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Richmond School Board to meet Monday on selection process for superintendent’s replacement
Reclaiming history
By Holly Rodriguez
Just weeks after proclaiming that progress was on the horizon for Richmond Public Schools and that he had no intention of leaving the school system, Superintendent Dana T. Bedden is out. The Richmond School Board announced last weekend that his contract will end June 30, a full two years before it was set to expire June 30, 2019. “The board decided to move in another direction as we have philosophical differences,” School Board Chair Dawn Page told the Free Press on Tuesday. “We mutually agreed to separate and terminate his contract Dr. Bedden early.” The board has been largely a wall of silence a half years to our students, parents, staff and since calling a special meeting 6 p.m. last Friday administration,” the statement said in part. “We in which members wasted no time going into wish Dr. Bedden well.” closed session. Specifics of the agreement, including any Board member Scott Barlow, 2nd District, severance Dr. Bedden may receive, are being who was out of the country in Spain, was con- negotiated, Ms. Page said. nected to the meeting via telephone, signaling She said Tuesday she is not at liberty to the critical personnel issue the board was about release any more details or to comment further. to discuss. She would not say whether Dr. Bedden was fired After more than three hours, the School by the School Board or whether he resigned. Board emerged but released little information. Sources told the Free Press that Dr. Bedden On Saturday, the board issued a three-paragraph recently applied for a position with the Washstatement saying that Dr. Bedden was out. ington-based American Association of Colleges “The School Board thanks Dr. Bedden for for Teacher Education and for the superintendent his contributions to our school division and apPlease turn to A4 preciates his service during the past three and
City Council continues to wrestle over budget By Jeremy M. Lazarus
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Margaret Stallings walks down the original wooden staircase inside the 114-year-old St. Luke building at 900 St. James St., which still has many of the coveted features of the city’s older buildings.
St. Luke building, first home of Maggie L. Walker’s bank, is being turned into upscale apartments to spur development in Gilpin Court By Jeremy M. Lazarus
Upscale apartments are taking shape in the long-empty St. Luke Building, the once vital four-story headquarters of a mutual aid society where renowned Richmond businesswoman Maggie L. Walker once had a bank. The owners, Margaret Stallings and her daughter Wanda Stallings, are moving ahead with a $3.5 million venture to install 12 large apartments in the historic landmark building at 900 St. James St. in Gilpin Court. Call it a surprising development — and the biggest in decades — for an area largely occupied by a public housing community notorious for poverty, gunfire and crime on the north edge of Jackson Ward and Downtown. Instead of seeing a wasteland, the Stallings family sees an opportunity to lead the revitalization of a down-at-the-heels section of the city that has only one way to go: Up. “My brother, Ronald Stallings, has led the redevelopment of South Jackson Ward,” Wanda Stallings said, “and I want to lead the redevelopment of North Jackson Ward,” as the city has dubbed the Gilpin Court area. The two areas are separated by an interstate highway, which in the 1950s was cut through what was then the center of Richmond’s AfricanAmerican community. To get this development underway and leapfrog largely stalled public plans for revitalizing the Gilpin Court area, the Stallings have partnered with developer Charles E. Ayers Jr., the owner of River City Ventures LLC, which is engaged in creating homes and apartments in The Fan, Church Hill and Hopewell. “Sure we are pioneering,” Mr. Ayers said, “but we think this is a start to creating a better future for this area.” The Stallings family owns 5 acres of land
in the area. The success of this project would enable them to make plans for additional residential and retail development on what is largely vacant property, he said. Backed by financing from Chesapeake Bank, Mr. Ayers said the St. Luke plans call for four Please turn to A4
More than 60 people trooped to the microphone Monday to plead with Richmond City Council not to cut programs they need. One of the biggest contingents included people who found jobs because of help from the city’s Center for Workforce Innovation. They urged the council to restore $400,000 to the city budget to enable the program to hire six additional people to help the unemployed secure work. Members of City Council were sympathetic, but essentially shrugged their shoulders. So far, the council has spent at least 16 hours going through Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s proposed spending plan for fiscal 2017-18 that will begin July 1. They are trying to find cuts in order to fund their top priority:
Improving the pay of veteran police officers and firefighters to keep them in the city. The total cost: $2.7 million. As the council completed its latest five-hour budget session on Wednesday, it was still $100,000 short of meeting its goal on police and firefighter pay. As they left, most members were mulling whether to take $6.8 million of the $8.3 million in savings the Richmond Public Schools has built up during the past four years to
ease the pressure. They have asked Mayor Stoney to certify the money is available. The decision on whether to use that money for city needs is likely to come when the council meets again Monday, May 1, to try to complete their amendments to the Stoney spending plan. Surprisingly, City Council appears to be ignoring another big fund it could tap — the city’s own savings account that has Please turn to A4
Confederate statues coming down in NOLA Free Press wire report
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Workers dismantle the 35-foot granite Liberty Place monument Monday on Canal Street in New Orleans. The statue, which commemorates a white supremacist uprising in 1874, is being removed along with three others honoring Confederates.
NEW ORLEANS A monument to a deadly white supremacist uprising in 1874 was removed under cover of darkness by workers in masks and bulletproof vests Monday as New Orleans joined the movement to take down symbols of the Confederacy and the Jim Crow South. The Liberty Place monument, a 35-foot granite obelisk that pays tribute to white people who tried to topple a biracial Reconstruction government installed in New Orleans after the Civil War, was taken away on a truck in pieces before daybreak after a few hours of work. In the coming days, the city also will remove statues of Confederate Gens. Robert E. Please turn to A4
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Getting his wheels Anthony Bullock, 12, works on his balance and gets comfortable riding a bicycle during a practice session last week at Great Shiplock Park. The student at Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School in the East End was with Jim Cramer, a retired pilot who has been Anthony’s mentor for three years. The pair met when Anthony was a student at Richmond’s Woodville Elementary School through the public school’s relationship with the Micah Ministry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
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Grace Street development plan on hold Plans to develop nearly a block of city property on East Grace Street into an $86 million office, hotel and residential complex are headed back to the drawing board after Mayor Levar M. Stoney withdrew legislation on the project. Bob Englander of CathFord Consulting, who proposed the project, said Tuesday that he asked the ordinance providing for the property’s sale to be withdrawn for now. However, he said he still wants to do the project and will begin meeting with City Council members, the city administration and other interested parties “to work through any issues” in hopes that a new ordinance can be introduced in June or July to authorize the sale. At least seven members of the council must vote to approve the sale of city property. Since November when the proposal was first made public, at least three City Council members have raised concerns or opposition. The property is bounded by Grace, 6th, 7th and Main streets and includes a city-owned parking deck and surface parking lot. There are some retail properties on East Main Street that have other owners and are not included the area the group wants to purchase. Mr. Englander’s group had proposed to buy the property for nearly $4 million. The proposal called for building an 800-space parking deck on the site and an 18-story, multipurpose building on top. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS
Richmond company to add 66 new jobs Richmond just got more good news on the job front — the prospect of 66 new jobs. 2nd Life, a year-old South Side company that refurbishes and resells used electronic equipment around the world, is planning to add 66 new employees over the next two years to handle dramatic growth. Company founder and CEO Michael Feibelman said the company will invest $1.1 million to improve its space at 1400 Commerce Road to handle the influx of new employees. The company currently employs 15 people. Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney, state Secretary of Commerce Todd Haymore, state Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance, Richmond Delegate Betsy Carr and city officials joined Mr. Feibelman and his staff on Wednesday to herald the company’s dramatic expansion. The company sees growth as it creates stronger ties with companies like Amazon, Best Buy and Crutchfield Electronics. 2nd Life refurbishes electronics, from computers and stereos to cell phones, drones, virtual reality gear and printers. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS
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Men at work Trainees in Dominion Energy’s lineman program work on power lines at the company’s Safety and Training Center in Chester. The photo opportunity on April 20 was part of the National Lineman Appreciation Day observance to raise public awareness about what it takes to keep the lights on for customers, no matter the weather. The lineman training process is seven steps over five years that combine classroom and field work. At the center, trainees learn to climb, make repairs from bucket trucks and troubleshoot
Henrico supervisor holds meeting on opioid epidemic The Rev. Tyrone E. Nelson, the Varina District representative on the Henrico County Board of Supervisors and pastor of Richmond’s Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, will hold a district meeting Tuesday, May 2, to discuss the heroin and opioid epidemic in Henrico County. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Henrico Theater, 305 E. Nine Mile Rev. Nelson Road in Highland Springs. Henrico County Manager John A. Vithoulkas and a member of the Henrico Heroin Task Force will participate in the discussion on heroin and opioid abuse and ways to prevent it. Details: (804) 501-4208.
Correction The number of people in Richmond who have the trait for sickle cell anemia is 26,000. An incorrect figure was published in a response to questions in the Free Press April 20-22 edition’s Personality feature spotlighting Sandee Smith, chair of the 9th Annual Unity Ride for Sickle Cell.
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Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond
Raindrops transform pedestrians into artful abstract figures from a modern painting. The photographer captured the image of Virginia Commonwealth University students crossing Main Street at Laurel Street on Tuesday. It was the fourth straight day of rain and chilly temperatures. Ahead, the fickle weather is about to turn warm, with the temperature forecast to soar into the 90s on Saturday before retreating into the mid-80s on Sunday. More rain and thunderstorms are forecast for Monday as temperatures return to the 70s.
Alley blitz underway to fill potholes By Jeremy M. Lazarus
Some of the worst alleys in the city are about to get a facelift. The Richmond Department of Public Works this week unleashed a new alley blitz to redo 1,300 alleys from Church Hill to Walmsley Boulevard in South Side and Highland Park in North Side to the Museum District in the West End. The department was allocated $700,000 from a 2015-2016 budget surplus to undertake this new effort, according to Bobby Vincent, interim Public Works director. This is the first big effort to address alley conditions since 2015, when the first alley blitz was conducted, he said. It is part of a stepped up effort by City Hall to address some of the issues that impact residents, including potholes and grass mowing in public places, such as parks, schools and street medians, he said. On the alley front, Mr. Vincent said the money would allow Public Works to have four crews, each with six people, working on the operation. “Without that new money, we’d only have one crew,” he said, leaving residents grumbling about the poor conditions of alleys that are keys to trash collection and rear access to properties. Richmond has about 3,000 alleys, with the heaviest concentrations in the older sections of North Side and Church Hill. It has been difficult for the city to keep streets patched, so alleys have long taken a backseat. During the three-month blitz, crews will grade and spread gravel over most of the 1,300 alleys to be done. They represent about 43 percent of the total number of alleys in the city. Work, which was to have started on Monday now that leaf collection has ended, was delayed by the rain. However, the blitz was to be in full swing as of Thursday, April 27. He also received an extra $400,000 from the 2016 surplus to step up grass mowing on city and school property — a major challenge given a shortage of money. During the March to November mowing season in 2016, Public Works fell behind in part because of rain and because of a shortage of funding, he said. The new money will enable Public Works to hire 20 temporary workers and nearly double the pace of mowing. Depending on the weather, he said staff would be able to mow parks every two weeks and school property every three weeks. He estimated that it requires 100,000 man hours to mow the city’s public acreage. Until the infusion of cash, he said he had enough staff only to do 20,000 to 30,000 man hours of work. The new money, he said, would mean the department will be able to do 50,000 man hours of work. Mowing is done on a schedule, he said, with his staff seeking to mow popular areas where events and weddings are held every 10 days and parks every two weeks. Other property is mowed every three weeks. “We do the best we can with the money that is appropriated,” he said. Separately, he said Public Works completed a three-week pothole blitz last Friday, filling a total of 2,500 potholes in city
streets created mostly by winter freeze-and-thaw conditions. During the blitz, the city had six to seven crews at work. Mr. Vincent said this was a small fraction of the 20,000 potholes that he expects the three regular crews to fill during the year. On street paving, he said the department also is trying new techniques to keep the asphalt from breaking up. For example, he cited the stretch of Chamberlayne Avenue between Interstate 95 and School Street, which recently needed repaving after just six years. He said the street has a concrete base, which expands and contracts and breaks up asphalt. He said this time, fabric was laid over the concrete before the asphalt was laid in an effort to reduce splits and breaks between the concrete base and the asphalt topping. If it works, the life of the asphalt could be extended to 10 to 15 years, he said.
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This giant, water-filled pothole in a North Side alley is an example of the poor conditions in alleys across the city that has prompted the city’s new three-month blitz to improve them. The Richmond Department of Public Works is mobilizing equipment and crews to repair 1,300 alleys through July.
Postal service managers, supervisors ready to fight terminations By Jeremy M. Lazarus
The battle over pay practices of the U.S. Postal Service in the Richmond area is about to become even more heated. First, letter carriers publicly complained and filed a federal class action lawsuit seeking repayment of overtime they claim managers and supervisors illegally stripped from them — allegations that the USPS firmly denies in its response to the suit. Now, the Free Press has learned the national postal organization that represents managers and supervisors is vowing to defend Richmond area members who have been disciplined or are facing firing for their alleged role in the matter. Richard L. Green Jr., regional vice president of the National Association of Postal Supervisors, or NAPS, told more than 100 members who gathered April 19 at Richmond’s Main Post Office on Brook Road that NAPS is prepared to provide lawyers for at least eight African-American members who have been placed on leave
with pay and have been notified they face dismissal, members said. He said NAPS would do all it could to ensure that those members keep their jobs. Mr. Green, the third highest-ranking manager for the Postal Service in the Richmond district that includes Central Virginia and Hampton Roads, did not respond to a Free Press request for comment. In response to a Free Press query, the national NAPS headquarters in Alexandria issued a brief statement confirming that the group would “provide representation to its members if or when disciplinary action is issued to ensure our members receive proper due process.” The issue could come to a head in coming months as cases involving the eight supervisors and others protesting the disciplinary action reach the internal USPS courts, known as the Judicial Officer Department and Office of Administrative Law Judges. Both hear employee appeals of disciplinary actions. The key question that remains is whether
supervisors were following USPS procedures and the city postmaster’s directions in altering time cards, called clock rings by the USPS. According to USPS procedures, managers and supervisors of carriers are required to go into the time recording system and make changes, but any change must be justified or explained if it reduces the time worked. Supervisors also must document their changes on various forms, which the USPS audits at least monthly, the Free Press was told. As part of its investigation, USPS issued a list of 64 current and former managers and supervisors under investigation, the Free Press was told, and has barred most from making changes on time cards. Instead, USPS has brought in supervisors from other postal districts to take charge of making changes to the clock ring system during the investigation, the Free Press has been told. USPS officials have declined to comment.
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position in Fairfax. Ms. Page declined to comment when asked about it. Officials with the AACTE did not return phone calls on Wednesday. Dr. Bedden has not answered repeated Free Press requests for comment. Rumors swirling on social media about Dr. Bedden’s departure also gave rise to speculation that Dallas Dance, a 36-year-old Armstrong High School graduate, may be in the running to replace Dr. Bedden. Dr. Dance was superintendent of Baltimore County Schools in Maryland, but resigned from his post just two days before the Richmond School Board’s closed session. Ms. Page told the Free Press no candidates have been pre-selected. The School Board is slated to meet Monday, May 1, when it will receive for action a resolution regarding the superintendent’s employment agreement, according to the meeting notice. Ms. Page said the board will discuss the process for selecting an interim superintendent as well as the national search for Dr. Bedden’s replacement. On Wednesday, the School Board moved to quell disquiet among teachers and staff by issuing a statement saying it is “not unusual for new school boards and superintendents to have philosophical differences about the direction of the school district.” “We understand the sense of uncertainty any transition invokes,” the statement continued. “However it is
our goal to make this transition as smooth and seamless as possible with no disruptions to class instruction.” The board also stated that it depends on “the invaluable efforts” of RPS teachers and staff “to advance the progress of our students as we continue to chart a steady, accelerated course toward success.” Suggestions from teachers and staff regarding the search for Dr. Bedden’s replacement are welcomed, the board said, noting that a survey will be sent to teachers and staff “to help us build a profile of what we are looking for in our next superintendent.” Controversy is nothing new for Dr. Bedden. Public trust in the superintendent took a hit when information surfaced in March that RPS had a $8.3 million budget surplus that had not been disclosed to the current School Board or to Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney. The news fed suspicions that Dr. Bedden and RPS officials were holding back money to improve student programs, offer better instructional tools for teachers in the classroom or address longstanding critical issues of age and disrepair of school buildings. Most recently, the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and the Legal Aid Justice Center announced April 17 that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights will investigate claims of disparate discipline being meted out to RPS’ African-American students and students with disabilities. The probe was launched because of a complaint filed in August 2016 by two RPS students in conjunction
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Jonnell Lilly of Harrell & Chambliss law firm dials Richmond School Board member Scott Barlow, who was in Spain, so that he could participate in the board’s meeting last Friday. After the three-hour closed session, the board issued a statement the next day announcing the contract termination of Superintendent Dana T. Bedden effective, June 30.
with the Richmond Branch NAACP. In addition, Dr. Bedden’s commitment to RPS was called into question in 2015, when it was reported that he was a finalist for the superintendent’s job in Boston. Questions rose again this week with his latest alleged job searches that may have been underway even as he told the Free Press in an interview published in the April 13-15 edition that he had no plans to leave. “I’m sitting here trying to do the job to make the district better,” he told the Free Press at the time. “It’s an exciting time for RPS.” While many people have expressed disappointment in the superintendent’s departure, others have called for major change in the school system and for board transparency in choosing his
replacement. Richmond NAACP President James “J.J.” Minor III said the organization thanks Dr. Bedden for his service, but the problems facing RPS need to be addressed immediately. “I can’t point the finger at just Dr. Bedden or just at the School Board,” he said. “But the problems facing our schools have been ignored for far too long, and now it is time to pay attention and resolve these issues.” Among those issues: Only 17 of the city’s 44 public schools are fully accredited; a slight decline in graduation rates from 81 percent to 80 percent; and a 93 percent attendance rate that has remained flat. The NAACP circulated via email a copy of RPS’ midyear student progress report issued March 20 showing
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one- and two-bedroom apartments with an average monthly rent of $1,100 to be completed in each of the three top floors. He said he is seeking to attract a medical services provider to the building’s first floor. The exterior will be fenced and include on-site parking and space for a community garden and other activities. A fountain that was once part of the property also will be reinstalled, said Wanda Stallings. The project also will involve restoring for residential use an adjacent duplex at 902 St. James St. The smaller building once served as temporary housing for salesmen, bank employees and visiting officials of the Independent Order of St. Luke. The interior of the historic St. Luke building is in surprisingly excellent condition, with original wooden floors and windows, high ceilings and other coveted features of older buildings in the city. For the past few months, Mr. Ayers has been repairing exterior damage and getting the interior ready for construction. He said work was to start this week on the yearlong effort, although Wanda Stallings and Mr. Ayers said City Hall now is requiring them to obtain a special use permit. “We may be able to keep the work going while we go through that process,” he said. “Everyone is eager for us to get that permit.” The building dates to 1903, according to the National Park Service, and was one of the first big projects that Mrs. Walker undertook after taking over leadership of the Independent Order of St. Luke. Originally organized in Baltimore after the Civil War, the burial insurance and mutual aid society moved to Richmond in the 1890s, a few years before Mrs. Walker was elected secretary, a position similar to executive director. The grander building replaced the house that stood on the site and was the order’s original home in Richmond, according to the National Park Service. When the building was opened, it had three stories. A fourth story was added in 1919. It served as the first home of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, the financial institution that Mrs. Walker chartered, ultimately renamed and served as president or chairman of the board until her death in 1934. Mrs. Walker has been enshrined in history books as the first African-American woman to charter and lead a bank in the United States. The Stallings family found many of her papers from the time in the St. Luke Building and are seeking to donate them to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. By 1905, the bank moved to 112 W. Broad St. in rented space that also included a department store that Mrs. Walker established on behalf of the order. By 1911, as the store foundered, the order relocated the bank to a building it purchased at 112 E. Broad St. and later to 1st and Marshall streets, where its current iteration, Consolidated Division of Premier Bank, is located. The Stallings family has owned the St. Luke building for
Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, now that legal challenges have been overcome. “We will no longer allow the Confederacy to literally be put on a pedestal in the heart of our city,” Mayor Mitch Landrieu vowed. The removal of the obelisk was carried out early in the morning because of death threats and fears of disruption from supporters of the monuments. The workers wore military-style helmets and had scarves over their faces. Police were on hand, with officers watching from atop a hotel parking garage. “The statue was put up to honor the killing
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From left, partners Wanda Stallings, Charles E. Ayers Jr. and Margaret Stallings pose on the fourth floor of the St. Luke building, which once held the offices of the Independent Order of St. Luke, an African-American insurance and mutual society, and the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank that Maggie Walker founded in 1903 during her tenure as leader of the organization.
more than 45 years, one of the dozens of pieces of property in Jackson Ward that James Stallings Sr., the family’s late patriarch, acquired as values fell. The declining Independent Order of St. Luke sold the property around 1971 to Mr. Stallings and moved to smaller, rented quarters before it finally closed. For nearly 20 years, the headquarters served as the home of the Richmond Community Action Program, now CAP-UP, but has been vacant since. Wanda Stallings has long sought to secure a new use for the building and to spark revitalization of the area. Her efforts of the past four years to redevelop the property finally gained traction last year when a friend connected her with Mr. Ayers. The St. Luke building development also could help push the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority to move on its own stalled redevelopment plans for Gilpin Court. For years, RRHA has been buying most of the remaining private holdings in the area and razing buildings, but it has taken no steps to begin construction. Last year, RRHA gained approval from Richmond City Council to acquire the former Baker School building and to have a nonprofit partner turn the building into 52 replacement apartments for tenants now living in Fay Towers. However, that effort has stalled over financing, the Free Press was told. Wanda Stallings is hoping that her development will show RRHA and the city what can be accomplished. If the school building can be redone, she said, that would improve the value of all properties and add to the momentum in the neighborhood.
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Standards of Learning test scores for 2014-15 in math for students in grades 3 through 8 and in several high school math subjects are all down compared with the previous school year. Scores for science, history and writing also are down. According to the report, the only glint of hope in SOL scores is an improvement in reading scores, which were up by 1 percentage point. E. Martin “Marty” Jewell, a former City Council representative and a member of the Richmond NAACP Education Committee, said the School Board has a big responsibility on its hands in choosing the next superintendent. “Whoever we get next will need to know and understand something about the urban environment from which these children come every day,” he said. “Schools alone cannot fix the problem, cannot get the job done. The next person needs to know how to work with communities.” While Mayor Stoney has publicly stated that he believes the School Board has an obligation to publicly explain the decision between the board and Dr. Bedden, he supports the board’s decision. “This transition presents an opportunity, and it starts now,” he said to the Richmond Free Press.” I will do everything I can to assist the School Board in identifying and hiring its next leader, and continue to work together with the board, City Council, teachers and parents toward our common goal of ensuring the best educational outcomes and opportunities for all our children.”
of police officers by white supremacists,” Mayor Landrieu said. “Of the four that we will move, this statue is perhaps the most blatant affront to the values that makeAmerica and New Orleans strong today.” Citing safety concerns, the mayor would not disclose exactly when the other monuments would be taken down, except to say that it will be done at night to avoid trouble. He said the monuments will be put in storage until an appropriate place to display them is determined. In Virginia, the Charlottesville City Council voted April 17 to sell its statue of Gen. Lee that stands in the center of the city. The buyer would be responsible for removing and transporting it.
The council also unanimously agreed to rename two parks in the city, one of which is named for Gen. Lee and the other for Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson. New Orleans is a mostly AfricanAmerican city of nearly 390,000. The majority-black City Council voted 6-1 in 2015 to take the monuments down, but legal battles held up action. Mayor Landrieu, a white Democrat, proposed the monuments’ removal and rode to victory twice with overwhelming support from the city’s black residents. Opponents of the memorials say they are offensive artifacts honoring the region’s racist past. Others say the monuments are part of history and should be preserved.
grown fat even as funds for operations seem to get tighter. On Monday, even as they listened to residents seek money for programs, they also learned that the city had generated a $13 million surplus from the 2015-16 fiscal year that ended last June. The disclosure came as the administration released the final draft of the long awaited audit for that year — five months late. The $13 million surplus is far larger than anticipated. It is nearly three times larger than the $4.5 million surplus that the administration originally projected in September, and a big turnaround from 2015 forecasts that the city would finish the 2016 fiscal year with a $12 million deficit. So far, every cent of that money has been put into the city’s “rainy day” fund, or unassigned balance. The result: The city’s “rainy day” fund as of June 30 ballooned to $98 million — equal to about $430 for each of the city’s 221,000 residents. The total is a 15 percent increase from the $84 million the fund held on June 30, 2015. City policy requires the fund to hold a minimum of 10 percent of general fund expenditures. Based on the $681 million spending plan the mayor presented, that would mean $68 million. Mayor Stoney and his administration are proud of the surplus and are seeking to beat back any perceptions that city operations are being starved to maintain far more savings than required. According to the city’s financial adviser, Roland Kooch of Davenport & Co., the savings account is good news for the city. He said the “healthy” fund balance enables the city to avoid taking out short-term loans in the fall to fund operations before annual tax receipts begin arriving in the spring. He said having a large rainy day fund also has helped the city raise its credit rating and borrow at lower rates, saving taxpayers money by reducing the interest on loans. The savings also means funds are available if the city had to deal with a natural or man-made catastrophe, he said. But it is unclear if the council would damage the city’s credit if council withdrew $3 million to $4 million to cover one-time expenses and free up money to pay for higher wages. City Council President Chris A. Hilbert said the council has pulled back from the idea. City Attorney Allen L. Jackson on Monday cautioned about tapping the fund as they would not know if the fund was expanding or contracting until the next audit for fiscal year 2016-17 was issued, possibly by the end of November. However, in response to a Free Press query, Mr. Jackson acknowledged that the council, during the budget process, has full control of the money. He said the only potential barrier is a 2012 policy resolution that limits the governing body’s ability to tap the rainy day fund, but he also said that the council could vote to ignore the policy. So far, council members have shown little appetite to take money from that pool. On Wednesday, council also turned thumbs down on the idea of creating new taxes or raising existing taxes, including a tax on cigarettes or the restaurant meals tax. The only revenue-raising proposal that has gained support is a proposal to seek to charge a service fee to three state authorities with large property holdings in the city. The authorities do not pay property taxes. Fifth District Councilman Parker A. Agelasto has been pushing to gain payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, from the Virginia Housing Development Authority, the Virginia Public Building Authority and the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park Authority. He indicated that if those authorities could be induced to pay the PILOT, the city could generate about $1.1 million in new revenue. His plan is now included in the council’s proposed amendments. The council is racing to complete its work and pass its version of the budget by Monday, May 15.
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High hopes We had high hopes for great improvement in Richmond Public Schools when Dr. Dana T. Bedden took over as superintendent in January 2014. He sounded the right themes, as though he understood the array of problems facing our city school system. And he seemed to have the energy, skills and experience to get the schools on the right track. But we, like many people, have soured on Dr. Bedden’s performance in the ensuing three years. And we, like the Richmond School Board, believe it is time for him and RPS to part ways. During his three years at the helm, there have been numerous red flags, each showing a growing lack of commitment by Dr. Bedden to Richmond and to the city’s 24,000 public school students. The first warning was Dr. Bedden’s desire — and intention — to bail just a year into his contract. Word got out that he was a finalist for the superintendent’s job in Boston. That was the first mistake. In love, as in employment, if someone really wants to go, let them go. Instead, hundreds of Richmonders signed a petition begging Dr. Bedden to stay in the “Better with Bedden” movement. At the time, he was the highest paid superintendent in city history with a base pay of $228,000, yet he was ready to go. Other signals followed, including his seeking to take an adjunct teaching position at Virginia State University. Each instance signaled that the problems in Richmond were either too much for Dr. Bedden or that he had little interest in devoting the time and attention required to fix them. The result: Continued excuses and rationalizations on why RPS progress was slow or slipping. The school system spends more money per student than peer districts and has a disproportionately high-need student population, Dr. Bedden has said. It has a high share of students who are economically disadvantaged. More than three out of four students qualify for free or reduced lunch, 40 percent live below the poverty line and 18 percent have special needs. Combined with budget constraints, with state funding stuck at 2009 levels, improvement would be slow at best, he told the Free Press recently. Tell us something we don’t know. Dr. Bedden almost sounds like President Trump vis-à-vis his attempt to eliminate Obamacare: “Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.” In the three years under Dr. Bedden’s watch, the number of fully accredited schools in Richmond has increased from 11 to 17 out of 44. Still, fewer than half of all schools in the city are fully accredited by the state. Dr. Bedden may have gained the sympathy and support of the previous School Board, which unfortunately extended for two years his contract that would have expired two months from now in June. But the new School Board is ready to embrace change at the top. We still don’t know what caused the tipping point for the board. Was it Dr. Bedden hiding $8.3 million from the board? A federal civil rights investigation into disparate discipline policies in Richmond Public Schools? A March report showing once again the lack of student progress? Or his public statement that he planned to stay in Richmond while he really may have sent his résumé out for other jobs? We expect to hear details soon from the board beyond, “It was a mutual decision.” But we are pleased with the outcome of this mutual decision. We believe the cost of Dr. Bedden’s leaving — a likely buyout of a portion of his remaining contract? — will be worth it so that Richmond Public Schools can move onward and upward. We believe the School Board can find the right person with the right skills, genuine interest and true commitment to lead a system with dedicated teachers and children who wake up each morning and come to school each day with the positives and negatives of their own lives, all the while shouldering the community’s expectation that they are there to teach and to learn. Finding the right superintendent is a tough decision for a new board, but one we believe Richmond’s School Board can make with success.
Better off without them We believe Richmond should take a page from the playbooks of Charlottesville and New Orleans, cities that are on the path to removing Confederate statues from public property. As we know all too well in Richmond, these racist symbols burden the city, weighing down public perception by tying our community to a horrible past. If progress is to be made, then a city must show that it welcomes and honors all people, their lives and their contributions. That message must be visible on a city’s boulevards and streets in its monuments, murals and activities. The statues of Confederates cast a shadow of evil over Richmond and are not welcoming symbols or signs of progress. Monuments to vanquished traitors who seceded from the United States and took up arms to keep black people in bondage should not be the dominant image of Richmond for visitors. Nor should Richmond residents be subjected to the constant reminder of the past inhumanity to our forebearers and others. The sooner they go, the better off we all will be.
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Lessons from O’Reilly Former Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly, the man whose lofty ratings were responsible for the growth of the network, is no longer on the air. Revelations that $13 million had been paid, either by Mr. O’Reilly or the network, to women who said they had been sexually harassed repelled millions, some of whom protested outside Fox headquarters and took to the airwaves with their complaints. But it is unlikely that protests or complaints moved Fox to separate themselves from Mr. O’Reilly. Instead, it is most likely that the network severed connection with Mr. O’Reilly because advertisers did not want to be associated with a program anchored by a man who seemed to find nothing wrong with sexual harassment. As of last week, more than 52 advertisers did not want to be connected with the O’Reilly program. They included Advil, Mercedes, BMW, Jenny Craig, Hyundai, Allstate, Lexus and H&R Block. The O’Reilly program was the highest revenue generator in cable television, bringing in about $120 million in the first nine months of 2016. “The O’Reilly Factor” dominated the 8 p.m. weekday hour, drawing more viewers than any other cable network. Don’t cry for Bill O’Reilly. He is leaving Fox News with “tens of millions of dollars” in a settle-
ment. Be concerned, instead, for the women who have had to put up with his odious behavior. Be concerned for those who didn’t come forward because they were afraid for their jobs or because they feared they would not be believed. Be concerned for the black
Julianne Malveaux woman that Mr. O’Reilly allegedly called “Hot Chocolate,” grunted when he saw her and behaved so badly that she was frightened for her safety. Why didn’t she leave? She valued her job. She didn’t know if she could find another one. An African-American woman who heads a household and had, on average, just $4,400 in liquid assets (compared to $20,519 for white women). With such a tiny cushion, an African-American is likely to think twice before airing a sexual harassment complaint. African-American women also are less likely to be believed than white women, at least partly because of the way the world views them. So, right on to the sister who called the Fox Hot Line to report her harassment. She and many of the other African-American women who have protested the culture of sexism at Fox need to have champions who are as vocal as the champions Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson had. Indeed, one might look at the fact that Megyn Kelly pushed Tamron Hall off her perch as the only African-American woman anchor at the “Today” show as
evidence of how much more highly valued white women are than African-American women. What do we learn from this, though? We learn, especially, that advertisers are controversyaverse. They don’t want to be associated with an accused sexual harasser, especially when the accusations are persistent and are backed up with numerous settlements to women who have experienced harassment. Advertisers saw their brand tarnished, and their consumer base angered, by Mr. O’Reilly’s behavior. Too many of the companies that abandoned the O’Reilly show have increasing numbers of women in senior management, in advertising and on their boards. While Roger Ailes, now himself dismissed from Fox for his harassing behavior, excused Mr. O’Reilly’s antics with “Bill will be Bill,” increasing numbers of women (and some men) in charge find Mr. O’Reilly’s behavior not only odious but also illegal. Increased sensitivity to issues of sexual harassment helped make it clear that such behavior was simply unacceptable. What would it take for advertisers to draw the line on racial discrimination and/or discrimination against African-American women? Racial discrimination does not cause the same repugnance that sex discrimination does. Indeed, companies that engage in widespread race discrimination might even get high-fives from consumers who might like to practice racism themselves. The only way that African-
A U.S. Marshall Plan Earlier this month, voters in Kansas City, Mo., handily approved three ballot questions that will allow the city to borrow and invest $800 million over 20 years to improve roads, bridges, sidewalks and flood control, and to build a new animal shelter. They also approved the One City Initiative, a one-eighth-cent sales tax to fund economic development in the city’s struggling central core. Not only did large majorities vote in favor of the measures, but voter turnout was nearly double that of last year’s mayoral election. One of the most tireless and effective advocates for the One City Initiative has been president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, Gwendolyn Grant. In a widely circulated guest editorial in the Kansas City Star, she argued, “An increase of one-eighth of one cent is not too much to pay to create jobs, reduce crime and spawn economic development on Kansas City’s East Side. An increase of one-eighth of one cent is not too much to manifest our commitment to creating healthy communities in the central city.”
The lesson is clear: Americans want a comprehensive plan to fund urban infrastructure improvements and they are willing to invest in their nation’s future. Urban communities were disproportionately battered by the Great Recession. The fragile
Marc H. Morial economic recovery has been slow to reach them. Several times in our history, the National Urban League has promulgated the concept of an urban Marshall Plan modeled on the massively successful economic development initiative that lifted Europe out of poverty in the wake of World War II. Last year, we announced the development of The Main Street Marshall Plan: From Poverty to Shared Prosperity, the final version of which will be unveiled Tuesday, May 2, as part of our State of Black America Empowerment Summit in Washington. While critical of many of the proposals and policies of President Trump, the National Urban League has remained cautiously optimistic about his promise to invest $1 trillion in the nation’s infrastructure, with inner cities being the major beneficiary. If the plan includes a strong jobs-building component
that guarantees minority business participation and employment for workers in high-unemployment neighborhoods, we could support such a bill. Congress, however, traditionally has resisted such infrastructure proposals. Obstructionists blocked former President Obama’s $50 billion “roads, rails and runways” proposal in 2010 and his American Jobs Act in 2011. They blocked his proposals for an infrastructure bank, a national high-speed rail network and the GROW AMERICA Act (Generating Renewal, Opportunity and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America). Congress must heed the results of Kansas City’s infrastructure referenda and respond to the clear will of the American people. As my predecessor Whitney M. Young wrote in the New York Times Magazine in 1963 in calling for a domestic Marshall Plan, “We have the material and spiritual resources as a country to meet the challenge and accomplish the urgent task ahead. All we need is the will to act and the spirit of decency and sacrifice which abounds in our land.” The writer is president and CEO of the National Urban League.
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Americans could spark an advertiser exodus would be to either work with partners who would put their feet down strongly, or boycotting the goods and services that a discriminating company provided. But there are few African-Americans who would emulate those who boycotted busses for 381 days in Montgomery, Ala., during 1955 and 1956. It seems unlikely that a critical mass of African-Americans would inconvenience themselves to punish a discriminator. African-American leaders would do well to study the O’Reilly case and ask what it would take for us to send as strong a signal about race discrimination as the O’Reilly dismissal did about sexual harassment. Many thought Mr. O’Reilly was invincible, but he wasn’t. Race discrimination isn’t invincible, either. We just have to decide what we want to do about it. The writer is an economist, author and founder of Economic Education.
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Our worst enemies are in Washington, D.C. Re “Essex Village flunks HUD inspection,” April 13-15 edition: Section 8 rental housing is a prime example of what is wrong with our federal government “helping us.” Look to see where the money is actually going — into the bank accounts of a few white males. This is cold-blooded and deliberate on the part of our representatives in Congress on both sides of the aisle. Essex Village is a prime example of this. Our federal tax dollars are causing a lot of black families to have to live in miserable conditions while a few white male landlords are benefiting from it.
If you want to rob a bank, you use a gun and then go to prison. If you, as a white male, want to rob the federal government, use “federal help people laws.” Your crime is not only legal but also very beneficial to your bank account. You get to work behind the scenes and remain nameless while making life a nightmare for others. HUD will declare the property with broken sewer lines to be in great shape. Complain? What is there to complain about? Besides, complaining might get you evicted. Life is beautiful. Your tenants live in fear of you and the federal government rewards you. If bad conditions at your properties are getting too much bad
publicity, just throw a few dollars at some charity and have some “white gala group” declare you to be “a great philanthropist.” We need to stop the fiction of our government helping us. Instead, look at the reality of how much our federal tax dollars are being so criminally misused to further enrich a few white males at the expense of everyone else. Our worst enemies are in Washington, D.C. — not in Russia, Saudi Arabia or in some country harboring ISIS! NAOMI GAYLE SAUNDERS Richmond
Do Richmond schools violate the Constitution? Are Richmond Public Schools students being forced to attend educational facilities deemed unconstitutional under the U.S. Constitution? This is a necessary question as columnists ready their usual annual articles celebrating the May 17, 1954, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision (Brown I). This case is widely known to all Americans. A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court declared state laws, Virginia’s among them, segregating “educational facilities” by race to be “inherently unequal.” But the subsequent May 31, 1995, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling (Brown II) is little known nor journalistically prominent. This is unfortunate. Brown I only established the broad constitutional principle giving all kindergarten through 12th-grade students the right to equal educational opportunity. Brown II tackles the knottier legal problem: Establishing criteria for determining whether the right is being provided. Brown I correctly said “education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.” The national government’s practi-
cal role has long been limited. How then should courts determine whether state and local officials are fulfilling their constitutional obligation? Brown II candidly said the answers would likely differ depending on the facts of a case. But it did by specifically adopted reasoning from a little-discussed lower court opinion in Delaware strongly suggesting “substantially unequal” disparities in K-12 building infrastructure might alone violate the federal right to equal educational opportunity. In states like Virginia, where the educational system had been illegal, Brown II said the courts must consider ongoing “problems … arising from the physical condition of the school plant.” It is now 2017. This means the current Richmond school population is the fifth generation of K-12 students since the first Brown decision. The average city school building is considered structurally obsolete by national standards. Indeed, most are sufficiently aged to potential qualify as a “historic structure” under federal law. Richmond’s problems are not unique. Across
America, the average school building is likewise structurally obsolete, although not quite as aged. Experts readily admit the decaying educational infrastructure will not provide the opportunity for the true 21st century education required in today’s economy. Virginia Tech Professor Emeritus Glen Earthman, a world renowned authority on the subject, along with colleagues has quantified the crisis. Compared to a student of equal ability attending school systems with modern facilities, the youngster forced to go to a school with obsolete facilities loses the statistical equivalent of one year’s learning. This research is known to federal, state and local officials. As Brown I observed, “it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied” equal educational opportunity. Let’s be brutally honest: No federal, state or local elected official can credibly claim the continuing and systemic problems arising from “the phyisical condition of the school plant” here in Richmond are consistent with the Brown
decisions. Moreover, Virginia lacks any state initiatve to assist localities in addressing this intolerable situation, a point I and others have long made. Richmonder Lewis Powell, the late U.S. Supreme Court justice, wrote in Keys v. Denver, Colo. et al. that a school facility policy leaving African-American residents in obsolete facilities while effectively resulting in white students attending modern facilities might violate the Brown mandates. “Education is the great equalizer. That’s why they make it so hard to get,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wisely declared. Brown II gave our leaders time to do their constitutional duty. As a matter of law, educational policy and simple morality, surely over 60 years is far past long enough. PAUL GOLDMAN Richmond The writer is spearheading a campaign to change the City of Richmond’s charter to address the problem of obsolete school buildings.
Reviving our representative democracy
American democracy is built on the powerful, but basic, idea that the government is supposed to represent the people. The preamble to the U.S. Constitution starts with these three words: “We the People ...” Individuals elected to create policy and make the laws our society must follow should represent our ideas, share our values and be honorable reflections of our best selves. In 2016, we saw what a disastrously low national voter turnout produced: A federal government that is not representing the people. Donald Trump has taken a slash-and-burn method to the federal budget. Education, housing and health care, as well as so many other needs of the people, are sacrificed to fund an agenda of hate, bigotry and marginalization. The Republican-led Congress is more attuned to protecting big money interests than in caring for the people who put them in office. Our only chance as progressive Democrats is to continue to fight at the state level for what we know to be right — making the needs of the people paramount. This year, Virginia voters will be afforded another opportunity to elect someone who will fight to make government work for all the people. We have a chance to elect someone who reflects Virginia values and who embodies who we are as a Commonwealth and exemplifies what is seen in a true leader — character, boldness and vision. This year, we have the chance to elect Justin Fairfax as lieutenant governor. The youngest of four siblings raised by a single mother in a tough neighborhood in
inner-city Washington, Mr. Fairfax understands what it means to beat the odds. His hard work and dedication to public service show his heart and character. While character, understanding and the ability to listen are integral to being a great public servant, these traits are not what truly sets him apart. What separates Mr. Fairfax from his opponents in the June 13 Democratic primary for lieutenant governor is the authenticity of his personal experience that allows him to fight for citizens who are often marginalized by those who rate class and privilege as important. It is one thing to sympathize with victims of police brutality or to understand that our criminal justice system is broken. It is quite another to look into the faces of the people affected by an unjust system and see the faces of your brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles or people who are your neighbors reflected in those faces. Mr. Fairfax understands what it is to persevere against the odds. He attended Duke University as an undergraduate and Columbia University as a law student, where he gained the drive and desire to create an equal playing field in life for others. His message of economic security and opportunity for all stems directly from his own personal experiences. Because of the callousness toward people in policy decisions and budget changes being made at the federal level, the need to have someone who understands and who will fight for the people at the state level is more urgent now than ever. Mr. Fairfax’s experiences bring new perspectives, and his generation brings fresh blood to our party and to our representative democracy
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in the era of Trump. Virginians need someone who has weathered unconventional situations to provide unconventional solutions in today’s political climate. Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s administration has fought admirably against hate-filled, divisive policies that detract from who we are as Virginians. The next generation of leaders must carry that fight forward. Now is the time to pass the baton of leadership to that new generation. Now is the time to stand for progress. Now is the time to stand with Justin Fairfax.
I urge my fellow Virginians to vote for Justin Fairfax for lieutenant governor on Tuesday, June 13, in the Democratic primary. He’s an unconventional candidate for an unconventional time. VIOLA O. BASKERVILLE Richmond The writer, a former vice mayor of the City of Richmond, represented Richmond in the Virginia House of Delegates before being appointed by former Gov. Tim Kaine as Virginia’s secretary of administration from 2006 to 2010.
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VUU Coach Gilbert wins Gaines Award for second year Success on the basketball court has led to success off the court for AnnMarie Gilbert, coach of the Virginia Union University Lady Panthers basketball team. Coach Gilbert has become the first back-to-back winner of the Clarence “Big House” Gaines Award presented by the National Sports Media Association. Coach Gilbert will receive the award at the NSMA’s 58th Annual Awards Banquet on June 26 at the Millennium Center in WinstonSalem, N.C. Since 2011, the Gaines Award has been presented to a men’s or women’s college basketball coach who may have been overlooked by mainstream media outlets. The Lady Panthers posted a 28-5 record this past season, advancing to the NCAA Division II tournament final in Columbus, Ohio, before Coach Gilbert falling to Ashland University of Ohio. In 2016, Coach Gilbert won her first Gaines Award after guiding the Lady Panthers to CIAA and Atlantic Region titles and a berth in the NCAA quarterfinals. Previous Gaines Award winners were: 2011: Cleo Hill Jr., Shaw University men’s coach. 2012: Jacques Curtis, Shaw University women’s coach. 2013: James Stinson, Livingstone College men’s coach. 2014: Leon Douglas, Tuskegee University men’s coach. 2015: James Hill, Virginia State University women’s coach. In 47 seasons at Winston-Salem State, the late legendary Coach Clarence “Big House” Gaines won 828 games and the 1967 NCAA Division II title with star Earl Monroe. Coach Gaines was also a past president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and a 1982 inductee into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Queen Harrison to host Queen Track Classic in Richmond for girls Girls will not only be the main atathletic equipment company, and MileSplit, traction, they will be the only attraction an online track and field news service. for the inaugural Queen Track Classic, MileSplit plans to carry live video of named for Queen Harrison, the former the action online. Hermitage High School track standout Harrison, who promises to be in attenand 2008 Olympic runner. dance, says the girls showcase also will The first area event of its kind exinclude food trucks, music and a “Fun clusively for high school girls will be Run” for elementary schoolchildren. Saturday, June 10, at Sports Backers Many times as a Hermitage High PanStadium next to The Diamond on the ther, Harrison dazzled at Sports Backers Boulevard in Richmond. Stadium as a headlining hurdler, sprinter Harrison is the sponsor and organizer and jumper. of the event. After shining in track in Harrison, 28, made history in 2010 by Henrico County, she excelled in the becoming the first woman in NCAA Nationsport at Virginia Tech and represented als history to win the 100- and 400-meter the United States on the 2008 Olymhurdles at the same meet. pic team to Beijing, where she ran the She was the Pan-American 400-meter 400-meter hurdles. champ in 2015 and narrowly missed makIn a news release, Harrison explained, ing the 2016 U.S. Olympic team, finishing “Instead of pitting the boys against the fourth in trials in the 100 meters. girls, trying to get the same level of attenHarrison is engaged to Will Claye, an tion at meets, let’s just remove the guys Olympic silver medalist long jumper at both and see what it looks like and let these the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Claye, who women know the people are coming to competed for the University of Florida, also see them perform.” won the bronze medal in the long jump at This unique competition will include the 2012 Olympic Games in London. 20 events and come one week after the Harrison has posted personal bests of Queen Harrison Virginia High School League State meet 12.43 seconds for the 100-meter hurdles and one week prior to the New Balance Nationals in and 54.55 in the 400 hurdles and is very much in training Charlotte, N.C. for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Field and running events will commence at noon. The Regarding her pioneering Queen Track Classic, she said, final event, the 4x400 meter relay, is set for 4:30 p.m. “It’s not about not featuring the boys. It’s about track and Sponsoring the event with Harrison is ASICS, the field uplifting and elevating women and having fun.”
Huguenot High looking to be No.1 in ‘futbol’ Something you may want to know about Huguenot High School soccer is that the athletes and coaches hardly ever call it “soccer.” The Falcons refer to soccer as football — or “futbol” — like most of the Spanish-speaking world. The reason the globe’s most popular sport is called soccer in the United States is to avoid confusion with American football. But there is no confusion this spring among futbol Coach Justo Vasquez’s teenage enthusiasts at Richmond’s Huguenot High in South Side. The reason futbol has replaced soccer in Huguenot High terminology is because the team consists almost entirely of first or second-generation students from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico. Coach Vasquez moved to the United States from Venezuela 16 years ago. He also teaches a majority of his players in Huguenot’s English as a Second Language program. Asked about his melting pot of a roster, Coach Vasquez quickly replies, “All Latinos.” After a moment of reflection, he adds, “We have just one American, Leslie Anderson,” who is African-American. Coach Vasquez said the Falcons’ soccer team reflects the school’s dramatically changing demographics. He estimates that Huguenot’s student population is now nearly 40 percent
Going in for “futbol” Huguenot High School soccer is off to a 5-1 start this season with a roster made up almost exclusively of Latino athletes. Meet the Falcons: Luis Escobar, Ariel Bonilla, Ricardo Alfaro, Jose Florez, Kevin Tomazino, Angel Garcia, Kelton Trochez, Cristhian Rodriguez, Hector Hernandez, Josue Pelaez, Jose Arteaga, Jose Tobias, Abel Degarte, Mejia Bairon, Henry Morales, Jorge Lopez, Keni Moreira, Hector Morente, Leslie Anderson and Cristhian Andino.
Latino. Most of the Falcons have been playing the sport since childhood. In sparking Huguenot High to a 5-1 record so far this season, senior midfielder Ricardo “Ricky” Alfaro, who was born in Manhattan, N.Y., of El Salvadorian parents, has been the offensive headliner with 10 goals. Alfaro’s tally included three scores (a hat trick) — all in the first half — in an 8-0 rout of Armstrong High School on
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Huguenot High School senior Ricardo “Ricky” Alfaro gets control of the ball and takes it up the field during the Falcons’ game Tuesday against Manchester High School. Huguenot lost 3-2, but Alfaro scored his 10th goal of the season.
April 19. The “hat trick” — a soccer/ futbol term for three goals in a game — against Armstrong High came despite Alfaro play-
ing with a sore, swollen face, resulting from a bee sting. “I still had to play,” said Alfaro. The lean, 6-foot Alfaro,
who says he is “saving up to buy a car,” is in his fourth year of varsity play. A proven standout, he had seven goals in both his sophomore and junior seasons. “Ricky is a great player,” said Coach Vasquez. “He thinks the game so well, and he is so fast, sometimes too fast for the rest.” The Falcons converse mostly in Spanish on the field, but Alfaro and his brother, sophomore Luis Escobar, speak fluent English. Alfaro was second team AllConference a year ago and has earned nearly a full scholarship to junior college soccer powerhouse Frederick Community College in Frederick, Md. “From there, I hope to play (NCAA) Division I,” he said of his long-range plans. Like many of his teammates, Alfaro polished his skills playing in a mostly adult Latin American League on Sundays at River City Sportsplex in Chesterfield County. “Playing against older men was significant for me,” said Alfaro. “It makes you play harder. It was especially helpful in my
Football standout Phillip Sims gives back as new football coach at John Marshall High Some may look at John Marshall High School football and see a struggling program with a string of losing seasons. But Phillip Sims sees potential waiting to be tapped. “I was looking to get into coaching and John Marshall piqued my interest because I know there are athletes in the building,” Coach Sims told the Richmond Free Press. “Look at John Marshall basketball — one of the top teams in the state. I know the football talent is there, too. It gives me the opportunity to do something to help these young men out.” In what will be his first school coaching assignment, the 24-year-old Coach Sims succeeds Damon “Redd” Thompson, who resigned after four seasons with the John Marshall Justices with a 4-26 record, 1-9 last year. Coach Sims needs no introduction to football followers. The former quarterback for Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake ranks with the most heralded and heavily recruited players in state history. As a junior in 2008, he led Oscar Smith High to the State 6A title with a 54-24 victory over Osbourn High in Manassas in the final. Coach Sims went on
to establish Virginia High School League passing records for most yards — 10,725 — and touchdowns — 119. Following a nationwide recruiting battle, Coach Sims signed with the University of Alabama under Coach Nick Saban. After being redshirted in 2010, he competed in 2011 and 2012 for Alabama’s starting quarterback Coach Sims job with A.J. McCarron. Coach Sims was primarily the backup quarterback on the Crimson Tide’s 2012 national championship team. Dissatisfied with his role, Coach Sims transferred to the University of Virginia in 2013 and passed for 1,263 yards and nine touchdowns for the Cavaliers. He then transferred to Winston-Salem State for his senior year in 2014, passing for 1,560 yards and 15 touchdowns. His final game with the Rams was a loss to Virginia State University in the 2014 CIAA championship game. Overlooked in the NFL draft, Coach Sims signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2015 and the Seattle
Seahawks in 2016, and was a member of those teams’ offseason and training camp rosters. Also in 2016, he played for the Canadian League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders before being sidelined with an injury. Since retiring from professional football, Coach Sims, who lives in the Petersburg area, is the founder and CEO of “From the Ground Up Training,” a workout program for young football enthusiasts. He still needs a few credits to finish his undergraduate degree. It remains unclear whether he will be a full-time member of the John Marshall High teaching staff. John Marshall High Principal William Royals said, “Coach Sims brings experience and knowledge to our players that will develop them not only as players and as a team, but also as young men who will serve our community.” Coach Sims was to meet the John Marshall players and parents this week and implement an offseason development program. “This is my chance to give back what I’ve learned along my journey,” said Coach Sims. “I’ve had my ups and downs. I’ll try and teach these kids what I had to learn on my own.”
case because I played in the top division, La Primera.” To be fair, Huguenot High has not faced the meat of its schedule. Richmond schools have never fared well against their more formally trained and better funded suburban opponents. “When you score or assist against a Chesterfield team, you know you have done something,” said Alfaro. “Those teams are very good.” Coach Vasquez is confronted with hurdles the suburban coaches aren’t likely to face. For starters, Richmond Public Schools’ mandatory 2.0 GPA to participate in athletics often works against his Falcons. “Many of our players came to Huguenot without a strong academic background,” Coach Vasquez said. “They’re placed in high school due to their age, but often they’re not ready.” Alfaro estimates the team has “lost five or six significant players” because of the academic requirement. One of the most talented Falcons, who was secondteam All-Conference in 2016, dropped out of school prior to his senior year. “He had to go to work,” said Coach Vasquez, shaking his head. “He turned 18 and needed to go to work.” Then there are practice time limitations. Since most of the players don’t drive, they are at the mercy of the Special Activities bus that leaves the school at 5 p.m. However, the bus doesn’t run on Fridays, so that’s a lost day of practice. The Huguenot team dominates its opponents from Richmond, but struggles against Chesterfield, Henrico and Hanover teams. “Still, we’re the only city school that can come close” to beating the suburban teams, Alfaro said. For many years during late 1990s and early 2000s, Huguenot High ruled city football, American style, with numerous district and region crowns, even reaching the state final in 1988. Now it may be time for Falcons futbol — international style — to be No. 1 in the city.
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Ms. Wright also pitches in to help with events of all kinds. In the past, she has helped with mailings. She is one of many volunteers who help make the annual GardenFest of Lights come alive. The event draws tens of thousands of people to a display throughout the garden grounds, more than 500,000 twinkling lights, handcrafted botanical decorations, model trains and more. “I am a behind-the-scenes
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kind of person,” Ms. Wright says. “Lewis Ginter is a wonderful place to work. Very nice people work there and the managers are very nice.” Born in Fredericksburg, Ms. Wright now lives a t We s t m i n s t e r Canterbury retirement community. In addition to her work at the botanical garden, she also volunteers to help her fellow residents whenever and wherever there is a need. “She has an incredibly nurturing presence at Westminster Canterbury and has also been active in her church,” Ms. Ellis says. “Bee is one of these people who isn’t going to give you just 100 percent. She gives 150.” Meet this week’s Personality and award-winning volunteer, Elizabeth Lee “Bee” Wright. Date and place of birth: July 25 in Fredericksburg.
Current residence: Richmond. Education: bachelor’s in medical technology, Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C.; master’s in medical social work. Family: Brother, one niece and three nephews. Occupation: Worked in the clinical lab at Johnston-Willis Hospital. Latest honor: Recipient of the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteering. How I got news that I was an award winner: Lewis Ginter officials had planned a surprise to present it at the volunteer meeting. I almost didn’t make it. What this award means to me: I’m very humbled. Very appreciative. Why I volunteer: I like to stay busy and I enjoy the people. Why I volunteer at Lewis Ginter: A former resident at Westminster Canterbury got me interested. I wasn’t good with flowers but I enjoyed the companionship and it has been a lot of fun to see the gift shop grow from one room.
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Local artists using recycled materials in their work will be featured this month during an exhibit, “Discarded: Recycled Items as Art,” at Pine Camp Arts and Community Center in Richmond. A reception to meet the artists will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Spotlight Gallery at Pine Camp, 4901 Old Brook Road. The exhibit, timed to celebrate National Recycling Month, is to show how what is considered waste can become a work of art and address environmental issues through imagination and creativity. During the reception, representatives from local waste management agencies will answer questions and talk with people about recycling. The exhibition will be on view Art dolls by Martha Jones-Carter through May 26. Spotlight Gallery, which is part of the Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. Details: Shaunn Casselle at (804) 646-6722.
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Nigerian-born Oscar Ekponimo was 11 when his family was struck by misfortune. His father had a partial stroke, causing him to lose his job, and with it, the family income. “For the next three years we had little food in the house,” Mr. Ekponimo recalls. “If we had one small meal at the end of the day, it was a good day. I recall one instance when all I ate in a 48-hour period was a biscuit snack a friend shared with me at school. “My mom used to remind us that the hunger was not forever,” he said. “That always kept me going.” Mr. Ekponimo’s brush with hunger would later drive him to create uses of the computer cloud, such as “Blue Valentine,” that would find hot meals for indigent street kids. That was followed by SalvageHub, and finally his latest app, Chowberry, a program that earned him the International Telecoms Union Award for Technology Innovation. Chowberry is a cloud-based software application that cuts food waste and redistributes vital nutrition to people in need. It uses the barcodes on food products to alert retailers when the end of shelf life is approaching and helps redistribute these discounted products to individuals and to food relief agencies. An award from the Rolex watch company in 2016 is helping to perfect the program, with the initial goal of delivering safe, healthy nutrition to lowincome Nigerian households. Rolex funds will go toward hiring engineers to upgrade the software, ensuring the application is more robust, and scaling up the organization by adding more retail partners. Mr. Ekponimo is an alumnus of Stanford University’s Technology Ventures Program and earned a bachelor of science degree in computing from Nigeria’s University of Calabar. He is passionate about IT and its prospects for developing solutions for private and public
enterprises. Now one of Time magazine’s “Next Generation Leaders,” the 30-year-old still dedicates his work to addressing the deprivation he knew in his own life. “I had several job offers from big (technology) firms over the past few years. But Chowberry is what I am passionate about. I want to see it grow and continue to benefit people’s lives,” he said. “When I think of the millions of people who are food-deprived, counting on me to give them some relief, to help alleviate their suffering, I am driven to make Chowberry a success. I can never throw in the towel.” He said he saw an opportunity to provide affordable nutrition to millions of people while providing retailers with a sustainable system for managing the end of shelf life. “This is a win-win solution.”
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All Time.” The happy news didn’t stop racist Tennis superstar Serena Williams comments, however. is pregnant and taking maternity leave The International Tennis Federation through the rest of 2017, with the baby said last Saturday it has launched an due this fall, her spokeswoman aninvestigation into Romania’s Fed Cup nounced last week. captain Ilie Nastase after the former The revelation was first hinted at in world No. 1 player allegedly made a a Snapchat selfie of the tennis star in derogatory comment about Serena’s a yellow, one-piece swimsuit posted unborn child. on social media with the caption “20 Nastase, 70, was heard speaking in weeks.” Romanian to one of his team members Serena deleted the photo shortly after about Serena’s baby during the Fed it appeared April 19 and waited more than Cup draw in Constanta, Romania, on six hours to make any public comment, April 21. stoking debate among tennis fans about “Let’s see what color it has. Chocolate whether or not she was joking. with milk?” he was quoted as saying. The confirmation upended a sport Serena’s fiancé is white. the 35-year-old athlete has dominated “The ITF does not tolerate discriminafor the past decade. tory and offensive language and behavior “I’m happy to confirm Serena of any kind,” the Federation said in an is expecting a baby this fall,” Los emailed statement. “We are aware of Angeles-based publicist Kelly Bush alleged comments made by Romanian Novak said. Captain Ilie Nastase and have begun an Bush Novak said that Serena intended immediate investigation so that we have to sit out the remainder of the 2017 the full facts of the situation before taking season and return next year. further and appropriate action.” Serena, the world’s highest paid On Monday, Serena thanked the ITF female athlete, has not played since and said the investigation would have January. She apparently will miss two her full support. major upcoming events — the French “It disappoints me to know we live in Open in May and Wimbledon in July. a society where people like Ilie Nastase In December, she announced her can make such racist comments towards engagement to Reddit co-founder Alexis myself and unborn child, and sexist Ohanian. comments against my peers,” Serena If Serena’s is indeed 20 weeks into wrote on social media. her term, that would mean she was ap“I am not afraid unlike you. You see, proximately two months pregnant when Serena Williams sparks pregnancy I am no coward. Does my sassiness she captured her record 23rd Grand Slam rumors — and confirms them — last upset you? Why are you beset with tournament singles title at the Australian week on Snapchat with this selfie. gloom? You may shoot me with your Open in January. words ... you may try to kill me with Her victory over older sister Venus Williams broke a tie your hatefulness, but still like air I will rise.” with Steffi Graf for the most Grand Slam singles championFor Serena, who commands nearly $29 million in salary ships in the sport’s modern era. Serena Williams has not and sponsorship earnings, becoming pregnant makes her played since then, citing a knee injury. all the more attractive to corporate sponsors, allowing her Fans and celebrities reacted with a mixture of awe and to extend her reach into maternity wear and motherhood glee to Serena’s Snapchat post. products, industry executives said. “Serena Williams was pregnant when she won her 23rd “You take an iconic name who’s now a brand and you add grand slam tournament at the Australian Open. And did not pregnancy to it, you get a happy story,” said Gary Fechter, drop ONE SET. Let that sink in,” wrote Twitter user @ an attorney at McCarter & English who has represented noelleharmony. companies in sponsorship deals. “This just makes her even “So Serena cheated,” Trevor Noah, the host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, wrote on his Twitter account. more valuable.” Serena is the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam singles “Because that’s technically a doubles match.” title and still dominates the tour at an age when most players The Women’s Tennis Association congratulated Serena on have retired. She has played professionally for two decades, Twitter before deleting its post. Tennis’ U.S. governing body, the United States Tennis first gaining the No. 1 ranking in 2002. She has held that Association, wrote on Facebook, “Join us in congratulating spot for more than six years. Her sister, Venus Williams, 36, has won seven Grand the GOAT and her fiancé Alexis Ohanian on this incredible news!” referring to Serena with the acronym for “Greatest of Slam singles titles.
‘Black Girl Showcase’ highlighting teen social change projects slated for May 4
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North Side spruces up Volunteers Erica Greene, left, and Sherita Sin brush stain on the ramp leading to a Highland Park home during Rebuilding Together Richmond’s blitz last Saturday to help repair and upgrade homes for elderly and low-income residents. Formerly known as Christmas in April, the daylong effort by the nonprofit organization drew nearly 1,000 volunteers to work on 39 homes in North Side as part of National Rebuilding Day and Affordable Housing Awareness Week. In its 25 years of helping to upgrade housing, Rebuilding Together Richmond has mobilized more than 25,000 volunteers who donated more than 200,000 hours to improve 1,300 homes. The organization values the work at $12 million.
Girls for a Change is holding a “Black Girl Showcase” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden auditorium, 1800 Lakeside Ave. The free program will showcase the projects for social change that were designed and conducted by the nonprofit organization’s Girl Action Teams of 10 to 15 girls ages 11 through 18 who met in after-school programs for 14 weeks. The teams chose various community issues that they deemed important, such as teen pregnancy, racism and date abuse, and designed and led a project to combat the issue. At the event, the teams will share information about their projects and talk about the impact on the community and themselves. Participants gain skills in leadership, project management, problem solving and failure recovery through the program. Lauren Mims, former assistant director for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans, is the special guest for the event. Go to www.blackgirlshowcase.eventbrite.com to register for the event. Information: (866) 738-4422.
Application deadline for Maggie L. Walker Youth Summer Leadership Institute Applications are being accepted from Richmond area students ages 14 through 18 for the 8th Annual Maggie L. Walker Youth Summer Leadership Institute. The free program is sponsored by the National Park Service and hosted at the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site in Jackson Ward.
The program will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays from July 3 through 13. Students will meet with local, state and national leaders, attend community meetings and visit historical sites and museums. The program also will highlight public service and what it means to be an
involved citizen. The application deadline is Monday, May 8. Appplications can be downloaded from https://www.nps.gov/.../kidsy.../ summer-leadership-institute.htm For more information, visit www.nps.gov/ mawa or call (804) 771-2017, ext. 24.
Richmond Association of Black Social Workers, VSU host symposium on trauma-informed care Dr. Kobi Kambon, former president of the Association of Black Psychologists, will be the keynote speaker at a symposium Saturday, April 29, sponsored by the Richmond Association of Black Social Workers and the Virginia State University Department of Psychology. The theme: “An African-Centered
Approach to Trauma-Informed Care: Pulling Together and Navigating Systems.” The symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at VSU’s Hunter-McDaniel Hall, 2nd floor. Breakout sessions will be held on a variety of topics, including the educational
system, the black family, black youths in foster care and black women and intimate partner violence. Cost: $50 for general admission; free for VSU students and $20 for non-VSU students. For more information, email shepsu@ icloud.com or call (804) 356-6754.
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Deconstructing O.J. Ezra Edelman, director of the five-part, documentary miniseries “O.J.: Made in America,” talks about the project last Saturday during a showing and discussion at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Grace Street Theater. About 75 people were in the audience for the questionand-answer session with the director.
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Operation Streets founder calls recreation programs the key to ending youth violence By Jeremy M. Lazarus
On the campaign trail, Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney promised to beef up after-school programs and recreational opportunities for youths. But in his ďŹ rst budget, he has continued the trend of recent years of slashing funding for the city Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities. Under the budget plan, the department is to receive $21 million, or $4 million less in the new ďŹ scal year beginning July 1, with recreational services alone being cut by $600,000. To the Rev. Charles A. West, the city’s decision to reduce recreation funding is shortsighted. He sees a link between shrinking recreation, particularly in the poorest areas of the city such as public housing communities, and the recent surge in homicides and shootings involving young people. “Too many of our young people are being left to their own devices,â€? he said, rather than being connected with after-school sports programs that provide discipline and educational assistance. “We can’t leave this problemâ€? to police, he said. “They want to lock people up. I want young people to become productive citizens. What we need more of are positive programs that enable kids to move in another direction. And the reality is that in public housing communities, there are few recreational opportunities.â€? Rev. West has some insight into the impact that recreation
can have. For the past 18 years, he has run Operation Streets, a nonproďŹ t he founded, and has worked with up to 100 youths from the East End and South Side public housing communities. While the 72-year-old retired Church of God minister has slowed down because of health issues and reduced his program from three times a week to once a week, he said the operation is proof that such Rev. West efforts can help change lives. “Kids who have played for me have gone on to star in high school, gone on to college or into the military,â€? said Rev. West, who recently has become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon Church. “These kids want to play basketball,â€? he said. “That’s the way I hook them. Before allowing them to play, they get homework help and spend at least 20 minutes getting information to help them in life. “They also can’t play hooky from school and have to do their work, and they know I’ll check with their teachers,â€? he said. “And I have a strict pants-up policy. These kids need a program that stresses positive behavior.â€? Those who hew to the rules, he said, gain rewards, including traveling to tournaments out of town. He said he has taken
teams from his program to tournaments in Houston, New York City and Orlando, Fla., among other places. He said he pays the costs for the trips himself or with help from supporters. Rev. West said he understands the youths because he grew up in the same circumstances in Chicago, even becoming a gang member. He described himself as an angry teen who could have ended up dead or in prison like too many youngsters in Richmond. He said his life changed when his high school football coach took an interest in him and took him in as a foster son. Rev. West said he ďŹ nished high school and went on to play football at Grambling State University. Before ďŹ nishing, he joined the Marines, served in Vietnam and then returned to Chicago to serve in the ministry. But throughout his life, he said he has sought to pay back his foster father, Todd Walker, by running youth programs like Operation Streets, ďŹ rst in Chicago, then in North Carolina and now in Richmond. He said he wished the city would understand the importance of such programs. “We can either spend more on police or we can spend more on providing positive outlets in which our kids can thrive and ďŹ nd direction. “There has been a lot of talk, but nothing seems to get done,â€? he said. “And until that changes, we’ll continue to obsess about the problem of youth violence.â€?
Mt. Gilead wins 2017 Governor’s Award One of the Richmond area’s largest churches is the winner of a statewide award for volunteer and community service. The church is the 5,000-member Mt. Gilead Full Gospel International Ministries of ChesterďŹ eld County led by Bishop Daniel Robertson Jr. and his wife, Elena Robertson. Mt. Gilead is the recipient of the 2017 Governor’s Award for Volunteerism and Community Service as the Outstanding Faith-Based Organization in Virginia. According to the citation, Mt. Gilead marshals a force of 800 volunteers in tackling major community issues. During the past two years, Mt. Gilead has
provided nearly 140,000 meals to ďŹ ght hunger through the area’s food bank and its own mobile food cart, “The Net,â€? the citation states. Mt. Gilead volunteers also were cited for partnering with the nonproďŹ t Virginia Supportive Housing to help provide permanent housing and supportive services for the homeless. A former pharmacist who earned his master’s of divinity from Virginia Union University, Bishop Robertson has led the church since 1991. Founded more than 100 years ago, Mt. Gilead states on its website that it had dwindled to 25 participating members when Bishop Robertson was called to lead the church. Since his arrival, the church has grown
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‘Bring Our Missing Children Home!’ event April 29 at South Side church By Jeremy M. Lazarus
Toni Jacobs keeps hoping she will soon hear from her 21-year-old daughter, Keeshae Jacobs, who disappeared without a trace seven months ago. Ms. Jacobs is not the only parent facing this agonizing situation. Thirty-four children from the Richmond area — including 11 from the city — reportedly have disappeared since January, according to  Exploited the National Center for Missing and Children, which posts their stories and the
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children. With free admission to the public, the “Bring Our Missing Children Home!â€? event will take place noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, on the church grounds at 900 Decatur St., said Ms. Jacobs, who works as a dispatcher for a private company. The event will feature ďŹ ngerprinting, children’s games and face painting, hot dogs and hamburgers. Charles Willis of United Communities against Crime will provide music. Information: Toni Jacobs, (804) 433-5270, or Mr. Willis, (804) 399-1111.
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The Women United for Christ Ministry is presenting a Women’s Transformation & Empowerment Experience from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Fifth Baptist Church’s Family Life Center, 1415 W. Cary St. The theme for the event: Fierce, Fabulous & On Fire for God. Speakers include Evangelist Sharon Little of Peace Mission Church, Elder Cherral Moore of Mount Olivet Church and Dr. Sharon Earley of Apostolic Prophetic Connection. Women from Metro Richmond are invited to attend. Registration is $10 and can be paid at the door. Details: Evangelist Little at (804) 218-3629 or slittle.sharon@gmail.com.
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Cuba Gooding Sr., former lead singer of The Main Ingredient, dies at 72 Want to Be Lonely” and “Happiness is Just Around the Bend,” LOS ANGELES both in 1974. Cuba Gooding Sr., who sang The group’s song, “Everythe 1972 hit “Everybody Plays body Plays the Fool,” helped the Fool,” has died. the Gooding family move from Authorities say the 72-yearthe Bronx, N.Y., to Southern old singer and father of Oscar California. winner Cuba Gooding Jr. was Mr. Gooding’s father fled found dead in a car Thursday, Barbados and went to Cuba — April 20, 2017, in the Woodland hence the name of his son — Hills section of Los Angeles. before becoming a taxi driver Coroner’s Assistant Chief in Manhattan. Ed Winter says the cause of The singer left The Main death is under investigation, but Ingredient twice, once in 1977 drug paraphernalia and alcohol and returning in 1979 after were found in the car parked releasing two albums as a solo on a busy street. artist for Motown. In the 1980s, Born in New York City, Mr. he left again, releasing solo Gooding rose to fame with the albums in 1993 and 2004. Cuba Gooding Sr. with his son, Cuba. R&B group, The Main IngrediIn addition to his son, Cuba ent. He joined the group after its original lead singer, Donald Jr., survivors include his wife, Shirley Sullivan Gooding; two McPherson, died in 1971. other sons, Omar, an actor, and Tommy, a musician; a daughter, With The Main Ingredient, he had such hits as “Just Don’t April Gooding, an actress and comedian; and grandchildren. Free Press wire reports
Hernandez cited Scripture on forehead before suicide Religion News Service
It wasn’t a suicide note that former NFL star Aaron Hernandez left in his Massachusetts prison cell when he reportedly hanged himself. Instead, the corrections officers who discovered Mr. Hernandez’s body the morning of April 19 saw “John 3:16” written across his forehead in red ink. A Bible in the cell lay open to the same verse. Mr. Hernandez seemed to want to send a message. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life,” the New Testament verse states. Mr. Hernandez was a convicted murderer, serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole, and one who had led what many would deem an irreligious life — brawling and using illegal drugs. In 2013, a jury convicted him of killing semipro football player Odin Lloyd. But at times in his life, Mr. Hernandez also seemed to try to ground himself in religion — perhaps to ease a guilty conscience or to help keep his career on track, some have suggested. He signed a $40 million contract with the New England Patriots in 2012. Or perhaps Mr. Hernandez was a genuine believer, or perhaps all three. John 3:16 is one of the most widely quoted verses in
the New Testament and is frequently invoked before death. The verse is carved into many a Christian’s gravestone, perhaps because it seems to sum up the Christian faith as well as any sentence in the Bible: Believe in Jesus, and you will enjoy everlasting life. Martin Luther, the 16th century German monk and theologian who sparked the Protestant Reformation, reportedly called John 3:16 “the gospel in miniature.” More recently, the verse has been linked with football. • It was written in former star quarterback Tim Tebow’s eye black, the grease or strip applied under the eyes to reduce glare, at a 2009 Bowl Championship Series game, leading the NCAA to ban the practice. • It appeared on a player’s eye black in a rejected 2011 Super Bowl ad by a Christian organization called the Fixed Point Foundation. • It was emblazoned on the Tshirts worn and signs waved by Rollen Stewart, the “Rainbow Man,” who captured attention at sporting events in the 1970s and 1980s and was later imprisoned for threatening behavior. The makeshift John 3:16 tattoo Mr. Hernandez apparently drew on his forehead was far
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Hernandez had craved a father figure ever since. He found one in Urban Meyer, former head football coach at the University of Florida, where Mr. Hernandez played starting in 2007. Many news accounts report that Mr. Hernandez and Coach Meyer regularly studied the Bible together and that Coach Meyer assigned Mr. Tebow — then a Florida Gator who would soon become the most outwardly devout Christian to play in the NFL — to keep an eye on Mr. Hernandez. Mr. Hernandez’s death may result in the vacating of his murder conviction, which he had been appealing, according to The Boston Globe. The former player’s lawyer has questioned whether Mr. Hernandez actually killed himself.
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Humanist? Deist? No religion? No problem. The U.S. Department of Defense announced a near doubling of its list of recognized religions. It will now formally recognize Humanism and other minority faiths among members of the Armed Forces. The move, which came at the end of March and made public last week, means servicemen and service women who are adherents of small faith groups are now guaranteed the same rights, privileges and protections granted to their peers who are members of larger faith groups. The move was lauded by humanist organizations, which have been pushing for full recognition, including their own chaplains, for 10 years. “Beyond Humanism, the new listing is a win for diversity in general,” Jason Torpy, president of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers, said in an announcement. “There have been prior declarations that the government or the military has recognized Humanism in one way or another. But this is different.” Previously, the U.S. military recognized just over 100 religions. The new list has grown to 221 to include the earth-based faiths, such as heathens and Asatru, and an additional eight Protestant groups, including the International Communion of the Charismatic Christian Church. Jewish service members now may choose among Orthodox, Conservative and Reform instead of just “Jewish.” Mr. Torpy, a West Point alumnus whose Humanism was not recognized when he attended in 1998, offered thanks to the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, which oversaw the new list. “This is really good,” he said. “But the still-to-do’s include a statement from the chaplains in the services saying we encourage humanists to come to our chapels to get humanist materials and referrals.” Mr. Torpy said his organization is ready with “chaplain outreach” to help train military chaplains in humanist beliefs and needs. Josh Heath, co-director of the Open Halls Project, which works to support heathens and other earth-based faiths in the military, said the newly recognized groups now will find it easier to get their holidays off, travel off-base to religious services or keep special religious items in the barracks. “If you run into any miscommunication about your religious needs, you can say this is my official religious preference and be accommodated,” he said. Mr. Heath hopes it will make it easier for military heathens to find each other and form on-base communities. And there’s another plus: The Department of Defense now will have more accurate counts of each recognized religious group, which varies widely depending on who’s counting. According to MAAF figures, more than 22 percent of service personnel identify as “no religious preference,” and slightly more than 1 percent identify as “atheist” or “agnostic.” In 2010, the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute estimated humanists make up 3.6 percent of the U.S. military. The new policy has its detractors. Writing for Reporter, the official newspaper of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Roger Drinnon said a “heavily secularized military culture, stemming from ongoing atheist activism and LGBT advocacy,” has led to “an environment where restrictions and even punitive actions reportedly are being imposed on chaplains, commanders and lower ranks who seek to serve without compromising their religious faith.” Humanism was recognized by the Army in 2014, but this new order expands that to all branches of the military. Mission Statement: People of God developing Disciples for Jesus Christ through Preaching and Teaching of God’s Holy Word reaching the people of the Church and the Community.
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from the only reflection of faith on his body. The Connecticutraised football star, son of an Italian mother and Puerto Rican father, was covered in ink. A tattoo on his right arm of a gun next to the phrase “God Forgives” may be a testament to his belief in God’s mercy. But prosecutors called it a confession in a 2012 double murder case, in which Mr. Hernandez was charged with fatally shooting two men in Boston in 2012. Mr. Hernandez was acquitted of those slayings five days before he was found dead. In a 2009 USA Today story about his tattoos, Mr. Hernandez pointed out representations of God’s hands at his shoulder and angels near his wrists. “There’s Jesus’ hands on the cross, and that’s about the pain we all go through,” he explained to writer Kelly Whiteside, pointing to his left arm. Other tattoos on his torso honor his father, Dennis Hernandez, with his favorite sayings and symbols of joy. The football star called his relationship with his father, who died of a medical complication when Aaron was 16, particularly close. Friends and family said Mr.
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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, May 8, 2017 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 ordinances: Ordinance No. 2017-083 To amend Ord. No. 2016-116, adopted Apr. 25, 2016, as previously amended by Ord. No. 2016-226, adopted Nov. 14, 2016, which authorized the Chief Administrative Officer to submit a Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as an application for the receipt of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds; accepted funds from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the total amount of $6,368,237; and appropriated $6,568,237 for various projects, for the purposes of re-appropriating unexpended funds and appropriating additional funds in the total amount of $691,530 and of reallocating funds for various projects.(COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, April 27, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-084 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $115,000 from the Virginia Department of Transportation; and to appropriate the amount of $115,000 to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Capital Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Traffic Control Installation project in the Transportation category by $115,000 for the purpose of the installation of a new traffic signal at the intersection of Williamsburg Avenue and Nicholson Street. Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available 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. Jean V. Capel City Clerk City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, May 22, 2017 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. 2017-085 To rezone a portion of the property known as 3900 West Broad Street from the B-3 General Business District to the I Institutional District; and to conditionally rezone a portion of the property known as 3900 West Broad Street from the B-3 General Business District to the B-3 General Business District (Conditional). The property is currently zoned in the B-3 General Business District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends Mixed Use land use for the property. The Master Plan defines the primary uses for this category as “combinations of office, retail, personal service, general commercial and service uses and, in some cases, multi-family residential and dwelling units above ground floor commercial. Generally, such areas consist of a mix of several types of uses, designed and arranged to be compatible with one another.” No residential density is specified for this land use category.
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conditions. The property is currently zoned in the B-3 General Business District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends Mixed Use land use for the property. The Master Plan defines the primary uses for this category as “combinations of office, retail, personal service, general commercial and service uses and, in some cases, multi-family residential and dwelling units above ground floor commercial. Generally, such areas consist of a mix of several types of uses, designed and arranged to be compatible with one another.” No residential density is specified for this land use category. Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov.com; the Main City Library located at 101 East Franklin Street; 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. Jean V. Capel City Clerk
Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND LAURA POLLARD, Plaintiff v. EDWARD M. THOMPSON, Defendant. Case No.: CL17-970-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for more than one year. An Affidavit having been filed that due diligence has been used by and on behalf of the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city such Defendant is, without effect, it is ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this this Court on or before the 23rd day of May, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. to protect his interest. An Extract, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Earl J. Gee The Gee Law Firm, P.C. 211 East German School Road Richmond, VA 23224 (804) 226-4111 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER STEVEN DOOLEY, Plaintiff v. CHERAY SCHAMP-BAZAR, Defendant. Case No.: CL17000144-00 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 5th day of June, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER APRIL PRESSLEY-DAVIS, Plaintiff v. TYRONE DAVIS, Defendant. Case No.: CL17000973-00 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 5th day of June, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667
Ordinance No. 2017-086 To amend Ord. No. 97300-98-243, adopted Jun. 22, 1998, as previously amended by Ord. No. 2002-71-102, adopted Apr. 22, 2002, and by Ord. No. 2010-47-57, adopted Mar. 22, 2010, for the purpose of amending the conditions of the special use that pertain to the property known as 3900 West Broad Street, upon certain terms and
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER RALPH ADDEI, Plaintiff v. SHAKITA SPRATLEY, Defendant. Case No.: CL17000971-00 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
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a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 5th day of June, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667
AND ANY UNKNOWN BIRTH FATHER OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Pursuant to VA Code § 16.1-277.01, Children’s Home Society of Virginia is requesting that the Court terminate the residual parental rights of the named birth fathers, Duvell Smith and Christopher Jones, whose whereabouts are unknown, and any unknown birth father, whose identity and whereabouts are unknown, and transfer custody of the infant, Jayden Rashawn Pretty, DOB 12/30/16 to the Children’s Home Society of Virginia with the right to place the infant for adoption. It is ORDERED that the defendant Duvell Smith, Christopher Jones or any Unknown Birth Father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before May 23, 2017.
TRAVERIOUS WOODSON, JR., child, DOB 3/9/2010, “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 responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Kristy Parker (Mother) & Traverious Woodson, Sr. (Father) to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before June 6, 2017 at 9:20am, CourtRoom #2
the western side of Buffin Road, containing 5.381 acres, all as shown on the plat by Jennings-Stephenson, P.C., dated January 6, 2006, a copy of which is recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Henrico, County, VA in Deed Book 4201, Page 1728. AND BEING part of the same real estate conveyed by deed to Elmond Jones by deed from Margaret G. Cross and O.B. Cross, her husband, dated August 1, 1931 recorded August 13, 1931, in Deed Book 253-A, page 2, Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Henrico County, Virginia. Elmond Jones died intestate in 1945, survived by a widow, Louise P. Jones and four sons and two daughters, namely; Wilson Jones, Jacob P. Jones, Arrington Jones, Sr., Walter Jones, Carlotta J. Jones and Lillian L. Scott, his sole heirs at law. All heirs, including Ronnie Lee Jones, his successors in interest and/ or assigns if any; Wayne Jones, his successor in interest and/or assigns if any; and PARTIES UNKNOWN who may have an interest in the property described above. Affidavit having been made and filed that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the existence of and location of certain parties to be served, and that there are or may be persons whose names are unknown who are interested in the subject matter of this suit; It is ORDERED that, Ronnie Lee Jones, Wayne Jones and PARTIES UNKNOWN, if then living or be dead, their heirs, devisees, assigns, or successors in title, and other unknown heirs or parties who have an interest in the subject matter of this suit, who are proceeded against as PARTIES UNKNOWN, appear before Court on or before June 5, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. to protect their interests, if any, in this suit and/or the referenced property; and Counsel for Plaintiff I ask for this: Stephen B. Wood (VSB 26581) The Wood Law Firm, PLC 1503 Santa Rosa Road Suite 109 Richmond, Virginia 23229 Telephone: (804) 288-4007 Facsimile: (804) 288-5973 Cell (804)873-0088 Steve.wood@woodlawrva.com
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 IS ORDERED that JUNIUS L. PATRON a/k/a JUNIUS LEE PATRON, DECEASED, that WILLIAM PATRON a/k/a WILLIAM EDWARD PATRON, SR., and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 2017, 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. Case No.: CL17-1356 ANTHONY H. PLUNKETT, JR., DECEASED, et al., Defendants. AMENDED ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1207 Ashley Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0100163/004 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, ANTHONY H. PLUNKETT, JR. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ANTHONY H. PLUNKETT, JR., DECEASED, 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 ANTHONY H. PLUNKETT, JR., DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 25, 2017, 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 FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JANIELLE WALLER, Plaintiff v. ANTOINE WALLER, Defendant. Case No.: CL17000900-00 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 31st day of May, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD KELLY A. KANG, Plaintiff v. SWARN SINGH KANG, Defendant. Case No.: CL-913 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce. WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed by the Plaintiff, Kelly A. Kang, that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant, Swarn Singh Kang, it is ORDERED that Swarn Singh Kang appear before this Court on June 2, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., to protect his interests herein. An Extract, Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk Mary Ashby Brown, Esquire (VSB$74718) Friedman Law Firm, P.C. 9401 Courthouse Rd., Suite A Chesterfield, VA 23832 (804) 717-1969 (telephone) (804) 748-4161 (telecopier) mabrown@friedmanlawva.com Counsel for the Plaintiff/Wife
virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re TONY LEWIS The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Edwina Ellis (MOTHER), Tony Lewis (FATHER), & UNKNOWN (FATHER) of TONY LEWIS, DOB 6/29/2010, “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 responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Edwina Ellis ( M o t h e r ) , To n y L e w i s (Father), & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before June 5, 2017 at 3:00Pm, CourtRoom #4 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re zewina williams The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Edwina Ellis (MOTHER), Zohnelle Williams (FATHER), & UNKNOWN (FATHER) of Zewina Williams, DOB 6/19/2009, “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 responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Edwina Ellis (Mother), Zohnelle Williams (Father), & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before June 5, 2017 at 3:00Pm, CourtRoom #4
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD MARQUITA LEWIS KELSAW, Plaintiff v. LOUIS ELBERT KELSAW, SR., Defendant Case No. 17-419 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this lawsuit is for the Plaintiff to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant because they have lived separate and apart, without cohabitation or the intention to resume cohabitation for more than one year. The Defendant shall appear and protect his interests before this Court before May 12, 2017 at 8:30 a.m., which is within 50 days of the date of the entry of this Order. An Extract Teste: Wendy S. Hughes, Clerk Robert L. Flax, P.C. 8 South Sheppard Street Richmond, VA 23221-3028 804 355-8425 office 804 355-9129 fax robertflax@flaxlegal.com
virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re TRUETHE OCTOBER LOUISSA KHOL Case No. J-89660-07-00 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) ANTHONY LOUIS KOHL (FATHER) of TRUETHE OCTOBER LOU ISS A K OH L, D O B 7/14/2014, “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 responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Anthony Louis Kohl (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before July 5, 2017 at 10:00am, CourtRoom #5
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND APRIL BIANCA JAMES, Plaintiff v. GEORGE O’NEAL CRUMP, JR., Defendant. Case No.: CL13-3249-8 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit, brought by April Bianca James, is a complaint for divorce. It appearing from an affidavit that the Defendant, George O’Neal Crump, Jr., cannot be found, and that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant; It is hereby ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before the 9th of May, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. to protect his interests herein. A Copy, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Cravens & Noll, P.C. 9011 Arboretum Parkway, Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23236 (804) 330-9220
virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re tRAVERIOUS WOODSON, JR. Case No. J-90154-10, J-90154-11 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) CHARLES TAY L O R ( FAT H E R ) & UNKNOWN (FATHER) of TRAVERIOUS WOODSON, JR., child, DOB 3/9/2010, “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 responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Charles Taylor (Father) & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before June 6, 2017 at 9:20am, CourtRoom #2
virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JAYDEN RASHAWN PRETTY, A Juvenile CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA V. DUVELL SMITH, CHRISTOPHER JONES
virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re tRAVERIOUS WOODSON, JR. Case No. J-90154-8, J-90154-9 The object of this suit i s t o : Te r m i n a t e t h e residual parental rights (“RPR”) KRISTY PARKER (MOTHER) & TRAVERIOUS WOODSON, SR. (FATHER) of
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virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MALACHI & MICKEL PARKER Case No. J-90155-6, J-90156-6 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) KRISTY PARKER (MOTHER) of MALACHI PARKER, & MICKEL PARKER twins, DOB 2/15/2014, “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 responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Kristy Parker (Mother) to appear at the above-named Court and protect her interest on or before June 6, 2017 at 9:20am, CourtRoom #2 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MALACHI PARKER Case No. J-90156-7, J-90156-8 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) MICHAEL W O O D S ( FAT H E R ) & UNKNOWN (FATHER) of MALACHI PARKER, child, DOB 2/15/2014, “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 responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Michael Woods (Father) & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before June 6, 2017 at 9:20am, Court Room #2. virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MiCKEL PARKER Case No. J-90155-7, J-90155-8 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) MICHAEL W O O D S ( FAT H E R ) & UNKNOWN (FATHER) of MICKEL PARKER, child, DOB 2/15/2014, “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 responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Michael Woods (Father) & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before June 6, 2017 at 9:20am Court Room #2.
PROPERTY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO CASE No. CL-16002894-00 DOUGLAS G. HARTMANN and MICAH C. HARTMANN PLAINTIFF, V. PATRICIA ANN JACKSON WOOLRIDGE, ET AL. 3823 Belker Ct. N. Chesterfield, VA 23234 And RONNIE LEE JONES (Address Unknown) And WAYNE JONES (Address Unknown) And THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, D E V I S E S A N D SUCCESSORS OF ELMOND JONES, LOUISE P. JONES, EMORY WILSON JONES, FRANCIS S. JONES, LILLIAN L. SCOTT, WALTER J. JONES, LILA O. JONES, CARLOTTA J O N E S , H O WA R D R . JONES, JACOB P. JONES, DOROTHY INEZ PERRY JONES, ARRINGTON JONES SR., ZACHERY WOOLRIDGE, ALBERTA JONES GARNETT and any other Parties Unknown, if then living or be dead, their heirs , devisees, assigns or successors in title, and other unknown heirs or parties whose names are unknown who may have an interest in the real property described herein and are made Defendants hereto as “PARTIES UNKNOWN” DEFENDANTS ORDER OF PUBLICATION CASE NUMBER CL-16002894 The object of this suit is to partition real property in Henrico County, Virginia, to wit all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the improvements thereon, lying and being in Varina Magisterial District, Henrico County, Virginia situated on Continued on next column
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND John Marshall Courts Building CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL17-762 JANET LYNN BRAY p/k/a JANET DAVIS p/k/a JANET G. GILLIAM a/k/a JANET L. GILLIAM, et al., Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1401 North 22nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000708/015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Janet L. Gilliam. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JANET LYNN BRAY p/k/a JANET DAVIS p/k/a JANET G. GILLIAM a/k/a JANET L. GILLIAM, 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 JANET LYNN BRAY p/k/a JANET DAVIS p/k/a JANET G. GILLIAM a/k/a JANET L. GILLIAM and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 2017, 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. Case No.: CL17-880 CARLOS J. JAMIESON IRREVOCABLE TRUST OF 2005, et al., Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 623 West Lancaster Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-0594/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Etrulia M. Haynes, Trustee, CARLOS J. JAMIESON IRREVOCABLE TRUST OF 2005, GWENDOLYN JOHNSON WOODFORD HICKS, and VELMA E. JOHNSON. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, Etrulia M. Haynes, Trustee, CARLOS J. JAMIESON IRREVOCABLE TRUST OF 2005 and VELMA J. JAMIESON f/k/a VELMA E. JOHNSON, 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 AISHA MONIQUE SMITH a/k/a MONIQUE AISHA WOODFORD and LATISHA CELESTE WOODFORD, 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; 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 Etrulia M. Haynes, Trustee, CARLOS J. JAMIESON IRREVOCABLE TRUST OF 2005, VELMA J. JAMIESON f/k/a VELMA E. JOHNSON, AISHA MONIQUE SMITH a/k/a MONIQUE AISHA WOODFORD, LATISHA CELESTE WOODFORD, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 2017, 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. Case No.: CL17-764 CHARLIE TAYLOR, DECEASED, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1310 North 23rd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000616/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, CHARLIE TAYLOR, DECEASED, and DAVID GAINYARD, DECEASED. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CHARLIE TAYLOR, DECEASED, and DAVID GAINYARD, DECEASED, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JANET LYNN BRAY p/k/a JANET DAVIS p/k/a JANET G. GILLIAM, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/ 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 CHARLIE TAYLOR, D E C E A S E D , D AV I D GAINYARD, DECEASED, JANET LYNN BRAY p/k/a JANET DAVIS p/k/a JANET G. GILLIAM, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 2017, 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. Case No.: CL17-763 JUNIUS L. PATRON a/k/a JUNIUS LEE PATRON, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2200 f/k/a 1600 Redd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0665/032, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, JUNIUS L. PATRON a/k/a JUNIUS LEE PATRON, DECEASED. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JUNIUS L. PATRON a/k/a JUNIUS LEE PATRON, DECEASED, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that WILLIAM PATRON a/k/a WILLIAM EDWARD PATRON, SR., who may have an ownership interest in said
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL 17-1701 SAMUEL CLARK, DECEASED, et al. Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1906 Chelsea Street Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000833/019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Samuel Clark. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, SAMUEL CLARK, DECEASED, 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 SAMUELCLARK,DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 2017, 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. Case No.: CL17-1620 JOSEPH A. CARTER, JR. DECEASED, et al., Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1406 North 25th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# NESW, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner(s) of record, [ownrec1]. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner JOSEPH A. CARTER, JR., DECEASED, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of JOSEPH A. CARTER, JR., DECEASED, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner SYLVIA C. CARTER a/k/a SYLVIA S. CARTER, DECEASED, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of SYLVIA C. CARTER a/k/a SYLVIA S. CARTER, DECEASED, 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
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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 JOSEPH A. CARTER, JR., DECEASED, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of JOSEPH A. CARTER, JR., DECEASED, SYLVIA C. CARTER a/k/a SYLVIA S. CARTER, DECEASED, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of SYLVIA C. CARTER a/k/a SYLVIA S. CARTER, DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 25, 2017, 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
JR., a/k/a HARPER W. ZEHMER, JR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF H. W. ZEHMER, JR., a/k/a HARPER W. ZEHMER, JR., ANNIE LUCILLE ASHBY ZEHMER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ANNIE LUCILLE ASHBY ZEHMER, SOLON ZEHMER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SOLON ZEHMER, and ROBERT ASHTON ZEHMER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ROBERT ASHTON ZEHMER, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that EVANGELINA GOSS a/k/a AVANGELINA GOSS, who may have an ownership 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 MARY D. HORNER a/k/a MARY DRUCILLA HORNER a/k/a DRUCILLA Z. HORNER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MARY D. H O R N E R a / k / a M A RY DRUCILLA HORNER a/k/a DRUCILLA Z. HORNER, ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JANE Z. ROLLISON, CONSTANCE R. MCADAM, JOHN ARTHUR ROLLINSON, H. W. ZEHMER, JR., a/k/a HARPER W. ZEHMER, JR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF H. W. ZEHMER, JR., a/k/a HARPER W. ZEHMER, JR., ANNIE LUCILLE ASHBY ZEHMER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ANNIE LUCILLE ASHBY ZEHMER, SOLON ZEHMER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SOLON ZEHMER, ROBERT ASHTON ZEHMER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ROBERT ASHTON ZEHMER, EVANGELINA GOSS a/k/a AVANGELINA GOSS and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 2017, 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
brances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1316 North 21ST Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL17-1458 LEON MORRIS, et al., Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 514 North 26th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000383/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, LEON MORRIS, as to a life estate and LILLIAN M. LEWIS, as to a life estate. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, LEON MORRIS, as to a life estate and LILLIAN M. LEWIS, as to a life estate, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that R. K. KENNEY, Jr., a/k/a ROBERT J. KENNEY, Jr., who may have an ownership interest 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 LEON MORRIS, as to a life estate, LILLIAN M. LEWIS, as to a life estate, R. K. KENNEY, Jr., a/k/a ROBERT J. KENNEY, Jr., and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 2017, 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. MARY D. HORNER a/k/a MARY DRUCILLA HORNER a/k/a DRUCILLA Z. HORNER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MARY D. HORNER a/k/a MARY DRUCILLA HORNER a/k/a DRUCILLA Z. HORNER, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL16-5214 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4307 Deloak Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0060334/024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Mary D. Horner. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARY D. HORNER a/k/a MARY DRUCILLA HORNER a/k/a DRUCILLA Z. HORNER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MARY D. H O R N E R a / k / a M A RY DRUCILLA HORNER a/k/a DRUCILLA Z. HORNER, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JANE Z. ROLLISON, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that CONSTANCE R. MCADAM, who may have an ownership interest in said property, whose last known post-office address is her DMV legal presence address of 3800 Fairfax Drive, Apt 906, Arlington, Virginia 22203, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that JOHN ARTHUR ROLLINSON, who may have an ownership 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; that H. W. ZEHMER, Continued on next column
COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 522 Chimborazo Boulevard, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0883/002 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Next Call, LLC, a/k/a Next Call a Virginia LLC, A Purged Virginia Limited liability Company, Case No. CL16-5550, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 522 Chimborazo Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encum-
COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 814 Norton Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0572/012 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. MIDATLANTIC PROPERTIES, INC., a/k/a MID ATLANTIC PROPERTIES, INC, Case Number: CL16-2320, A Terminated Virginia Corporation, et al., a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 814 NORTON STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise,
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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1016 NORTH 32ND STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0723/034 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Case Number: CL153219, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1016 North 32nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1316 North 21ST STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0614/004 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on January 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Case No. CL15-2582, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, Continued on next column
COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1408 WILLIS STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007-1231/018 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Robert L. Brown a/k/a Robert L. Brown, Sr., et al., Case Number: CL16-5190, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1408 Willis Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with
COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1428 North 19th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0771/012 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. OLIVER C. LAWRENCE, et al., Case Number: CL163805, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1428 North 19th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400
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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1432 North 19th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0771/032 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Oliver C. Lawrence, et al., Case Number: CL16-3807, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1432 North 19th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1832 Keswick Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007-1032/002 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Tower Building Properties, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Case No. CL15-3124, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1832 Keswick Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A Continued on next column
COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2108 2nd Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0556/005 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. The Tax Title Company of Richmond, A Dissolved Virginia Corporation, et al., Case No. CL13-5437-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2108 2nd Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be Continued on next page
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required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Eddie Ransome, Jr., et al, Case No. CL15-2547-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2121 Greenwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3402 3RD AVENUE, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise,
the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group
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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2113 WARWICK AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007-1632/011 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Mildred B. Smith a/k/a Millie Smith a/k/a Millie Britt Smith, et al., Case Number: CL164506, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2113 Warwick Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2121 GREENWOOD AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0446/018 Pursuant to an Order of Continued on next column
COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2308 Greenwood Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0485/001 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. L. V. Lawrence As Trustee of the LMT Land Trust, et al., Case Number: CL16-3804, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2308 Greenwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related
COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2416 NORTH AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0539/012 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on January 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. ROBERT M. DAVIS a/k/a ROBERT MICHAEL DAVIS, et al., Case No. CL16-4610, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2416 NORTH AVENUE, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the
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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3316 TERMINAL AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C009-0588/022 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Youner V. McLeod, et al., Case No. CL16-2730-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3316 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, 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 the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3402 3RD AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-1169/014 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on January 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. ALFRED J. EVANS a/k/a ALFRED JONES EVANS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ALFRED J. EVANS a/k/a ALFRED JONES EVANS, et al., Case No. CL16-4360, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. Continued on next column
COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3508 BRIEL STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-1554/020 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C. a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Case Number: CL153863, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3508 Briel Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. 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, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, Continued on next column
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Bid COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION ITB # 17-1375-4CE Creighton Road Vent Station This project consists of a new sewage force main air venting/ vacuum and odor treatment system Due 3:00 pm, June 1, 2017. Additional information available at: http://henrico.us/ purchasing/.
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Executive congratulations Gov. Terry McAuliffe chats about the Virginia Union University Lady Panthers’ winning formula during the Elite Eight team’s visit last week to the State Capitol. The governor invited the basketball standouts to the Capitol to congratulate them on a winning season. The team went all the way to this year’s NCAA Division II Tournament final, where the Lady Panthers were defeated by Ashland University of Ohio. Coach AnnMarie Gilbert, far right, and the Lady Panthers also toured the Executive Mansion during the April 20 outing.
16-year-old Frank Royal III winning long jump titles By Fred Jeter
Frank Royal III never showed much interest in athletics until being introduced to the long jump pit as a St. Christopher’s School sixth-grader. You might say it was love at first flight. Now, as a Saints 16-year-old sophomore, Royal has leapt smack dab into the conversation regarding the best jumpers in Virginia. “Frank has found his passion,” said St. Christopher’s track Coach Marshall Ware. “He’s the real deal.” In February, Royal won the State Prep League indoor title with a distance of 22-5¾. The ultra-lean, 6-foot-1, 145-pound Royal also placed second at the State Independent Schools meet with a 22-9½ jump. That headturning distance is just off the West End school’s career indoor mark of 22-9¾ set by Ben Katz in 2009. Outdoors, Royal, who answers to “Frank the Tank,” is hot on the heels of Saints record holder Brandon Thomas, now a Virginia Tech freshman, who jumped 23-5½ in 2016. Also outdoors this spring, Royal has emerged as a threat in the 100-meter and 200-meter competition and races a leg on the Saints’ highly competitive 4x100 meter relay. In a five-school St. Christopher’s Invitational earlier this year, Royal won the 100- and 200-meter sprints with personal bests of 11.44 seconds and 22.76, respectively. He also is dabbling in the triple jump. His quickly blooming career in shorts and spikes can be traced to an introduction to track and field course linked to the school’s physical
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St. Christopher’s sophomore Frank Royal III lands during the long jump competition at a recent meet on the school’s indoor track.
education department. “We had a competition (in the course) and I did about 15 feet (in the long jump). It was good enough to win by about a quarter of an
inch,” Royal recalled. A spark was lit. “That’s what got me going,” he said. The talented son of Dr. Frank Royal Jr.,
executive vice dean for academic affiliations at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, and Dr. Erica Madloch Royal has been taking off and landing in sand pits ever since, with ever increasing distances. “It keeps going up — 18 feet, 19, 20, 21,” he said. “One of my goals this spring is to qualify for the New Balance Nationals (in Charlotte) and maybe go about 23-5.” Until going “all in” for track and field, Royal shied away from athletics. “I didn’t watch much sports on TV. I was more into sitting in my room, playing with toys and playing video games. I love video games,” he said. At his father’s insistence, he played one season of football in the third grade. “It didn’t go well,” Royal recalled. Basketball, baseball and soccer never interested him much either. “I found my niche with the track,” he said, adding that he hopes in a few years to compete on the NCAA Division I level. Eventually, he expects the long jump and a longer running distance — possibly the 400 meters — will be his ticket to the college level. His older sister, Erica, starred in field hockey at St. Catherine’s and a younger brother, Colin, also shows potential in St. Christopher’s track. Even now with his growing athletic résumé, Royal said he identifies “more with the bookworms” than the jocks and doesn’t hesitate to label himself “a nerd.” “I’m really into my comic books,” he said. At the rate he’s advancing, Royal might wind up a superhero himself. Only in his case, it would be a true story.
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PASTOR Fourth Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia is currently seeking a Full Time Pastor. Fourth Baptist is 157 years old and located in historic Church Hill. We are seeking a pastor who has a strong calling to minister. Minimum requirements are a Master of Divinity Degree from an accredited educational institution and a minimum of five (5) years of pastoral experience. Qualified candidates should mail their resume to the following address. Postmarked no later than April 30, 2017. Pastoral Search Committee, P. O. Box 26686 Richmond, Virginia 23261