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Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School seeks to expand with help from city By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Council delayed a vote for a month to give the City Attorney’s Office time to amend the specific A private Episcopal school in the East End sales ordinances to incorporate purchase agreethat currently offers a tuition-free education to ments between the city and the school that would l08 children mostly from low-income families include an assurance the gym would serve both living in public housing is working the school and the community. None with the city to buy an acre of land of the council members opposed the for its first big expansion. property sale. Under a proposal before Richmond The purchase is to include five City Council, the Anna Julia Cooper parcels mainly in the 2100 block of Episcopal School — named for a North 29th Street near the Creighton renowned African-American educator, Court and Church Hill North developscholar and women’s rights activist ments and three properties on two side — would buy eight tax-delinquent streets, 2820 and 2822 Purcell St. and Mr. Maruca properties that sit next door to the 2807 Newbourne St. school’s current home at 2124 N. 29th St. The eight parcels, along with one the school The proposal calls for the school to buy from already owns at 2108 N. 29th St., would prothe city the eight parcels for about $145,000, vide nearly 1.3 acres for development adjacent which includes the city’s legal costs for taking to the school building, a former day care center the property, and then invest $5 million to $6 for the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing million to build new classrooms and a gymnasium Authority. that also could be used by the community for The school has leased the space from RRHA meetings, events and recreation programs. Please turn to A4 During a committee session Monday, City

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King of the dance Austen Anthony, 4, gives a tip of his hat as he performs with a member of the La Palma dance group of Panama on Saturday at the 17th Annual ¿Qué Pasa? Festival along the Canal Walk. Please see more photos, B2.

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An expansion would allow Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School to double the number of students it serves and expand its curriculum, which now includes fourth through eighth grade. Student numbers would increase from 108 to 220, while adding kindergarten through third grade classes.

GAINSEVILLE, Fla. It was supposed to be celebration time. But a graduation ceremony last Saturday at the University of Florida became tainted with a depressing display of racism instead. It happened when graduating students, many of them African-American, began dancing and enjoying their moment on stage in cap and gown and then found themselves forcibly pushed off the stage by a white faculty member who apparently found their open show of happiness too Please turn to A4

Virginia Premier to offer health plans on ACA exchange this fall Free Press staff report

Virginia Premier, the insurance arm of VCU Health, will start selling individual plans beginning this fall to Richmond area residents who buy coverage through the health insurance exchanges of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, it was announced Monday. The move to pick up people who have struggled to find coverage after major companies like Cigna and Aetna pulled out stems from a partnership between Virginia Premier, VCU Health and Bon Secours Health System, according to the announcement. While its insurance plans still must pass muster with state and federal regulators, Virginia

Premier expects to get the green light to offer one bronze, two silver and one gold plan that meet ACA guidelines when the 2019 enrollment opens on Nov. 1. The decision, which will raise the profile of Virginia Premier, comes as the debate over expanding coverage to uninsured working adults goes on at Capitol Square. The state Senate, or at least its Finance Committee, is to return Monday, May 14, to begin a review of the House of Delegates’ proposed budget that is based on using Medicaid to expand health care coverage and the infusion of federal funds — about $1.7 billion a year — Medicaid Please turn to A4

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A replica of a Terracotta Warrior, taken in this photo on Jan. 10, stands at 7th and Broad streets advertising the exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

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University of Florida student Oliver Telusma is manhandled by a college usher after dancing with joy in his walk across the stage to receive his degree. University President Kent Fuchs, seated at Mr. Telusma’s right, issued apologies a day later.

A new bus stop that will serve 60 to 70 buses a day near the Boulevard is creating an uproar even before it goes into operation in late June as part of GRTC’s overhaul of its transit network. Nearly 1,100 people have signed petitions appealing for removal of the new stop at 800 N. Davis St., beside the William Byrd Senior Apartments. They say the bus stop will create a threat to the health of the 107 elderly and disabled residents at the apartment building, disruption to a longtime busi-

ness and a traffic menace. transit along Broad Street. Concerned, Richmond City Council At a press conference Monday, Ms. member Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, said Gray and the building manager, Kim Alshe plans to introduce legislalen, said the new stop would tion to force a relocation of pose health and safety risks to the stop that is to serve as William Byrd residents. the final stop for three bus Along with the noise, the routes, 50, 76 and 77. residents would be subjected In response, GRTC offito the fumes from the five cials are promising to study to seven buses that would alternatives, but plan to actistop each hour beside the vate the bus stop Sunday, June building for several minutes, Ms. Gray 24, when the transit company aggravating asthma and lung launches its revamped bus routes and problems and preventing them from starts service of the Pulse bus rapid opening their windows.

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Ms. Gray also noted the buses would be routed onto a historic block of West Grace Street between Davis and Robinson streets to begin their route. “An 11-foot-wide bus cannot fit on the narrow nine-foot lane of West Grace, with that nine-foot lane further reduced when car doors are opened,” Ms. Gray said. GRTC spokeswoman Carrie Rose Pace said the company received only positive feedback and requests for the stop in 2017 during a public comment

They were life-size terracotta depictions of soldiers protecting Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China, and buried with him in Xi’an in 210 BCE to protect him in the afterlife. Now, after 10 of the actual 8,000 Terracotta Warriors discovered in 1974 by farmers in China were on view earlier this year at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, replicas of the historic figures are up for auction on a government surplus website. For a minimum starting bid of $500, people can own one of the 6-foot-5, 500-pound replicas that popped up in various loca-

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Bus stop creates problems before it starts By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond Work continues on transforming the historic 17th Street Farmers’ Market in Shockoe Bottom as this photo taken Monday shows. The $3.5 million project to create a European-style plaza began last August, with a goal of creating a more attractive space for people and events. Hopes are high that the work can be completed in time for Enrichmond Foundation to host the 6th Annual Richmond Bacon Festival on Saturday, June 23, the first event scheduled to be held in the revamped space. Restaurants and merchants also are hoping for speedy completion of a project that has disrupted parking and the flow of customers. While there have been reports of new businesses moving in and empty storefronts being filled, the boarded-up buildings at left suggest that more opportunities exist.

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City Council poised to scrap Public hearings slated for school residency requirement for top officials name change By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond Public Schools has updated its schedule to receive public comments about changing the name of J.E.B. Stuart Elementary. Located at 3101 Fendall Ave. in North Side, the school is the only one in the city named for a Confederate. The Richmond School Board has said it wants to rename the school in a system that has an overwhelmingly African-American student population. The new schedule of public meetings: • Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. to noon, J.E.B. Stuart Elementary, 3101 Fendall Ave. • Monday, May 21, 6 p.m., Richmond School Board meeting at J.E.B. Stuart Elementary. • Tuesday, May 22, 6 to 8 p.m., Claude Perkins Living and Learning Center, Virginia Union University, 1500 N. Lombardy St. • Monday, June 4, 6:30 p.m., Richmond School Board meeting, School Board Room, 17th floor, Richmond City Hall, 900 E. Broad St. RPS officials also have posted a survey on its website for people to post comments about changing the school’s name: www.rvaschools.net.

Meet-and-greet for congressional candidates May 15 The Urban League of Greater Richmond Young Professionals will host a free meet-and-greet with candidates running in the June primary elections for the 4th and 7th congressional districts. The event, which is open to the public, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at Brewer’s Café, 1125 Bainbridge St. in South Side. Each of the candidates will have three minutes to address the audience. The nonpartisan event is designed to provide the community an opportunity to interact with candidates. From the 7th Congressional District, Democratic candidates Abigail Spanberger and Dan Ward, and Republican incumbent Congressman Dave Brat, who has no challenger in the GOP primary, are expected to attend, along with Helen Alli, who is running as an independent. From the 4th Congressional District, Republican primary contenders Shion Fenty and Ryan McAdams are expected to attend, along with incumbent Congressman A. Donald McEachin, a Democrat who is unopposed in the primary. The primary elections will be held Tuesday, June 12. The Urban League of Greater Richmond Young Professionals is a volunteer auxiliary of the Urban League that targets young professionals ages 21 to 45 to empower their communities and change lives. Details: Jer’Mykeal McCoy, (865) 386-3706 or email civic@ empowerrichmond.org.

Area postal carriers hosting food drive Mail carriers hope to pick up food donations from homes across the Richmond area when they deliver letters, magazines and other items Saturday, May 12. Area postal workers are participating in the annual “Stamp Out Hunger” drive run by their union, the National Association of Letter Carriers. According to the NALC, this is the 26th year that the organization and its members have conducted a food drive. Its members have collected 1.6 billion pounds food from across the country for distribution to needy families since 1993, the NALC stated in announcing the 2018 effort. During this week, carriers will leave special bags at homes and businesses for donation of nonperishable items in cans or boxes. Customers can leave the bagged items near their mailbox. The collected food will be delivered to food banks and food pantries, the NALC stated.

For nearly three decades, City Hall executives have been required to move into the city within a year of being hired. But that policy now appears to be on the way out. By a 5-4 vote, Richmond City Council’s Organizational Development Committee advanced a proposal that would eliminate the residency requirement for all but the city’s chief administrative officer, the police chief and the fire chief. The formal vote is Mr. Addison expected to take place next Monday, May 14, when City Council holds its next regular meeting. The issue came up at a committee meeting dominated by debate over whether to allow the city’s Economic Development Authority and Stone Brewery to replace a former shipping warehouse on East Main Street with a modern structure to house its proposed beer garden and bistro. That matter was continued to May 29. Separately, the council introduced its package of budget papers to be voted on at its next meeting and also was advised that RVA 311, a new online system for citizen requests, is expected to become active on June 15 and be followed with a mobile phone application, or app, that would become available July 3. On the residency front, City Council members Andreas D. Addison, 1st District,

and Michael J. Jones, 9th District, pushed for the change in the requirement that now impacts 180 employees, including several senior executives, department heads and assistant directors, mid-level managers and council appointees, such as the city assessor, city auditor, city clerk and city attorney, some members of their staffs and council aides. Mr. Addison and Mr. Jones called the rule a relic of a period when the city’s population was falling. They said it is no longer needed, claiming that rule interferes with the recruitment of younger executive talent who balk at being told where to live. Mr. Jones Mr. Addison said that the rule halts some experienced people at City Hall from seeking promotions that would trigger the rule because they do not want have to sell their home and move. Richmond is the only area locality with a residency requirement. Other major cities in Virginia that had such a rule have rescinded it. Council Vice President Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, Parker Agelasto, 5th District, and Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, joined in supporting the change that is favored by Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration. “This change would increase our applicant pool,” said Korita B. Jones, director of human resources. While Ms. Jones said the city does not maintain information on the number of people who seek a waiver or who are

approved for a waiver, she said that up to half of the people subject to the requirement list addresses that are outside the city’s 62 square miles. Overall, she said, 60 percent of all city employees live outside Richmond’s boundaries. Mr. Jones, no relation, noted that council has been quick to hand out residency waivers for some employees it wanted to hire. He questioned the fairness of having a ruling that applies to some, but not all. However, Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell, 8th District, said her constituents oppose the change, concerned that the taxpayer money that supports executive salaries will be spent in other localities Council members Kristen N. Larson, 4th District, and Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, found the change too sweeping. Ms. Larson cited the director of public works and the director of public utilities as two officials who need to live in the city. She said the director of public works should be a city resident to have a better understanding of the problems city residents face with streets, sidewalks, trees and trash. She believes it unfair to have the utilities director be able to live in another locality with lower water, sewer and gas rates than the ones imposed on city residents. Ms. Gray agreed and also argued that council was being asked to act without having any substantial data to show that Richmond was missing out on talent because of the residency rule. “It’s all anecdotal,” she said. Council President Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District, also supported keeping the residency requirement in place.

The late Oliver Singleton to be honored with street sign Free Press staff report

ness Enterprise under Govs. Mark R. Warner and Jim Gilmore. He was appointed to serve briefly on Richmond City Council The 2700 block of East Grace Street will be named to honor when former Mayor Henry L. Marsh III was elected to the Virthe late Oliver R.H. Singleton, who worked to boost opportunities ginia Senate in 1991. He also served for five years as chairman for and the profiles of black-owned businesses before of the board of the Richmond Redevelopment and his death in 2016. Housing Authority. Richmond City Council members Cynthia I. Newbille, A popular man who had connections to the mov7th District, and Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, will ers and shakers in the city, Mr. Singleton also was a lead a ceremony at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, at 2708 founding board member of the Richmond Ambulance E. Grace St. where Mr. Singleton lived. An honorary Authority and served on the executive committee of street sign will be unveiled during the ceremony. the Downtown booster group Venture Richmond. Earlier this year, Ms. Newbille and Ms. RobertHe also at various times served on the boards of the son spearheaded the council resolution to provide Richmond Retirement System, Richmond SportsbackMr. Singleton an honorary street sign to recognize Mr. Singleton, ers and the Metropolitan Richmond Convention and who was serving as president and chief executive officer of Visitors Bureau and on the executive council of the Reginald F. the Metropolitan Business League, the Richmond area’s oldest Lewis School of Business at Virginia State University. and largest black business trade group, when he succumbed to In the resolution that council adopted on Feb. 26 authorizing illness in April 2016. the sign, Mr. Singleton was cited for his “contributions to the Accomplished in the financial services industry, Mr. Singleton civic well-being of the city” and for his role as an “advocate for served as deputy director of the state Department of Minority Busi- minority-owned and small business development.”

Celebrating Richmond teachers Center, Richmond School Board Chairwoman Dawn Page and Superintendent Jason Kamras are surrounded by Richmond Public Schools’Teacher of the Year candidates who were nominated for the honor by their various schools. The nominees were recognized by the School Board at Monday night’s meeting. Flanking Mr. Kamras is Rodney A. Robinson, who was named RPS’ 2018 Teacher of the Year in a ceremony Nov. 2 at a Downtown hotel. He teaches history and social studies at the Virgie Binford Education Center, which is part of the Richmond Juvenile Detention Center. Chris Lombardi of Mary Munford Elementary School and Libby S. Germer of George Wythe High School were first and second runners-up, respectively.

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School Board member proposes more money for maintenance By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A Richmond School Board member hopes his colleagues will agree to a plan that could shift a few more dollars to address a long list of school maintenance needs. Jonathan Young, 4th District, said his plan is based on the school system finishing the current budget year on June 30 with $3.5 million in unspent dollars. That is the amount of a surplus

projected by Superintendent Jason Kamras’ administration and provided to the School Board on May 1. Mr. Young is proposing that the board set a policy that 75 percent of any surplus be earmarked to address maintenance needs in the following budget year, with the remaining 25 percent being spent to beef up spending for teachers’ pensions. He estimates his plan could provide about

$2.5 million in additional money for school maintenance in 2018-19. Richmond City Council would need to approve such a policy as any surplus funds that the RPS finishes with revert to the city. Mr. Young advanced his plan as the School Board prepares its final budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year that begins July 1. The board has final numbers to work with now that City Council has wrapped up its

School Board approves construction plan By Ronald E. Carrington

The Richmond School Board voted 6-2 at its meeting Monday to approve Superintendent Jason Kamras’ plan to collaborate with the City of Richmond on construction of four new school buildings — George Mason and E.S.H. Greene Elementary schools, Elkhardt-Thompson Middle School and George Wythe High School. Board members Kenya Gibson, 3rd District, and Jonathan Young, 4th District, cast the two dissenting votes. Member James “Scott” Barlow, 2nd District, was absent from the meeting. “While I am eager to get our students out of the awful facilities ASAP, I am also eager to see that the taxpayers are not taken for another ride,” Mr. Young said, noting his objection was based on three years of problems and headaches surrounding the construction of the new Huguenot High School. The school opened in January 2015. “We did not have problems with the construction at Broad Rock or Oak Grove Elementary,” said board member Linda Owen, 9th District, countering Mr. Young’s comments. “These two planned elementary schools will be built and I don’t see why we have to have a delay. These schools are to open in the fall of 2020. So, let’s get going.” Mr. Kamras’ proposal outlines a four-phase planning and construction process for the collaboration with the city. Phase one is issuing the request for proposals for design and construction by Tuesday, May 15. Mr. Kamras and Mayor Levar M. Stoney are to each name three members to a joint construction team by then. The team is to meet weekly to address issues that may arise throughout the planning, construction and initial occupancy of all of the schools. It also is to provide monthly reports to the School Board and city officials. Additionally, the schools administration will form a stakeholders committee for each new school by May 15. The committee, to be comprised of students, family members, principals, teachers and staff, School Board members and community partners, will meet monthly to provide recommendations to the joint construction team. Phase two includes the review and selection of building designs. With guidance from the stakeholders committee and joint construction team, the schools administration will select a design by June 15. Phase three is to secure approval for the start of construction by March 15. The final phase is construction, with a target completion date of August 2020 for George Mason and Greene Elementary schools. Opening dates for ElkhardtThompson Middle School and George Wythe High School are to be determined, pending information about debt financing from the city, officials said. In other matters, Mr. Kamras outlined expenditures for his 100-day plan that came with a price tag of $149,725. That cost covered project management support, training and books, new cabinet members’ headshots, an equity and budget audit and development of a website, video and management support for the schools’ strategic plan. He said the cost was covered by donations from the Robins Foundation, Dominion Energy and businessmen William H. “Bill” Goodwin Jr. and Jim Ukrop. Mr. Kamras also told the School Board that he plans to work with Mayor Stoney and Richmond City Council to align budget terminology so that RPS and the City of Richmond are on the same page when assessing line item costs. At present, each entity uses different terms, which causes confusion and misunderstanding about what actual monies are available when analyzing RPS capital fund balances, he said. During the board meeting’s public comment period, Dr.

Renata A. Hedrington Jones, a retired social worker with RPS who recently received a national award from the National Association of Black Social Workers, chastised the board and administration for a lack of response to offers by the Richmond Association of Black Social Workers and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to lend expertise to RPS. Dr. Jones is a member of both organizations. “Delta Sigma Theta’s teacher efficacy campaign helps underserved inner city school students to become successful by providing training for teachers to understand unique urban problems that affect learning,” Dr. Jones said. “DST has called to volunteer members to assist teachers in addressing urban children’s emotional issues

they bring with them to school every day.” She added that the social workers’ association serves people with a variety of needs. “We have asked if we can volunteer as practitioners and trainers at Armstrong High School and Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School to address the need of African-American children.” She said her frustration with the system comes from the number of unanswered calls she has made to RPS during the last year offering each group’s services at no cost to the school system. “I wanted to say this to the board and Mr. Kamras so you know that we are still available to offer these services and training,” Dr. Jones said. “Children need to see people helping them with their emotional issues that look like them.”

work on the budget. The plan that the council intends to approve next Monday, May 14, fails to include major increases in funding for operations and maintenance needs requested by the School Board. The council followed Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s guidance by re-appropriating $12.5 million the school system did not spend in the 2016-17 fiscal year for RPS to use in the 201819 budget and providing $1.6 million in new funds for maintenance. The council did not add any more funds for school maintenance based on information from Mayor Stoney’s administration that RPS had $13.2 million in unspent maintenance dollars. Last week, Mr. Kamras contested that idea of a big pot of unspent maintenance dollars. As the Free Press reported, he told the board that the school system has about $822,000 to spend on maintenance through June 30. He also told the board that the $1.6 million in city funds to become available July 1 represented just a small fraction of the $31 million that the school system requested for maintenance in the 2018-19 school year to fix more than 3,200 reported problems. “Too many of our buildings are in awful condition,” Mr. Young stated in an email to the Free Press outlining his proposal. “My plan for the surplus would be a significant investment in bricks-and-mortar need.”

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City resident awaits word on trash fees By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Silence. That has been City Hall’s response to Free Press reports about its failure to relieve qualifying Richmond residents of the $23.79 a month cost for trash collection and recycling service. The prime example is Mark L. Spick, who complained that he has been wrongly charged since 2011. “Nothing has changed. I have called the Department of Public Utilities about this, but I’m still being billed,” said the 76-year-old South Side homeowner, who filed his complaint three weeks ago. Mr. Spick is eligible for exemption from the trash and recycling fees because he does not pay property tax on his home in the 800 block of Woodhaven Drive because of his age, disability, income and net worth. As the Free Press reported in the April 19-21 edition, the city annually has approved Mr. Spick for property tax relief since at

least 2011. The City Code specifies that elderly and disabled individuals who qualify for tax relief automatically are exempt from the trash and recycling fees, a benefit worth $285.48 a year. The city Finance Department is supposed to notify the Department of Public Utilities, which handles the billing for those fees along with billing for water, natural gas, stormwater and sewer service. City Finance Director John Wack has not responded to several emailed queries from the Free Press about Mr. Spick’s situation, although Mr. Spick provided the Free Press with written permission to discuss his account. According to Robert Steidel, deputy chief administrative officer for operations and a former director of public utilities, this is supposed to be an easy fix. While he has not been involved in Mr. Spick’s situation, Mr. Steidel recalled handling complaints from residents about receiving bills that included trash and recycling charges after

qualifying for tax relief. He said his billing staff would simply ask the Finance Department to confirm that the resident had qualified for tax relief. “It was usually pretty quick. Finance just had to look up the name and tell us. Then, we could adjust the bill. It might have taken a day or two.” Mr. Wack also has not responded to Free Press queries about the department’s failure to allow elderly and disabled renters to get relief from trash and recycling fees. Under the City Code, elderly and disabled renters who would qualify for tax relief if they owned property are supposed to be able to apply year-round through the Finance Department for relief from those fees. Under Mr. Wack and his predecessors, the department has failed to provide an application for renters to use. Members of City Council also have not responded to Free Press queries about any efforts to remedy the situation.

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since 2011 and will continue to hold classes there when the new space is complete. Mike Maruca, the head of the school, sought to dispel rumors that the city is giving the property to the school. “We will be paying the full cost for the property,” Mr. Maruca said. It was confirmed by City Attorney Allen L. Jackson. The city’s only contribution would be to sacrifice future property taxes. According to the ordinances of sale before the council, “private educational institutions do not pay real estate taxes.” The council is being told the sale would be a good deal as Anna Julia Cooper’s proposed use of the property would support the “much larger redevelopment effort” that includes new apartments and homes that are to replace the former Armstrong High School site nearby in the 1600 block of North 31st Street and the Creighton Court public housing community. The school, which opened in 2009 with 25 students, now provides classes for 108 students in the fourth through eighth grades. The expansion would allow the school to add kindergarten through third grade and double

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Visiting Creighton Court Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney, center, joins city and federal housing officials on a tour Monday of Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority properties. This stop was to visit with and see the home of Evelyn Givens, vice president of the Creighton Court Tenant Council. Next to Mayor Stoney is Pam Patenaude, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, whose visit sparked the tour. She is talking with RRHA Commission Chairman Robert J. Adams. Ms. Patenaude’s visit was to see the problems that RRHA and other public housing agencies are facing in seeking to maintain aging apartments.

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expansion would generate. When the full 40-member state Senate is to return to take up the budget was uncertain at Free Press deadline. Senate Republicans, who hold 21 of the 40 seats in the chamber, have opposed the expansion of health insurance for individuals, although two GOP senators have said they might break rank to vote for Medicaid expansion. At the moment, the impasse is intact, leaving in limbo passage of a state budget that is to start July 1. The Bon Secours Health System-VCU Health-Virginia Premier partnership would offer individual ACA policies to people living in Richmond and the counties of Henrico, Hanover, Chesterfield, Amelia, Caroline, Goochland, Powhatan and New Kent. Charles City County is not included, according to the announcement, although that county is considered part of the

Richmond region. Bon Secours has not been able to provide service to most people with ACA policies after big insurers stopped using its hospitals for those policies. People still can use other Cigna health insurance polices at Bon Secours, but not those obtained through the ACA. “Bon Secours has worked diligently to find new partners and a creative solution to return to the individual exchange market for 2019,” said Toni R. Ardabell, chief executive office of Bon Secours Virginia Health System. Ms. Ardabell and Deborah Davis, chief executive officer of VCU Health Hospitals and Clinics, stated that the two hospital systems share a mission of providing “access to quality health care” to those who need it. This will be the first time Virginia Premier has been involved in offering individual plans. The company, which now serves about 220,000 people statewide, focused on gaining contracts

to serve as an insurance provider for Medicare and Medicaid, the two main government insurance programs. Linda Hines, chief executive officer of Virginia Premier, noted that the new partnership could help overcome some of the issues buyers of individual policies have faced. “This has been a difficult year for Virginians who rely on the individual market” in buying health insurance, Ms. Hines stated. “Three of the four insurance plans on the 2017 exchange pulled out for 2018, resulting in fewer care options for tens of thousands of Virginians.” As a result of the partnership, she stated that Virginia Premier would be able to bring “back options and flexibility for people who want to continue care through providers” associated with VCU Health or with Bon Secours. The plans would be listed on www.healthcare. gov, Ms. Hines stated.

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much to bear. In a video that has gone viral, the still unidentified faculty member in full academic regalia can be seen grabbing graduates as they break into a dance after their names are called to cross the stage and collect their diplomas. Students later said the college usher grabbed them and forced them away as they followed the longtime tradition of performing a “stroll” across the stage, a 5- to 10-second version of their fraternity’s or sorority’s steps or, in one case, a backflip. Oliver Telusma, 21, who earned a degree in political science with an eye toward going to law school, said he was one of the graduates who was manhandled when he started to dance on stage. “I had just started … and he picked me up and turned me around, which I thought was kind of embarrassing and degrading to be handled in that manner,” Mr. Telusma said. “This little snapshot of what happened at graduation is a little bit of insight into how the university treats minority students, especially black students,” one student said. Other videos show the usher also manhandled a few white students who paused to wave to relatives. In a separate video, the usher can be seen hustling off stage a white graduate who stopped to take a selfie. However, students who were present claimed the usher saved his most vigorous action for the African-American students who broke into a dance. The video has created outrage among parents and alumni, as well as others who watched the video via social media.

One Twitter-user wrote: “Every time a Black student took more than TWO seconds, he aggressively pushed them.” An alumna wrote that she is “completely disgraced at the treatment of these students who earned their spot on that stage.” University of Florida President Kent Fuchs, who kept mum on the stage as the usher humiliated the celebratory degree-winners and offered no response the rest of the day, finally went on Twitter early Sunday with his first reaction on behalf of the school. “During one of this weekend’s commencement ceremonies, we were inappropriately aggressive in rushing students across the stage. I personally apologize and am reaching out to the students involved,” Dr. Fuchs wrote in seeking to quell the uproar and the embarrassing national attention his school’s commencement secured. “The practice (of grabbing students on stage) has been halted for all future ceremonies, and we will work to make sure all graduating students know we are proud of their achievements and celebrate with them at their graduation.” The university later issued a statement that an investigation has begun against the faculty member who was responsible, promising appropriate, though unspecified, action. Todd Simmons, a 1985 graduate who is now an associate vice chancellor at North Carolina A&T State University, expressed the sentiments of many in his response to President Fuchs’ Twitter statement. “I appreciate your candor,” Dr. Simmons wrote. “I also respectfully suggest an inquiry is in order regarding how such a ‘practice’ came to be approved & carried out in the 1st place, w/ what appears to be clear racial differences, in front of thousands. The vids (sic) are disturbing.”

its student population to 220, Mr. Maruca said. Middle school students would attend classes to be developed with the new gymnasium. Mr. Maruca said the school is financially self-supporting, relying mainly on individual donors to pay the expenses, which he said average $13,000 a student. He said the school also receives support from several area Episcopal churches, including St. James’s, St. Stephen’s and Grace and Holy Trinity. Mr. Maruca previously led the communityoriented Sacred Heart Center in South Side before joining the Anna Julia Cooper School. He said it is important for the school to build a relationship with the community. He said the school would do all it could to make the facilities available for beneficial non-school purposes. He envisions the planned gymnasium as meeting the needs of the school and the community, although he wants the school’s needs to come first. He and other city officials said they would be working with the City Attorney’s Office to ensure the language in the purchase agreements reflects that arrangement. Mr. Maruca said, “We do want to make this available to the community,” which lost its biggest recreation outlet with the demolition of the gym at the former Armstrong High School. The old high school building was demolished in the past year to make way for the development of about 250 apartments and houses, the first step to replacing Creighton Court. “However,” Mr. Maruca said, “we still are a school.” Mr. Maruca said the gymnasium would allow the school to provide basketball, volleyball and other athletic and arts programs for students. But he also envisions it serving as a host site for community theater, dance and music programs, along with community basketball programs and community gatherings. He said if all goes well, the gym could be finished within a year or so and the full development completed within two years. He said the major focus of the expansion of the school is “to help its students develop the self-confidence, strength of character, academic skills and sense of hope needed to open the door to a promising future.” That includes providing counseling and guidance for graduates as they enter high school and as they move onto careers or college, he said. “We’re in it for the long haul,” he said.

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Opponents of this bus stop at 800 N. Davis St. next to the William Byrd Senior Apartments face cameras Monday in making their appeal for the stop to be moved. Effective June 24, the area at the corner of Davis and Broad streets will be the final stop for three bus routes, ensuring that five to seven buses an hour will pause and noisily rumble for a several minutes outside the apartment building and the barber and beauty shop on the ground floor.

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period on the revamped routes. She said the stop has been included in the plans since then, calling it too late to change. She said GRTC would work with the city to review suggestions by Ms. Gray and others for relocating the stop, such as moving it to nearby DMV Drive on the north side of Broad Street. “The recent feedback from the community has been extremely helpful, and GRTC hears the concerns,” Ms. Pace stated. “We are already evaluating possible alternatives and look forward to recommending a solution very soon for the new routes 50, 76 and 77.”

tions around Richmond to advertise the museum’s exhibit, “The Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China.” The exhibit, which opened last November, also featured a terracotta cavalry horse, armor, jade ornaments and ritual bronze vessels excavated from the emperor’s mausoleum complex. Thousands of people toured the exhibit before it closed in midMarch. The Terracotta Army, as it also is known, is described as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. To pique the interest of patrons, the museum purchased eight replicas from The People’s Republic of China. The statues, situated on a 48-inch by 54-inch metal base with adjustable feet for leveling, were placed at Main Street Station in Shockoe Bottom, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in the East End, Altria Theater near Virginia Commonwealth University, the Byrd Theater in Carytown and Hardywood Park Craft Brewery near Scotts Addition to create buzz, said Jan Hatchette, vice president of marketing for the Virginia Museum. Others were placed in Old Town Alexandria and Merchants Square in Williamsburg to draw people to Richmond, she said. On occasion, the replica warriors were moved — by pallet jack or forklift — to new sites. One was photographed by the Richmond Free Press at 7th and Broad streets. But now they have been put up for auction, with four of the eight sold to undisclosed buyers on April 27. Ms. Hatchette said she could not say how much the replicas were sold for or who purchased them or why. According to the terms of the auction listed on www.govdeals. com, buyers were required to make all arrangements to transfer their terracotta figures from the museum at 200 N. Boulevard, including packing, loading, transportation and pickup. All had to be moved within 10 business days of the formal sale and issuance of a buyer’s certificate. Payments also had to be made online, through credit card, PayPal or wire transfer only, plus applicable taxes. Ms. Hatchette said the remaining four should be on auction sometime in May. Because the VMFA doesn’t have control over the sale date, interested buyers should monitor the auction site, she said. For more information about the sale, contact Steve Wilson at VMFA at (804) 340-1547.

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Neo-Confederates hold third rally on Monument Avenue By Fadel Allassan Capital News Service

Fewer than 10 members of a neo-Confederate group were outnumbered by several dozen counterprotesters at a rally last Saturday at the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue. It was the third time the group, CSA II: The New Confederate States of America, has rallied in support of the statues in Richmond commemorating Confederates. The Tennessee-based group’s previous appearances have drawn a sizeable presence of local and state police and counter demonstrators — and Saturday’s rally was no exception. Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality held a rally adjacent to where the CSA II group held theirs. The events did not provide much in terms of spectacle, but there were a few tense moments, including a shouting match when a person passed near the neo-Confederates with a sign that read “Robert E. Lee was a loser.” Several hours later, a counterprotester stomping on an American flag drew the ire of some neo-Confederate, who be-

gan yelling at their counterparts across the street. Joseph Rodgers, a resident of Richmond’s East End, addressed those who gathered to protest against the neo-Confederate group, saying the statues represent the worst values in America. “I’m not saying these monuments are the problem, but we are saying that they are a symptom of the problem,” Mr. Rodgers said. “The very minimum we can do is to remove shrines of racism and hatred from public property.” Lisa Leichssenring, a Ruther Glen resident, said the statues send a message that Richmond is not a city for all people. “It’s a slap in the face for people of color to see those people memorialized,” Ms. Leichssenring said. Civil War re-enactor Jim Callear, a Powhatan resident, was with the neo-Confederate group. He said he disagrees with the notion that the statues are racist. They represent a piece of American history, Mr. Callear said. “It would be a slap in the face to history. When you put

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Counterprotesters at last Saturday’s rally outnumber neo-Confederates demonstrating their support for keeping the statue of Robert E. Lee and other Confederates on Monument Avenue. It was the third such rally held in Richmond by Confederate supporters on the issue since September.

up something as a memory of what happened in a war, you have to leave it, whether you like it or not,” he said. “If you forget about history, you’re doomed to relive it.” The conversation surrounding the statues memorializing Confederate leaders has been

Richmond Police Deputy Chief Steve Drew stands between armed Confederate supporter Doug Sweet and counterprotester Jessica Lawrence as they exchange views at the Monument Avenue rally on Saturday.

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contentious around the country for several years. It reached a flashpoint at last summer’s “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, in which a counterprotester was killed by a Confederate supporter who drove a car into a crowd. In Richmond, Mayor Levar M. Stoney appointed a commission to recommend what to do with the five statues of Confederates on Monument Avenue. Mayor Stoney originally said the commission would look for ways to add context to the statues. But after the bloody and violent demonstration in Charlottesville, the mayor broadened the panel’s scope to include considering removal of the monuments. Speaking to a crowd of more than 60 counterprotesters, Mr. Rodgers said no addition could justify the existence of the monuments, considering the context of their construction. According to the registration form to add the statue to the National Register of Historic Places, the Robert E. Lee monument was erected in 1887 to commemorate the Civil War general and “herald the emergence of a New South from the adversity of defeat and reconstruction.” “This is the context in which the Monument Avenue Commission has been tasked to see if they can find a way of adding to that story,” Mr. Rodgers said. “I don’t see how you contextualize that by keeping (Confederate statues) in place.” But Ron Bell, a Prince George County resident, said he sees no reason to take down statues. He doesn’t believe that doing so would do anything to combat racism. “Tearing down monuments will not ever change anything that happened 150 years ago,” Mr. Bell said. “Let’s say the monument comes down, then what’s next?” Mr. Bell said he found out last year that he is a distant

relative of Robert E. Lee. For that reason, he said, the statue holds unique importance to him and represents his heritage. It’s why he said he decided to show support for keeping the monument in place. The Monument Avenue Commision will hold public meetings from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, at the

Richmond Public Library, Main Branch, 101 E. Franklin St., and from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 1000 Mosby St. The commission will review comments from members of the community at the events, according to a news release.

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A more dangerous world President Trump is a menace to society. His announcement Tuesday that he is scrapping the Iran nuclear agreement, that was negotiated in part by former President Obama, threatens to destabilize the Middle East by increasing the potential for the spread of nuclear weapons and alienating our nation’s allies and the international coalition that helped build the arms control deal with Iran. In addition to our country’s long-term European allies signing onto the deal, Russia and China also were part of the coalition to rein in Iran. The agreement with Iran, which also was endorsed by a U.N. Security Council resolution, allowed the International Atomic Energy Agency to monitor, inspect and verify that Iran was meeting the agreement’s terms of rolling back its nuclear program. According to reports, Iran has taken numerous steps toward getting rid of its nuclear capabilities since signing onto the agreement, including eliminating a majority of its stockpile of enriched uranium, the raw material necessary for a nuclear weapon of mass destruction. President Trump’s decision means the United States will be re-imposing trade sanctions that will affect companies seeking to trade with Iran since the deal was put into place. Unfortunately, it also signals that more money will be pumped into the military and arms by the federal government, with less being put toward other critical needs, such as health care, education, social programs and aging infrastructure. But without any violation of the nuclear deal by Iran — and a slap in the face to French President Emmanuel Macron and other allies — President Trump has torn up the deal that has managed to take the first steps toward securing a peaceful future with Iran, a major power in the volatile section of the world called the Middle East. The president’s bluster is bolstered by the dangerous “yes” men now by his side — hawkish John Bolton, President Trump’s new national security adviser, who in the past has called for bombing Iran and North Korea, and hardliner Mike Pompeo, a former Tea Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas who President Trump recently shifted from head of the CIA to secretary of state after dumping Rex Tillerson. Mr. Pompeo scored bonus points Wednesday by flying home to the United States with three American prisoners released from North Korea ahead of President Trump’s planned meeting with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un. We wonder what deal was struck by President Trump to secure their release, including what the United States offered to North Korea in exchange for their return. But we also remain concerned how President Trump’s scrubbing of the Iran deal will impact future diplomatic negotiations with Kim Jong Un. Both men are seemingly volatile and impetuous, dangerous characteristics for those in control of nuclear weapons. Even former President Obama, who typically doesn’t weigh in on current events, issued a statement saying he believes the U.S. decision to pull out of the Iran agreement is “a serious mistake.” President Obama urged Americans “to speak out in support of the kind of strong, principled, fact-based and unifying leadership that can best secure our country and uphold our responsibilities around the globe.” We agree. And we urge our readers to call the White House and their elected representatives in Washington to have the president’s action rescinded.

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Lynching memorial helps heal old wounds If we don’t know the whereas, the therefore doesn’t make sense. Witness the ovens in Auschwitz and Treblinka, and then you can understand the creation of Israel. On April 26, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened in Montgomery, Ala., demanding a reckoning with one of this nation’s most repressed atrocities: The lynching of thousands of black people in a campaign of racist terror that lasted for decades. The memorial, set on a 6-acre site overlooking the Alabama State Capitol, has a haunting majesty. The open-air museum features 800 steel monuments suspended from a high ceiling, one for each county where a lynching occurred. Each is engraved with the name of the county and the names of the victims, some 4,400 in total. Lynching was domestic racial terrorism. It wasn’t accidental or incidental. The terrorism grew after the Civil War in fierce reaction to the Reconstruction

that gave freed slaves the right to vote and to own property. Terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan weren’t outliers. They enlisted some of the white gentry to terrorize black people into subservience. Lynchings varied, but many were public affairs, announced in the newspapers, gathering large crowds to watch the mutilation of often innocent victims, while

Jesse L. Jackson Sr. the local authorities turned their heads. Their gruesome nature was purposeful, designed to instill fear and thus help perpetuate white supremacy. The lynchings spread even as the memorials honoring Confederate generals and leaders proliferated to reinforce the point. Bryan Stevenson, the extraordinary director of the Equal Justice Initiative that gave birth to this project, is clear on his intent. “I’m not interested in talking about America’s history because I want to punish America,” he said, “I want to liberate America. This shadow cannot be lifted until we shine the light of truth on the destructive violence that shaped our nation, traumatized

people of color and compromised our commitment to the rule of law and to equal justice.” Everyone wants to celebrate the resurrection, but you can’t embrace the resurrection unless you acknowledge the crucifixion. As Mr. Stevenson puts it, we all want reconciliation, but “truth and reconciliation” are sequential. “You can’t get to reconciliation until you first get to truth,” he said. Lynchings accelerated in the 1880s, peaked in the early 1900s and continued until the beginning of World War II. They helped enforce segregation and Jim Crow laws with blood and fear, an apartheid system that lasted until the Civil Rights Movement freed the South in the 1960s. This isn’t ancient history. Mr. Stevenson’s hope is that the truth can help foster greater reconciliation. At the memorial, each county marker has a duplicate, with every county invited to use it to create its own memorial. A first step would be to finally make lynching a federal crime. More than 200 attempts were made to pass an anti-lynching law in Congress that would allow federal prosecution of perpetrators and hold local officials accountable if they did not act to protect the victims.

Black tech consumers, but not employees A nationwide assessment of the digital economy has found that black Americans are overrepresented as tech consumers, but drastically underrepresented as tech employees, according to the 2018 State of Black America. The State of Black America, the National Urban League’s seminal annual publication, has become one of the most highly anticipated benchmarks and sources for thought leadership around racial equality in America across economics, employment, education, health, housing, criminal justice and civic participation. The report is available online at www.StateOfBlackAmerica.org. This year’s report, “Save Our Cities: Powering the Digital Revolution,” set out to answer the question, “Are the new jobs, businesses and educational opportunities created by increased digitization of our world being equally shared?” African-Americans make up less than 5 percent of the workforce at social media and technology companies compared to more than 50 percent for white people. Less than 6 percent of total black employment in 2017 was in the tech industry compared to 8.5 percent for white people. Historically, while great industrial breakthroughs have profited our nation, AfricanAmericans often have been exploited, rather than elevated,

by these advancements. Fortunately, the digital revolution is still in its youth — and ripe with potential for black Americans. While it has positioned itself such that the barriers of entry are few and low, the findings of the National Urban League’s 2018 Digital Inclusion Index are unambiguous: We must separate the signal from the noise.

Marc H. Morial The Digital Inclusion Index is a brand new iteration of the report’s traditional Equality Index — a mathematical representation of the relative social and economic status of black Americans relative to white Americans. The 2018 Equality Index remains 72.5 percent, unchanged from 2017, while the Digital Inclusion Index is slightly higher at 74.1 percent. An index of 100 percent would represent full equality. Inspired by the Three-Fifths Compromise of the 1787 U.S. Constitutional Convention, the Equality Index is calculated using an array of statistics in five categories: economics, health, education, social justice and civic engagement. The Digital Inclusion Index is calculated based upon digital skills and occupations, digital access and digital policy. The report includes the commentary and analysis of more than 50 thought leaders in business, government, science and the arts. Technology is a study in contrasts for black America. Black families continue to remain

less likely than white families to have dedicated internet access at home, yet African-Americans are the second-largest multicultural group, after Asian-Americans, for mobile device ownership, with 91 percent owning smartphones. Black millennials are influential, leading users of mobile technology and platforms, and voracious consumers and creators of digital content, but lag behind in tech employment. The report found some areas of above-average digital equality. Although African-Americans were less likely, in general, than white people to receive degrees in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, one kind of STEM degree actually is more common among AfricanAmericans — computer and data science. In 2015-16, 2.8 percent of African-Americans versus 2.6 percent of white Americans earned such degrees. While African-Americans with doctoral degrees in science and engineering don’t have the same outcomes as their white counterparts, they are closer to parity than the average worker — almost 93 percent. The report also includes a Hispanic-White Equality Index, which calculates the same categories as the Black-White Index. This year’s index is 79.3 percent, a slight gain over the 2017 index of 78.5 percent. Both the Black-White Index and the Hispanic-White Index reflect slight gains in household income, graduation rates and college enrollment. The writer is president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League.

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With Southern senators armed with the filibuster, the Congress never acted. Finally, in 2005, a Senate resolution was passed that expressed regret for the failure. Yet to this day, lynching is still not a federal offense. The reckoning that began with the Civil Rights Movement has continued; the memorial is a testament to that. People of good will want the healing to continue. But to heal wounds, you first have to take the shrapnel out. To move to reconciliation, you must start with the truth. Mr. Stevenson courageously has built a memorial that helps us do just that. The writer is founder and president of the national Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

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Fair housing for all an elusive dream In the classic movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gone with the Wind,â&#x20AC;? the owner of Tara plantation admonished his daughter for remarking that she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care about her home. In a sharp rebuke, Gerald Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara declared that â&#x20AC;&#x153;land was the only thing worth living for, worth fighting for â&#x20AC;Ś worth dying for.â&#x20AC;? For the fictional Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara family, Tara was their home and the source of the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wealth.Â Fast forward to the 21st century. Having a home remains a rock-solid route to building wealth that grows and becomes a key opportunity to share that wealth intergenerationally â&#x20AC;&#x201D; unless you are among those who have been denied your own American Dream. NewÂ research by the Center for Responsible Lending finds that todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s racial wealth gaps were supported and sustained by the federal governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair Housing Administration. From the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inception during the 1930s, FHAÂ perpetuated racial discrimination by making mortgage credit broadly available to white borrowers and, at the same time, excluding AfricanAmericans and other people of color. More importantly, FHA has an important role to play in leveling todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mortgage finance field and its two-tiered system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These homeownership rate disparities did not occur by chance,â&#x20AC;? argues Peter Smith and Melissa Stegman, authors ofÂ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Repairing a Two-Tiered System: The critical but Complex Role of FHA.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The homeownership rate gap between whites and people of color is in large part due to historic federal housing policy choices that created decades-long impacts,â&#x20AC;? they said. The Center for Responsible Lending, however, credits FHA mortgage lending as an important aid to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic recovery following the Great Recession. As much of private mortgage lending retreated during the housing crisis, FHA increased its purchase market share to 42 percent in 2009. Prior to the economic crisis, FHAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market share was only 8.8 percent of the market. FHA also sustained the mortgage market and provided broad liquidity for wealthier borrowers in addition to low- to moderateincome families. FHAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s refinancing of toxic subprime loans saved many family homes from foreclosure and became a sustainable alternative. Today, with much of the mortgage market recovered, unnecessarily tight

and expensive credit in the conventional mortgage market often makes FHA the only option to finance homeownership for low- to moderate-income borrowers, lower-wealth borrowers and borrowers of color. This single option also means that borrowers broadly denied the lower-cost, most-affordable private loans available have a slower rate of home appreciation because of fees and insurance that accompany government-backed loans. CRLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s analysis of mortgage data from 2004 to 2016 found that: â&#x2013;Ş The FHA market share for AfricanAmerican and Latino borrowers now approaches half of all purchase mortgage lending to these borrowers;

Charlene Crowell â&#x2013;Ş FHA is the major source of mortgage credit for higher-income African-American and Latino borrowers as compared to conventional lending; â&#x2013;Ş Tight and expensive credit in the conventional market has led to FHA becoming the only mortgage option for many borrowers of color, low- to moderate-income families and lower-wealth families. â&#x2013;Ş Of the top 10 FHA home purchase lenders in 2004, five were banks and five were non-depositories; by 2016, eight of the top 10 FHA lenders were nondepositories. It is important to note that the withdrawal of banks, leaving the FHA insured program, comes at a time of record profits, made possible in large part by taxpayer dollars that provided a financial bailout of failing financial institutions during the housing collapse. These lenders exit the program at a time when it is inadequately funded and lacks up-to-date technology that could enhance its administrative functions. Further, the exit of large banks additionally became a gateway for non-depository institutions to fill the marketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gap. However, non-banks subject to fair lending protections are not included in the Community Reinvestment Act. Many of the financial abuses that led to the housing crisis began with unregulated and non-bank lenders. Many lenders will argue that the retreat from FHA was caused by actions taken by

the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice under the False Claims Act. This federal law allows the government to hold companies accountable for making â&#x20AC;&#x153;false claimsâ&#x20AC;? to the government about their products or services. Beyond being assessed damages for infractions, enforcement of the law can additionally include a company or representative being banned from future federal funds or contracts. State attorneys general would counter this lender claim by pointing to the $25 billion national mortgage settlement reached with five of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest mortgage servicers as evidence that lenders engaged in egregious conduct in clear violation of the law. The significance of major banks withdrawing from the mortgage market is further underscored by other findings shared in a related report by theÂ National Fair Housing Alliance: â&#x2013;Ş Since 1988, close to $1 billion in victim compensation has resulted from lawsuits alleging redlining and discrimination by mortgage lenders; â&#x2013;Ş Housing discrimination complaints grew to 28,843 cases in 2017; â&#x2013;Ş Of the discriminatory housing complaints filed in 2017, the Department of Housing and Urban Development processed fewer than 5 percent, or 1,311 cases; and â&#x2013;Ş Among the 6,896 complaints processed by state and local Fair Housing Assistance Program agencies, the Department of Justice brought only 41 cases. Commenting on these findings, Lisa Rice, NFHA president and chief executive officer, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the 2018 Trends Report shows, we must put an end to the many institutionalized barriers that prevent too many families in this country from fair access to housing. We cannot build a thriving society as long as our nation is plagued by discrimination, segregation and severe economic inequality.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the year that marks a half century of the Fair Housing Act,â&#x20AC;? noted Mike Calhoun, president of the Center for Responsible Lending, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it is appropriate to acknowledge the journey traveled in five decades, but also a look ahead to the hundreds of miles yet to travel before fair housing is a reality for all.â&#x20AC;? The writer is deputy communications director for the Center for Responsible Lending.

PUBLIC NOTICE Effective May 21, 2018 Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (â&#x20AC;&#x153;RRHAâ&#x20AC;?) will be accepting preliminary applications for its one (1) bedroom public housing units. The one (1) bedroom waitlist will be OPEN. Please go to www.rrha.com to apply. If you are already on our one (1) bedroom waitlist, please go to www.rrha.com to make any changes in income, family composition and/or change of address. Changes cannot be processed over the phone. NOTE: The Waitlist for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP, formerly Section 8) is currently CLOSED. We are unable to accept HCVP applications until further notice.

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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

Virginian Noah Lyles focused on a 2020 Olympic win A former Virginian may be the 200-meter dash favorite for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Noah Lyles, a 20-year-old former standout at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, is making noise on the professional IAAF Diamond League circuit. Lyles opened the Diamond schedule winning the 200 against a stacked field in Doha, Qatar, on Friday, May 4. His sizzling 19.83-second clocking defeated the likes of Ramil Gulivey, the 2017 World Champion; Jemeer Richards, silver medalist at the World Games; and Andre De Grasse, bronze medalist at the 2016 Olympics. As a benchmark, Lyles’ time is just a sliver off Usain Bolt’s 19.78 winning

Former Lady Panthers star Kiana Johnson makes All-Finnish team Kiana Johnson has gone from All-CIAA to All-Finnish. The former Virginia Union University basketball standout has been named to the All-Finnish Team and Finland’s All-Import Team, as well as Finland’s top guard by Eurobasket.com., the governing body for international hoops. A 5-foot-8 Chicago native, Johnson averaged 17.4 points this season for the Tapiolan Honka (Hawks) while hitting 63 3-pointers. In 2016, Johnson was named CIAA and NCAA Division II Player of the Year while scoring 905 points, a single season school record for the Panthers. She also set a school and NCAA Tournament record by scoring 49 points in the NCAA Atlantic Region championship.

Jahdon Robinson, a junior at Benedictine Prep, has given a verbal commitment to play basketball at Hampton University starting with the 2019-20 season. The 6-foot-5 forward averaged about 18 points and seven rebounds this past season for the Cadets. Robinson plays travel ball for Team Richmond-Garner Road U-17 Elite, coached by Del Harris. He will play during his upcoming senior season at Benedictine under new Coach Mark Royster. Following decades of competition in the CIAA and MEAC, HU is moving to the Big South Conference for the 2018-19 season.

Noah Lyles just missed qualifying for the 2016 Olympics, finishing fourth in the 200-meter trials. Last year, he won twice on the Diamond tour — at Shanghai and Brussels — but missed much of the international schedule with an injury. “It’s exactly what I planned to happen,” he said of his victory in Doha. He said he’s not “messing around this season.” From Qatar, the Diamond tour moves to Shanghai on Saturday, May 12; Eugene, Ore., May 26; and Rome, May 31. It concludes in Brussels on Aug. 31. Lyles is arguably the fastest Virginian ever. As a T.C. Williams High senior in 2016, he won the Class 6A Northern Region 100 meters in 10.14 seconds and the 200 meters in 20.23.

Huguenot Falcons hope to boost wins under new coach Jared Taylor

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Benedictine’s Jahdon Robinson commits to Hampton

time at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. “I’m not going to say times because my goal is just to dominate,” Lyles told the press. “But I tell you what. I’m not going to Noah Lyles go any slower.” Following a brilliant career at T.C. Williams, both Noah and his brother, Josephus Lyles, signed scholarship offers from the University of Florida. Neither ran for the Gators, however, preferring to ink pro contracts with Adidas.

Huguenot High School has improved the number of victories its team has secured on the girdiron each of the past three seasons. Coach Jared Taylor, who was named recently at the Falcons’ football coach, plans to maintain that positive momentum started by his predecessor, former Coach Bryan Jennings. “Coach Jennings left the program in good standing. He laid the foundation to build on,” said Coach Taylor, 30, a native of Shreveport, La. Coach Taylor was a volunteer coach last season at Virginia Union University after previous high school coaching stops in the Houston area. Coach Taylor is no relation to VUU Athletic Director Joe Taylor. Huguenot High went four straight seasons — 2011 through 2014 — with just a single victory each year. Coach Under Coach Jennings, the Falcons improved to 2-8 in 2015, 3-7 in 2016 and 5-6 this past season, qualifying for the state Division 4 playoffs. The Falcons posted victories last season over Booker T. Washington High School of Norfolk, Jamestown High in Williamsburg, Cosby and Clover Hill high schools of Chesterfield and Richmond’s George Wythe High School. Three of the Falcons’ defeats were to schools with higher

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classifications — Division 6 Manchester and James River high schools, and Division 5 L.C. Bird High School. Coach Jennings, a former Virginia Tech standout, resigned to become head coach at Clover Hill High. Coach Taylor will teach physical education in addition to coaching at the Forest Hill Avenue school. He’s currently involved with the Falcons’ offseason weight lifting and conditioning. “Right now, we’re just trying to get the kids to buy into a high-performance program,” Coach Taylor said. “We plan to achieve academically. And ultimately we hope to see Huguenot athletes win Division I scholarships, or really any scholarships.” Huguenot has the largest enrollment of Richmond’s Taylor five comprehensive high schools and competes in Division 4. The other Richmond high schools compete in Division 3. Huguenot also benefits from the newest and most spacious facilities. Huguenot moved into its new building in January 2015. The Falcons will kick off the 2018 football season at Jamestown High School and essentially will play the same schedule as this past season — a mix of Division 3, 4, 5 and 6 opponents.

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Shaka Smart’s coaching lessons bearing fruit The fruit never falls far from the tree. Evidence of Coach Shaka Smart’s powerful tenure as the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University continues sprouting. Six of Coach Smart’s former VCU assistants now have head jobs with NCAA Division I schools. The newest to sign coaching contracts are Mike Morrell at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, Jamion Christian at Siena College in Albany County, N.Y., and Jeremy Ballard at Florida International University in Miami. Coach Smart’s “disciples” previously on coaching duty are Mike Rhoades at VCU, Mike Jones at Radford and Will Wade at Louisiana State University. None had been Division I head coaches until hooking up with Coach

Smart in Richmond. In what was his first head coaching gig, Coach Smart guided the Rams to an overall 163-56 record between 2009 and 2015, “wreaking havoc” with relentless full-court pressure defense and 3-point shooting. Coach Highlights were winning the 2010 CBI and reaching the 2011 NCAA Final Four. With five straight NCAA bids under his belt, Coach Smart left VCU for the University of Texas following the 2015 campaign. The Shaka Smart coaching tree: Mike Rhoades, 45: Coached under Smart 2009-2014; left to be head coach at Rice University 20142017. Returned as VCU head coach

last season, posting an 18-15 mark. Will Wade, 35: Served under Smart 2009-2013; became head coach at University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 2013-2015; was VCU head coach 2015-2017, when he left to be LSU head coach last season, Smart posting a 18-15 record. Mike Jones, 53: Was on Smart’s staff 2009-2011; left to become head coach at Radford University, where he is 116-116 overall. Jones’ Highlanders were 23-13 this past season in reaching the NCAAs. Jamion Christian, 36: Served under Smart 2011-2012; left to become head coach at Mount St. Mary’s University 2012-2018, posting a 101-95 mark with two NCAA bids;

on May 2, he became head coach at Siena College. Mike Morrell, 35: Was an assistant under Smart 2011-2015 at VCU and then 2015-2018 at Texas; last month, he became head coach at UNC-Asheville. Jeremy Ballard, 41: Served under Smart 2012-2015; returned to VCU to serve last season under Rhoades, following stints at Pittsburgh and Illinois State; recently became head coach at Florida International University. Now 41, Coach Smart was 32 when he was named VCU’s head coach, succeeding Anthony Grant. There’s plenty of time for his coaching tree to continue expansion. Other former Smart aides are now serving as Division I assistants. Former Rams guard Darius Theus is now on Smart’s Texas staff as director of player development.

Pujols joins baseball elite hit-home run club

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Albert Pujols has slugged his way onto the short list of baseball’s all-time hitters. The Los Angeles Angels first baseman/designated hitter joins legends Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez as the only players with at least 3,000 hits and 600 home runs. Take a moment to digest that. According to statistics dating to the 1880s, only 32 players have ever reached 3,000 hits. And only nine have at least 600 homers. Only four of thousands of players have celebrated attaining both lofty milestones. “Both are incredibly difficult to achieve,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia told Albert Pujols the Los Angeles Times. “One takes tremendous hitting skill. One requires incredible power. To combine the two — it’s monumental.” Pujols’ current career .304 average is ahead of Mays (.302) and Rodriguez (.295) and just behind Aaron (.305). Pujols, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound, four-time league MVP and 10-time All-Star, collected hit No. 3,000 on Friday, May 4, with a single in a 5-0 Angels win at Seattle.

Angels fan in athigh school senior, tendance sat in clusters Pujols was intention3,000/600 Fraternity of four wearing T-shirts ally walked 55 times Big leaguers with at least 3,000 hits and 600 with a “3” followed by as a protest by ophome runs: three “0”s. ponents who did not Player (years active) Home runs Hits After hitting the believe he was high Hank Aaron (1954-1976) 755 3,771 ball, Pujols rounded school age. first base, clapped his Because of his powAlex Rodriguez (1994-2016) 696 3,115 hands emphatically, erful frame and staWillie Mays (1951-1973) 660 3,283 one-two-three times, tistical achievement, Albert Pujols (2001-present) 620 3,001 and pointed skyward Pujols frequently has Statistics through May 5 before being mobbed been accused of using by teammates. performance-enhanc“It was hard huging drugs. He has ging everyone so I told them, ‘Let’s just do a never tested positive. group hug.’ So we all got in a circle and we did Among active players, Detroit first baseman a group hug,” Pujols said in a light-hearted press Miguel Cabrera might have the best chance of conference. reaching the 3,000/600 Club. The 35-year-old has Pujols later added another single in the same game 465 homers and 2,666 hits. against Seattle to pass the late Roberto Clemente Among the near misses: (3,000 hits) on the all-time chart. All-time long-ball champ Barry Bonds had 2,935 Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, hits to go with his record 762 homers. Pujols’ full name is Jose Alberto Pujols Alcantara. Babe Ruth, no doubt, would have made the list His family moved to New York City when he was 16, had he not spent his first five seasons primarily as then shortly after that to Independence, Mo. Pujols a pitcher. “The Babe” finished his career with 714 played at Fort Osage High and one year at Maple homers and 2,873 hits. Woods Community College before being drafted Ted Williams finished with 521 homers and 2,654 402nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals. hits despite missing four prime seasons serving as There were questions about his age. As a a fighter pilot during World War II.

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Personality: Joseph P. Costello Spotlight on founder of the nonprofit Friends of Pump House Joseph P. Costello first discovered the Pump House in Byrd Park in the summer of 2013. He was with friends when he visited the Gothic Revival structure situated just north of the James River and Kanawha Canal off Pump House Drive. It was constructed of local granite in 1883, with annex buildings added in 1905. “I was blown away by the beauty of the building,” Mr. Costello says. The 27-year-old now is dedicated to having the public enjoy the beauty and history of the building. Last year, after conducting research and putting together a plan through his master’s program at Virginia Commonwealth University, he founded Friends of Pump House, a nonprofit working toward revitalizing the building for public use once again. The Pump House “is standing there empty, decaying and not being used,” Mr. Costello says. “The Friends of Pump House is keeping it on life support. It is in a public park and, once restored, it could be used for private events, parties and other activities as it was used until the mid-1920s.” Still owned by the City of Richmond, the building has a unique history as a true multipurpose public work, Mr. Costello explains. The downstairs housed equipment that pumped water from the river and the canal to the Byrd Park reservoir, the city’s main water supply at the time. But the floor above the equipment was designed as a social venue, with an open-air dance hall or pavilion for events. Think “high-society dance parties,” Mr. Costello says. “Think Great Gatsby. The wellto-do would arrive by trolley or bateau boat,” he explains. Designed by Wilfred Emory Cutshaw, Richmond’s city engineer from 1874 to 1907, the Pump House was placed on the site of the first canal system in the nation, part of George Washington’s vision to connect Richmond to the Kanawha River in West Virginia, Mr. Costello says. “The canals were dug by enslaved people and the pump house was built by recently freed people and immigrant laborers,” he says. “In the 1920s with the advent of the car and new pumping technology, the building fell into disrepair and was vandalized heavily. The pumping equipment was sold to the Japanese before World War II. The city actually sold the building in the 1950s to First Presbyterian Church, but then bought it back.” Through the efforts of Ralph White, former manager of the James River Park System, and Dr. William E. “Bill” Trout III, a writer who has mapped and charted many of Virginia’s waterways, “the building has been upright from the 1980s until now,” Mr. Costello said. As part of his VCU master’s thesis in urban and regional planning, Mr. Costello drew up a plan for the Pump House’s revitalization after talking with Nathan Burrell, superintendent of the James River Park System, other experts and stakeholders. He started the nonprofit last year, partnering with the Enrichmond Foundation, which handles donations and grants. Already, the group has raised $33,000 to get the project going. “Resurrection and cleanups are not easy chores. Monthly cleanups are making a dent in removing nearly century-old debris and yards of coal dust and dirt,” he says. The first phase is to get the building open, including repairing the roof and gutters, hooking up the water and sewer, retrofitting the building to include restrooms and making it accessible to people, including those with disabilities, he explains. That phase, he estimates, will cost between $350,000 and $500,000, not counting in-kind donations of materials and labor and receiving grants to help with costs. “Full restoration is probably

somewhere in the $8 million to $12 million range,” he says. “It is a great piece of Virginia, as well as American, history.” Meet a community activist with a vision and this week’s Personality, Joseph P. Costello: Occupation: Regional planner with the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission. Community involvement: Founder, Friends of Pump House. Date and place of birth: June 29 in New Brunswick, N.J. Current residence: Town of Orange. Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science and history, Christopher Newport University; master’s in urban and regional planning, Virginia Commonwealth University; and a Wilder Fellow for two years with the Department of Social Services under the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. Family: I am the middle child; I have an older sister and a younger sister. Why I started Friends of Pump House: As a second semester master of urban regional planning student, I broached the topic of Pump House revitalization with Nathan Burrell, superintendent of the James River Park system. He supported my plan and the JRP system was my “client” and recipient of my revitalization plan. Through my research, it was obvious there was a lack of organizational capacity to really implement a revitalization plan. I didn’t want my plan to sit on a shelf and formed a nonprofit to work with the city and community and many involved experts to help coordinate and focus restoration efforts. Why I am excited about this organization: Our group was formed last year and yet in that short amount of time, we have received such a diversity of interest. So many talented, and for a lack of a better term, Richmond-esque people have taken ownership of the process to really move the needle on restoring the building and grounds. What motivated me to get involved in community service: I felt like if I don’t do this, no one will. I also felt certain if there was simply a place for people to send a check, a website that popped up when people Googled “Pump House” after coming to the park, a way to collect and focus all the interest that the building naturally inspires, that the building would be able to become something new,

something very unique to Richmond. Where is the Pump House located: The Pump House is located off Pump House Drive at the far southern end of Byrd Park. If you take your last right before crossing the James River to the South Side over the Nickel Bridge, you’ll come upon it. Current condition: The building has many needs, including serious roof and gutter repair, water and sewer hookups and adherence to ADA accessibility laws, or an exemption. But it is built of local granite and was meant to last forever. It is not beyond repair but needs significant funding and experts in a variety of fields. Prospects for achieving vision for building’s future: We have raised more than $30,000 in nine months. We have integrated ourselves into the existing nonprofit’s framework and we have Councilman Parker C. Agelasto’s and the local community’s support. Many local businesses have thrown fundraisers for us and have given us their support. I would say as long as we have the community and the city’s support, we have a real chance. But many barriers still exist that should not be underestimated. How I see Pump House in five years: I see the building open to the public. Events are held such as concerts, paint parties, historic tours, field trips from local schools, weddings, theater and many other uses — whatever the diverse and artsy community of Richmond wants. It is a public park and a public works building after all. Number of people aware of Pump House: Fewer than there should be. Some people have grown up in Richmond and have never heard of it. Increasing that is a major goal of our group. How I recruited people to help: Through the planning process required for my professional plan with the City of Richmond and VCU, I established many stakeholders and interested people. From there, people who came out and wanted to help were encouraged to help in any capacity they felt they could. The building needs everything, so if you have a skill, we can use it! How to become a volunteer: Reach out on our website, www. friendsofpumphouse.org. We have a get involved submission form online, or simply show up to one of our board meetings or public cleanup days. How I start the day: I like to walk my dog Charlie, drink a cup of coffee and start in on everything. Productivity comes from attacking. I try and be tenacious and carry that mindset into everything I do. But first coffee and dog walk, or else I’ll go insane. Perfect day for me is: Waking up in a new place and getting to decide what to do with my day and having no plans. Maybe it’s somewhere in Spain or a small town in West Virginia. That could be hiking or trying a new coffee shop or playing my tuba in a new park or just watching the clouds pass. Life is so busy. Time to reflect, spend time with loved ones, explore and do what feels right is so

hard sometimes. You have to fight to get that freedom. If I had more time, I would: Play my tuba a lot more. A quote that I am inspired by: “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy Best late-night snack: Pizza. Outlook at start of day: Time to get up and go! But boy, I could use a few more hours of sleep. Best thing my parents ever taught me: You are responsible for who you want to be. I got a “C” in my first quarter of high school as a freshman. I was only allowed to get As and Bs and my sisters were straight-A students. My parents were always really disappointed in me when I messed up and grounded me. But I’ll never forget that C because my mom simply shrugged her shoulders and said, “You already know what I’m going to say — ‘You can do better’ — but you know that. You want to be a C student, that’s fine. You’re old enough to make your own decisions. You choose who you are and what you accomplish. If you work at it, that can be whatever you want it to be.” From that point on, I tried hard at everything I did. Person who influenced me the most: My dad, Joe Costello. The book that influenced me the most: “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde. What I’m reading now: “Falls of the Rappahannock” by Dr. William “Bill” Trout. The one thing that I’ve learned in life is: Enjoy it. My next goal: Restore my basement into a stellar man cave, complete with pool table.

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Happenings Virginia Union University’s Industrial Hall was built in 1899 and included classrooms and equipment where students learned various trades such as those pictured in the university catalog from 1911-12. Photos courtesy of Virginia Union University

VUU to turn Industrial Hall into a museum By Ronald E. Carrington

Virginia Union University is restoring and re-purposing one of the original buildings on its campus. Industrial Hall, which was built in 1899 and stands at the south end of the Lombardy Street campus with its tall, granite smokestack seen by travelers on Interstate 95, is being turned into a new museum and art gallery. Pam Cox, VUU’s assistant vice president for communications, said the initial phase to shore up the structure’s foundation has been completed. The second phase, she said, is to raise money for the interior work. “The initial fundraising goal is set at $4.5 million but we expect that to change with the university’s approval when the architectural design is completed,” she said. When it was built, Industrial Hall was used to teach students in the trades. The building, designed by architect John H. Coxhead, has been closed and unused for years. It will become a university museum, gallery and cultural education center, housing VUU’s growing art collection. It also will provide space for academic learning

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Phase 1 of the Industrial Hall renovation project includes stabilizing the building’s foundation and exterior.

and discussions about art, culture and the VUU collection, officials said. BCWH, a Richmond-based architectural,

interiors, campus planning and landscape design firm that was involved with the design of the new Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia

Commonwealth University, has been hired to work on Industrial Hall’s design. The completion date hinges on the firm’s design submissions and university approval of the plans, Ms. Cox said. The university has established a committee comprised of donors and other interested people to head the fundraising, Ms. Cox said. The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design is hosting a panel discussion on Industrial Hall, its history and its future at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at The Branch Museum, 2501 Monument Ave. Cyane Crump, executive director of Historic Richmond, will moderate the discussion with panelists Lisa Winn Bryan, VUU’s interim vice president for institutional advancement, and Charles D. Piper and Emily Hogan of BCWH. A pre-program reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. The event costs $20, with pre-registration required. Details and registration: Chelsea Kashani, The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, (804) 237-1778.

Sickle Cell Community Awareness Day May 19

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¿Qué Pasa?

Richmond’s Canal Walk was transformed into the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco for Saturday’s annual ¿Qué Pasa? Festival sponsored by the Virginia Hispanic Chamber. The free event celebrating Virginia’s growing Latino communities drew hundreds of people who enjoyed food, music and dancing from numerous Latin American nations. Members of the Salsa Rueda Club, below, show off a few moves for an appreciative crowd.

The VCU Health Sickle Cell Disease Program is partnering with the Richmond Fire Department and Fire Station 14 to host a Sickle Cell Community Awareness Day 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at Pollard Park in North Side. Comedian Micah “Bam Bamm” White will emcee the event that will feature food and beverages, a fire truck display and children’s bounce house, games and giveaways and a petting zoo. Entertainment will be provided by RVA Has Talent, a local entertainment agency. Pollard Park is located at Brookland Park Boulevard and Chamberlayne Avenue near the fire station. Sickle cell disease, an inherited blooddisorderthatcancausestroke, pain, infections and other symptoms, has a deep foothold in the African-American community. “There is a public perception — which is wrong — that we have conquered sickle cell disease and it is on the decrease,” said Dr. Wally R. Smith, the Florence Neal Cooper-Smith Professor and vice chair for research at the VCU Division of General Internal Medicine. “In fact, sickle cell is on the increase.” Researchers estimate that 60 percent to 80 percent of the patients with sickle cell disease are African-American. One in

12 African-Americans carries the sickle cell trait. Because of the health problems the disease causes, the life expectancy of those with the disease is 42 to 48 years. “There are treatments for sickle cell, but the only cure is a bone marrow transplant,” Dr. Smith said. “That treatment is very difficult to arrange and is not widely available.” “We, at MCV, feel that a new round of sickle cell awareness is

important,” Dr. Smith said. VCU is a primary health care provider and public educator for more than 900 children and adults with sickle cell in Central Virginia. Collaborating with the fire department is an effort to increase the community’s awareness of the research on new drugs for sickle cell, bone marrow transplants and services provided to patients. Info: www.virginiasicklecell. org or email stoneam5@vcu. edu.

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Learning with fun Youngsters from the Summer Hill Pre-School Center in South Side perform under the happy gaze of their teacher, Lucia Watkins, during the Richmond Public Schools Health Family Expo on Saturday. The third annual event, held at the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center, showcased performances by RPS students and cheering squads. It also helped parents register their children for school and summer school and offered vaccinations needed for middle school students.

Art of choice Amanda Lewis, left, and her mother, Deborah Kasirye, look through an array of jewelry at Arts in the Park last Saturday at the Carillon in Byrd Park. Thousands Clement Britt of people attended the 47th annual arts and crafts show held over two days. More than 400 artists working in a variety of mediums had their work on view and for sale at the event.

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ies, including original content like “House of Cards,” “Orange Is the New Black” and “Stranger Things.” From 2013 to 2017, Dr. Rice directed the National Security staff and chaired the Cabinet-level National Security Principals committee that provided daily national security briefings to former President Obama. A native of Washington, D.C., Dr. Rice received a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in international relations from New College at Oxford University, England, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. She earned a bachelor’s in history with honors from Stanford University.

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Priest caught in political fire reinstated as House chaplain

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WASHINGTON Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan has announced he will reinstate the Rev. Patrick Conroy as chaplain for the House of Representatives after the controversial Jesuit priest challenged the stated rationale for removing him. “I have accepted Father Conroy’s letter and decided that he will remain in his position as Chaplain of the House,” Mr. Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, confirmed in a May 3 press release. He said his original decision was based on his “duty to ensure that the House has the kind of pastoral services that it deserves,” but did not elaborate. Nevertheless, the outgoing speaker maintained that “this body is not well served by a protracted

different reasons, including that he was fight over such an important post.” too political and that it was time for He ended by stating he will have a a non-Catholic chaplain. Mr. Burks personal meeting with Rev. Conroy responded that he “strongly disagree[s] to resolve the matter. with Father Conroy’s recollection of Mr. Ryan asked Rev. Conroy to our conversation.” resign last month in a move many Rev. Conroy argued that he dereligious conservatives welcomed served the opportunity to address over past statements calling Catholic specific complaints about his job teaching on homosexuality a “dead Rev. Conroy performance, and that if Mr. Ryan end,” as well as tax reform comments during a House prayer that critics said were still wished him gone, he would have to fire him outright. overly political. His letter also said he was retracting the But Mr. Ryan never cited either example, saying only that he acted on reports that Rev. resignation “upon advice of counsel,” potenConroy didn’t serve House personnel’s “pastoral tially hinting that he would take legal action if necessary. needs.” Mr. Ryan received significant resistance from On May 3, Rev. Conroy rescinded his resignation in a letter claiming that Mr. Ryan’s chief of both political parties over the move, including staff Jonathon Burks had given him completely a letter from 148 House members. Much of the

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criticism came from professed Catholic Democrats who also reject their church’s teachings on abortion and sexuality. Democrats alleged that Mr. Ryan, despite being Catholic himself, made the move to appease the Republicans’ supposed anti-Catholic bias. As evidence, they cited a suggestion by Republican Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina, one of the lawmakers tasked with finding a replacement, that the next chaplain should have a wife and children, giving him first-hand experience with some of the family issues on which lawmakers might seek guidance. Rev. Conroy has served as House chaplain since Mr. Ryan’s predecessor, Republican Rep. John Boehner, nominated him in 2011. Mr. Ryan announced in April he will not seek reelection to office in November. His term ends in January 2019.

Sunday, May 13, 2018 9:30 AM - Sunday School 11:00 AM - Morning Worship Message By: Rev. Robert C. Davis, Pastor

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Garland Avenue Baptist Church 2700-2704 Garland Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222-3602 (804) 321-1372

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Helen Peyton Wallace, among first teachers to integrate Westhampton Elementary, dies at 90 Helen Winfree Peyton Wallace had a passion She was 90. for helping Richmond children master reading. An Her life was celebrated Wednesday, May 9, at avid reader, Mrs. Wallace was best known for her St. Paul Catholic Church in North Side. work as a Title I remedial teacher who helped unAhead of the funeral, the Richmond Alumnae told numbers of city elementary students overcome Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority held an Omega reading problems. Omega Service Tuesday evening at Scott’s Chapel, Her son, Walter S. Peyton IV, said she was parfollowed by a memorial service of the Richmond ticularly fond of helping children diagnosed with Chapter of Continental Societies Inc. dyslexia. “She was an amazing person,” said her niece, Mrs. Wallace was involved as a teacher in creating Honor Benson. “She was a model of accomplishthe school system’s Book Bowl to promote reading ment. She was sweet, but she hated wasting time and setting up a program to encourage students to and sought to get things done.” Mrs. Wallace write their own books and then read from them to A graduate of Armstrong High School, Mrs. Walschool audiences. lace began her career in education after graduating in 1949 from Outside the classroom, she participated in civic-minded Virginia Union University. She first taught elementary grades in women’s groups and also found time to be a Realtor. She was segregated schools. She later was reassigned to Westhampton involved in selling properties for 30 years and also owned and Elementary School, becoming one of the first African-American managed up to 10 properties of her own. teachers to teach at a school for white children. Mrs. Wallace succumbed to illness on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. After earning a master’s degree at Northwestern University,

Maxine L. Black, longtime school counselor and civic leader, succumbs at 77

Maxine Lewis Black wore multiple hats as an educator and in leadership roles with women’s organizations. Mrs. Black was a foreign language teacher and late served as a guidance counselor with Richmond Public Schools in a career that spanned nearly 50 years. She also served as the Mid-Atlantic regional director of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, as president for two terms of the Richmond Chapter of The Links Inc. and as president of the Richmond North Chapter No. 5356 of the American Association of Retired Persons. Her contributions in the classroom and the community are being remembered following her death Wednesday, April 25, 2018. She was 77. Family and friends celebrated her life Tuesday, May 1, at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Jackson Ward, where she had been an active member. She was entombed in the mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery. The Links held a memorial service on Monday, April 30, at Scott’s Chapel,

followed by the AKA’s Ivy Beyond the Wall ceremony. A Hanover County native, Mrs. Black began teaching in 1962 after graduating with honors from Virginia Union Mrs. Black University with a dual major in French and education. She also was crowned Miss Virginia Union University and was inducted into a national academic honors society. Mrs. Black later earned a master ’s in counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University and then worked with students as a guidance counselor at Bellevue Elementary and John Marshall High School before retiring in 2000. While a student at VUU, Mrs. Black

joined the AKA Sorority, and in 1975, served as president of the Richmond alumnae chapter, Upsilon Omega Chapter. From 1990 to 1994, she served as the 12th director of AKA’s Mid-Atlantic Region, which now includes nearly 120 college and alumnae chapters. Along with her roles in The Links, a women’s service organization, and the AARP chapter, she also belonged to the Richmond Chapter of Jack & Jill of America Inc. and was named Distinguished Jill of the Year in 1987 for her contributions to that group. At Ebenezer Baptist Church, Mrs. Black chaired the 150th anniversary committee, twice served as moderator and was a member of the board of administration, the finance ministry, the music council and the pastoral search committee. She was the widow of Frederick W. Black Jr., who died in 2006. Survivors include her daughter, Melba L. Black, and a sister, Marion L. Moye, both of Washington.

she became a reading specialist for Richmond Public Schools, later adding an endorsement for teaching reading to children with disabilities. She helped create a model remedial reading program that was installed in all of the city’s elementary schools. She continued as a reading specialist until retiring in 1993 after 44 years with the school system. For a time, she also operated a children’s tour program to provide adventures and experiences for young people traveling to other Virginia communities. Mrs. Wallace also worked the polls in Henrico County as an election official. A longtime member of the Richmond Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, she also was a life member of the national NAACP and held memberships with the Southern Poverty Law Center and the National Council of Negro Women. She also was among the founders of the Richmond Chapter of the Continental Societies Inc. and served as president of the chapter, working on behalf of underprivileged and disadvantaged children. In addition to her son and niece, survivors include her brother, Calvin Marx Winfree Sr.; a grandson; and a great-grandson. “The Church With A Welcome”

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Happy Mother’s Day! Sunday, May 13, 2018

Theme: “Reflections: The Woman God Sees” 8:30 AM - Sunday School

10:00 AM - Morning Worship

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2018 Theme: The Year of Transition

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Early Morning Worship ~ 8 a.m. Sunday School ~ 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 11 a.m. 4th Sunday Uniﬁed Worship Service ~ 9:30 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. Sermons Available at BRBCONLINE.org

Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs, Pastor

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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, May 21, 2018 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 Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2018-135 To conditionally rezone the property known as 104 North Belvidere Street from the R-73 Multifamily Residential District to the B-4 Central Business District (Conditional), upon certain proffered conditions. The City of Richmond’s Pulse Corridor Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Nodal Mixed-Use. The Nodal Mixed-Use designation is a transitoriented district located immediately adjacent to the Pulse BRT or other frequent transit service at key gateways and prominent places in the city in order to provide for significant, urbanform development in appropriate locations. Ordinance No. 2018-136 To conditionally rezone the properties known as 701, 705, and a portion of 715 West 19th Street from the R-53 Multifamily Residential District to the RF-2C Riverfront District (Conditional); a portion of the property known as 715 West 19th Street, a portion of the property known as 1701 Stonewall Avenue, and 700 Cowardin Avenue from the B-3 General Business District to the RF-2C Riverfront District (Conditional); and a portion of the property known as 1701 Stonewall Avenue from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the RF-2C Riverfront District (Conditional), upon certain proffered conditions. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject properties as a combination of Multi-Family (medium density) and SingleFamily (medium density). Primary uses for the Multi-Family (medium density) designation are multi-family dwellings at densities up to 20 units per acre, and include day nurseries, adult day care and residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi-public uses. Primary uses for the Single-Family (medium density) designation are single-family and twofamily dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre, and include residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi-public uses. (p. 133). Ordinance No. 2018-137 To rezone the property known as 127 North 17th Street from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the TOD-1 TransitOriented Nodal District. The City’s Pulse Corridor Plan recommends Neighborhood Mixed-Use land use for the subject property. Neighborhood Mixed-Use areas are cohesive districts that provide a mix of uses, but with a larger amount of residential uses than other mixed-use districts. Ordinance No. 2018-138 To authorize the special use of the property known as 800 West Marshall Street for the purpose of a mixed-use building containing a restaurant and up to two dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is located in an R-7 Single- and TwoFamily Urban Residential Zoning District. The City of Richmond’s Pulse Corridor Plan designates a land use category for the subject property as Neighborhood Mixed Use. Neighborhood Mixed use areas are cohesive districts that provide a mix of uses, but with a larger amount of residential uses than other mixed use districts. No residential density is specified for this land use category. The proposed residential density of the site would be approximately 33 units per acre. Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www. Richmondgov.com; the Main City Library located at 101 East Franklin Street; and in the Office Continued on next column

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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 Retirement System’s defined contribution plan, to make members of the City Council eligible to participate in the defined contribution plan.

City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, May 14, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2018-057 As Amended To adopt the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2018, and ending Jun. 30, 2019; to appropriate the estimated revenues for such fiscal year for the objects and purposes stated in the said budget; and to approve the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020. Ordinance No. 2018-058 As Amended To adopt the Special Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2018, and ending Jun. 30, 2019, to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Special Revenue funds for the said fiscal year and to approve the Special Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020. Ordinance No. 2018-059 As Amended To accept a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2018, and for the four fiscal years thereafter; to adopt a Capital Budget for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2018; and to determine the means of financing the same. Ordinance No. 2018-060 As Amended To appropriate and to provide funds for financing the school budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2018, and ending Jun. 30, 2019. Ordinance No. 2018-071 As Amended To a m e n d s e c t i o n 2 of Article I of the pay plan adopted by Ordinance No. 93-117159 on May 24, 1993, as previously amended, to provide a 1% pay increase for classified and unclassified permanent City employees. Ordinance No. 2018-080 As Amended To amend City Code §§ 2-1183, concerning a residency requirement for certain City officers and employees, and 22-317, concerning an additional retirement allowance for certain City officials, for the purpose of effectuating the abolition of the Department of Economic and Community Development and the creation of the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Citizen Service and Response, the Department of Economic Development, and the Department of Housing and Community Development. Ordinance No. 2018-081 As Amended To amend the pay plan adopted by Ord. No. 93-117-159 on May 24, 1993, to exclude the classification of Director of Economic and Community Development from and to include the classifications of Inspector General, Director of Citizen Service and Response, Director of Economic Development, and Director of Housing and Community Development in the unclassified executive service. Ordinance No. 2018-139 To amend ch. 2, art. III, div. 7 (§§ 2-213—2-216) of the City Code, concerning the inspector general function, City Code § 2-184, concerning the City Auditor, and City Code § 2-1081, concerning the duties of the Audit Committee, for the purpose of establishing an Office of the Inspector General in accordance with City Charter § 4.19. Ordinance No. 2018-140 To amend City Code § 12-37, concerning the disposition of certain meals tax proceeds, for the purpose of increasing the credited percentage of the amount collected to the special reserve fund assigned to support public schools from one-fifth to 20.3% with the intent of making funds available for the renovation and replacement of public school facilities in the city. Ordinance No. 2018-141 To amend City Code §§ 22-2 and 22-142, concerning eligibility for membership in the Continued on next column

Ordinance No. 2018-142 To amend ch. 26, art. I of the City Code by adding therein a new § 26-2, concerning a commission for the collection, accounting, and remission of meals taxes, for the purpose of allowing certain businesses a commission for the collection, accounting, and remission of meals taxes in the amount of 1.5% of the tax remitted to the City. Ordinance No. 2018-143 To amend City Code §§ 26-977, concerning vehicle license fees for motor vehicles, and 26-978, concerning vehicle license fees for motorcycles, for the purpose of increasing vehicle license fees. 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

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND SHAKEER TALIB EL-SHABAZZ Plaintiff, v. DARCUS RAHMAN, Defendant. Case No.: CL18-001796-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce. It appearing from an affidavit diligence has been used by or on behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the defendant is, without effect, it is Ordered that the defendant appear before this Court on June 22, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., and protect her interests herein. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Janet E. Brown, P.C. 3108 N. Parham Road, Suite 600A Richmond, Virginia 23294 (804) 747-8200 (Tel.) (804) 747-3259 (Fax.) VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER IRMA DAVENPORT, Plaintiff v. HENRY DAVENPORT, Defendant. Case No.: CL18001511-00 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 19th day of June, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER KAREN BROWN, Plaintiff v. LOUIS BROWN, JR., Defendant. Case No.: CL18001513-00 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 19th day of June, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

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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 11th day of June, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 07/31/2018, at 9:00 AM, Courtroom #2

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 CURTIS M. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, EDNA W. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, CECIL G. MOORE, TRUSTEE per substitution of trustees filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 03-16848 on May 12, 2003, or his successor/s in title, LESLIE P. SMITH and JO ANN HUTCHINSON, TRUSTEES per substitution of trustees filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0316848 on May 12, 2003, THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, Successor to RE P U B L IC BANK, beneficiary per a notice of corporate assignment of deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 02-17205 on June 4, 2002, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 28, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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Virginia: In the City of Richmond CIRCUIT COURT KIMBA DANIEL, Plaintiff, v. RAQUEL DANIEL, Defendant. Case Nos.: CL17-2888-2 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of separation over one year. It appearing from an affidavit that dilgence was used by or on behalf of the plaintiff, without effect, to ascertain the location of the defendant, Raquel Daniel, and that she cannot be found, it is ordered that the defendant appear before this Court before June 27, 2018, and do what is necessary to protect her interest herein. A Copy, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ask for this: Benjamin S. Tyree (VSB #: 82745) COMMONWEALTH DIVORCE PLLC 41 Welford Lane Newport News, VA 23606 Telephone: (540) 570-6814 Counsel for Plaintiff Virginia: In the Circuit Court FOR the City of Richmond KODY ROBERT COLLINS, Plaintiff, v. HANNAH L. BRIGHT, Defendant. Case Nos.: CL17-5687-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is for the Plaintiff, Kody Robert Collins, by counsel, to obtain a divorce from Hannah L. Bright. It appearing by affidavit that the Defendant’s last known address is no longer valid and the Defendant’s present whereabouts are unknown, the Plaintiff knows that Defendant does not reside at her residence last known to him; that Plaintiff has not known Defendant’s whereabouts for over a year; that Plaintiff’s counsel attempted to locate Defendant via a paid public records search software, which did not yield results for this Defendant. It is therefore ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before May 17, 2018 and protect her interests herein. A Copy, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ASK FOR THIS: Erik D. Baines, Esquire (VSB # 83618) BARNES & DIEHL, P.C. Boulders VI – Suite A 7401 Beaufont Springs Drive Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 796-1000 (telephone) (804) 796-1730 (facsimile) ebaines@barnesfamilylaw.com Counsel for Plaintiff

Custody VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ZaniyaH perkins Case No. J-080506-16-17 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Deonte Williams (Father) and Unknown (Father) of Zaniyah Perkins, child DOB 04/02/2008. “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendants Deonte Williams and Unknown (Father) appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before 06/14/2018, at 9:00 AM, Courtroom #3

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER VANESSA GARCIA-BROWN, Plaintiff v. KENNETH BROWN, Defendant. Case No.: CL18001438-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re DEREoNA SHAMEKA WILLIAMS & DONALD ALFONSO WILLIAMS Case No. J-087846-15-00, J-087847-16-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Unknown (Father) of Dereona Shameka Williams, child DOB 10/30/2011 and Donald Alfonso Williams, C h i l d D O B 1 0 / 3 0 / 11 . “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HANOVER In the matter of the adoption of a child to be known as Lucas Bernardes O’Brien by Paul Bradley O’Brien CA18000005 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is for entry of a Final Decree of a minor child to be known as, Lucas Bernardes O’Brien by his step-parent, Paul Bradley O’Brien, and to enter such orders as necessary and appropriate during the course of this suit. An affidavit having been filed that the whereabouts and/or residence of the putative birth father has been unknown to the petitioners since on or before December 31, 2011, it is ORDERED that the putative birth father, Luiz do Prado Sousa appear before this Court on the 21st day of May 2018, at 9:00AM and protect his interests. A Copy Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, Clerk Eileen McNeil Newkirk, Esq. (VSB # 40187) The McNeil Law Group 2315 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 Telephone (804) 648-5580 Facsimile (804) 648-5583 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO IN RE: The Step-Parent Adoption of Bradon Maddox Edwards to be known as Bradon Maddox Davenport a Minor, by Nathan and Jennifer Davenport Case No.: CA16-7 ORDER OF PUBLICATION After review of the Affidavit and Petition for Order of Publication filed by counsel for Petitioners, Nathan and Jennifer Davenport, which object of such Affidavit and Petition is to effectuate an adoption and terminate the legal father’s parental rights, and pursuant to Virginia Code § 8.01-316, the Court finds that there exists sufficient grounds for causing service of process by publication. Therefore, it is ORDERED that the legal father, Steven Edwards, appear at the above-named Court to protect his interests at 9:30am on June 8, 2018. Should the legal father not appear or otherwise make known his position, then he is hereby notified that any and all of his parental rights will be terminated. A Copy Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk We ask for this: Colleen Marea Quinn, Esq. (VSB # 29282) Locke & Quinn 4928 West Broad Street P.O. Box 11708 Richmond, VA 23230 Telephone: (804) 285-6253 Fax: (804) 545-9400 Email: quinn@lockequinn.com Counsel for Petitioners

PROPERTY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. CURTIS M. JOHNSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-190 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2122 Royall Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071582/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Curtis M. Johnson and Edna W. Johnson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CURTIS M. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title and EDNA W. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that CECIL G. MOORE, TRUSTEE per substitution of trustees filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0316848 on May 12, 2003, or his successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that LESLIE P. SMITH and JO ANN HUTCHINSON, TRUSTEES per substitution of trustees filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 03-16848 on May 12, 2003, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, Successor to RE P U B L IC BANK, beneficiary per a notice of corporate assignment of deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 02-17205 on June 4, 2002, has not filed a response to this action, Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JOYCE B. LAIDLER, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1288 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3100 Barton Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001040/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Joyce B. Laidler, Flossie L. Blair and Flossie H. Laidler. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JOYCE B. LAIDLER, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, FLOSSIE L. BLAIR, 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; that said owner, FLOSSIE H. LAIDLER, upon information and belief is deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not 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 J O Y CE B . L A I D L ER , FLOSSIE L. BLAIR, FLOSSIE H. LAIDLER, upon information and belief is deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 28, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. FANNIE C. WHITE, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1568 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 606 Akron Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0180480/018, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Fannie C. White. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, FANNIE C. WHITE, 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 FANNIE C. WHITE and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 28, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAM A. SCHUTTE, JR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1159 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2106 Kimrod Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C008-0331/040, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, William A. Schutte, Jr. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, WILLIAM A. SCHUTTE, 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, 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 WILLIAM A. SCHUTTE, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 28, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. DAVID THORNE, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL17-4995 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2322 Venable Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000425/017, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, David Thorne. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, DAVID THORNE, 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 DAVID THORNE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 28, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. COLUMBUS R. DABNEY, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1580 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2402½ Rear Venable Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0470/036, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Columbus R. Dabney. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, COLUMBUS R. DABNEY, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not 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 COLUMBUS R. DABNEY, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 28, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. Continued on next column

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City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. RYLAND E. JONES, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL17-4617 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2521 5th Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000661/018, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ryland E. Jones. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RYLAND E. JONES, 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 H. P. RAPP, INC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Trustee of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0111617 on May 11, 2001, or its successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF ATLANTA, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 01-11617 on May 11, 2001, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that WADE A. KIZER, Trustee of deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0119139 on July 26, 2001, 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 RYLAND E. JONES, H. P. RAPP, INC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Trustee of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 01-11617 on May 11, 2001, or its successor/s in title, FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF ATLANTA, Beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 01-11617 on May 11, 2001, WADE A. KIZER, Trustee of deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 01-19139 on July 26, 2001, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 28, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. RICHARD E. SOUELS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-962 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3212 Cliff Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001140/023, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Richard E. Souels. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RICHARD E. SOUELS, 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 A.J. BRENT and EDWIN B. BROOKS, JR, Trustees of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 137 page 2118 on July 13, 1987, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that BYRON MILES, Trustee of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 02-16602 on May 30, 2002, 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 Continued on next page

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RICHARD E. SOUELS, A.J. BRENT and EDWIN B. BROOKS, JR, Trustees of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 137 page 2118 on July 13, 1987, BYRON MILES, Trustee of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0216602 on May 30, 2002, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 28, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

Franklin James Pollard, Sr. et al. CL17-3725 1313 North 22nd Street E0000616021 City of Richmond v. TriState Huskies, LLC, et al. CL18-466 1824 North 28th Street E0120426002 City of Richmond v. TriState Huskies, LLC, et al. CL18-467 509 North 28th Street E0000528025 City of Richmond v. Joseph Bagby, et al. CL17-5573 312 North 32nd Street E0000731011 City of Richmond v. Retro, LLC, et al. CL17-5258 607 North 37th Street E0001415008 City of Richmond v. Mary A. Brooks, et al. CL17-5142 4418 Arnwood Road C0090972034 City of Richmond v. Jack W. Biggins, et al. CL17-6053 701A Belt Boulevard C0060158003 City of Richmond v. J. Conrad Smith, et al. CL17-5605 2023 Boston Avenue S0000348021 City of Richmond v. Joseph Walker, et al. CL17-3981 300 East Brookland Park Boulevard N0000978012 City of Richmond v. Junius Ross, et al. CL17-5285 2310 Burton Street E0000427022 City of Richmond v. Fernando Jenkins, et al. CL17-3984 716 Cheatwood Avenue N0180453021 City of Richmond v. Mary Nelson Johnson, et al. CL17-4814 1913 Chelsea Street E0000832007 City of Richmond v. Alma Jeffers Wright, et al. CL17-5060 6321 Daytona Drive C0070553036 City of Richmond v. Maud J. Shepperson, et al. CL18-110 3409 Deerwood Road S0080781051 City of Richmond v. MIttie Geneoria Goff, et al. CL17-5576 2003 Dinwiddie Avenue S0000346014 City of Richmond v. Angeline Taylor, et al. CL17-5016 1511 Drewry Street S0071332021 City of Richmond v. Willie R. Joyner, Jr., et al. CL17-4890 2403 Everett Street S0000565013 City of Richmond v. TriHuskies, LLC, et al. CL18-468 2304 Fairfax Avenue S0000550004 City of Richmond v. TriHuskies, LLC, et al. CL18-469 2214 Ford Avenue E0000756003

S0080525010 City of Richmond v. Newstart Properties, LLC, et al. CL17-4762 1406 Lynhaven Avenue S0071229015 City of Richmond v. Stanley W. Jones, et al. CL17-4117 1603 Magnolia Street N0000661002 City of Richmond v. Ann M. Morris, et al. CL17-4763 2417 Marion Mashore Street S0000566023 City of Richmond v. Lottie Miller, et al. CL17-6033 1415 Mechanicsville Turnpike E0000768027 City of Richmond v. Robert H. Smallenberg, et al. CL17-5033 1429 Mechanicsville Turnpike E0000768034 City of Richmond v. Calvin Booker, et al. CL17-5827 1317 Minefee Street S0071134051 City of Richmond v. Communications, Inc., et al. CL17-4807 1337 Minefee Street S0071134035 City of Richmond v. Communications, Inc., et al. CL17-5851 207 Minor Street N0000375004 City of Richmond v. Indiana T. Hill CL17-4764 1611 National Street E0002912008 City of Richmond v. Donavan L. Marrow, et al. CL17-5826 2615 North Avenue N0000642015 City of Richmond v. W. S. Watkins, Jr., et al. CL17-5150 2505 Oakland Avenue S0071376010 City of Richmond v. John G. Dunn, Jr., et al. CL17-6120 1316 Overlook Street S0071180023 City of Richmond v. William E. Fisher Jr., et al. CL17-5619 974 Pink Street E0000425010 City of Richmond v. RJR Ventures, LLC, et al. CL17-4215 3101 Porter Street S0001357003 City of Richmond v. Mark D. Militana, et al. CL17-4786 2510 Q Street E0000519018 City of Richmond v. Wildcat Investments, LLC, et al. CL17-5884 1431 Rogers Street E0000771023 City of Richmond v. Sam M. Fleming, et al. CL17-5914 2708 Selden Street E0120292009 City of Richmond v. Robert L. Snow, et al. CL17-3127 1807 T Street E0000612003 City of Richmond v. Arthur R. King Jr., et al. CL17-4255 4100 Terminal Avenue

easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of a property may disclose. It is assumed that bidders will make a visual exterior inspection of a property within the limits of the law, determine the suitability of a property for their purposes, and otherwise perform due diligence prior to the auction. Any costs incurred to inspect a property are at the expense of the bidder. The acceptance of a bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City of Richmond. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. Please be advised that in order to qualify as a bidder at this auction, you may not owe delinquent taxes to the City of Richmond and you may not be a defendant in any pending delinquent tax matter. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding notices of code violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law. Questions concerning the properties or the tax sale process may be directed to the Special Commissioner by email at greg.lukanuski@ richmondgov.com or by phone at (804) 646-7949, or to Christie Hamlin by email at Christie.hamlin@ richmondgov.com or by phone at (804) 646-6940. Gregory A. Lukanuski Senior Assistant City Attorney Special Commissioner 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, VA 23219

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City of Richmond v. Irma Wines, et al. CL17-2423 606 Freeman Road W0001586006 City of Richmond v. Marvin C. Durham, et al. CL17-5141 4100 Grantlake Road C0080829050 City of Richmond v. Richmond Christian Charities, Inc., et al. CL18-184 2717 Girffin Avenue N0000697020 City of Richmond v. Michael Kilday, et al. CL17-5059 2100 Halifax Avenue S0000763010 City of Richmond v. Titus W. Jones, et al. CL17-5143 5400 Hansdale Road C0080736002 City of Richmond v. Hiram C. Smith, et al. CL18-299 1501 Hull Street S0000197014 City of Richmond v. Northern Virginia Investments, LLC, et al. CL17-4866 2322 Hull Street S0000681008 City of Richmond v. Anthony V. Archer, et al. CL17-5469 2852 Hull Street S0001222007 City of Richmond v. Hiram C. Smith, et al. CL17-5575 3937 Hull Street Road C0060158005 City of Richmond v. J. Conrad Smith, et al. CL17-5836 2001 Ingram Avenue S0000762011 City of Richmond v. Miranda Squire, et al. CL17-4076 2003 Ingram Avenue S0000762012 City of Richmond v. Miranda Squire, et al. CL17-4077 4005 Jefferson Davis Highway S0090144003 City of Richmond v. Mizan Khan, et al. CL17-4994 3716 Lawson Street S0002905004 City of Richmond v. Lucas Byrd, et al. CL17-5441 2 West Leigh Street N0000104027 City of Richmond v. Clarine B. Taylor, et al. CL18-465 115 Lipscomb Street S0000151012 City of Richmond v. TriState Huskies, LLC, et al. CL18-470 2312 Lumkin Avenue

C0090449030 City of Richmond v. Grace B. Walker CL17-5620 4100 Rear Terminal Avenue C0090449038 City of Richmond v. A.L. Hendrick, et al. CL17-6054 5328 Troy Road C0080377018 City of Richmond v. Barbara A. Custalow, et al. CL17-5151 2318 Venable Street E0000425019 City of Richmond v. Vernon Woody, et al. CL17-4173 2405 Whitcomb Street E0120224066 City of Richmond v. Vernon Woody, et al. CL17-4637 2100 Wood Street E0001056020 City of Richmond v. Vernon Woody, et al. CL17-6005 TERMS OF SALE: All sales are subject to confirmation by the Richmond Circuit Court. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal the total purchase price. The highest bidder shall deposit 20% of the total purchase price, or $2500.00, whichever is greater, at the time of the auction. Bids which are less than $2500.00 shall be paid in full at the time of the auction. The highest bidder shall deposit the balance of the purchase price with the Special Commissioner by a date and in a form as identified by the Special Commissioner in a settlement instruction letter. Deed recordation costs will be the responsibility of the highest bidder and shall also be deposited with the Special Commissioner by a date and in a form as identified by the Special Commissioner in a settlement instruction letter. Time is of the essence. The Special Commissioner may require a defaulting highest bidder to forfeit the deposit, and seek other legal or equitable rights, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Richmond Circuit Court. Conveyance will be made by either a special commissioner’s deed or a special warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate taxes made as of the date of the confirmation by court. Properties are sold “as is” without any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, subject to the rights of any person in possession, and to all

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. GABBY HOMES, INC. aka GABBY HOMES, LLC, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1748 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3403 Maryland Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001161/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Gabby Homes, Inc. aka Gabby Homes, LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner GABBY HOMES, INC. aka GABBY HOMES, 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 GABBY HOMES, INC. aka GABBY HOMES, 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 JUNE 28, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ROGER BASTIEN, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1552 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1004 North 3rd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000086/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Roger Bastien. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROGER BASTIEN, 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 ROGER BASTIEN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 28, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Pursuant to the terms of Orders of Sale entered in the Richmond Circuit Court, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction the following real estate at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday May 16, 2018 at 3:00pm, or as soon thereafter as may be effected. The sale is subject to the terms and conditions below and any terms and conditions which may be announced on the day of auction. Announcements made on the day of the auction take precedence over any prior written or verbal terms of sale. 2612 3rd Avenue N0000716001 City of Richmond v. Virginia M. Hickman, et al. CL17-4638 3301 4th Avenue N00051184001 City of Richmond v. Continued on next column

BID COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide “A Proposal for Architectural and Engineering Services for the Henrico County Police Evidence Storage” Pursuant to RFP #18-1661-5JCK is due by 2:30 p.m., June 1, 2018. The Request for Proposal is available at: http://www. henrico.us/purchasing/

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Proposals for this RFP will be received at VMFA until: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 2 PM EDT Copies of RFP # 05062018 may be downloaded from eVA at www.eva.virginia.gov/

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Employment Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in applying for opportunities with The City of Richmond. To see what opportunities are available, please refer to our website at www.richmondgov.com. EOE M/F/D/V Part-time custodian/Sexton. New Light Baptist Church in Richmond Virginia is seeking a part-time custodian. Janitorial experience preferred. Applicants can request an application from the church office or submit a resumé to the churches email address. New Light Baptist Church 2000 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23223, Attention Trustees A criminal background check is required. Email: info@newlightbaptistchurch.org. 804-788-9027

Markel Corporation (Glen Allen, VA) seeks Managing Director – Quantitative Investments –

Plan, direct, or coordinate investment strategy or operations for a large pool asset supplied by Markel (institutional) investors. Req. Master’s Degree in engineering, or quantitative finance or quantitative mathematics or related or equivalent + 5 years experience in the job offered or related experience as a Senior Data Scientist or related field. 5 years of concurrent and simultaneous experience in Computational techniques and application programming; quantitative analysis for optimization (scientific computation, SQL); simulations and modeling; and translating business problems to mathematical models and experiments. Multivariate and mixed-effects regression models and simulations. Data science, analytics, modeling. Statistical language: R, python, Golang or related. Project management with multinational multifunctional teams. Map-reduce techniques and algorithms for working with big data. Please apply at https://markelcorp.wd5.myworkdayjobs. com/en-US/GlobalCareers/job/Richmond-VA/ Managing-Director--Quantitative-Investments_R0005286

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Assisted Living Facility has following position open. Experience Licensed Medication Aide, please provide a current TB report when applying. Please provide a copy of your Medication license. All references will be checked. Good pay – Good days off. Call (804) 222-5133 for appointment.

Director of Public Relations and Media Services

County of Henrico, Virginia

IRC92592. Develops and administers a positive public relations program for the County, provides oversight to government access television, and manages/coordinates the activities of the Office of Public Relations and Media Services; does related work as required. For a more specific description of duties and qualifications and to apply, visit our iRecruitment site on the Internet at http:// henrico.us/services/jobs/. Deadline 5/29/2018. EOE.

Housing Advocate

County of Henrico, Virginia IRC92682. Demonstrates an understanding of the Henrico County housing condition and demonstrates knowledge of safe housing standards, regulations and services. Acts as a liaison between housing residents and neighborhood associations to make them aware of and to help them access countywide services related to providing safe, affordable housing. Plans, organizes and conducts professional management work for use in promoting, engaging, and/ or developing a comprehensive, coordinated system of services and/or programs for at risk neighborhood residents, thereby strengthening the community at-large; does related work as required. For a more specific description of duties and qualifications and to apply, visit our iRecruitment site on the Internet at http://henrico.us/services/jobs/. Deadline 5/21/2018. EOE.

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Full Time Non- Exempt Salary Range: $38,000 – $42,000 Closes May 15, 2018 GRTC seeks a professional administrative assistant to provide clerical and administrative support to the Transportation Department. This position will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Operations Manager and Supervisors. This position requires a high school diploma with 1-3 years experience in providing administrative support to management level staff. Must have excellent written and oral communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office. Applications will be accepted until 15 May 2018. For a more complete job description and the ability to apply online, please visit www.ridegrtc.com. GRTC is an equal opportunity employer with a drug-free work environment.

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