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Gov. Northam issues order through June 10

By George Copeland Jr.

Life during the continuing coronavirus pandemic is taking a fresh turn following Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s stepped-up effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

On Monday, Gov. Northam turned his request for people to stay at home into an order.

The order, which mirrors those in adjoining states and the District of Columbia, requires all residents to remain in their homes, and allows those who flagrantly disobey to be hit with a misdemeanor charge that could carry jail time.

Despite the new teeth, the order makes allowances for shopping for food, seeking medical treatment and other essential activities,

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A deserted stretch of a street in Byrd Park reflects a City Hall decision to close the park gates Monday and block vehicle access to Strollers Lane, Westover Road and Trafford Road. The goal is to reduce driving inside the park and provide more space for people to move around while keeping their distance, according to the city Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.

while continuing to urge people to follow health guidelines for social distancing by staying 6 feet apart from others.

There are plenty of loopholes, including exceptions for essential businesses such as groceries and pharmacies and for individuals going to work or undertaking other activities deemed essential.

Restaurants can offer take-out or curbside service.

“Go out when you need to, not when you want to,” Gov. Northam, a physician, stressed during Wednesday’s press briefing. “The sooner we can put this health crisis behind us, the sooner our lives can return to normal.”

The order is in place until June 10, barring any future amendments or dismissals. Gov. Northam said that based on various models, the surge in cases in Virginia could come between late April and late May. The order also brought dismay from the state Republican Party that the date will impact the GOP’s June 9 primary to choose a candidate to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner.

The order comes as the number of cases of COVID-19 in the state rose to 1,484, with 34 deaths and 305 hospitalizations as of Wednesday, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Of those hospitalized, state Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver said during Wednesday’s update, 145 are in intensive care units and 108 are on ventilators.

More than half of those who tested positive for coronavirus are said to be under age 50, and the Mr. Wright

Richmond family dealing with death of loved one from coronavirus

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmonder Paul Amos Wright had a job he loved.

And it killed him.

Mr. Wright, 78, is among Virginia’s latest victims of COVID-19.

He appears to have contracted the disease while in New Jersey doing the work he so enjoyed — overseeing the training of new bus drivers for Greyhound Lines.

One of Greyhound’s longest serving

employees after 48 years, Mr. Wright died Monday, March 30, 2020, at Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital, where he had been in intensive care.

His death occurred two days after another instructor for Greyhound, Phillip Deberry, 72, also of Richmond and who was with Mr. Wright in New Jersey, died at the same hospital.

Mr. Wright’s death is personal to the Free Press as his niece, April Coleman, is the vice president for production of the newspaper.

But his death also exemplifies the insidious and widespread nature of the contagious virus that easily can be transmitted between people even if those carrying it are not showing symptoms.

Mr. Wright, Mr. Deberry and seven other Greyhound instructors all tested positive for coronavirus after taking part in a driver training class that began March 8 in Pleasantville, N.J., near Atlantic City. At this point, the company has not Please turn to A4

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Rev. Joseph Lowery, head of SCLC and dean of civil rights veterans, dies at 98 Free Press wire, staff report

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The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, center, sits with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., left, and Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker at First African Baptist Church in Richmond during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference convention in September 1963.

ATLANTA The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country’s first African-American president and echoed the call for “justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream” in America.

For more than four decades after the death of his friend and civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the fiery Alabama preacher was on the front line of the battle for equality, with an unforgettable delivery that rivaled Dr. King’s — and was often more unpredictable. Rev. Lowery had a knack for cutting to the core of the country’s conscience with commentary steeped in scripture, refusing to back down whether the audience was a Jim Crow racist or a

U.S. president.

“We ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back; when brown can stick around; when yellow will be mellow; when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right,” Rev. Lowery prayed at former President Obama’s inaugural benediction in 2009.

Rev. Lowery, 98, died Friday, March 27, 2020, at home in Atlanta surrounded by family members. He died from natural causes unrelated to the coronavirus outbreak, the statement said.

“Tonight, the great Reverend Joseph E. Lowery transitioned from earth to eternity,” The King Center in Atlanta remembered Rev. Lowery in a tweet last Friday night. “He was a champion for civil rights, a challenger of injustice, a

dear friend to the King family.”

Rev. Lowery, considered the dean of the civil rights veterans, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Dr. King in 1957 and served as its president and chief executive officer for two decades — restoring the organization’s financial stability and pressuring businesses not to trade with South Africa’s apartheidera regime — before retiring in 1998.

In his work with the SCLC, he came to Richmond, Hampton Roads and other parts of Virginia several times through the years, said Andrew Shannon, vice president of the Virginia State Unit of the SCLC. One iconic photo from September 1963 shows Rev. Lowery, then vice president of the SCLC, Dr. King and longtime King aide Please turn to A4

RPS ramping up online learning

By Jeremy M. Lazarus and Ronald E. Carrington

he indicated.

He estimated that RPS might need up to 16,000 Distance learning via computers soon could become Chromebooks, based on Census data, though no one more robust for public school students in Richmond actually knows what resources students have, including while schools are closed. cell phones that can use applications to connect with the Seeking to match Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico online instruction that RPS currently makes available. schools in providing online instruction that The goal, Mr. Kamras said, is to reach meets state standards, Richmond Public Schools students who lack such equipment or an Superintendent Jason Kamras and his staff are internet connection, and to use wireless hot making preparations to distribute an initial 8,000 spots and the 60 days of free internet service computers to homes to ensure every K-12 student that providers like Comcast are now offering is again linked to quality instruction. to get students connected.

Parents are being asked to complete a survey At least 8,000 students and possibly more on whether their children need a computer and/ already are connected and able to take courses or internet access so that RPS can find out the online, RPS estimates, but concern is about Mr. Kamras level of demand. The surveys are available at the impact of school closures on those who RPS food distribution sites, via text message or lack the connections. online at www.rvaschools.net/Page/7435. As of Monday That’s a big worry for a school system that ranks evening, 500 parents had submitted surveys. among the state leaders in dropouts, absenteeism and Without waiting for survey results and using grants other indicators of poor educational performance. The and a School Board-approved shift in the use of some closure of schools appears likely to make it harder to funds, Mr. Kamras has ordered another 3,371 Chrome- get students to stay involved in organized learning. books for $1.18 million and is looking for another $1.6 How quickly the computers will be delivered is million to order 4,629 more. unknown. Based on the surveys, distribution is to be The rest of the money could come from corporate Please turn to A4 donations and RPS’ share of the federal stimulus money,

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Rolling along Everyone needs a break outdoors, particularly during this time of pandemic and orders to stay home and away from people. Rose Mukami Bartosh, 4, rolls along on her colorful bike, with her mom, Muthoni Imungi, not far behind last Sunday. The pair was spotted in the 3400 block of Fendall Avenue near Westwood Avenue in North Side.

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City Hall to remain closed until April 13

Richmond City Hall, which has been shuttered to the public since mid-March, will remain closed to non-essential employees until at least Monday, April 13, it has been announced.

Expectations are that the city’s municipal center will remain closed as long as Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s emergency order on coronavirus remains in place.

One bright spot for residents is that parking at meters and other spaces with time limits will remain free during the time that City Hall is closed.

However, illegal parking, such as blocking a driveway or parking in front of a fire hydrant, is still subject to ticketing, officials said.

That apparently also includes parking on the street in spaces marked by a “No Parking” sign.

Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, noted that police officers wrote tickets last weekend for vehicles parked on streets in Byrd Park. Parking on certain streets in the park has been banned on weekend afternoons and evenings for more than two decades.

Richmond Public Schools offers range of food pickup sites Richmond Public Schools has updated its system of food distribution for students and families to access meals.

“Grab and Go” meals are being delivered by school bus to 43 locations around the city on a schedule from Monday through Friday, according to RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras. The buses will be at each location for 30 minutes, with volunteers helping to hand out the meals. Spanish-speaking staff will be on hand for routes in South Side.

RPS also has 10 school-based distribution sites open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for families to pick up food. For updates and additional information: www. rvaschools.net/covid-19 The distribution locations:

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Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

Improvements to Abner Clay Park continue to take shape. New trees have been planted and old concrete has been replaced in the park at Leigh Street and Brook Road in Jackson Ward. Richmond is investing $1.27 million in renovating the park. Centennial Contractor Enterprises began the work in October, with completion expected within 60 to 90 days, including installation of a multipurpose field for football and other sports. An anonymous donation of $200,000 enabled installation of a new children’s playground, according to a city official. The only question is whether the pandemic will have cleared up so children and families can start using the park when the work is finished.

Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club becomes temporary shelter for homeless

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Salvation Army this week turned its recently renovated Boys and Girls Club in Church Hill into a temporary 75-bed shelter for homeless people.

The club has been closed in recent weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. The move came as city and nonprofit officials scrambled to find additional space for unsheltered people, including 100 mostly African-American men and women who recently were moved into area hotels and motels for two weeks that are coming to an end.

Many of them came from Cathy’s Camp, a tent encampment in Shockoe Valley that the city recently razed.

Despite the relocation of up to 80 people, the encampment site continues to attract those who have no roof over their heads.

Between seven and 12 people continue to sleep on the concrete sidewalks and driveway of the adjacent Annie Giles Community Resource Center on Oliver Hill Way. The center, which serves as the city’s winter overflow shelter, stays closed except when the temperature is forecast to drop to 40 degrees, as was the case Tuesday night. The shelter then was open from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for those who needed a place to stay that night.

The conversion of the Boys and Girls Club at 3701 R St. into a temporary home for those in need is providing relief for other crowded, nonprofit shelters, allowing people considered at higher risk for catching coronavirus to be moved from other sites and freeing up some of their beds for newcomers.

The Salvation Army, which operates a shelter in Downtown for 55 men, women and families, stated in its announcement that people relocated to the Church Hill club would find clean bedding, showers, health care screenings and three daily meals.

While that will help provide more room, more is needed, officials said.

“We are still working to bring on more shelter capacity and to connect people to housing when possible,” wrote Kelly King Horne, executive director of Homeward, the regional coordinating and planning group for the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care for homeless services.

Among other options, Richmond Public Schools has offered two vacant buildings,

Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club at 3701 R St.

the Albert V. Norrell Annex in North Side and Clark Springs Elementary School in the near West End, as potential sites to house homeless people for 90 days, it has been learned.

“I don’t think that would be an appropriate use of those buildings,” 2nd District City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray said Tuesday.

“Not when we have plenty of other spaces, such as the Richmond Coliseum and the Richmond Convention Center, that are much closer to VCU’s medical facilities and are not in residential areas.”

In a series of text messages, Ms. Horne stated, “We are hoping to reduce” the number of people temporarily housed in motels and hotels “as additional options come online.”

Among the options is permanent housing that is allowing five people to move from a shelter into a home. But there is no expectation that will happen for large numbers of people in shelters given the cost.

Despite the temporary shelter in Church Hill, the space available is being outstripped by demand “from people still sleeping outside and folks calling the homeless crisis line,” as well as those still in hotels, Ms. Horne said.

She stated that the goal is to provide up to 90 days of temporary housing at this point, though she noted “we cannot guarantee the resources. We are working night and day to put resources in place.”

There are hopes, she stated, that the $2.2 trillion federal stimulus bill might provide more resources for the homeless.

City Hall has stepped up as well. “The

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city provided the funding that allowed the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care to place the 100 people in hotels and help with meals,” according to Reginald M. Gordon, the city’s deputy chief administrative officer for human services.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney created a $2.1 million fund that led to Cathy’s Camp residents being relocated and the camp demolished.

“Now the work has pivoted to a housing plan for each resident. Each resident will be placed in a shelter space or other appropriate housing as soon as possible,” Mr. Gordon stated.

“Some of the residents have already been placed in housing or have gone back home to family,” he continued.

When it comes to the 100 people in hotels and motels and what happens when most are scheduled to check out on Friday, April 3, Mr. Gordon offered assurances they would be taken care of. He stated that the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care would either extend the hotel stays as they work out a housing plan or move them to another location.

Dr. Arlene Simmons, a volunteer who has been tasked by the Continuum of Care to provide meals for 75 people who were relocated to the Rodeway Inn in Henrico County, said she hopes that will be the case. She said hotel stays were extended through Thursday for most, but she has not been advised on what will happen after that for those who remain.

“I am hopeful it will all work out,” she said.

Monthly food stamp benefit amounts increased Corrections A lawsuit filed by former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein against Netflix and film director Ava DuVernay over her portrayal in the streaming service’s series about the Central Park Five case is still active.

An article published in the March 26-28 edition of the Free Press incorrectly stated that the case had been dismissed.

A separate defamation suit filed against Netflix and Ms. DuVernay last fall over the miniseries was dismissed on March 23. That suit, brought by John E. Reid and Associates, a police training firm, alleged the series falsely portrayed the “Reid Technique,” its widely used method for conducting interrogations. In that suit, federal Judge Manish S. Shah found the series’ depiction was protected under the First Amendment.

Additionally, a photograph supplied by the Associated Press and published with the article contained misinformation. The photograph showed actress Vera Farmiga, who portrayed prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer in the series. Ms. Fairstein was portrayed in the series by actress Felicity Huffman.

• Case Western Reserve University is located in Cleveland, Ohio.

An article in the March 26-28 edition of the Free Press about state Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver misidentified the location of the school where he obtained his medical degree.

More money for groceries is being rushed to families hardpressed by job losses and other challenges.

The Virginia Department of Social Services has announced that extra food stamp benefits are being rushed to recipients to help keep food on the table for people in need.

On March 25, the department raised the average per person payment from $119 a month to $146 a month, the maximum allowed under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the announcement stated.

Recipients had extra money loaded to their SNAP Electronic Benefit Transfer or EBT debit cards last Wednesday to reflect the higher amounts, the department stated. In April, recipients will receive their regular amounts and have the additional amount added on the 16th.

In Richmond, 18,206 households with 34,511 people received $4.4 million to pay for food, the department’s February report showed. Across the state, 333,669 households with 679,702 people shared in $80 million in February.

The department is projecting a surge in applications for food benefits help given the massive layoffs the pandemic is causing.

The new benefit levels are $194 per month for a single person; $355 a month for a household of two; $509 a month for a household of three people; $646 a month for a household of four people; $768 a month for a household of five people; $921 a month for a household of six people; $1,018 a month for a household of seven people; $1,164 for a household of eight people; and $146 a month additional for each person in a larger household.

ChildSavers offers 24-hour Immediate Response Hotline As the COVID-19 shutdown continues, there may be unintended consequences of domestic violence.

Richmond area mental health counselors are prepared for a possible uptick in cases.

ChildSavers, a trauma-informed mental health and child development services nonprofit, reminds Richmond residents that its “24/7 Immediate Response Hotline” is available for mental health and trauma crises involving children.

Anyone experiencing or witnessing

abuse, trauma or a mental health crisis can call and talk with a clinician for free and immediate over-the-phone support at (804) 305-2420.

“We know there is increased anxiety and stress among families now that schools are closed for the academic year,” said Kristin Lennox, supervisor of ChildSavers’ Immediate Response Team.

“We want everyone to know our 24/7 hotline is available to anyone in the community and hope families will take

advantage of this free resource.”

Clinicians also can refer a child to ongoing mental health services through ChildSavers or community partners, if needed.

The Church Hill-based organization has added telephone-based therapy sessions to its in-person mental health therapy services for children to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Next week, it will begin offering video conferencing via Zoom.

Details: ChildSavers.org or (804) 6449590.

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highest concentration of positive cases centered in Henrico and Chesterfield counties, Northern Virginia and cities on the Peninsula.

Among the deceased are the first Richmond residents to die from the virus, two men in their 70s who recently worked in New Jersey. Health officials are currently working to trace their movements and potential contacts.

“Every loss we experience at the hands of this disease is tragic,” said Dr. Danny T.K. Avula, director of the Richmond City and Henrico health districts. “I hope this news gives our community even more resolve to stay home, strictly follow the isolation and quarantine guidelines and to limit our physical interactions with others.”

Last week, Gov. Northam downplayed the need for a stay-athome order, while emphasizing that state officials are treating the presence of coronavirus as “a very dynamic situation” that requires constant monitoring.

Concern that people were not getting the message ratcheted up during the last weekend as crowds gathered at Virginia’s beaches and recreational centers in clear defiance of guidelines and restrictions already in place. Even after the stay-at-home order went into effect, some residents across the state continued to ignore it and the threat of getting sick or making others ill.

“It is clear more people need to hear this basic message — stay home,” Gov. Northam said.

The concern is that the number of people needing hospitalization will soon overwhelm available health care bed space and intensive care units. The virus is insidious as it is easily transmitted by contact through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. People who have the virus can spread it even if they show no symptoms of illness or have a mild case. Because there is no vaccine and no mass testing for the virus, health experts and government officials are encouraging people in increasingly stronger terms to keep their distance from one another.

A Liberty University student was diagnosed with COVID-19 days after the college reopened to students over the objections of Gov. Northam and in contrast to other public and private colleges and universities that sent students home to complete their coursework online.

President Trump, who has downplayed the severity of the threat as America outpaces every other country in terms of the number of infections, was in Norfolk last Saturday to see the launch of the 1,000-bed naval hospital ship Comfort to New York. The ship reached Manhattan on Monday afternoon and seeks to aid the city’s hospitals with an influx of medical staff, hospital beds and space for patients who need care but aren’t infected with the virus.

Even as the Comfort was welcomed with applause, problems with other national and local health responses remain. Despite receiving this week a third shipment of face shields, gowns and masks from the national stockpile, Virginia continues having problems getting critical medical equipment, the governor said, as the state is forced to bid against other states and their own health systems for it.

Various efforts are underway to fill the gaps in equipment, testing and potentially needed bed space. Multiple colleges and health systems are working to establish temporary medical spaces to lessen the load on hospitals, with Virginia Commonwealth University converting its Honors College dormitory, formerly Metropolitan Hospital, into a temporary hospital for non-COVID19 patients ahead of an expected surge in patients.

The governor also announced Wednesday that the Hampton Convention Center, an Exxon-Mobil facility in Northern Virginia and a site in Richmond, which was not disclosed, have been selected as temporary hospital sites by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to handle the anticipated surge. Additional sites west of Richmond also are being considered, he said.

Last Friday, Virginia’s Title 32 request was approved, allowing federal funding for the state’s National Guard units that are helping during the pandemic. A separate request for federal major disaster status is under consideration after being submitted Monday, officials said.

As for local elections scheduled for some jurisdictions in May and congressional primaries in June, Gov. Northam urged voters on Wednesday to request and cast absentee ballots by mail to avoid going to the polls.

But questions remain about how Virginia officials should proceed in the weeks to come.

Virginia Republicans, in a letter to Gov. Northam on Tuesday, called for vetoes of or amendments to an array of energy and

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disclosed how many of the 14 trainees were infected.

Born in Garysburg, N.C., Mr. Wright worked all his life, said his wife of 46 years, Myrtle B. Wright, who has not felt ill, but is now under quarantine until April 7. That has delayed her from making arrangements for her spouse’s memorial service, which could end up being live-streamed.

“He was an awesome husband and family man,” Mrs. Wright said. “He was an easygoing person who would do anything for anyone.”

Mr. Wright had been involved with buses since he was 18.

He first worked in bus maintenance for Trailways in Richmond and Roanoke. But after 10 years of painting buses, he got his commercial driver’s license and began driving for James River Bus Co. in Richmond. He switched to Greyhound as a driver around 1972, his wife said.

The couple met when he picked up an order at Anderson’s Grill on 2nd Street where she worked part time for relatives who owned it.

Mr. Wright drove for 24 years and became an instructor for new drivers. In 1997, he was one of three people Greyhound promoted to manager of driver development to oversee the training of new drivers.

Respected by his peers, the devoted company man was proud of the position, his wife said, and was always dressed in a suit and a tie, with shoes polished, to reflect that he had left bus driving behind.

“He would go to different places — Boston, New York, Jacksonville,” overseeing instructors like Mr. Deberry, Mrs.

Wright said. “He loved what he did, and he loved the company.

His life revolved around family and Greyhound. He never wanted to retire.”

Mrs. Wright said her husband, before leaving for the latest class, expressed concern about going given the upheaval over coronavirus. He wished the company “would not have scheduled this school,” Mrs. Wright said her husband told her. “He said he was kind of leery about going to the area in the North that was then the most affected.”

He got to New Jersey on March 8. The class eventually was cut short after President Trump declared a state of emergency on March 17, but the virus was already making an impact. Relatives had to go and pick up Mr. Deberry, who quickly became ill.

Mrs. Wright said her husband was barely able to make the drive home. She said she immediately took him to the emergency room.

He was treated, but not admitted to the hospital. He was not tested for nor diagnosed with coronavirus, Mrs. Wright said.

She rushed him back to the hospital on March 24 after he continued to decline and he was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital.

By Friday, March 27, he was transferred to the ICU where Mr. Deberry was taking his final breaths.

Mr. Wright, who had been on a ventilator to help him breathe, succumbed on Monday.

In addition to his wife, survivors include two daughters, Gaynell W. Kersey and Ollie W. Jones; two sons, Curtis Wright and Travis Wright; his mother, Josephine Black; his stepfather, Marshal Black; a sister, Joyce W. Thompson; five brothers, Alfred Wright, Clifton Wright, Glenn Wright, James Wright and Michael Wright; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

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Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker conferring during a SCLC convention held at First African Baptist Church in Richmond.

Most recently, Rev. Lowery was the keynote speaker at the 2006 Andrew Shannon Gospel Music Celebration and Solidarity Luncheon held in Hampton.

“He was a great friend and freedom fighter,” Mr. Shannon said. “He fought for justice, freedom and equality for everybody. He stood on principle even if it was unpopular.”

In one of many high-profile moments, Rev. Lowery drew a standing ovation at the 2006 funeral of Dr. King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, when he criticized the war in Iraq, saying, “For war, billions more, but no more for the poor.” The comment also drew head shakes from then-President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, who were seated behind Rev. Lowery on the pulpit.

In 2009, President Obama awarded Rev. Lowery the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

Rev. Lowery’s involvement in civil rights grew out of his Christian faith.

Born in Huntsville, Ala., in 1921, Rev. Lowery grew up in a Methodist church where his great-grandfather, the Rev. Howard Echols, was the first black pastor.

His father, a grocery store owner, often protested racism in the community.

After college, Rev. Lowery edited a newspaper and taught school in Birmingham, but the idea of becoming a minister “just kept gnawing and gnawing at me,” he said. After marrying Evelyn Gibson, a Methodist preacher’s daughter, he began his first pastorate in Birmingham in 1948.

Like Dr. King, Rev. Lowery juggled his civil rights work with ministry. He pastored United Methodist churches in Atlanta for decades and continued preaching long after retiring. He often preached that racial discrimination in housing, employment and health care was at odds with such

fundamental Christian values as human worth and the brotherhood of man.

“I’ve never felt your ministry should be totally devoted to making a heavenly home. I thought it should also be devoted to making your home here heavenly,” he once said.

Rev. Lowery remained active in fighting issues such as war, poverty and racism long after retirement, and survived prostate cancer and throat surgery after he beat Jim Crow.

“We have lost a stalwart of the Civil Rights Movement, and I have lost a friend and mentor,” House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn of South Carolina said in a statement last Saturday. “His wit and candor inspired my generation to use civil disobedience to move the needle on ‘liberty and justice for all.’ It was his life’s work and his was a life well lived.”

Former President Clinton remembered walking with Rev. Lowery across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on the 35th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. “Our country has lost a brave, visionary leader in the struggle for justice and a champion of its promise, still unrealized, of equality for all Americans. Throughout his long good life, Joe Lowery’s commitment to speaking truth to power never wavered, even in the hottest fires.”

Rev. Lowery’s wife, who worked alongside her husband of nearly 70 years and served as head of SCLC/WOMEN, died in 2013.

Rev. Lowery was pastor of the Warren Street Methodist Church in Mobile, Ala., in the 1950s when he met Dr. King, who then lived in Montgomery, Ala. Rev. Lowery’s meetings with Dr. King, the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy and other civil rights activists led to the SCLC’s formation in 1957. The group became a leading force in the civil rights struggle of the 1960s.

He became SCLC president in 1977 following the resignation of Rev. Abernathy, who had taken the job after Dr. King was

assassinated in 1968. He took over an SCLC that was deeply in debt and losing members rapidly. He helped the organization survive and guided it on a new course that embraced more mainstream social and economic policies.

Mrs. King once said Rev. Lowery “has led more marches and been in the trenches more than anyone since Martin.”

He was arrested in 1983 in North Carolina for protesting the dumping of toxic wastes in a predominantly black county and in 1984 in Washington while demonstrating against apartheid in South Africa.

He recalled a 1979 confrontation in Decatur, Ala., when he and others were protesting the case of a mentally disabled black man charged with rape. He recalled that bullets whizzed inches above their heads and a group of Klan members confronted them.

In the mid-1980s, he led a boycott that persuaded the Winn-Dixie grocery chain to stop selling South African canned fruit and frozen fish when that nation was in the grip of apartheid.

He also continued to urge black people to exercise their hard-won rights by registering to vote.

“Black people need to understand that the right to vote was not a gift of our political system but came as a result of blood, sweat and tears,” he said in 1985.

In a 1998 interview, Rev. Lowery said he was optimistic that true racial equality would one day be achieved.

“I believe in the final triumph of righteousness,” he said. “The Bible says weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”

A member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Rev. Lowery is survived by his three daughters, Yvonne Kennedy, Karen Lowery and Cheryl Lowery.

While plans are underway for a private family service in alignment with public health guidelines on social distancing amid the pandemic, the family said a public memorial will be held in late summer or early fall.

business regulatory bills approved during the recent General Assembly session, calling them an unnecessary burden on economic stability. There also are calls for Gov. Northam to veto or delay enactment of bills to raise the state’s minimum wage and other pro-worker legislation that are seen as raising business costs at a time when such increases would be unaffordable.

Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney affirmed the city’s commitment to the stay-at-home order in a statement on Monday.

He ordered the closure of the city’s school playgrounds and recreation areas and restricted access to the James River for recreation. He kept parks open for individual biking, walking, running and hiking. He also continued to keep City Hall and other city buildings, including libraries, closed.

“We will get through this crisis, but for the sake of our neighbors, especially the most vulnerable among us, I beg Richmonders to take this seriously,” Mayor Stoney said. “We are all safer and stronger at home.”

VCU researcher asks: Could AR-12 help combat COVID-19?

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Dr. Paul Dent is frustrated that a virus-killing compound he spent years investigating is not being used as a treatment in the current coronavirus pandemic.

The Virginia Commonwealth University researcher is watching people dying from coronavirus in hospitals in Richmond and across the country. But he can’t find anyone interested in testing the medication that appears to have the potential to save those who are suffering from the infection that invades the lungs.

Despite well-documented research in his VCU lab and other places showing that the compound called AR-12 can kill every kind of virus, including the SARS-style coronavirus, no clinical trials have been authorized or conducted on extremely ill patients in a last-ditch effort to save them.

Dr. Dent said that he and VCU cancer specialist Dr. Andrew Poklepovic recomDr. Dent mended AR-12 in responding to a recent request from the National Institutes of Health for treatment ideas for coronavirus, but has not heard anything back.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also has not made inquiries about AR-12, although the research on AR-12 has been available for years and is well known in the medical research community.

Officials from the CDC and NIH, and Dr. M. Norman Oliver, Virginia’s state health commissioner, have not responded to queries from the Free Press concerning AR-12 and human trials.

Dr. Dent devoted more than 11 years to investigating AR-12 and has published several papers showing how AR-12 works to destroy viruses. He is concerned that the research is being ignored at a time when he sees AR-12 as essential to preventing needless deaths.

He said he and Dr. Poklepovic are trying to reach out to contacts to see if someone might consider beginning the clinical testing process.

The first step would be to secure access to a BioSafety Level 3 lab, Dr. Dent said. “We have one at VCU, but it only works on bacteria. So we are looking elsewhere.”

AR-12 was first discovered at Ohio State University. A researcher there, Dr. Ching-Shih Chen, came up with it in looking for a new cancer treatment. AR-12 is derived from the popular arthritis remedy Celebrex.

Dr. Dent, who runs an innovative cancer research lab at VCU and is widely recognized for his work, was intrigued by the discovery and was curious about the mechanism that made the drug effective after the initial explanation Dr. Chen proposed was ruled out in further testing.

Starting in 2005, Dr. Dent and his team at VCU began the work that determined how AR-12 worked. That work continued through 2016. At the time, the Zika virus was rampant, but Dr. Dent was unable to spur interest in clinical trials at the time.

According to Dr. Dent, AR-12 attacks the “chaperone” proteins that enable every type of virus to reproduce and take over normal cells. With AR-12 inhibiting the chaperones, the virus cannot form its correct shape, becomes dysfunctional and dies, he said.

In a study published in 2016 in the Journal of Cell Physiology, Dr. Dent reported on the effectiveness of AR-12 against a wide range of viruses, including drug-resistant strains of HIV, Ebola, flu, mumps and measles, based on lab research and animal studies.

He also has documented its effectiveness against bacteria.

Similar research at labs inArizona, Maryland,Argentina,Australia and Spain have confirmed the findings, published research shows.

So has the U.S. Army’s medical research arm, which has reported positive findings on its 2017 tests of AR-12 as a treatment for Ebola and drug-resistant strains of MRSA and E.coli bacteria.

So far, no public or private interests have sought to undertake any other clinical work with AR-12.

VCU Health officials also have not commented.

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through the RPS food delivery operation at schools or via school buses carrying food into neighborhoods.

“We are hoping to begin deploying the Chromebooks within two weeks,” Mr. Kamras told The Free Press in a text on Monday afternoon. “They need to be configured for home use first.”

As best as can be determined, the connection between students, teachers and instruction remains haphazard at best, with some teachers distributing paper lessons.

RPS spokeswoman Danielle Pierce stated, “In the coming days, we’ll share our Spring 2020 Learning at Home Plan, which will include the use of instructional software and include daily grade-level videos, instruction by select staff and guidance on independent work and reading.”

She described the learning plan as an “immediate response to the crisis at hand and not a long-term shift to the way we deliver curriculum and instruction.”

For students who have home internet, RPS enables them to connect to online classes offered through Edgenuity, Gizmos, Reflex, i-Ready and Imagine Learning, with teachers able to monitor progress and step in to help students who get stuck.

“These resources continue to be available to students who already were using them during the year, and we are expanding access to various instructional software through our Spring learning plan,” Ms. Pierce stated.

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This Doctors’ Day, we celebrate those who make us better.

In the face of the current COVID-19 pandemic, doctors, nurses and clinical staff here at VCU Health and other hospitals nationwide are putting themselves in harm’s way to save the people of our communities. We want you to know your efforts and extreme dedication do not go without recognition. This Doctors’ Day, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to our entire team for everything you do—for our patients, their families and, these days, the world at large.

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Pharmacist produces hand sanitizer to help people stay healthy

By Ronald E. Carrington

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Dr. Shantelle L. Brown, owner of HOPE Pharmacy, shows the hand sanitizer the pharmacy is producing for free distribution to first responders. The sanitizer also is for sale to the public at the Church Hill pharmacy.

Dr. Shantelle L. Brown, the pharmacist, owner and operator of HOPE Pharmacy inside The Market@25th, is making hand sanitizer to combat coronavirus.

The pharmacy began producing its own liquid hand sanitizer after Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s declaration of a state of emergency in Virginia and his updates about the need for personal protection products.

The Virginia Board of Pharmacy has given pharmacists permission to compound hand sanitizer. HOPE Pharmacy’s formula follows World Health Organization guidelines and ingredients to produce a topical solution with a final concentration of at least 60 percent alcohol. It contains isopropyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, glycerin and purified water.

“It doesn’t have a gel consistency,” Dr. Brown said.

She said it comes in a 2.7-ounce spray bottle or a container “where you can pour it out.” It is to be used on body surfaces.

It is sold in HOPE Pharmacy for $2 for pharmacy patrons and $2.50 for other shoppers.

The pharmacy provides it free to first responders, including police and firefighters, as well as to employees of the grocery store at 25th Street and Fairmount Avenue in Church Hill.

Dr. Brown said while using soap and water is the best way to clean your hands, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, people should use hand sanitizer if soap and water aren’t available.

Producing the hand sanitizer, she said, is part of the essence of the pharmacy — “helping others physically prosper every day.”

Attention paid to psychological changes, impact of COVID-19

By George Copeland Jr.

As the number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 continues to rise in Virginia and across the nation, more attention is being paid to the mental and psychological impact of both the virus and the measures being taken to stop its spread.

During a recent briefing announcing further closures of schools, businesses and entertainment venues, Gov. Ralph S. Northam, a physician, also warned the public to expect instances of heightened anxiety, depression, alcoholism and domestic violence, largely as a consequence of the uncertainty.

“The sooner we all take these necessary steps to slow the spread, the sooner we will all get through this,” Gov. Northam said. “It will take time, but we can and we will get through this together.”

Dr. Pamela Hamilton-Stubbs, health committee chair for both the Virginia State Conference NAACP and the Henrico County branch, said the psychological effects that she dubbed “coronavirus anxiety” already are being felt and mirror those of previous contagions that disrupted societies.

A particular focus for Dr. HamiltonStubbs is the flu pandemic that started

in Kansas in 1918, swept the world and led to the reshaping of American society to weather the social and financial upset.

Like that flu outbreak, panic and hoarding are key social behaviors that can be seen in the public response to the outbreak of the coronavirus and the measures taken to contain it, according to Dr. Hamilton-Stubbs. She cites the empty store shelves as examples of “panic buying” in the wake of restrictions on businesses, gatherings and school closures to prevent COVID-19 transmission.

“Panic occurs Dr. Pamela when people feel Hamilton-Stubbs threatened,” Dr. Hamilton-Stubbs said in an email to the Free Press. “When people feel (a) loss of control of the environment, (an) inability to obtain essential products and do not see a path to resolution of the pandemic, fear and panic ensue.”

The behaviors also are evident as people store large quantities of hand sanitizer, toilet paper and other products in response to recommendations

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and fears about future quarantines.

She notes that the hoarding could potentially lead to shortages that will disproportionately hurt lower-income people who are unable to purchase those products like wealthier individuals.

She also noted the changes by governments and institutions in reacting to the pandemic as well. Dr. Hamilton-Stubbs wrote that during the 1918 flu pandemic, governments worked to tightly control what information was available to their citizens while trying to assign blame to other nations for their hardships.

Along a similar vein, Gov. Northam has expressed concern over how the federal government has handled the pandemic, citing a lack of communication from the federal government as well as misinformation and mixed messages that have made tackling the virus difficult for all states.

How local, federal and global authorities respond to COVID-19 could affect not just how people act, but how they process the continuing restrictions. So far, Dr. HamiltonStubbs wrote, that response has run the gamut from expanded access to

Tips and Resources for Dealing with the Psychological Effects of Coronavirus 1. Stay calm 2. Listen to the experts 3. Be a good citizen and do your part to decrease the spread of the coronavirus.

4. Take control of your immediate environment.

5. Limit your intake about the pandemic to a few trusted resources.

6. Access information one or two times per day at designated times.

7. Listen to infectious disease specialists and public health experts.

8. Take the coronavirus seriously.

9. Get young adults onboard. There is no guarantee that children and young adults will have asymptomatic infections or mild cases of illness.

10. Share the number for the National Disaster Stress hotline (800) 985-5990 11. Share the number for the National Suicide Prevention hotline (800) 273-8255 12. Manage stress — https://alison.com/course/stress-managementtechniques-for-coping-with-stress 13. Influenza and coronavirus booklet from Dr. Hamilton-Stubbs, combining information from the CDC, the World Health Organization and peer reviewed literature — www.drhamiltonstubbs.com/free

medical care to business loans for small businesses, coordination across public and private sector work, and promoting information and practices that keep people healthy and safe.

Asked how authorities can best respond specifically to these psychological effects, Dr. Hamilton-Stubbs

wrote that governments need to be transparent about the nature of the pandemic, providing accurate information to the public.

For the average person worrying about coronavirus, Dr. Hamilton-Stubbs suggests to stay calm, stay informed and encourage others to do the same.

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Social distancing has mixed practice around Richmond

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Walk into any retail store, and it’s clear that the messages about social distancing and personal protection have penetrated only so far.

While some stores, such as Kroger, Walmart and Ellwood Thompson’s, are installing plastic barriers — sneeze guards — between cashiers and customers in checkout lines, it’s hit or miss whether clerks are wearing gloves; almost none are wearing masks.

Some frequently use hand sanitizer as they check out customers; others do not.

Despite messages about coronavirus spread, Holly Jackson, who was gloveless as she worked a customer service booth at a local store, downplayed the threat.

“I’m not scared,” said the 25-year-old Richmond native.

For Jerry Blow, that attitude is the reason he required his niece, Jawana Kearney, to temporarily give up her job at Walmart.

Ms. Kearny lives with Mr. Blow and his wife, Inez.

“My wife has cancer and a weakened immune system because of the disease and the treatment,” he said. “We couldn’t have Jawana coming home from Walmart after waiting on 100 customers, who might spread the virus to her. She was allowed (at work) to wear gloves but not a mask or goggles. We had to take precautions.”

Mr. Blow said his niece took an unpaid leave.

“Now the company is saying she can return and wear the

protection, and she plans to do that once the sneeze guards are in place,” he said.

The social distancing message has not gone over well on GRTC buses. On some lines, 20 or more people pack the seats and the back in taking advantage of fare-free rides, drivers report.

“Some people are riding just for something to do. They just want to ride. Others have a purpose. I pick up one woman every day who brings her bags and containers. She knows every place that offers free food, and she is out every day to get a share for herself and her neighbors,” said a driver, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

That driver and others spoke of their concern about the potential spread of the virus given the large number of passengers who are riding. Most of the drivers come to work carrying bottles of Lysol, Clorox or other cleaning products they have purchased.

“When I reach the end of the line, I’m wiping down the back door, the poles and the metal seat parts where people hold on,” said another driver, who also spoke on the condition of not being identified. “I’m trying to keep my passengers and myself safe.

“Sure, the brass are issuing announcements to the public telling everyone about how they are disinfecting most of the buses every night. But from what I see, it doesn’t seem likely.

My bus is still pretty dirty.

“But even if what they’re saying is accurate, what they’ve done lasts until I start picking up passengers. I don’t think you

can be too cautious.”

Offices and manufacturing plants that remain open also are hit and miss when it comes to disinfecting workspaces and protection of workers. While some places have taken the threat seriously — most notably Altria, which shut down its South Side cigarette factory after two workers tested positive for COVID19 — others keep operating as if the threat is a myth.

Karol Adams said he was threatened with dismissal when he raised concerns about the lack of protective gear and distancing for workers like himself at LBP Manufacturing, a food container production factory in South Side. He was alarmed that up to 50 employees at a time were using the break room at the plant.

“It’s just not right,” said Mr. Adams, who worried he had caught the virus when he began hacking and coughing.

Eighth District City Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell visited the plant during a shift change and noted that the workers were massed together without gloves or face masks.

“It’s like the company thinks that nothing has changed,” she said.

Until Monday, many of the city’s parks were still attracting groups. That may be reduced beginning this week as Mayor Levar M. Stoney piggybacked Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s stay-at-home order on Monday and closed city playgrounds and basketball and tennis courts at public parks and schools and banned swimming, sunbathing and group gatherings in James River Park.

Before and after coronavirus Life as we know it has changed since the coronavirus pandemic. We took for granted the grand outdoor festivals, the events along the waterfront and the public ceremonies that drew thousands of people. Now, under Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s executive order to stay at home and away from groups, those areas are largely empty as people try to prevent the spread of the potentially fatal disease. These Free Press photos show the “before” and “after” impact of coronavirus on our city.

Before

After

A crowded Brown’s Island in 2015 during the opening ceremony of the UCI Road World Championships cycling competition held in Richmond in September 2015.

Brown’s Island on April 1, 2020.

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Hundreds of people gather on the grounds of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for the unveiling of artist Kehinde Wiley’s equestrian statue, “Rumors of War,” on Dec. 10, 2019.

The VMFA grounds on March 31, 2020.

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Thousands celebrate outside the Virginia Museum of History & Culture as the boulevard out front is officially renamed in honor of Richmond native and late tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr. The date: June 22, 2019. The museum and Arthur Ashe Boulevard on March 31, 2020.

Ava Reaves

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The unveiling of the statue of Richmond banker and pioneer Maggie L. Walker at Broad and Adams streets in Downtown draws hundreds of people on July 15, 2017, what would have been Mrs. Walker’s 153rd birthday.

The Maggie L. Walker statue site on March 31, 2020.

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Duncan and his own advice We are not surprised that Damon E. Duncan, chief executive officer of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, decided to pack it in and resign after less than a year on the job.

His sudden resignation, announced in a press release issued during the evening of Friday, March 20, gives further weight to the claims of housing advocates who for months have questioned the commitment of Mr. Duncan to RRHA and the more than 10,000 people it serves.

The biggest public outcry was last fall when RRHA started the eviction process against 52 residents of Creighton Court in one day in October. Some of the residents were in arrears in their rent by less than $100.

Advocates claimed the evictions were part Damon E. Duncan of Mr. Duncan’s strategy to oust residents to clear the way for a planned multimillion-dollar redevelopment of Creighton Court. They also claimed at the time that he and the agency had left more than 90 apartments vacant in Creighton Court while the waiting list of families seeking housing exceeded 2,000.

The public spotlight and backlash over the harsh treatment resulted in a moratorium on evictions that is to last until May 1, and perhaps longer now that the coronavirus pandemic is threatening the life, health and jobs of people around the globe.

RRHA also is offering repayment agreements to tenants who owe money.

Mr. Duncan took the reins nearly a year after former RRHA head T.K. Somanath resigned in January 2018 when dozens of residents in several public housing communities were without heat as temperatures plunged below freezing. Old and decrepit furnaces suffering from a lack of maintenance were broken down, forcing residents to use their ovens and space heaters to heat their apartments. The shameful heating crisis showed how little RRHA and its officials cared about residents.

Now, more than ever, Richmond City Council must act prudently and thoughtfully in appointing RRHA’s Board of Commissioners. The nine-member board – with six of the positions up for appointment – will choose Mr. Duncan’s replacement.

Already, RRHA has undergone six leadership changes in less than a decade. RRHA – and its residents – need a committed chief executive officer who will put the residents’ needs first.

Richmond’s public housing authority is the largest in the state. It has a $78.6 million annual operating budget and manages about 3,800 units of low-cost housing for the city’s low- and moderateincome residents in six public housing communities and roughly 13 scattered sites throughout the city. RRHA also provides housing vouchers for more than 3,200 families who use the subsidies to find housing in the private market.

If the goal of RRHA is to help people, then it must find a leader who is committed to helping those with some of the greatest needs in the city.

In July, Mr. Duncan posted this on his Twitter account: “Be intentional about the delivery and administration of public service because the people deserve better.”

Too bad he didn’t heed his own advice.

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Can we handle the truth about coronavirus?

Don’t you already know everything you need to know about coronavirus? What else is there for you to know that you haven’t already heard, you ask?

Every media outlet we turn on and everything we read in the papers inundates us with information about this rapidly evolving coronavirus crisis. On top of that, our “friends” are showing how smart they are by rushing to post every single natural/miracle cure, conspiracy theory and prediction on the end of the human race.

Even people I have known for years have all of a sudden become epidemiologists, medical doctors, scientists and researchers.

Regrettably, we have been done a disservice by both the media, as well as our wellintentioned friends. In spite of the best intentions, these new “experts” promote beliefs and folk remedies that could result in dangers equally as bad as coronavirus infection.

During this unprecedented

disruption brought to all of our lives, some people are expressing concern that information was held back from them. Folks were upset because they wanted to hear the truth, or so they thought.

Instead of continuing to pass on the mounds of gross misinformation and fear-driven behaviors,

Glenn Ellis we should all be interested only in the truth.

Well, I’m not so sure we can handle the truth.

Let me share a few “truths” that not only have many of us heard about, but many things are specific to poor people and AfricanAmericans in this country.

Call your doctor: For millions of black, brown and poor people in this country, that is not an option. As of 2019, roughly 27.5 million people didn’t have health insurance at any point last year, according to figures from the Census Bureau. In addition, an analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kaiser Foundation found that 31 percent of African-Americans and 47 percent of Hispanics don’t have a personal doctor.

This “truth” shows that a

whole lot of people are left out when the CDC and other officials tell folks who are already hunkered down that if they think they have symptoms, “don’t go to the hospital; call your doctor first.”

Stay in place: This guideline to prevent the spread of coronavirus is probably among the most baffling to me.

Some families have people live with them that aren’t related.

Don’t forget, the communities with marginalized populations are the places where you find homeless shelters, halfway houses, safe houses and boarding houses.

Add to that the many seniors and “sick and shut-in,” many of whom live alone.

The daily challenges in these scenarios means reliance on a variety of support systems in their social network — friends, families, caregivers, neighbors, etc. — as survival tools in everyday living is disrupted or no longer available.

Vulnerable populations: As defined by the World Health Organization, vulnerability is the degree to which a population, individual or organization is unable to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from the impacts of disasters.

Billions for Boeing; pennies for people The development of the $2.2 trillion stimulus package was extremely flawed.

The Republican bullies in the U.S. Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, wrote the bill with absolutely no Democratic input, then suggested that Democrats amend their l egi sl at i on.

The first draft of the bill, unsurprisingly, was a goody grab for corporations, with much less for individuals.

Initially, the Republican Senate would have given U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin a slush fund of $500 billion to assist troubled industries with absolutely no oversight. The last version of the bill includes both monitoring and an inspector general to look for fraud and abuse.

Republicans would have doled the money out to their cronies. But the Dems, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, stood their ground.

The stimulus legislation is better than the 2008-2009 bailout legislation. It is gratifying to see that the Senate rose above partisanship to get this done.

Republicans even conceded that President Trump, his grafter family, other cabinet heads and senior leaders, along with their families, cannot benefit from this stimulus legislation.

It is unfathomable that this provision has to be put in writing, but No. 45, a hotel owner, pushed hard for hotels and cruise ships to get bailout benefits.

But some in Congress have apparently peeped No. 45’s hole card. It takes extreme hubris for our nation’s chief executive

officer, who has used the U.S. treasury as a piggy bank, to be as self-serving as No. 45 is. Good for Democrats for recognizing the pattern of double-dealings makes it clear that written prohibition of these shady practices is necessary.

Michigan Congressman Justin Amash, an independent who used to be a Republican, tweeted, “This

Julianne Malveaux bipartisan deal is a raw deal for the people. It does far too little for those who need the most help while providing hundreds of billions in corporate welfare, massively growing government, inhibiting economic adaptation, and widening the gap between the rich and the poor.”

The legislation, which was approved by the House and signed into law by President Trump last Friday, is hundreds, if not thousands, of pages long. And it has lots of fine print. For example, $17 billion in loan funds are set aside for “businesses deemed critical to maintaining national security.

While Boeing isn’t mentioned by name, the Washington Post quoted a confidential source who said this money is partly set aside for Boeing. This is the same Boeing that manufactured faulty, crashing airplanes. And they’ve imperiously said they will take assistance only on their terms.

Some think the federal government should take an equity stake in companies that get bailout funds.

Boeing’s CEO said he wasn’t interested in such a deal. If the feds wanted to play hardball, they’d force Boeing into bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy doesn’t mean the cessation of operations; it means the restructuring of debt.

Meanwhile, there’s no helpful fine print for ordinary people. Sure, people will get $1,200 checks, plus $500 per child.

That’s better than nothing. But compared to Boeing’s billions, it’s pennies.

The ability to get unemployment insurance for extra weeks also will be helpful for those who lose their jobs during this pandemic. More food stamp funds will be available. But there is some confusion over whether gig workers will get the benefit.

Instead, it seems that those who have good jobs will get great benefits, while those who have part-time jobs, gig jobs or are unemployed won’t get much. As Congressman Amash said, this stimulus package will widen the wealth gap.

Inequality is at the very foundation of our economic system, so it isn’t surprising that the coronavirus stimulus package reflects the biases that are hardwired into our system. We need committed, vocal, progressive members of Congress, such as Maxine Waters, Barbara Lee, Ayanna Pressley, Bobby Scott, Alezandria Ocasio Cortez and others, to shine a bright light on this inequality and to develop legislation to address some of these inequalities.

On March 23, Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey of New York introduced HR 6379, the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, that provides protections for workers and families mostly because the stimulus package does not.

Stimulate the economy if you will, but don’t ignore the people on the bottom. If we are injecting $2.2 trillion into our lagging economy, make sure that some of it trickles down to the poor.

The writer is an economist, educator and author.

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For purposes of the coronavirus pandemic, this includes those who are elderly, have weak immune systems, chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity, cancer and transplant patients.

It has long been established that African-Americans have the highest mortality rate from all causes and arguably the worst health status of any racial group in the United States. Just doing some rough calculations, it seems like no stretch of the imagination to conclude that more than half of all black folks in this country are a vulnerable population.

COVID-19 is real, it’s deadly and it’s going to be with us for possibly the rest of this year.

Please continue to pay attention to the information from credible sources.

The writer is an author and research bioethics fellow at Harvard Medical School.

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Letters to the Editor During the last week or more, I keep getting this same question: “Where is our lieutenant governor?”

I know our lieutenant governor is not sick or in selfisolation. But what I and the rest of the citizens of the Commonwealth do not know is why Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax has been absent from Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s coronavirus briefings. We see other administration officials and even lesser functionaries like the mayor of Richmond present, but never the lieutenant governor.

I, like many other citizens,

Where’s Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax? have found this quite odd. Like the governor, he is a Democrat. And he happens to live in Northern Virginia, the most populous and economically important region in Virginia, which, ironically, is the region of most concern regarding the coronavirus.

I know Lt. Gov. Fairfax has been holding calls with black leaders and clergy for the last several weeks to discuss the crisis and issues surrounding

coronavirus and its able contacts and impact on our everyconversations with day lives. The first call black Virginians, we was organized in less still have not seen the than a day and crashed lieutenant governor the system because of at Gov. Northam’s the number of people briefings. on the call. His followDoes this mean up calls again were that he has not been at capacity and again Lt. Gov. Fairfax invited? Does this revolved around questions black mean that the governor and Virginians felt they were not his team are not talking to the getting answered. lieutenant governor? Does this Despite making these valu- mean that Gov. Northam and his

team are not interested in the questions and concerns black Virginians have addressed to the lieutenant governor?

The absence of Lt. Gov. Fairfax is extremely disconcerting to many of us black Virginians.

This reminds of us of when the lieutenant governor was removed from joint campaign literature during the November 2017 election. It’s even more obvious and glaring when you compare it to how the black lieu-

tenant governor of Maryland is treated — as an equal partner in addressing the issues of the citizens of that state.

Although we understand that there are many questions to ask the governor in this time of crisis, many Virginians want to know where is Lt. Gov. Fairfax and why, when all hands are needed to address this crisis, is he being left on the sidelines?

PHILLIP E. THOMPSON Loudoun County The writer is the former president of the Loudoun County Branch NAACP.

Gun control measures won’t make our communities safer

A question to the members of the Richmond area delegation to the General Assembly, specifically Delegates Dawn Adams, Lamont Bagby, Jeffrey Bourne, Betsy Carr and Delores McQuinn and Sens. Jennifer McClellan and Joseph Morrissey: When you were elected to the legislature, it was expected you would enact laws that would separate the thugs and gangbangers from society so our streets would be safe from the almost daily shootings and other violence that plagues our community.

Instead, you helped pass Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s gun con-

trol agenda, including the “red flag” law, universal background checks, bump stock ban, etc. using the illogical and disingenuous argument that rolling back the constitutional rights of honest lawabiding citizens will somehow make criminals stop committing acts of violence and make all Virginians safe.

The question is: How will any of the governor’s gun control bills make our community safer?

The answer is: They won’t. The shootings and murders will continue because criminals do not obey laws.

Voters should not re-elect any of the above-named individuals for taking steps to disarm honest citizens instead of disarming criminals. Every reader must know that when the government has more power, you have less power.

Tyrants prefer unarmed subjects. Genocide, dictatorship, tyranny, oppression and slavery require a gunless society.

MIKE WILSON Richmond

Legal Notices 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, April 6, 2020 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, April 13, 2020 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. 2020-046 To rezone the property known as 2925 Garland Avenue from the UB Urban Business District and the PE-7 Brookland Park Boulevard / North Avenue Parking Exempt Parking Overlay District to the R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District. The Master Plan calls for single-family medium density uses for the property. Primary uses are single-family and two-family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2020-047 To amend and reordain Ord. No. 2003-375-337, adopted Dec. 8, 2003, which authorized the special use of the property known as 1100-1102 West Cary Street and 20-22 South Harrison Street for the purpose of certain enumerated uses in accordance with such ordinance, to allow an outdoor pergola, upon certain terms and conditions. The zoning of the subject property is R-63 Multi-Family Urban Residential. The City of Richmondís Master Plan designates the subject property for Single Family Medium Density land use. Primary uses are single family and two family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi-public uses.

Ordinance No. 2020-048 To authorize the special use of the proper ty known as 3412 R Street for the purpose of two single family attached dwellings and one single family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The current zoning for this property is R-5 Single Family Residential. The City of Richmondís Master Plan designates the subject p r o p e r t y fo r S i n g l e Family Low Density land uses which includes, single family detached dwellings at densities up to seven units per acre.

The proposed density of the development is approximately 13 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2020-083 To amend Ord. No. 2019041, adopted May 13, 2020, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by re-appropriating a $1,352,558.00 portion of the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 fund balance excess, assigned by Res. No. 2019-R016, adopted Jun. 24, 2019, to the General Fund Cash Transfer for Capital Projects program, and to appropriate these transferred funds to the Fiscal Year 20192020 Capital Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amounts appropriated to the Universal Access, Continued on next column

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Community Center Enhancements, Tredegar/ Brownís Island Accessible Walk Improvements, and RAA Building and Property Improvements projects by a total of $1,352,558.00 for the purpose of providing additional funding for those projects.

Community Facilities’ Richmond Cemeteries Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Richmond Cemeteries for the said fiscal year for the operation and management of the facilities.

gas ser vice, for the purpose of changing the measurement of natural gas from quantities per thousand cubic feet to quantities per hundred cubic feet, and to amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-191(2) and 28-191(3) (concer ning fees for residential gas service), 28-192(2) (concerning fees for residential gas peaking service), 28193(2) (concerning fees for general gas service), 28-193(3) (concerning fees for small commercial gas sales), 28-194(2) (concerning fees for large volume gas service), 28-195(f) and 28-196(f) (concer ning fees for transportation service), 28-198(2) and 28-198(3) (concer ning fees for municipal gas service), 28-199(c), 28-100(d), and 28-199(g)(2), (concerning flexibly priced interruptible gas service), 28-200(2), 28-200(3) and 28-200(4) (concerning unmetered gaslight service), 28201(c) (concerning gas air conditioning service), 28-202(c) (concerning fees for large volume gas sales service), 28203(c) (concerning fees for large volume, high load factor, gas sales service), and 28-204(b) and 28204(c) (concerning fees for natural gas vehicle gas service) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July 2020, to establish revised charges for such services.

finance the cost of school projects and general capital improvement projects of the City for the following purposes and uses: construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public schools; construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for various infrastructure needs, including traffic control facilities, streets, sidewalks and other public ways, bridges, storm sewers, drains and culver ts, and refuse disposal facilities; participation in redevelopment, conser vation and community development p r o gra m s, i n c l u d i n g the construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for targeted public facilities included in these programs; construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public institutional, operational, cultural, educational and entertainment buildings and facilities, including but not limited to the theaters, p a r k s, p l ay gr o u n d s, cemeteries, libraries and museums; acquisition of real property therefor as appropriate; and the making of appropriations to the City’s Economic Development Authority (“EDA”) to be used by the EDA to finance capital expenditures or to make loans or grants to finance capital expenditures for the purposes of promoting economic development; to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects, to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds; to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds; and to authorize the issuance of taxable bonds, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such general obligation public improvement bonds.

the same period as such general obligation public improvement bonds.

breeding permit, per dog or cat.

concerning certificates of appropriateness, for the purpose of establishing a fee for filing an application fo r a c e r t i f i c a t e o f appropriateness, and to amend Appendix A of the City Code by adding therein new fees for City Code §§ 30-930.6, concerning certificates of appropriateness, and 30-1020.4(a), concerning fees for filing an application for a certificate of zoning compliance, of the City Code, to establish new charges for such services.

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 Clerkís page on the Cityís Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Candice D. Reid City Clerk City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, April 13, 2020 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. 2020-049 To adopt the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021, and to appropriate the estimated revenues for such fiscal year for the objects and purposes stated in the said budget.

Ordinance No. 2020-050 To adopt the Special Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Special Revenue funds for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2020-051 To accept a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects fo r t h e f i s c a l y e a r beginning Jul. 1, 2020, and for the four fiscal years thereafter; to adopt a Capital Budget for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2020; and to determine the means of financing the same.

Ordinance No. 2020-057 To adopt the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 20202021, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund for the said fiscal year for the operation and management of parking facilities.

Ordinance No. 2020-058 To adopt the Electric Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Electric Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Electric Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Electric Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2020-059 To adopt the Gas Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Gas Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Gas Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Gas Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2020-060 To adopt the Department of Public Utilities’ Stores Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Department of Public Utilities’ Stores Internal Service Funds for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2020-061 To adopt the Stormwater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Stormwater Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Stor mwater Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the stormwater utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2020-065 To amend the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-923 (concerning fees for residential stormwater ser vice) and 28-924 (concer ning fees for developed residential properties stormwater service) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2020, to establish revised charges for the stormwater utility’s services.

Ordinance No. 2020-066 To amend and reordain certain fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-650 (concerning fe e s fo r r e s i d e n t i a l wastewater ser vice), 28-651 (concerning fees for commercial wastewater ser vice), 28-652 (concerning fees for industr ial wastewater service), 28653 (concerning fees for state and federal wastewater service), and 28-654 (concerning fees for municipal wastewater service) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2020, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2020-063 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of City Code § 8-274(a)(2), (concerning the issuance of permits and conditions for concessions) for the pur pose of providing for permit fees for the issuance of permits for concessions in public parks and playgrounds of the City.

Ordinance No. 2020-067 To amend and reordain the fees set for th in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28326 (concerning fees for residential water service), 28-327 (concerning fees for commercial water service), 28-328 (concer ning fees for industrial water service), 28-329 (concerning fees for municipal water service), 28-330 (concerning fees for state and federal water service), 28-458 (concerning fees for water for fire protection) and 28-549 (concerning fees for water use during conservation periods) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2020, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2020-056 To adopt the Department of Parks, Recreation and

Ordinance No. 2020-064 To amend City Code §§ 28-191, 28-192, 28194, 28-195, 28-196, 28-198, 28-199, 28-200, 28-201, 28-202, 28-203, and 28-204, concerning

Ordinance No. 2020-068 To authorize the issuance of general obligation public improvement bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $33,000,000 to

Ordinance No. 2020-069 To authorize the issuance of general obligation public improvement bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $9,976,000 to finance the cost of capital improvement projects of the stormwater utility of the City for the following purposes and uses: replacement of and upgrades to the stor mwater facilities, including but not limited to, construction, reconstruction, improvements, r e h a b i l i t a t i o n and upgrades of stormwater sewers and associated facilities; new and replacement infrastructure of the storm sewer system, drainage structures, catch basins, ditches, storm sewer pipes, culverts, green infrastructure; acquisition of real property therefor as appropr iate; and equipment for various infrastructure needs; and authorizes the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects, to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds and to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds, and to authorize the issuance of taxable bonds, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over

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Ordinance No. 2020-052 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Richmond, Virginia and the Public Defender for the City of Richmond, Virginia for the purpose of providing funds to supplement the salaries of employees in the Public Defender’s Office for the City of Richmond.

Ordinance No. 2020-053 To appropriate and to provide funds for financing the school budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021.

Ordinance No. 2020-054 To adopt the Debt Service Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021, and to appropriate the estimated expenditures from the Debt Service Fund for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2020-055 To adopt the Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Internal Service funds for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2020-062 To adopt the Wastewater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Wastewater Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Wastewater Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Wastewater Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2020-070 To cancel all authorized but unissued notes authorized by the City of Richmond in Fiscal Years 20162017 and 2017-2018, to authorize the issuance of general obligation equipment notes of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $4,867,332 to finance the cost of equipment for the following purposes and uses: acquisition of computer, radio, office, solid waste collection, office furniture and miscellaneous equipment and vehicles for the various departments, bureaus and agencies of the City, and equipment for City schools; and to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell equipment notes to finance the acquisition of such equipment, and to authorize the issuance of taxable notes, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such general obligation equipment notes.

Ordinance No. 2020-071 To cancel all authorized but unissued bonds authorized by the City of Richmond in Fiscal Years 2016-2017, to authorize the issuance of public utility revenue bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $103,007,500 to finance the cost of capital improvement projects of the gas, water and wastewater utilities and public utilities buildings and facilities for the following pur poses and uses: enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the gas plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the waterworks plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the wastewater plant and intercepting lines; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, and improvement of sanitary and storm water sewers, pumping stations, drains and culverts; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of public utility buildings and facilities therefor, including but not limited to the stores division; and acquisition of real property and real property rights (including without limitation easements and rightso f - way ) t h e r e fo r a s appropriate; to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative O f f i c e r, fo r a n d o n behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects; to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds; to approve the form of supplemental indenture of trust; to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds; and to authorize the issuance of taxable bonds, for the same pur poses and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such public utility revenue bonds.

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Ordinance No. 2020-073 To amend Appendix A of the City Code for section 4-275 (concerning impoundment and violation notice and fee for board and care) for the purpose of establishing a separate adoption fee for puppies.

Ordinance No. 2020-074 To amend City Code § 1295, (concerning athletic activities, adult leagues, t e n n i s t o u r n a m e n t s, tennis camps, and softball tour naments) for the purpose of removing the separate fees for softball tournaments and for the recreation centers known as Pine Camp Art and Recreation Center and portions of Hickory Hill Community Center, and to amend Appendix A of the City Code for section 12-95 (concerning athletic activities, adult leagues, t e n n i s t o u r n a m e n t s, tennis camps, and softball tour naments) for the purpose of establishing revised charges for such activities.

Ordinance No. 2020-075 To amend City Code § 12-108, concerning a nonresident fee for nonresidents of the City renting facilities or enrolling in Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities athletic activities or classes, for the purpose of increasing the nonresident fee for the rental of any facility, park or equipment from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.

Ordinance No. 2020-076 To amend and reordain City Code § 1294, (concer ning the reser vation of picnic shelters and the rental fee for picnic packs), for the purpose of including the fee for reservation of picnic shelters and removing the fee for picnic packs, and to amend the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for City Code §§ 8-281, (concerning the permit processing fee for the use of public grounds, parks, playfields and playgrounds) to increase the cost of the permit processing fee, and 1294, (concerning picnic shelter fees), for the purpose of removing the fee for rental of picnic packs.

Ordinance No. 2020-077 To amend ch. 13, art. V, div. 3 of the City Code by adding therein new §§ 13-203 and 13-204, c o n c e r n i n g fe e s fo r employees of the City’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services who conduct Fire Prevention Code inspections on commercial and institutional properties in the City, and to amend Appendix A of the City Code by adding therein new fees for City Code § 13-203, for the purpose of establishing the fees to be charged for employees of the City’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services who conduct Fire Prevention Code inspections on commercial and institutional properties in the City.

Ordinance No. 2020-078 To amend City Code § 13-190, concerning the removal and closure of underground storage tanks, for the purpose of including aboveground storage tanks as subject to removal and closure, and to amend the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for City Code § 13-190, for the purpose of establishing a new fee for the removal of aboveground storage tanks.

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Ordinance No. 2020-080 To amend and reordain City Code §§ 8-279 (concerning fees for use of public parks) for the purpose of revising the fees for weddings and to establish fees for rafting in the James River Park Systems, and to amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 8-277 (concerning fees for the use of the Dogwood Dell Amphitheater and Carillon in Byrd Park), 8-278 (concerning fees for the use of Cityowned equipment), 8-279 (concerning fees for use of public parks), and 8-284(b) and (c) (concerning meeting fees) of the City Code.

Ordinance No. 2020-081 To adopt the Water Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2020, and ending Jun. 30, 2021; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Water Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Water Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Water Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2020-082 To amend the schedule of classifications and assigned ranges incorporated into section I of the Pay Plan for the purpose of revising the wording of certain classification titles and changing the pay ranges of certain classification titles; to amend section II(B) of the Pay Plan to provide a 2% pay increase for classified and unclassified permanent City employees who are not in the step based pay system for police and fire employees; and to amend sections III(B)(11), III(B) (12), III(B)(25)(e), III(B) (36), and III(B)(40), of the Pay Plan to (i) provide the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office with $884,474 for salar y supplements and $202,138 for Virginia Retirement System contributions and the Commonwealth Attorney with a $51,074 salary supplement and a $10,306 Virginia Retirement System contribution, (ii) provide the Sheriff’s Office with $2,236,106 for salary supplements and the Sheriff with a $41,301.20 supplement, (iii) to suspend the education incentive for police and fire program until Jun. 30, 2021, (iv) to change the living wage, and (v) to add the new “Driver Pump Operator” classification to the step-based pay system for sworn fire and police officers.

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.

Candice D. Reid

City Clerk

Richmond Free Press

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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

Scoring his 1,000th point, Huguenot’s Jordan Parham gets a Gatorade bath On special occasions, it can be OK for an athlete to take a shower even before getting to the locker room.

At least that was the case for Huguenot High School’s Jordan Parham on Feb. 7, Senior Night.

In dramatic fashion, Parham swished a free throw near the end of the team’s victory over Chesterfield County’s James River High School to reach the coveted 1,000-point milestone in his home finale.

Soon after, he was rewarded with a chilly Gatorade bath, courtesy of his jubilant teammates.

“No, I didn’t get to the locker room. It was right on the court,” Parham said of the drenching, trying to hold back a laugh.

“I’d definitely say that was the memory, the highlight, of my career.”

A long, entertaining highlight reel could be made of Parham’s four seasons — three on the varsity squad — for the Forest Hill Avenue school.

Splitting time between point guard and shooting guard, the 5-foot-11, 160-pound Parham averaged 19.5 points per game for the 18-6 Falcons, who reached the 4A region finals.

The talent didn’t go unnoticed. Parham was named to the Virginia High School League All-State Team in a vote of rival coaches.

“Jordan got his points despite other teams keying on him,” said Huguenot Coach Ksaan Brown. “He just kept getting better.”

It wasn’t like Parham was a surprise package. He averaged 18 points and made second-team All-State as a junior. As a precocious sophomore, he cracked Coach Brown’s first five.

Parham did much of his damage from long range. He was 66-for-181 beyond the arc for 36 percent.

No one-trick pony, he added 73 rebounds, 56 steals and 78 assists.

“I don’t want to be classified as just a shooter,” Parham said.

“I like to feel I can score on all three levels — from deep, NBA range, also mid-range and taking it to the basket.”

The son of Wallace and Trena Parham will take his all-around skills to Lynchburg College in the fall, where he will play for the Hornets of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

He received some recruiting interest from such Division I programs as the University of Richmond, Old Dominion Univer-

— to the school that showed the most love,” he said.

The Lynchburg College coach is Hilliary Scott, a former All-American performer at Roanoke College.

Parham sparkles in the classroom just as he does on the hardwood. He attended Richmond Community High School for the academically gifted. Because Richmond Community High has no athletics, Parham was permitted to play for his neighborhood school, Huguenot High.

Parham practically grew up on or near a basketball court.

His father, a former Maggie Walker High School player, is a veteran facilities director for the Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.

“I was always around it,” Parham said.

His first organized team was at Bellemeade Recreation Center, where his father worked.

The youngest of six children, Parham dabbled in football but began to focus on hoops in ninth grade.

He wears the No. 3 jersey in part to honor one of his favorite players, NBA star Chris Paul.

Looking ahead to the next level, Parham said he needs “to work on my handle, my defense, and put on some weight.”

Now back to that 1,000th point.

It was a two-shot foul attempt, so he had a chance for No. 1,001.

“But I missed it,” he said with a laugh.

The Gatorade dumpers didn’t miss, however.

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Jordan Parham of Huguenot High School goes up for a basket during the Falcons’ game against James River High School on Feb. 7.

sity and Virginia Military Institute, but felt Lynchburg College was the most comfortable fit.

“I wanted to go where I could really play and make an impact

‘Curly’ Neal, who added skill and laughs to the Harlem Globetrotters for more than 20 years, dies at 77 Many people felt Frederick “Curly” Neal was like a magician on the basketball court.

And his most dazzling trick of all— and one he never failed at—was putting glowing smiles on the faces of people of all ages.

Mr. Neal, who died Thursday, March 26, 2020, at his home near Houston, played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1963 to 1985 as the comedic, touring squad’s featured dribbler and far-away shot artist.

He was 77.

Famous for his shiny, bald head, Mr. Neal combined skill, humor and a sense of humanity to entertain fans in 97 countries, covering some 6,000 games.

Many times he appeared with the Globetrotters before awestruck fans at the Richmond Coliseum and, before that, the Richmond Arena.

The games were just good, old-fashioned family fun. No one ever asked for their money back after seeing Curly & Co., with the great Meadowlark Lemon, put on a show.

Tributes: “We lost one of the most genuine human beings the world has ever known.”—Jeff Munn, Globetrotters general manager.

“A great mentor, friend and teammate, he had the best smile in the world.”— former Globetrotter and Richmond native Clyde Austin.

“It’s hard to express how much joy Curly brought to my life growing up. RIP to a legend.”—Steve Kerr, coach of the Golden State Warriors.

“The world has lost a true ambassador of the game and, outside of Muhammad Ali, one of the most recognizable faces on the planet.”—Globetrotters teammate Boo Johnson.

Before the Globetrotters: Mr. Neal starred at Dudley High School in Greensboro, N.C., and then at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C. The 6-foot-1 guard earned All-CIAA honors at Johnson C. Smith, averaging 23 points as a senior.

Frederick ‘Curly’ Neal

Nickname: Mr. Neal began shaving his head in college. Someone with the Globetrotters joked that he looked like bald Curly Howard of Three Stooges fame. It stuck.

NBA?: Though undrafted out of college, Mr. Neal had tryout offers from the New York Knicks, the Detroit Pistons, the Baltimore Bullets and the St. Louis Hawks.

At the time, the NBA was majority white.

His other offer to tryout, held at DePaul University in Chicago, came from Globetrotters owner Abe Saperstein.

“I remember (the invitation) came on red, white and blue stationery,” Mr. Neal recalled. “There were 125 guys there and they only chose five. I was one of the lucky five.”

Local sighting: For a spell in the 1990s, Mr. Neal lived at St. John’s Woods apartments on Richmond’s South Side.

He was known to show up, unannounced,

for friendly pick-up games at the outdoor courts at Westover Hills Elementary School on Jahnke Road. In addition, he worked with kids at the Jewish Community Center in Richmond.

Double-deuce: Mr. Neal’s No. 22 jersey is one of only five to be retired by the Globetrotters. Others honored are Wilt Chamberlain, Marques Haynes, Meadowlark Lemon and Goose Tatum.

Breaking down barriers: Race relations were badly flawed in 1963 when Mr. Neal joined the Globetrotters. Still, packed crowds of mostly white fans rooted unanimously for the all-black Globetrotters to humiliate their klutzy, all-white opponent, the Washington Generals.

At least for a couple of hours, the most bigoted white men in America would be cheering for the black guys. Mr. Neal’s amazing talents and infectious smile won people over.

During the 1960s, long before there had been much integration of college and pro basketball, and before there was much on television, the Globetrotters were a Saturday regular on ABC’s Wide World of Sports.

Entertainer: Mr. Neal’s charisma extended far past the court. He appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” “Gilligan’s Island” and “The Love Boat” and did voice-overs for Scooby-Doo movies.

The Globetrotters also had their own show, “The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine.”

Personal note: In 1964, the Globetrotters came to Waynesboro High School in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The tickets were $3, $4 and $5. My mother dug into her purse and bought me a $5 seat.

I don’t think I ever had so much fun as watching Curly Neal dribbling on his knees, sinking a half-court shot and performing to the beat of “Sweet Georgia Brown,” the most toe-tapping theme song of all time.

That $5 ticket turned out to be worth $5 million in memories. I still smile every time I think of it.

Flying Squirrels get ready for the season with virtual tours despite coronavirus The Diamond will be eerily quiet this early spring.

Get used to the sounds of silence. That means no crack of the bat, pop of the mitt, roar of the crowd or voices of vendors peddling their wares.

And no thrilling fireworks shows on Saturday nights.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels, like all pro baseball teams, are cooling the heels of their cleats because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Even the most wishful thinkers aren’t predicting the Eastern League season will commence prior to June.

The July 13-15 All-Star break might be a more realistic target date.

Still, there’s much to discuss involving the Flying Squirrels, the San Francisco Giants’ AA affiliate housed José Alguacil at 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.

Keepin’ busy: With schools closed, the Flying Squirrels are offering an online “digital field trip” for youngsters K-5. This includes a variety of fun games and exercises for the team’s youngest fans.

Go to richmondflyingsquirrels.com and click on “Education Day.” Familiar face: José Alguacil is returning for his second go-round as the Squirrels’ manager. The native Venezuelan managed the team to a 72-68 record in 2015.

Alguacil succeeds Willie Harris, the franchise’s first African-American manager, who directed the team to a 62-76 mark in 2018 and 59-84 a year ago.

Packing ’em in: Despite finishing last in the EL Western Division in 2019, the Squirrels were first in attendance, averaging 6,255 customers for the 64 Heliot Ramos dates. This is the result of an endless parade of promotions and a family-friendly atmosphere at The Diamond.

Star watch: Alguacil’s likely centerfielder will be 20year-old Heliot Ramos. A native of Puerto Rico, the 6-foot, 188-pound Ramos was the Giants’ first round draft choice in 2017 and the 17th pick overall.

Ramos’ brother, Hector, is all-time goals scorer on the Puerto Rican national soccer team.

Last year’s centerfielder for the Flying Squirrels was another Puerto Rican, Johneshwy Fargas, who was among the minor league’s top base stealers with 50. Fargas has been traded to the New York Mets organization.

New digs: Virginia Commonwealth University has purchased 10.94 acres of land on Hermitage Road for a future Athletics Village. Part of the plan includes a new ballpark to be shared by VCU and the Flying Squirrels.

There is no firm timetable on completion.

The property had been owned by Greyhound Lines and was used for maintenance. The cost of the deal was $11.75 million.

The Flying Squirrels and previously the Richmond Braves have played at The Diamond since 1985. The Diamond has also been VCU’s home field for decades.

Les Hunter, who helped change the face of NCAA basketball, dies at 77 Les Hunter, famous for his role in the “Game of Change,” died Friday, March 27, 2020, near his home in Chicago.

Mr. Hunter was 77.

At 6-foot-7, Mr. Hunter was a shining star on the barrier-breaking 1963 Loyola University of Chicago basketball squad that won the NCAA title.

The Ramblers started four AfricanAmerican players, including Mr. Hunter and All-America Jerry Harkness, during a time when many schools still had not integrated.

This came to a head on March 15,

1963, when the Ramblers were set to face all-white Mississippi State University in the second round of the NCAA Mideast Regional in East Lansing, Mich.

At the time, the state of Mississippi had a strict rule forbidding its statesupported, majority-white schools from playing integrated teams.

Mississippi State defied that rule and the game went on.

Thus, the name the “Game of Change.”

NCAA basketball would never be the same again.

Les Hunter

The Ramblers, with Mr. Hunter in the lead role under the baskets, defeated Mississippi State 61-51. Loyola went on to beat the University of Cincinnati 60-58 in overtime to win the NCAA title in Louisville, Ky. Cincinnati started three black players in that final game. It was the first time in NCAA annals that African-American players were in the majority in the championship match.

Mr. Hunter averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds as a junior in 1963, and 21 points and 15 rebounds as a senior

in 1964. He finished his career with 1,472 points and 1,017 rebounds in three seasons. Freshmen were not eligible at the time.

During Mr. Hunter’s three seasons on the varsity team, Loyola went 74-12.

Mr. Hunter, nicknamed “Big Game,” grew up in Nashville, Tenn., starring at Pearl High School.

Following his career at Loyola, he was a second round NBA draft pick by the Detroit Pistons. He went on to play with five different pro teams in six seasons in the NBA and ABA.

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Personality: Dr. Pamela J. Royal Spotlight on board chair of the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the work of the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond and the chair of its Board of Governors, Dr. Pamela J. Royal, goes on.

Founded in 1968, the foundation offers expertise to help nonprofits and donors collaborate in ways that do the most good for the Richmond community, match volunteers with organizations that need their help and build the ability of nonprofits to better serve the public.

“Our goal is to identify the most pressing human needs and weave them together with art and cultural vibrancy to strengthen our region,” Dr. Royal says.

The foundation’s latest initiative: The Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund, activated in March and operated in partnership with the Emergency Management Alliance of Central Virginia.

The fund initially is aimed at helping organizations offering crisis response services supporting the physical and emotional well-being of Richmond’s vulnerable populations, including the elderly, immigrants, the homeless, children and people with limited English language skills.

To date, the fund has raised $3.7 million from a variety of individuals, foundations and businesses and given out $750,000 in early grants, with a flexibility that allows it to react and adapt as needs change and other local, state and national resources and responses fill in the gaps these nonprofits seek to address.

The foundation also is helping match volunteers with organizations providing essential services throughout Richmond, while offering online training for nonprofits struggling to continue their work as further restrictions and guidelines change how they can safely operate.

For Dr. Royal, a Richmond native who assumed the role of board chair in 2019, this kind of large, specialized outreach is key to the foundation’s appeal and power.

“Our boldness as an organization excites me,” Dr. Royal says. “We are stepping out and scaling

up the work we are doing to create meaningful change in a collaborative way. We are also holding ourselves and our partners more accountable.”

Dr. Royal, who joined the Board of Governors in 2011, balances her time with the foundation with additional volunteer service on several other nonprofit boards.

As a medical doctor, she also has her own dermatology practice as the owner and president of Royal Dermatology for 30 years.

Community service remains her dedicated interest, something Dr. Royal ascribes to an upbringing by her parents, Dr. Frank S. and Pamela C. Royal, who impressed upon their children the importance of community and civic responsibility. Now playing a major role in helping Richmond nonprofits service the community, Dr. Royal says it has proven to be a truly fulfilling experience.

“I enjoy the opportunity to serve and advocate for others,” Dr. Royal says, “and find that I am enriched in the process.”

Meet a strong community advocate and this week’s Personality, Dr. Pamela J. Royal: Occupation: Physician and president and founder of Royal Dermatology.

No. 1 volunteer position: Chair of the Board of Governors of the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond.

Other community service: I also serve on the nonprofit boards of Bon Secours Richmond Mercy Health System, Venture Richmond and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Date and place of birth: April 16 in Richmond.

Current residence: Richmond.

Education: Bachelor’s of science in biology, Hampton University; medical degree, Eastern Virginia Medical School; and dermatology residency, Howard University Hospital.

Family: Married to Richmond Circuit Court Judge C.N. Jenkins Jr. for 34 years. We have four adult children.

The Community Foundation is: An advocate for

philanthropy and service in Greater Richmond, with a legacy of helping people give back with passion and purpose. Our goal is to identify the most pressing human needs and weave them together with art and cultural vibrancy to strengthen our region.

Why I am excited about the Community Foundation: Our boldness as an organization excites me.

We are stepping out and scaling up the work we are doing to create meaningful change in a collaborative way. We are also holding ourselves and our partners more accountable.

Services the foundation provides: We provide philanthropic leadership and expertise that brings donors and nonprofits together to do more good for our community. We guide philanthropists in their giving, build the capacity of nonprofits to serve our community and we match volunteers with organizations that need their help.

How the Community Foundation is responding to the coronavirus crisis: In March, we activated the Central Virginia COVID19 Response Fund (www. cfrichmond.org/covid19fund), in partnership with the Emergency Management Alliance of Central Virginia, to provide support to organizations serving individuals and families most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. To date, we have raised $3.7 million from individuals, foundations and businesses and awarded $750,000 in early grants.

We also are supporting

volunteer matching for organizations providing essential services and offering online training for nonprofits seeking creative ways to continue their work during this difficult time.

C e n t r a l Vi r g i n i a COVID-19 Response Fund is: Initially focused on providing rapid support to organizations providing crisis response services and those working with vulnerable populations such as children and youths, seniors, individuals experiencing homelessness, public housing residents and immigrants and community members with limited English language proficiency. The fund is designed to be flexible as needs change over time and to complement other resources and responses at the national, state and local levels.

How nonprofits can apply for funding: In order to move funds quickly, we do not have a formal application process at this time.

Organizations may share their needs via a simple form on our website and requests will be considered on a rolling basis. www.cfrichmond. org/NonprofitFAQ How contributions to the Foundation are accepted: We are proud that

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Outlook at start of day: “Can-do” attitude fueled by love of family always in my heart.

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Person who influenced me the most: My parents because of their love and commitment to each other, our family and their community.

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What motivated me to get involved in community service: My parents emphasized the importance of community and civic responsibility. I enjoy the opportunity to serve and advocate for others and find that I am enriched in the process.

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Kym Grinnage, seven others inducted into Virginia Communications Hall of Fame Kym Grinnage, vice president and general manager of WWBTTV NBC12, is among eight media professionals inducted March 26 into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame.

While the ceremony was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the announcement of their induction was made by Dr. Marcus Messner, interim director of the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture at Virginia Commonwealth University. The Robertson School has hosted the Hall of Fame since its inception in 1986.

Dr. Messner stated that a smaller event to honor the inductees is being considered for the fall.

Honorees were selected based on their outstanding long-term contributions in journalism, advertising, public relations, new media and other media-related fields. They all were either born in Virginia or became distinctly identified with the state.

Mr. Grinnage joined NBC12 in 1990 as an account executive

and rose through the ranks to become the station’s leader in 2011.

He also assumed responsibility of WUPV-TV CW Richmond in 2019. He is the recipient of three Associated Press awards for Best Editorial and a Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities’ 2018 Humanitarian Award.

Other inductees: Barbara Ciara, anchor and managing editor of WTKR-TV News 3 in Hampton Roads; Doug Coleburn, retired editor of the Blackstone CourierRecord, where he has served since 1948; Brian Ellis, executive vice president of Padilla communications and public relations agency, where he leads its crisis and issues management practice; Bill Eure, former owner of WPLZ-FM in Petersburg who

began the first African-American programmed FM station in the Richmond market in 1981 with Magic 99. He went on to own a radio station in Yorktown and three in Charlottesville with his sons. A former president of the Virginia Association of Broadcasters, Mr. Eure died in January 2019; Cabell Harris, founder of WORK Inc., a creative branding agency in Richmond, and a professor for more than 10 years at the VCU BrandCenter; Thomas P. Kapsidelis, a veteran Virginia journalist, newspaper editor and author of “After Virginia Tech: Guns, Safety, and Healing in the Era of Mass Shootings,” published in 2019; and Donald Lee, award-winning cameraman and journalist for CBS News’ “60 Minutes” based in Washington. He was a student at VCU and started his career at WWBT-TV in Richmond, now NBC12.

PUBLIC NOTICE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING AMENDMENT TO THE 2019-2020 CONSOLIDATED ACTION PLAN In accordance with HUD citizen participation requirements, a 30-day public comment period for the amendment to 2019 Annual Action Plan (City FY 2020) will begin on April 3, 2020, and will end on May 3, 2020. By this notice the City of Richmond announces the availability of the Amended 2019 Annual Action Plan Budget, is ready for public review and comment.

On Monday, April 27, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, the Richmond City Council will hold a public hearing on an amendment to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan and FY 2019-2020 budget for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and carryover funds from FY 2018-2019 HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program. The additional funds are reprogrammed federal entitlement dollars allocated to the City from the U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development to implement the housing and community development priorities and activities identified in the 5-year Consolidated Plan. A link to the full text of the amended Consolidated Action Plan has been posted on the City’s main website at www.richmondgov.com.

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Visit museums, gardens and historical sites in Richmond and the world online

By Ronald E. Carrington

Richmond area museums are offering online activities, virtual tours and resources to youngsters and families as schools are out for the rest of the academic year and museums and other public venues have been closed during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia in Jackson Ward unveiled its “Black History at Home” program. An online “BHMVA Black History Quiz” is designed to test your knowledge and understanding of African-Americans’ historical and contemporary role in shaping Richmond and the United States at www.blackhistorymuseum.org.

While the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will be closed to the public through April 23, many of the art activities on the museum’s website can be enjoyed at home, including “Sketching to Learn: Before and After,” which is designed for all ages at www.vmfa.museum/learn/resources/ sketching-to-learn-before-and-after For inspiration, explore the museum’s permanent collection to see the various works of art at www.vmfa.museum/collections/collectionsarchive/.

The Science Museum of Virginia is staying connected to families and students using several virtual platforms as new content is posted regularly. A number of topics are covered, from the Keto diet to seasonal allergies for pets, at www.youtube.com/user/ScienceMuseumVA. Other resources are available on the museum’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram platforms.

Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art social media channels—mainly Instagram and Facebook—are featuring content highlights from the ICA’s first two years. The ICA will be launching a set of online programs related to its current show, “The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis,” which it hopes to reopen to the public later in the summer. Visit them at www.icavcu.org.

The Valentine is asking students to submit their stories about their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic for future generations to understand this unique moment in history.

Submissions may be audio, photographs, drawings and journal entries, and must be created by students in grades K-12 in the Richmond region. The Valentine will share the submis-

sions on social media and its website. Go to www. thevalentine.org/studentstoryproject for instructions and how to submit stories.

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture also wants residents to tell their story about responding and adapting to the COVID-19 health and financial crisis. The museum is initiating a project to document the ways the Commonwealth and local communities have been impacted through personal stories and artifacts. To learn how to contribute, go to www.virginiahistory. org/COVID19Stories.

Other museums and venues: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has “Virtual Visits” on its Facebook page, as well as online activities for youngsters and gardening information at www.lewisginter.org.

The outdoor gardens and open spaces at Maymont remain open, with a reminder for people to observe social distancing. And while the Nature Center and farm play space are closed and its annual Family Easter celebration has been canceled, Maymont is offering a host of photos of the gardens and a virtual learning series on its Facebook page and website. Go to www.maymont.org.

The National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington is closed, as is all of the Smithsonian. But the museum’s extensive collection of artifacts and photographs is open for browsing on their website at www. nmaahc.si.edu Colonial Williamsburg offers resources and guides for teachers and students and other interactive learning activities, archives, videos and 18th century-style recipes through the Explore from Home area on its website, www. colonialwilliamsburg.org.

Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown offer curriculum-based lessons for teachers and students, videos and other interactive resources online. It also has occasional live broadcasts with interpreters on its website at www.historyisfun.org/at-home.

The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk offers a virtual tour and has online resources for families at Chrysler.org.

Google Arts & Culture offers a window to museums across the world, cultural sites around the globe and fun facts on a variety of subjects all online at your fingertips. Go to artsandculture. google.com.

The following project budget amendments have been recommended for CDBG and HOME allocations to undertake the following activities to preserve and revitalize the City’s neighborhoods: CDBG

2019-2020 Budget

Additional Funding

Proposed Amendment

$80,000

$240,000

$320,000

$625,867

$10,555

$636,422

$328,000

$150,000

$478,000

RRHA

$0

$75,000

$75,000

SCDHC

$0

$100,000

$100,000

SCDHC

$0

$185,800

$185,800

SCDHC

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

PlanRVA

$0

$50,000

$50,000

Planning

RRHA

$0

$30,000

$30,000

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NSCDC

$600,000

($600,000)

$0

$1,733,867

$441,355

$2,175,222

$260,000

$150,000

$0

$100,000

$250,000

($250,000)

$510,000

$0

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Baker School Apartments Employee Housing Pilot Program Townhomes at Warwick Phase II The Hollands Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing

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PURPOSE Assist owner occupied homeowner with critical life safety repairs Meet percentage requirement for repairs for residents who live in and own a manufactured home Increase funds for Phase 3 development of low-mod income single family housing Redevelopment of former school for low/mod senior housing Build or rehab housing for very low income City employees Build 30 low/mod income rental units Increase funds for 22 units of single family housing for low/mod income households Contract with PlanRVA for Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing in partnership with neighboring jurisdictions Update Creighton Court Conservation and Redevelopment District Recapture these funds and reallocate to other eligible activities in this amendment

$410,000 Increase funding for construction of low/mod single family units $100,000 Assist two low/mod income homeowners with critical home repairs $0 Recapture these funds and reallocate to other eligible activities in this amendment $510,000

In addition, this amendment includes the following changes to HUD Broad National Objectives, with no change in allocation: 1. RRHA will cancel the public park activity located at 2618-2620 Nine Mile Road, the property will be sold to Bon Secours and the funds will be paid back. Bon Secours will maintain the property as a public park. Activities #4571, 4572, 4410 and 3734.

2. Cancel disposition activity located at 211 West Home Street. The property was sold to the Maggie Walker Land Trust. The City will repay the funds to HUD. Copies of the amended 2019 Annual Action Plan are available for public review online at www. richmondgov.com or citizens can request a hard copy or electronic copy from the Department of Housing & Community Development, 1500 E Main ST, Suite 400. The City of Richmond does not discriminate on the basis of disability status in the admission of, or access to, or treatment in its federally assisted programs or activities. Virginia Relay Center - TDD Users - 1-800-828-1120.

Citizens and interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and give their views regarding the use of CDBG or HOME, funds for the amended Annual Action Plan. The City will arrange for reasonable accommodations for non-English speaking persons or those persons with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments when notified within five (5) business days of a meeting. Those unable to attend the meetings may send their comments and views in writing to: Mr. Jim Hill of Housing and Community Development, 1500 E. Main Street, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23219 or by e-mail to james. hill@richmondgov.com. Comments may also be sent by facsimile (804) 646-6358.

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COVID-19 changes funeral traditions

By Brian Palmer

COVID-19 has taken thousands of lives and upended business as usual around the world during the past few months.

Just as the pandemic is changing daily life for millions, it is rapidly changing how the living lay their loved ones to rest.

In Henrico County, Wilson & Associates’ Funeral Service on Nine Mile Road held a walkthrough viewing this week for the late Rober​t W. Peay, an emeritus faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Social Work. Visitors came in ones and twos on Monday afternoon.

As one man exited, another entered. He was a classmate of Mr. Peay’s, he said.

Daryl V. Fraser, a colleague of Mr. Peay, sat in the front row across from the casket inside the chapel for a few minutes. “He was a good man, a family man. A father figure.

He had a profound impact on who I am as a social worker,� said Mr. Fraser, who was alone until an older couple came in.

The three remained at least 6 feet apart during the viewing as coronavirus protocol demands. “We have what’s called a viewing and you have what’s called a visitation,� Brian V. Wilson, owner of the funeral home, explained.

A standard viewing, he said, is “coming in and going out.�

People pay their respects at the casket, linger for a few moments and then leave.

At a visitation, family and friends sit, socialize and celebrate the life of the person who has passed away.

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A sign on the door outside a viewing room reminds people to observe social distancing at Wilson & Associates’ Funeral Service in Henrico County.

But Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s Executive Order 53 has put an end to large visitations — and to funerals as well. The directive prohibits gatherings of 10 or more people. “The governor’s order does not reference or create an exception for funeral gatherings,� the Virginia Department of Health Professions, which regulates embalmers and funeral homes, noted in an electronic posting for funeral directors.

Mr. Wilson now limits the number of people allowed in the funeral home’s viewing room to four at a time. He also has set a 10-minute time limit. “A lot of our families understand. They’ve taken it pretty good,� Mr. Wilson said. But for people who are “already grieving, this adds another layer

of stress.�

Other area funeral homes also are following the governor’s order. “The traditional funeral has changed quite a bit,� said Richard A. Lambert Sr., owner and president of Scott’s Funeral Home in North Side. “It’s a frightening situation and we have to treat this a little different.�

For families, “it’s hard to adjust to the fact that they have to have a limited number of people at the funeral and they have to have a closed casket, and they can’t even go to the gravesite,� Mr. Lambert said.

Many cemeteries, he noted, are bound by the governor’s order as well and are limiting the number of people allowed

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at burials. As a result, more families are opting for cremation, he said. “It’s tough, and I really feel for the families,� said Joseph Jenkins III, vice president and manager of Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home in the West End. “Some people are choosing to have a memorial service at a later date.�

COVID-19 also has huge implications for how the professionals who actually handle remains work. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines for handling bodies of those who die from the virus. “A funeral or visitation service can be held for a person who has died of COVID-19.

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The CDC also offers some science-based reassurance to death care professionals and people attending funerals. “There is currently no known risk associated with being in the same room at a funeral or visitation service with the body of someone who died of COVID-19.�

Still, according to the CDC guideline, “people should consider not touching the body of someone who has died of COVID-19. Older people and people of all ages with severe underlying health conditions are at higher risk of developing serious COVID-19 illness.�

Handling the bodies of people with infectious diseases is nothing new for funeral directors.

Disease transmission and control and sterilization are mandatory subjects in mortuary science school, which funeral service providers must attend in order to obtain a ​l​icense ​in the Commonwealth. In fact, it’s against the Virginia law for a funeral director to refuse to accept the body of person who has died of an infectious disease. “Standard protocol is to treat every case as if they have something, an infectious disease,�

Mr. Wilson said. But funeral home workers who handle the

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Legal Notices/Employment Opportunities Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER BRUCE FORD, Plaintiff v.

NANCY FORD, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20000135-00 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 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

OSWALD LLOYD FENTON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20-650-00-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Came this day the Plaintiff, upon her Complaint for divorce filed in the abovestyled case and her Affidavit for Order of Publication for service of the Complaint on the Defendant. The object of this suit is to put the Defendant on notice of the Plaintiff’s Complaint for divorce in the above-styled case.

It appearing from Plaintiff’s Affidavit that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant and that the Defendant’s whereabouts are unknown, it is ORDERED that the Defendant is required to appear before this Court on or before April 24, 2020 at 9 a.m. to protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Benjamin R. Rand, Esquire (VSB# 78956) Blackburn, Conte, Schilling & Click, P.C. 300 W. Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 Telephone: (804) 782-1111 ext. 212 Facsimile: (804) 648-3914 brand@blackburnconte.com VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ERICKA PRINCE, Plaintiff v.

ERIK PRINCE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001098-00 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 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

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

RICKY HOLMES, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000369-00 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 on or before the 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

DEBBIE THOMAS, Defendant.

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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 on or before the 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

MICHELLE TYLER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20000571-00 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 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

WILLIAM BARRETT, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001103-00 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 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

ANGELA DABNEY, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001101-00 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 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

GARY BROWN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001102-00 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 is a nonresident of the Commonwealth of Virgainia, appear here on or before the 18th day of May, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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Plaintiff’s Counsel VSB# 27724 The Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER FRANK CANNON, JR., Plaintiff v.

THERESA CARROLL GIVENS CANNON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001043-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 29th day of April, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

CURTIS YOUNG, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19001748-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 29th day of April, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

HAI THANH LA, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20-869 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Put defendant on notice of the plaintiff’s complaint for divorce. It is ordered that Hai Thanh La appear at the abovenamed court and protect his/ her interests on or before April 27, 2020 at 9 a.m.

An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk Sherri A. Thaxton, Esq., 4124 E. Parham Road Henrico, Virginia 23228 (804) 647-1199

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

RAPID FUNDING, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6192 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 10 East 19th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000241/027, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Rapid Funding, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RAPID FUNDING, LLC, a terminated Virginia corporation, 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 RAPID FUNDING, LLC, a t e r m i n a t e d Vi r g i n i a corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Continued on next column

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Plaintiff, v.

CHARLES BEST, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-60 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 920 North 4th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000070/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Charles Best and Willard Best.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CHARLES BEST, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and WILLARD BEST, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that CHARLES BEST, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, WILLARD BEST, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-7949

Case No.: CL20-124 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2903 Stockton Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001341/011, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Harry Lee Smith and Myrtle W. Smith.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, HARRY LEE SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and MYRTLE W. SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that HARRY LEE SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MYRTLE W. SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-7949

collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Erik Jacob Froehlich.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ERIK JACOB FROEHLICH, 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 NORTH STAR CAPITAL, INC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that ERIK JACOB FROEHLICH, NORTH STAR CAPITAL, INC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-7949

IT IS ORDERED that AVA COX, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-7949

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 CLAUDETTE ELIZABETH GREENE aka CLAUDETTE GREENE BOWMAN, MAGGIE PATRICIA GREENE WRIGHT, MANOR CARE, INC, an inactive entity per Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-7949

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

ROBERT E. GOODE, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6191 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1408 East 18th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0070983/005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Robert E. Goode, Jr.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROBERT E. GOODE, JR, 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 HELEN MARIE SEIFERT PROCTOR, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 97-6243 on March 24, 1997, 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 ROBERT E. GOODE, JR, HELEN MARIE SEIFERT PROCTOR, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 97-6243 on March 24, 1997, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-79490

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

HARRISON SMITH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-122 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 540 Milton Street,, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001459/017, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Harrison Smith and Susie S. Smith.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, HARRISON SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and SUSIE S. SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that HARRISON SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, SUSIE S. SMITH, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-7949

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

RUDOLPH A. CROCKER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6078 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1407 Minefee Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071234/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Rudolph A. Crocker.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RUDOLPH A. CROCKER, 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 RUDOLPH A. CROCKER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-7949

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

HARRY LEE SMITH, et al, Defendants.

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

ERIK JACOB FROEHLICH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6139 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 812 Spring Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W0000167/038, to sale in order to

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

AVA COX, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6077 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1709 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E012-0281/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ava Cox.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, AVA COX, 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.”

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

JAMMIE C. WILLIAMS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6103 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3224 Detroit Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0051081/016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Jammie C. Williams.

An Affidavit having been filed that NANCY ANN ROGERS, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-20912 on June 22, 2006, 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; that THEODORE WYNNE and DOROTHY WYNNE, Beneficiaries of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 07-8707 on March 14, 2007, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; 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 NANCY ANN ROGERS, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-20912 on June 22, 2006, THEODORE WYNNE and DOROTHY WYNNE, Beneficiaries of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 07-8707 on March 14, 2007, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

CLAUDETTE ELIZABETH GREENE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-6105 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3385 Dill Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0051182/049, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Claudette Elizabeth Greene aka Claudette Greene Bowman, Maggie Patricia Greene Wright, Temecca Greene and Lisa Monsell Greene.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CLAUDETTE ELIZABETH GREENE aka CLAUDETTE GREENE BOWMAN and MAGGIE PATRICIA GREENE WRIGHT, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that MANOR CARE, INC, an inactive entity per Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a Continued on next column

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

ROSE L. MAYO, et al.

Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-5149 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1741 Hopkins Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0090249/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Rose L. Mayo, Ronald L. Mayo, Pamela Mayo and Eric Mayo.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ROSE L. MAYO, RONALD L. MAYO, and PAMELA MAYO, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, ERIC MAYO, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 ROSE L. MAYO, RONALD L. MAYO, PAMELA MAYO, ERIC MAYO, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before APRIL 30, 2020 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 804-646-7949

custodY CHESTERFIELD JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, in re ORTEGA LARA, WENDI SARAI SARA LARA PORTILLO, Plaintiff v.

JOSE BENJAMIN ORTEGA ZAVALA, Defendant.

Case No.: JJ098673-01-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to determin custody of Wendi Sarai Ortega Lara (DOB: 6/28/05), whose mother is Sara Lara Portillo, and whose father is Jose Benjamin Ortega Zavala, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1241A3. Father’s whereabouts are unknown.

It is ORDERED that the Jose Benjamin Ortega Zavala appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before May 11, 2020 at 9:00 AM. Soulmaz Taghavi, Esq. (804) 614-6920

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