG WOOLWINE, H O P E W O O LW I N E , RICHARD D. KRIDER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, LYNN B. SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, BERNICE SCHWARTZ, THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 24, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that BESSIE BINFORD, ATHALIA M. BINFORD, CHARLES W. BINFORD, T E R RY J . B I N F O R D , ELEANOR R. BINFORD, LINWOOD T. BINFORD aka LINWOOD T. BINFORD, SR, LEOLA B. PARKS, LOUISE B. BOYD, CARLA JERMAN aka CARLA P. BINFORD JERMAN, ROSE B. HAIRSTON, JEROME G. BINFORD, JEAN DUDLEY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 24, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

TEMECCA GREENE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-871 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1201 North 31st Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000721/018, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Temecca Greene.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, TEMECCA GREENE, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that TEMECCA GREENE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 24, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

U/A 11/6/1992, and LYNN B. SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that BERNICE SCHWARTZ, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a terminated Virginia corporation, OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICE, INC, a cancelled Vi r g i n i a C o r p o r a t i o n , Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-44178 on December 16, 2005, SEYMOUR PEARSON, Assignee per Instrument Number 07-37070 recorded on November 9, 2007, HAZEL PEARSON, Assignee per Instrument Number 07-37070 recorded on November 9, 2007, BERTRAM PEARSON T/O/D ADAM PEARSON, Assignee per Instrument Number 07-377250 recorded on November 16, 2007, CORY A. WEINER, Assignee per Instrument Number 08-1984 recorded on January 24, 2008, GLENNIS S. TAYLOR, Assignee per Instrument Number 09-1595 recorded on January 28, 2009, ALAN KATZ, LYNN KATZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD D . K R I D E R , J AY S .

SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, LYNN B. SCHWARTZ, Trustee for the JAY S. SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, BERNICE SCHWARTZ, THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 24, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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CIRCUIT COURT CLERK’S OFFICE, CITY OF RICHMOND DEPUTY CLERK/CIVIL SECTION Immediate opportunity for energetic, dependable and professional candidate to work in downtown courts building, civil division. Must be detailoriented and possess excellent customer service and telephone skills. Prior experience working in a court environment a plus.

PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME, COVER LETTER AND SALARY HISTORY TO:

CircuitCourtClerkEmployment@Richmondgov.com OR RICHMOND CIRCUIT COURT CLERK’S OFFICE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT 400 NORTH 9TH STREET RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23219 NO WALK-INS OR PHONE CALLS, PLEASE EOE

Thank you for your interest in applying for opportunities with The City of Richmond.

To see what opportunities are available, please refer to our website at www.richmondgov.com.

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BID COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID ITB# 18-1637-4JCK PUBLIC SAFETY BOATHOUSE PILES Due 2:30 pm, May 8, 2018 Additional information available at:http://www. henrico.us/purchasing/ COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID ITB# 17-1429-6JK John Rolfe Parkway Sidewalk Improvements Due 2:30 pm, May 9, 2018 Additional information available at: http://www. henrico.us/purchasing/

SExton (part-time) Ebenezer Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia is seeking a part-time Sexton.

Janitorial experience preferred.

Applicants can pick up an application from the church office or submit a resumé to: Ebenezer Baptist Church 216 W. Leigh Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 Attention: Personnel A Criminal Background Check Is Required.

To advertise in the Richmond call 644-0496

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The City of Richmond announces the following project(s) available for services relating to: RFP E180018883 – Special Residential Parking District Clean Sweep Program Due Date: May 24, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

Pre-Proposal Conference Date: April 24, 2018 at a.m.

900 East Broad Street, 11, Floor Large Conference Room Information or copies of the above solicitation is available by contacting Procurement Services, at the City of Richmond website (www.RichmondGov. com), or at 11th Floor of City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Phone (804) 646-5716 or faxed (804) 646-5989. The City of Richmond encourages all contractors to participate in the procurement process.

For reference purposes, documents may be examined at the above location.

Assisted Living Facility has the following positions open.

PCA or CNA to work, PRN, Medication Aide and experience Housekeeper. Provide a current TB report when applying. All references will be checked. Good pay – Goody days off.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Call for appointment (804) 222-5133.

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RPS Staff Job Fair Thursday, April 26, 2018 2 pm - 6 pm Arthur Ashe Center ( 3001 N. Boulevard • Richmond 23230 )

Areas of Interest • Transportation - Bus Operators and Monitors (Substitute) • Automotive Mechanic Technician II • School Nutrition Services - Food Service Workers (Hourly) • Health Services - School Nurses •Facility Services - HVAC Technician II

We welcome all interested individuals to attend the job fair to learn more about these opportunities. Hiring managers for each of these departments will be present to speak to job fair attendees about their current vacancies.

To review position requirements and to apply for any of these positions, please access the Richmond Public Schools’ website at: www.rvaschools.net. Under Featured Links, click on Employment and under Job Postings apply to the appropriate position.

Applicant may contact Department of Human Resources at 804.780.7859 for additional information.

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