Richmond Free Press May 31-June 2, 2018 issue by Richmond Free Press

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Senseless?

Fatal shooting of unarmed and naked Marcus-David Peters by Richmond Police generates questions, protests

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

An aging concrete warehouse that sits along Richmond’s East End waterfront appears to be standing in the way of Stone Brewing’s plans to build its new World Bistro & Gardens. Four years ago, when Stone Brewing came to Richmond to build its first East Coast operation, it agreed to renovate the two-story, 30,000-squarefoot warehouse on Water Street into its restaurant facility. As part of the deal, the city agreed to provide $31 million in long-term financing to the brewery through the city’s Economic Development Authority. That money was to enable the company to build its brewery that opened in 2016 and later create the restaurant in the landmark warehouse that sits on concrete columns over the roadway and which motorists have driven under for decades. In recent months, Stone officials advised the city

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Princess Blanding shares a happy moment with her late brother, Marcus-David Peters, in this photo taken Oct. 15, seven months before he was fatally shot by a Richmond police officer.

The bizarre fatal shooting of Marcus-David Peters by a Richmond police officer continues to roil a city already reeling from too much gunfire. Peters family members and supporters believe the death of the 24-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University honors graduate on May 14 represents another case of an unarmed African-American needlessly killed by a police officer. Their protests will continue with a march at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2, from VCU’s Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St., to the Richmond Police Department headquarters on West Grace Street. The march follows a community meeting May 26 at Second Baptist Church that drew about 200 people who were angry that police used deadly force on a naked, unarmed man who was acting erratically. Mr. Peters was shot just after 5:30 p.m. May 14 after he crashed his car, ran naked onto Interstate 95 and then charged the officer, 10-year veteran Michael Nyantakyi, who also is African-American. Officer Nyantakyi remains on administrative leave while the investigation continues. Chief Alfred Durham said once detectives complete the investigation and he reviews it, the information would go to Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael N. Herring, who will decide whether the shooting was justified. Still, Chief Durham has yet to ease the raw emotion surrounding the shooting despite his decision to release Officer Nyantakyi’s body camera video last Friday. The chief said he understands the community’s dismay, but he’s also concerned about the blowback for a

department that he said has worked to ensure that officers fire their weapons only as a last resort. “We are all deeply affected by what happened,” he said after the shooting. “Our officers do not take the use of deadly force lightly. I think it’s important to remember Officer that being naked does not Nyantakyi remove the threat.” Making the rounds on Facebook was a video of a 2002 case in the state of Washington in which a berserk, naked man who was pepper-sprayed disarmed the police officer and killed him. Princess Blanding, one of Mr. Peters’ 11 siblings, remains convinced that police could have handled the situation without killing her brother. She said she has no idea why her brother, a Henrico County resident and well-respected Essex County high school biology teacher who also worked part time as a security guard at The Jefferson Hotel and loved playing the piano, appeared to suffer a mental breakdown. She said her brother should be receiving mental health treatment today rather than being in his grave. “Marcus needed help, not death. The body camera footage released by the Richmond Police Department confirmed what I already knew,” Ms. Blanding said. “Marcus was unarmed, clearly in distress and in need of help, and instead of receiving help, he received two Please turn to A4

Dumped! RPS honors valedictorians

Roseanne Barr loses show over racist tweet Free Press wire report

By Ronald E. Carrington

Richmond’s high school valedictorians were honored last week at a luncheon filled with words of encouragement. The event was held May 24 at the Science Museum of Virginia, the city’s former train station, where murals of trains in the luncheon venue served as a metaphor for the journey upon which the top students are about to embark. Superintendent Jason Kamras told the student the entire city is proud of them. He also challenged the high achievers to be inclusive leaders and instruments of change. “As you take the next step, don’t let anyone tell you that you don’t have what it takes to succeed. Don’t let any barrier get in your way,” Mr. Kamras said in his keynote address. “Society is counting on you and we are expecting great things from you. We are cheering you on with love and support of your unyielding belief in your capacity for greatness,” he said. The honorees: Shavaé

ABC ended its revival of the 1990s hit “Roseanne” on Tuesday, hours after star and creator Roseanne Barr posted a tweet that compared former Obama administration official Valerie Jarrett, who is AfricanAmerican, to an ape. It was a rare move by a network to scrap its most popular entertainment program because of the off-screen behavior of a star. Ms. Barr “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj” Ms. Barr tweeted at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday. Hundreds of people are applauding ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey for the gutsy decision to pull the plug on the show. Ms. Dungey, who made TV history in February 2016 when she became the first African-American woman to serve in that Ms. Jarrett role at one of the four major networks, issued a one-sentence statement Tuesday making it loud and clear that such racism will not be tolerated. “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” Ms. Dungey stated. While Ms. Barr issued an apology tweet, almost immediately Ms. Dungey’s actions were praised by actors, directors, writers and others, including comedian Wanda Sykes, a consulting producer on the show, who had tweeted before Ms. Dungey’s announcement that she would not be returning to the show because of the bigotry. “THANK YOU,” writerproducer and “Scandal” creator Shonda Rhimes tweeted commending Ms. Dungey on Tuesday. By Jeremy M. Lazarus Ms. Rhimes, who recently moved from ABC to Netflix, Richmond City Council approved sending $1 million followed with two later tweets: to Richmond Public Schools on Tuesday to cover the cost “The terrible part is all of the of replacing dozens of sinks and water fountains that have talented innocent people who water contaminated with lead. worked on that show now suffer The 9-0 vote came at least 10 months after the council because of this.” agreed to provide the money. However, the governing body “But honestly (Ms. Barr) had to wait until Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration got what she deserved. As I made the money available. tell my 4 year old, one makes The action follows RPS’ release of test results for 23 a choice with one’s actions. school buildings that showed water with high levels of lead Roseanne made a choice. A flowing from four water fountains and 42 sinks. The school racist one. ABC made a choice. system expects to complete testing of all water sources in A human one.” all of its buildings within the next two months. Sara Gilbert, who plays Ms. The tests were conducted under a new state law that Barr’s daughter in the show, went into effect in July 2017. The law requires such testalso had disclosed to insiders ing in schools built prior to 1986, when lead water lines that she was considering quit-

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Richmond Public Schools’ highest ranking seniors honored at the May 24 luncheon pause for a photograph with schools officials. They are, from left, Shavaé Ward, Open High School; Taylor Hendrick, Richmond Community High; Shakira Blackwell, Armstrong High; D’Jarnae Clark, Franklin Military Academy; Natalie Duke, Open High; Deshon Turner, John Marshall High; School Board Chair Dawn Page; Superintendent Jason Kamras; Irene Andrade, Huguenot High; Rocio Aquino, George Wythe High; Itzel Jimenez, Huguenot High; and Kasey Chapman, Thomas Jefferson High.

Ward, 4.92 GPA, and Natalie Duke, 4.65 GPA, Open High School; Kasey Chapman, 4.79 GPA, Thomas Jefferson High School; Itzel Jimenez, 4.71 GPA, and Irene Andrade, 4.48 GPA, Huguenot High School; Taylor Hendrick, 4.67 GPA,

Richmond Community High School; Deshon Turner, 4.28 GPA, John Marshall High School; Shakira Blackwell, 4.23 GPA, Armstrong High School; Rocio Aquino, 4.0 GPA, George Wythe High School; and D’Jarnae Clark,

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More maintenance money for RRHA By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s funding to fix up aging public housing units is poised to nearly double to nearly $11 million, even as the authority struggles to fix broken heating systems in nearly two dozen units. Virginia’s two U.S. senators, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, jointly announced the increase in funding on May 22 for RRHA and 25 other authorities that operate public housing in the state. The extra money stems from the new federal budget approved in March, the two senators said, but they warned that such funding is under threat. President Trump has proposed eliminating capital

improvement funds for public housing beginning in the 2019 fiscal year that starts in October, they noted. The extra funding is at least temporary good news for RRHA, which, along with other housing authorities, has complained about shrinking federal funds that make it harder to maintain the 4,000 aging units RRHA manages in Richmond. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is the agency distributing the money. The $10.9 million awarded to RRHA represents a 76 percent increase from the $6.2 million that the authority received last year. “While we are pleased with the increase, it comes after more

than 10 years of annual federal funding reductions in the capital fund budget,” stated Orlando Artze, the RRHA’s interim chief executive officer. “In addition, this final allocation comes eight months into the current fiscal year that began October 1, 2017, so it’s made it more difficult to plan for improvements,” he noted. It is not clear, though, how much of the additional $4.7 million will be used to replace outdated boilers, doors, windows, wiring, plumbing and sewer lines. According to the 2017 RRHA budget, at least half of the money earmarked to meet major maintenance needs was used for other things. Please turn to A4

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Shakeup in VUU academic leadership? By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Virginia Union University appears poised to shake up its internal academic leadership as Dr. Hakim J. Lucas continues to put his mark on the school since becoming president last September. The impending changes apparently are to include replacement of the deans of three of the university’s five schools, Dr. David A. Adewuyi, Dr. Latrelle A. Green and Dr. Michael E. Orok, the Free Press has been told. Dr. Adewuyi The three deans, who report to the provost, Dr. Joy Goodrich, are to be granted sabbaticals this summer as part of easing them out and possibly returning as professors, according to VUU sources. The private, Baptist-affiliated university with about 1,900 students has not publicly announced any changes, and neither Dr. Lucas nor the three deans responded to requests for comment. However, VUU posted a request for applications for three academic dean posiDr. Green tions on Indeed, an online job search site, although the posting was later removed. Dr. Orok is dean of the university’s largest academic unit, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. He oversees seven departments: Criminal Justice, Fine Arts, History and Political Science, Languages and Literature, Mass Communications, Religious Studies and Social Work. Dr. Green currently is dean of the School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, which includes departments Dr. Orok for the natural sciences such as biology and chemistry, mathematics and computer information systems and computer science. Dr. Adewuyi is dean of the Evelyn Reid Syphax School of Education, Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies, which includes departments for teacher education, psychology and interdisciplinary studies. The academic leadership of VUU’s two other schools apparently would be unchanged. That includes the undergraduate Sydney Lewis School of Business, which does not have a permanent dean, and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, which is led by Dr. Corey D.B. Walker. Dr. Walker was named in March 2017 to succeed Dr. John W. Kinney, who retired from the post but continues teaching at the school.

Mayor holding community office hours Mayor Levar M. Stoney is holding office hours in districts throughout the city during June and July to meet with citizens and hear their ideas and concerns. All of the meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m. The schedule: 1st District – Monday, July 16, Humphrey Calder Community Center, 414 N. Thompson St. 2nd District – Tuesday, June 5, Bon Secours Training Center, 2401 W. Leigh St. 3rd District – Tuesday, July 31, Pine Camp Community Center, 4901 Brook Road. 4th District – Thursday, July 26, Huguenot High Community Center, 7825 Forest Hill Ave. 5th District – Tuesday, July 17, Randolph Community Center, 1415 Grayland Ave. 6th District –Thursday, July 12, Hotchkiss Community Center, 701 E. Brookland Park Blvd. 7th District –Thursday, June 28, Powhatan Community Center, 5051 Northampton St. 8th District – Tuesday, June 19, Hickory Hill Community Center, 3000 E. Belt Blvd. 9th District – Tuesday, July 10, Southside Community Center, 6255 Old Warwick Road. For those who need language interpreters, sign language interpreters or assisted hearing devices, contact Sam Schwartzkopf at least five business days before the district meeting at (804) 646-7915 or sam.schwartzkopf@richmondgov.com.

Crusade to host congressional candidates forum The Richmond Crusade for Voters will host a forum next week for the public to hear from candidates competing in the Tuesday, June 12, congressional primary elections in the 4th and 7th Districts for the U.S. House of Representatives, it has been announced. Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5. Location: Third Street Bethel AME Church, 614 N. 3rd St. in Jackson Ward. Speakers are to include Republicans rivals Shion A. Fenty and Ryan A. McAdams, who are vying in the 4th District GOP primary to take on incumbent Democratic Congressman A. Donald McEachin in the November election, and Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Dan Ward, who are seeking the party’s nomination to challenge 7th District GOP Rep. Dave Brat in November. Details: Johnny Walker, chairman of the Crusade’s Research Committee, (804) 357-8242.

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Workers install finishing touches to the Pulse station in the 1500 block of East Main Street in Shockoe Bottom. This is one of 14 stations for the new bus rapid transit line that begins Sunday, June 24. GRTC will offer free rides on Pulse and regular buses from June 24 through Saturday, June 30, to introduce Pulse and revamped routes. Richmond City Council authorized GRTC to spend nearly $81,000 to provide the free fares. When service begins, Pulse buses will run 7.6 miles, primarily along Broad Street and part of Main Street, between Rocketts Landing to the east and The Shops at Willow Lawn to the west. Pulse is to run every 10 minutes during morning and evening rush hour and every 15 minutes at other times. Regular bus service also is being overhauled to provide more direct service, GRTC has stated, including improved service to Richmond International Airport.

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Former NFL player Michael Robinson to run city Junior Division football program By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Michael Robinson, a former Varina High School standout and professional football player with the Seattle Seahawks, will operate part of the city’s fall youth football program, it has been announced. Now an analyst with NFL Football, Mr. Robinson, a Richmond native who helped Seattle win the 2014 Super Bowl, is a partner Mr. Robinson with the city’s recreation department and will take over management of the football program’s Junior Division for 13- and 14-year-olds through his nonprofit, the Excel 2 Excellence Foundation. This is a major change for the youth football program that the city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities has operated for more than 60 years. Department Director Chris Frelke called the partnership with E2E an opportunity to upgrade the city’s program. “We will be part of a youth football league that also teaches sustainable life skills and provides opportunities for future success,” Mr. Frelke said. “We will still handle the recruiting of players, but our recreation center junior teams will participate in the E2E program,” said Ray Chavis, city recreation program coordinator. “We will continue to operate the football program for younger children, but we’ll operate under E2E rules and regulations to prepare them for future play in the E2E program as juniors.” According to the announcement, E2E will promote player development and performance on the field as well as within

school and the community. Mr. Robinson plans to bring in current and former NFL players to work with the teens to improve their game and emphasize academic achievement and community betterment, Mr. Chavis said. “Through this partnership, we will help city youths develop into the healthy, educated leaders of tomorrow,” stated Mr. Robinson, who starred at Varina High School and at Penn State University before joining the NFL. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants, but played his best football with the Seahawks before retiring in 2014. Mr. Robinson plans to integrate the city teams into the E2E Youth Football Program he has operated since 2014 in Henrico and other parts of the metropolitan area. Currently, 12 teams participate in E2E’s fall program, and 15 teams participate in a spring program. In recent years, Richmond has had eight to 11 teams participate in the Junior Division, Mr. Chavis said, which will substantially boost the E2E fall program. By being part of E2E, Richmond’s teams will not only play each other, but will have an opportunity to play other teams in the E2E program outside the city, Mr. Chavis said. The city junior teams also will compete in the E2E playoffs, with an opportunity to play in the annual Snoop Youth Football League championship in California, Mr. Robinson said. Mayor Levar M. Stoney, who played football at Tabb High School in York County, welcomed the partnership. “With the E2E program, city youths will gain valuable insight from positive role models while competing for an opportunity to perform on a national stage,” the mayor said.

Chesterfield superintendent named to state post Free Press staff report

Dr. James Lane, superintendent of Chesterfield County Public Schools, has been appointed state superintendent of public instruction. In making the appointment on May 24, Gov. Ralph S. Northam said Dr. Lane’s experience as superintendent, a school administrator and teacher has given him “deep grounding” in education. Dr. Lane Dr. Lane, who has served as Chesterfield’s superintendent since 2016, said he plans to emphasize early childhood education and workforce preparation in his new role. He replaces Steve Constantino, who has served as interim state superintendent since January. Dr. Constantino will continue working with the state Department of Education as chief academic officer. Dr. Lane received a master’s in school administration from North Carolina State University and a doctorate in education from the University of Virginia. He also holds degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With Dr. Lane’s appointment, which is effective Friday, June 1, the Chesterfield School Board announced Donald “Rusty” Fairheart will become the county’s interim superintendent. Mr. Fairheart has served as chief of staff, overseeing dayto-day schools operations in Chesterfield since joining the school division in 2016. Previously, he served as superintendent of Middlesex County schools from 2007 to 2011 and later as executive director of the Southeastern Cooperative Education Program in Norfolk. Mr. Fairheart earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Radford University, a master’s from Hampton

University and a master’s in business education from Old Dominion University. He also holds a certification in educational leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University and has taken courses toward a doctorate in educational policy and leadership from Virginia Tech. “Mr. Fairheart’s strong leadership, broad range of experiences and commitment to our shared vision for tomorrow’s schools will allow for a seamless transiMr. Fairheart tion,” said School Board member Dianne Smith, who represents the Clover Hill District. Chesterfield County Public Schools is the fifth largest public school district in Virginia.

Family Fishing Fair Saturday in Byrd Park Children and adults can learn to fish at the annual Family Fishing Fair at Shields Lake in Byrd Park from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 2. Free fishing poles and instruction will be offered at the event sponsored by the Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities. The program is being held during the state’s annual free fishing weekend that begins Friday, June 1, and runs through Sunday, June 3. No fishing license is required during those days, a promotion of fishing that the state dubs, “Try It, You’ll Be Hooked.”

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fatal bullets.” Ms. Blanding is certain that Officer Nyantakyi could have taken other action, including using martial arts training or a baton or a non-lethal spray to take down her brother. Still, it is uncertain how widespread that view is among people who have watched the video footage that is posted on the police department’s website. The video shows Officer Nyantakyi pursuing Mr. Peters, who had struck a car on Belvidere and then traveled north on Chamberlayne Avenue. After striking two other cars on the banked entry ramp for I-95 North, he lost control of his car and drove into a treeline. Officer Nyantakyi can be seen on the video ordering Mr. Peters to stay in the car. He also is heard telling the dispatcher that the driver appears to be “mentally unstable” and requests backup. Mr. Peters, who stripped off his clothes earlier at The Jefferson Hotel when he stopped there, then emerges naked from the car, runs toward the interstate and goes down after being clipped by a car. He then writhes, rolls and even dances briefly before turning away from the interstate shouting, “I’ve finally figured it out. I’m free.” Then spotting Officer Nyantakyi, who has kept his distance, holstered his gun and pulled out his Taser, Mr. Peters begins advancing, yelling at the officer: “Back the f--- up. Put the Taser down or I’ll kill you.”

Officer Nyantakyi calls out, “I’m going to deploy,” but Mr. Peters continues advancing after responding, “Trooper, die, m-----f---er.” Officer Nyantakyi fires the Taser when Mr. Peters is several feet away. Chief Durham said that only one of the two Taser prongs attached to Mr. Peters. Mr. Peter is seen reeling for a few seconds, falling and regaining his balance and then rushing the officer. Officer Nyantakyi, who has drawn his gun, then fires downward. Only 18 seconds elapsed from Mr. Peters advancing on the officer to the shooting, which happens 7 seconds after Officer Nyantakyi fires his Taser, according to a police timeline. After being shot, Mr. Peters runs into a grassy area and then hits the ground, the video shows. The officer curses loudly and tells the dispatcher that he has fired his weapon. Just as Mr. Peters goes down, a state trooper comes into the picture, the first backup on the scene, and takes control. Other officers then arrive. They render aid to Mr. Peters, and Officer Nyantakyi is advised by another officer to return to his vehicle. Mr. Peters was taken to a nearby hospital, where he dies after midnight from his wounds. Officer Nyantakyi, like other officers, has been through 40 hours of mental health training, but in the video, Mr. Peters does not seem to respond to the officer’s commands. Chief Durham finds the rush to judgment from Ms. Blanding and others disheartening for a department that wants to “get it

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that the old warehouse cannot be renovated based on information from its architects and engineers. Mayor Levar M. Stoney now is asking City Council to allow demolition of the old building so the brewery can build a new, smaller and more modern restaurant structure on the site. The only problem is the information that Stone Brewing officials, Mayor Stoney and his administration are presenting to City Council is being contested. One example is the claim that the building is a nondescript place that has little historic value. That’s the city’s official view based on a report a consultant, Dutton & Associates, is preparing. The council has been told that Dutton & Associates has indicated the building would not quality for placement on federal and state historic registers. However, it turns out that the warehouse is a monument to Richmond’s commercial history and the city’s vision of once again becoming a competitive shipping and transportation hub, according to Bryan C. Green, director of historic preservation for Commonwealth Architects. In a report he prepared, Mr. Green noted that the warehouse is the “only surviving structure (on the north bank of the James River) associated with Richmond’s comprehensive plan” to revive its role as a significant port in seeking to create jobs and economic growth. In the 19th century, Richmond was a major center for the sale and shipment of enslaved

people and also played a major role in the export of flour, coal and other goods. But the Civil War and the movement of wheat farming and milling and coal production elsewhere reduced the role of the port. Beginning in 1924, according to Mr. Green’s research, the city invested heavily to revive its port. That included constructing wharf and warehouse facilities at Intermediate Terminal, where the surviving warehouse stands, and at Deepwater Terminal in South Side, which is still a port. The plan also included the construction of rail spurs and highway connections to boost the movement of goods flowing through the port. The surviving warehouse was built in 1937, and the full complex completed in 1940, just in time for World War II. Richmond’s port was a temporary success given the James River was deep enough to handle at least 80 percent of the world’s freight vessels at the time, Mr. Green states in his report. Intermediate Terminal became a center for such products as sugar, steel iron, fertilizer, tobacco, paper, flour, sand and gravel and continued to be heavily used through the 1950s, he states. And it also created jobs for black residents of nearby Fulton and other parts of the city who records show were key to the port’s workforce. One of the big users of the surviving warehouse was the Hershey Co. , which imported into Richmond massive amounts of Cuban sugar for its Pennsylvania chocolate factories, Mr. Green found. He states that

and lead solder was commonly used in plumbing fixtures, allowing the metal to leach into the water. While federal guidelines set limits on the allowable amount of lead, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has indicated any amount of lead in water should be considered unsafe. In other business, the council advanced a proposal by Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, requiring a 30-day delay before consideration of any proposal to raise taxes unless there is an emergency. The proposal is to prevent a repeat of the rushed vote that council took to raise the sales tax on prepared meals earlier this year. The 1.5 percent increase goes into effect July 1. The increase is expected to raise $9 million a year, or enough money to repay $150 million the city plans to borrow to cover the cost of building several new school buildings. The School Board and the

city teamed up to issue requests for bids earlier in May on four buildings proposed to be built with the $150 million. Mayor Stoney has pledged to have the first buildings finished in 2020. That’s the year he would be seeking re-election. However, in a 7-2 vote, the council approved a resolution calling on the Stoney administration to give RPS the lead in the planning and development of the new buildings. Separately, the council approved slashing $671,000 in matching city funds from the Guiding People to Success Program run by the city’s antipoverty Office of Community Wealth Building. The state provided the office with a nearly $2 million grant to support its job training and development programs. The administration decided with the council’s support to strip away the city’s contribution after finding that it could count in-kind services and other noncash contributions to match the state grant. In addition, the council authorized the administration to

This still image taken from the body cam video of Officer Michael Nyantakyi shows the officer pointing his gun at a naked Marcus-David Peters during the May 14 fatal encounter.

right.” “We’re wearing a lot of hats, ladies and gentlemen,” Chief Durham said at a news conference last Friday. “And when incidents come like this, and folks just want to beat us up without having the facts, that hurts. It hurts the morale of the men and women of my department, and it hurts me.” Ms. Blanding said she wants justice and to see the police department develop new, more effective methods for dealing with people in a mental health crisis.

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View of the warehouse in the East End that was once a centerpiece of Richmond’s efforts to create a bustling commercial port at Intermediate Terminal on Water Street along the James River. Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

a shipping record from 1950 shows that 18 million pounds of sugar — 9,000 tons — were unloaded in Richmond in just two weeks and put in the warehouse. That finding undermines a second claim that has been made about the building — that the concrete used in its pilings was not reinforced with steel bars. That claim was made by the Timmons Group, a consulting engineer that Stone Brewery and it is architectural firm employed to review the structure’s soundness. A report from Timmons stated that no evidence of steel reinforcement could be found based on information from a company that used ground penetrating radar to look at the pilings that support the building. However, Mr. Green told the Free Press he found plenty of evidence that steel was used to reinforce the pilings when he looked at the building. He said the building had to have great strength given the huge amounts of sugar Hershey was

importing. His finding is supported by the original specifications of the building that are housed at City Hall. Those specifications show the city required contractors to use reinforced concrete, which includes steel bars around which the concrete is poured. Paul Goldman, a political strategist who is pushing to save the building on behalf of clients who want to reuse the building, provided a copy of the original specifications to the Free Press after purchasing them. He noted that the firm that conducted the ground penetrating radar test warned that the information needed to be checked against the original plans. “I don’t believe Timmons did that,” Mr. Goldman said. Representatives of the Timmons Group did not response to a request for comment. In Mr. Green’s view, the building can be revitalized with a modern use while also being preserved as a reminder of the city’s commercial history. “You can do both,” he said.

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reshuffle spending to ensure a balanced budget for the current 2018 fiscal year that will end June 30. The approved plan allows the administration to slash projected revenues by about $4.8 million and projected expenditures by about $3.7 million. According to the administration, actual revenue collections had fallen behind revenue projections. The administration also told the council that there was a need to realign department budgets to provide extra funding for the Fire Department, Public Works and a few other agencies that were projected to overspend.

The council also passed rezoning proposals that will allow private builders to replace the vacant Weiman’s Bakery building in Shockoe Bottom with a new hotel and to develop a new high-rise apartment complex on vacant land at Riverside Drive and Cowardin Avenue near the Lee Bridge. Also, the council voted to rename the basketball courts at Pine Camp for Tom Folliard to thank the retired chief executive officer of CarMax for spearheading the company’s creation of a summer basketball league for Richmond youths at those courts.

ting. She tweeted: “Roseanne’s recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show. I am disappointed in her actions to say the least.” The recent success of “Roseanne” helped lift ABC ratings at a time when broadcast networks are struggling to attract audiences who are migrating to streaming services like Netflix. The “Roseanne” revival had aired only nine episodes and generated $22.8 million from advertisers, or 2.5 percent of ABC’s ad revenue for the 2017-2018 season, according to data from measurement firm iSpot. Cable networks also will take a financial hit. Three Viacom Inc. channels and E.W. Scripps Co’s Laff TV said Tuesday they were pulling reruns of the original 1990s “Roseanne” series. Meanwhile, President Trump, one of Ms. Barr’s biggest supporters, waded into the uproar, complaining in his own tweet that an ABC TV executive who apologized for the comments had turned a deaf ear to criticism of him broadcast by the network.

More maintenance money for RRHA Continued from A1

For example, the RRHA Board of Commissioners approved shifting about 25 percent of the capital money, or about $1.7 million, to help pay for public housing operations instead of replacing old roofs and heating equipment. HUD regulations allow public housing authorities to transfer 25 percent of the annual capital fund allocation to the operating subsidy, Mr. Artze stated in confirming the shifting of the money. For 2017, he continued, RRHA received a waiver from HUD to increase the shift of capital funds to 30 percent to address safety and security measures that ordinarily would be ineligible to be paid for out of the capital grant. The move of an additional 5 percent of capital funds, amounting to more than $300,000, enabled RRHA to pay for additional police and other security items that were needed, he said. But it also reduced funding to replace aging boilers, leaky roofs and outdated wiring and plumbing The board also approved shifting $841,000 of capital dollars to pay for administrative expenses. HUD regulations permit public housing authorities to budget an administrative fee to cover the costs associated with operating the capital fund program, Mr. Artze stated. Nearly $600,000 of that amount was used to pay for engineering and architectural services related to carrying out capital improvements, he noted. In all, of the $6.8 million in RRHA set aside in its capital budget to spend on needed improvements, only $3.2 million actually was used for such improvements, according to the budget document. The funding shuffle appears to be one reason RRHA could not respond as quickly to heating system breakdowns last winter that resulted in 411 units having no heat or limited heat. Since taking over in late January, Mr. Artze has made repair of heating systems a priority. He stated last week that heating systems have been replaced or repaired in 389 units, with the most difficult 22 units remaining. His goal is to have the work done by June 15.

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by RPS officials in calculating student GPAs was not remedied until mid-May. All of the students received a bronze trophy, a laptop and a basket filled with items to

be used when they go off to college. Parents, principals, teachers, Richmond School Board members and city officials, including Mayor Levar M. Stoney and Sheriff Antionette V. Irving, attended the event.

Mr. Kamras also expressed pride in the way Richmond students used their knowledge and skills to stage a peaceful protests in response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in February.

He congratulated Huguenot students Irene Andrade and Itzel Jimenez for leading the protest he witnessed in mid-March at Huguenot, which was part of a nationwide school walkout against gun violence and to promote tougher gun safety laws.

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What happened to RPS energy performance contracting? By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Hopes have shriveled that Richmond Public Schools could use energy savings to generate millions of dollars to replace outdated lighting, computer wiring and old, inefficient boilers and air conditioning systems in several school buildings. Three years ago, thenMayor Dwight C. Jones promoted the idea of using energy savings as a way to generate $14 million to $19 million for crucial improvements for public schools as he presented his final two-year budget plan to Richmond City Council. He stated in his message for the 2016-2017 spending plan that City Hall would team with RPS to move the process along. However, the process seems to have gone nowhere. City and school officials have not responded to Free Press queries to explain what happened. And there has been no response to queries to schools Superintendent Jason Kamras and to Thomas E. “Tommy” Kranz, the former RPS chief operating officer and interim superintendent who is now working in Montgomery County, Md. “We’re talking a lot of money,” said City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, who also has been seeking an explanation without success. As a former School Board member, she is enthusiastic about the prospect of using energy savings and has no idea why the approach appears to have been dropped. At a time when RPS is frustrated that Mayor Levar M. Stoney and City Council plan to provide only $1.6 million for school maintenance in the city budget that goes into effect July 1, energy performance contracting seems to be one way to boost the money available for critical maintenance projects. In 2009, RPS used energy savings to fuel $6.1 million in improvements to 10 schools. Two companies that guaranteed the savings installed new heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, new lighting and new water management equipment, according to Grant Capital Management, a consultant RPS hired to ensure the program would be worthwhile. The companies that were hired covered the upfront costs and continue to be repaid from the savings the new equipment has generated, according to the RPS budget. This is not an unusual approach. Since the late 1980s, Honeywell, Siemens and other companies have undertaken similar energy performance contracts for private businesses, federal agencies and state and local governments across the country. In 2015, shortly after becoming the city’s chief administrative officer, Selena Cuffee-Glenn killed a proposal to use an energy savings approach to fund improvements to more than 20 city buildings. At the time, she said a review showed the program would not yield enough long-term benefits. She said, however, it would be most beneficial for city schools. Currently, RPS reports spending about $7.1 million a year on electricity and other energy sources. The goal of energy performance contracting would be to reduce that cost through installation of more efficient equipment and to use the savings to cover the cost. The way the program works, school officials stated in the past, RPS or the city would allow one or more specialty firms to go through the school buildings and develop a plan to cut energy costs through the installation of new, more efficient equipment. If a plan is accepted, the company would agree to cover the upfront cost of installation, and RPS would agree to repay the company by using the an-

nual savings on fuel costs. While RPS still would need to budget $7.1 million for energy costs, it would use part of

the funding to pay a new, lower fuel bill and use the remainder to repay the company for the new equipment.

Based on an amortization calculator, RPS could generate $15 million for projects and repay the cost over 15 years

if the projects resulted in $1.5 million in energy savings. The repayment was calculated at a rate of 6 percent interest.

At this point, no RPS or City Hall officials have mentioned possibly reviving energy performance contracting.

RRHA smoking ban to go in effect July 30 By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has no plans for deploying “smoking police.” Instead, the housing authority will rely on information provided by tenants and others in seeking to enforce its ban on smoking in public housing and on other RRHA property. The authority has begun issuing notice of the sweeping smoke-free policy it will put in place July 30, two days earlier

than RRHA officials previously stated. RRHA is imposing the policy to comply with mandatory regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which owns the public housing complexes that RRHA manages and operates. The new smoke-free policy prohibits use of cigarettes, cigars, pipes and water pipes, along with vapor-producing e-cigarettes, according to an RRHA release. The policy covers all indoor

areas, including individual public housing units, administrative buildings, community centers and common areas, as well as all outdoor areas within 25 feet of “any building, door or window,” such as balconies and patios on RRHA-controlled property. The policy also covers RRHA employees and vendors, as well as public housing residents and their guests, according to the statement. RRHA plans a system of graduated enforcement for

tenants who are found to be in violation. Each resident is to receive notice of the new policy in an updated lease and could face a $100 fine for the first proven violation. RRHA then would issue a resident a notice of noncompliance for a second violation and would start eviction proceedings if a tenant had a third violation within 18 months. The authority stated that its employee handbook is being updated to reflect the new policy and noted that employees

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violating the policy would be disciplined in accordance with RRHA’s Employee Standards of Conduct. RRHA officials are encouraging tenants and others who want to quit smoking to call a help line, (800) 784-8669, or to visit smokefree.gov, a National Cancer Institute initiative. RRHA stated that it is exploring other ways to help people quit smoking, such as group meetings and distribution of information. However, nothing is in place yet.

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Justice? Sorry We are struggling after viewing the police body cam video and security tapes released last Friday by the Richmond Police Department of the final events before Marcus-David Peters was shot and killed by Officer Michael Nyantakyi along Interstate 95 in Downtown. The source of our discomfort comes, in part, because we know from the first scene taped on May 14 showing the 24-year-old biology teacher drive up to The Jefferson Hotel, where he worked part time as a security guard, and start to disrobe as he walks through the hotel lobby — to the scene some minutes later when he gets back in the car completely naked — that this will all end in a terrible tragedy. We see Mr. Peters then crash his car into the bushes at the I-95 on-ramp off Chamberlayne Avenue after striking three cars, according to police. We see Officer Nyantakyi yelling, gun drawn, for Mr. Peters to stay in the car. But Mr. Peters suddenly comes feet first through the open car window and runs naked and unarmed onto the interstate, struck by a car and then rolling on the pavement before popping up and running back toward the officer while yelling about being free and then threatening to kill the officer. Officer Nyantakyi, who had backed away from Mr. Peters, first fires a Taser, which doesn’t stop Mr. Peters, and then subsequently his gun. Mr. Peters, who was hit twice in the torso, later died at a Richmond hospital. To his benefit, Officer Nyantakyi clearly recognizes that Mr. Peters has a problem. “Male seems to be mentally unstable,” he said early in the encounter into his police radio. But recognizing the problem, unfortunately, didn’t change the outcome for Mr. Peters or the officer, both of whom are African-American. The Peters family and Officer Nyantakyi will have to live with the tragic death for the rest of their lives. Yet the remaining question is: What is justice in this instance? How can justice be served? We don’t believe indicting the officer would be justifiable in this instance. Instead, we believe Police Chief Alfred Durham, city officials and the public need to examine a system of policing that fails to adequately train officers for encounters with people undergoing a mental health or drug-impaired crisis. We believe training also needs to be beefed up for police of all backgrounds regarding unconscious bias. It is easy for the public to watch the tapes and say that we would have pulled the trigger, too. But we don’t have the training that police are given to respond to such situations. And we are disappointed that Officer Nyantakyi, in making a quick decision after his Taser failed, didn’t try other non-lethal means, such as pepper spray, a baton or hand-to-hand confrontation, to try to stop or help Mr. Peters. Had Mr. Peters survived, or the outcome been different, perhaps the 2016 Virginia Commonwealth University honors graduate and Henrico resident could have used the experience to educate students and advocate for additional support for mental health programs. At minimum, he could help investigators deconstruct what led up to this troubling incident. It is clear the 40-hour crisis intervention training course that Richmond officers reportedly currently take is not enough. Training needs to be held annually — at minimum — to update and refresh officers on new interventions and techniques to handle the growing number of problems spawned by mental health issues and drug abuse. We have seen instances across the nation where black men — unarmed black men — are treated by police as less than human and described almost as big threatening beasts with superhuman strength instead of as people. The police response has been to shoot and kill them, while they treat armed and dangerous white people, such as South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof, to a hamburger before taking him in. The disparate treatment must stop, with anti-bias training critical to bringing a clearer understanding and better treatment of people in these highly charged and tense situations. We expect our police officers and the department to serve and protect. But in Mr. Peters’ situation, Chief Durham acknowledged that was not done. “Unfortunately, we could not help him that day,” the chief said last week in a news conference. “For that, I am truly sorry.” The Richmond Police Department needs to step up its training before more unfortunate situations arise for which we all, as a community, will be sorry.

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No voices should be silenced When the voices representing us are silenced, what do we do? Many of us love sports and because most teams in almost every sport would be judged just another boring team without black players, decent voices in sports have been silenced. Colin Kaepernick took a knee to protest police brutality. He was punished for doing good by upholding a right of citizenship. Others followed Mr. Kaepernick’s courageous act. A few misguided athletes criticized him because they just didn’t get it, but so many of us understood and supported his action. Many of us took a knee prior to every football game to show our support. After several other players began understanding the significance of Mr. Kaepernick’s act, National Football League bosses decided it was time to

silence Mr. Kaepernick’s supporters. They’ve already silenced him by colluding to make him an unemployed quarterback. Now they’ve attempted to silence all players who might want to express their belief that police violence against black people

Dr. E. Faye Williams without cause is wrong. The plot thickens. Since it’s more likely to have Democratic voices speak out for freedom of speech, certain Republicans decided to silence those voices by refusing to allow them in the room as they uncover what may be not so pleasant details about their standard bearer — #45. If they had no fear about what they would see, what is it that caused them to deny entry to anyone who might see things different from the unchallenged spin the GOP would bring out of the meeting? Who was to represent us? Do actions to silence those who speak for us concern enough of us to make a difference on

Election Day? I fear that diminishing our rights has become so common that many of us are just shaking our heads in defeat. Dick Gregory taught us that people will do to us whatever we tolerate. I think too many of us are tolerating too much. When the voices of our elected representatives are silenced, it’s time for us to rise up and show our objections. Our rights are being sliced away every day. We’ve experienced increased murder of our innocent children in schools. We have a “so-called leader” who embarrasses us around the world and who tries to end social services and health care for the needy. Now athletes have lost their freedom of speech on the field. Every race, creed and culture, as well as women, are denigrated. Hatred thrives and has gained a stranglehold on decency. Many decent people have worked too hard, suffered too much for us to throw up our hands and assume there is nothing we can do. The Rev. William J. Barber II has planned a “Poor People’s

Don’t let St. Joseph’s memories fade June 1 should be a day of mourning for black Catholics and anyone else who cares about history in Richmond. That was the day in 1969 that St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and the associate Van de Vyver School began being torn down in the 700 block of North 1st Street in Jackson Ward. St. Joseph’s was the first Catholic church built to serve black people in the United States, according to my research. Now that’s history, even though it has mostly been erased. That church ushered in a new era for black Catholics in this city and across the South. During the era of slavery, Catholic priests, bishops and nuns owned slaves, Catholic church members also owned slaves. Some of these slave owners decided to teach their slaves the principles of God by way of Catholicism, converting some in the process. When slavery was abolished in 1865, the small group of Richmond Catholics who were black were forced to hold their services in the basement of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, which opened its doors on May 25, 1834, at 8th and Grace streets in Downtown. Black Catholics shared the same faith as white members, but were ostracized from the main chapel and from interaction with other parishioners simply because of their skin color. At the time, this was the status the Roman Catholic Church thought was most appropriate for black members. It reminds me of the early Christians who

had to worship in the catacombs of the dead. Surprisingly, there were white people who were supportive of the black members. Most notable were Alice Dooley and Josephine Dooley Houston, sisters of Maj. James Dooley, whose 100-acre estate, Maymont, park lovers have come to enjoy and

Honor Winfree Benson which is supported with City of Richmond tax dollars. Maj. Dooley and his sisters were members of St. Peter’s, where their parents had worshipped upon their arrival from Ireland. The sisters served as Sunday school teachers and as sponsors for black people seeking to join the church. Sponsors are required, and the sisters would stand and take the oath to act as spiritual guides to new black members even though such members were held in a separate and unequal position by the Roman Catholic Church and state law at the time. One man had a vision for change. His name was Moses Joseph Marx. At age 12, he began driving Bishop John Keane’s buggy. Influenced by Mr. Marx, the bishop signed the deed in 1884 to buy the land at 701-799 N. 1st St. for a new church for black parishioners. St. Joseph’s opened in 1885. Even though the bishop signed the deed, the contributions of Mr. Marx and other black Catholics paid for the land and building. The people organized and raised money. They sold tickets to plays they performed and collected pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Some people even sold their own property and livestock to make the church a reality.

And as St. Joseph’s expanded, the people continued to fund the expense. In 1910, that included the K-12 school named Van de Vyver after the sixth bishop of Richmond. Along with regular classes, Van de Vyver also included a trade school and a two-year business school. The campus also included a parish house for the priest and later, the St. Mary’s Franciscan convent for nuns, the only building that still stands today at First and Duval streets, although it is vacant and blighted with graffiti, litter, broken cast iron gates, and shattered and boarded-up windows. The only other reminder of St. Joseph’s is a small memorial park that the late Bishop Walter F. Sullivan established in 1997 and a history marker. While St. Peter’s is still standing and well cared for, St. Joseph’s and its school are gone. The Catholic Diocese approved the removal of St. Joseph’s and Van de Vyver School to “help” support integration of black parishioners into other churches and of their children into other Catholic schools and the public systems. Bishop John J. Russell was more than willing to support the demolition. He was quoted as saying, “Tear down those walls!” The old convent and vacant property along 1st Street could soon have a different use. The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, with city support, is making plans with a nonprofit to create more than 150 apartments in this block. We need to make sure that the memory of St. Joseph’s is kept alive even as new buildings emerge. This is our history, and we need to remember and treasure it.

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Campaign” and we need to sign up to participate in great numbers. If we sit back and say nothing, our silence is giving consent and accepting that it’s OK to silence athletes even though there would be no game without them. Silencing our elected leaders by refusing them an equal opportunity to be at the table on our behalf is taking away our right to free speech, too. This campaign is as much about us as it is about those who have no job, no hope and no hope of hope, as well as for those who suffer from police brutality or those who are discriminated against or those who suffer any form of injustice. This campaign impacts us, too. So let’s all get involved and do our part. The writer is national president of the National Congress of Black Women.

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Letters to the Editor â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;No doubt in my mind we were losersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Re â&#x20AC;&#x153;Punked: City auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report finds Washington NFL team training camp has failed to live up to economic forecasts; city taxpayers now foot the bill,â&#x20AC;? Free Press May 24-26 edition: I have said all along that the NFL team who has a summer training camp here for a few weeks messed over the city taxpayers. No doubt in my mind we were the losers in this deal. Numbers were fabricated by various officials to beef up the economic forecast in this venture. I am reading that Mayor Levar M. Stoney is looking for ways to try and extend the eight-year agreement. Only twoÂ African-Americanowned businessesÂ were inside the stadium during last summer â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s training camp. This is not representative of our diversity in the city of Richmond. My question is who is being held accountable for this injustice to the taxpayers? My advice to them all is to cut your ties, suck up theÂ losses and begin fresh. We need to learn from our mistakes and not continue to go down the wrong trail. Why are we giving the millionaire owner whatever he wants and the poor taxpayers have to suffer? To me, that is not right. Thank you, Free Press, for reporting on this. Many proletariat and poor people will not speak out on these issues. IÂ will not sit idly by and be punked. This matter needs to be dealt with expeditiously and corrected ASAP. ERNEST PARKER JR. Richmond

Art, music can connect generations With so many arts resources at our fingertips in Richmond, summer is a great time for grandparents or mentors to connect with the youngest generation. In the process, we receive a lot in return. We might first ask ourselves, as well as the youngsters around us, what stories do we hear as we listen to a violinist, or look at a painting, a sculpture or an artifact from an ancient Â civilization? As parents, or older members of an extended family, we once

gained fresh perspectives on the sensory world through the younger generationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reactions to everything from witnessing a hummingbirdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flight to hearing piano keys struck. Fred Child, host of American Public Mediaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Performance Todayâ&#x20AC;? broadcast â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who will return to Richmond on June 1 for the Community Idea Stationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; launch party as it becomes three stations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; visited Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thomas B. Boushall Middle School on Feb. 15, thanks to a grant from the National En-

dowment for the Arts. He artfully demonstrated the Socratic method of asking questions and engaging in dialogue. He brought with him 22-year-old Korean violinist In Mo Yang, winner of the 2015 International Paganini Violin Competition in Genoa, Italy. Mr. Yang played for the middle school audiences and answered questions before and after performances. Mr. Child asked students to listen for stories they could hear as Mr. Yang played. It became

clear that young people heard more than a string of notes. Various students afterward responded that the fast tempo at the beginning reminded them of the fox chasing the rabbit in a Brâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;er Rabbit cartoon. The musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s change to a more solemn mood was heard as scary by some. Two female students imagined stories of a kidnapping and the tough time experienced by a girl whose mother had died but who felt comfort later after calling friends. In the current time-poverty

state in which parents find themselves, we grandparents get â&#x20AC;&#x153;high-fivesâ&#x20AC;? when we carve out time for anything we can do with the grandchildren. But what we do can apply equally to the youngest generation of the larger community. We, as grandparents, reap cultural benefits and become more empowered in our own lives through the arts as we assist the youngest generation. . MARTHA STEGER Midlothian

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If your concerns cannot be satisfied, VDOT is willing to hold a public hearing. You may request that a public hearing be held by sending a written request to Winston Phillips, Project Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 2430 Pine Forest Drive, South Chesterfield, VA 23834-9002 or by email to Winston.Phillips@VDOT.Virginia.gov on or prior to June 2, 2018. If a request for a public hearing is received, notice of date, time and place of the hearing will be posted. VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact the project manager listed above. State Project: 0156-042-881, P101, R201, C501 Federal Project: NHPP-5A27(507) UPC: 111468

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice to Citizens of Richmond, Virginia As directed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) has completed its proposed FY 2019 Annual Agency Plan. The proposed Annual Agency Plan (for fiscal year beginning October 2018) includes information about the housing authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current policies, operations, programs, and services. A copy of the proposed Annual Agency Plan and supporting documents will be available May 29, 2018 through July 13, 2018 for public review at the Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Administrative offices located at 901 and 918 Chamberlayne Parkway, Richmond, Virginia and all Public Housing Management Offices between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Also, review copies can be obtained from our website at www.rrha.com. All interested persons wishing to comment on the proposed plan may submit written comments to RRHA, Attention: Office of the Chief Operating Officer, 901Chamberlayne Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23220, by July 13, 2018. A public meeting to receive comments on the proposed plan will be held Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. at the Calhoun Family Investment Center, 436 Calhoun Street, Richmond, Virginia 23220. The public meeting will be wheelchair accessible. A sign language interpreter or other accommodations will be provided upon request. To request assistance, please contact RRHA four (4) business days in advance of the meeting at (804) 780-4276 or TDD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dial 711. RICHMOND REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (M/F/H).

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, elderliness, disability, or familial status.

â&#x20AC;˘Dominionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request represents an increase of $145.5 million annually, which would increase the bill of a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $4.18. â&#x20AC;˘A Hearing Examiner appointed by the State Corporation Commission will hear the case on June 29, 2018. â&#x20AC;˘Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. On May 4, 2018, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dominionâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Companyâ&#x20AC;?), pursuant to Â§ 56 585.1 A 4 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Subsection A 4â&#x20AC;?) of the Code of Virginia, filed an application (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Applicationâ&#x20AC;?) with the State Corporation Commission (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Commissionâ&#x20AC;?) for approval of a rate adjustment clause designated as Rider T1. In this proceeding, Dominion seeks approval of a revenue requirement for the rate year September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rate Yearâ&#x20AC;?). This revenue requirement, if approved, would be recovered through a combination of base rates and a revised increment/decrement Rider T1. Rider T1 is designed to recover the increment/decrement between the revenues produced from the transmission component of base rates and the new revenue requirement developed from the Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total transmission costs for the Rate Year. The total revenue requirement to be recovered over the Rate Year is $755,467,647, comprising an increment Rider T1 of $286,983,645 and forecast collections of $468,484,002 through the transmission component of base rates. This total revenue requirement represents an increase of $145,534,342 compared to the revenues projected to be produced during the Rate Year by the combination of the base rate component of Subsection A 4 (the Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former Rider T) and the Rider T1 rates currently in effect. References in this notice to â&#x20AC;&#x153;transmissionâ&#x20AC;? are inclusive of demand response costs identified in Subsection A 4. Implementation of the proposed Rider T1 on September 1, 2018, would increase the average weighted monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month by $4.18. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on June 29, 2018, at 10 a.m., in the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear in the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s courtroom fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bailiff. The Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Application and the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Order for Notice and Hearing are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Copies of the public version of all documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Document Control Center, located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing a notice of participation on or before June 13, 2018. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules of Practice and Procedure (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rules of Practiceâ&#x20AC;?), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00066. On or before June 13, 2018, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission and serve on the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witnessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Respondents also shall comply with the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00066. On or before June 22, 2018, any interested person may file written comments on the Application with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Interested persons desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before June 22, 2018, by following the instructions on the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact disks or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00066. All documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules of Practice. The Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY d/b/a DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA

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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

LeBron scores big Cavaliers and Warriors to meet in NBA Finals

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James, left, shoots over Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals last Friday in Cleveland.

LeBron James is the greatest scorer in NBA playoffs history, and he shows no signs of Player Points Playoffs Games slowing down. LeBron James 6,775 13 235 James had 35 points with 15 rebounds and Michael Jordan 5,987 13 179 nine assists in leading the Cleveland Cavaliers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 18 237 to a 87-79 win over the host Boston Celtics Kobe Bryant 5,640 15 220 Shaquille O’Neal 5,250 17 216 last Sunday in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Tim Duncan 5,172 18 251 Conference Finals. Karl Malone 4,761 19 193 With the win, the Cavaliers advance to the Jerry West 4,457 13 153 to NBA Finals starting Thursday, May 31, (9 Tony Parker 4,045 17 226 p.m., ABC television) in Oakland, Calif., against Dwyane Wade 3,954 13 177 the Western Conference champions, the Golden State Warriors. *Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzi, with 3,701 career playoff points, is the next Led by Kevin Durant’s 34 points and Steph active player on the list and 15th overall. Curry’s 27 points, the Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets 101-92 in Game 7 on Monday night in Houston. The Cavs’ All-Star forward, Kevin Love, was This marks the eighth straight season the 33-year- missing in Game 7 because of a head injury, reducold James has made the NBA Finals, either with the ing James’ teammates to little more than background Miami Heat or the Cleveland Cavaliers. music. At one point, broadcast announcers referred It also is the fourth straight year Golden State to the other Cavs team members as “The Pips,” as in has reached the finals. The Warriors were NBA champs Gladys Knight and the Pips. in 2015 and 2017 and finished second to James’ Cavs The unmistakable headliner, James had 42 and in 2016. 44 point efforts against Boston, a 43 point outburst James, a 6-foot-8 Akron, Ohio, native, has never against Toronto and 44, 45 and 46 point explosions been more dominant. During the recent playoff run, against Indiana. he scored at least 40 points on eight occasions, while Regular season and playoff statistics are kept separately averaging 35. by the NBA. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the all-time regular “King James,” as he is known, rules the court like season scoring leader with 38,387. James ranks seventh none other. in that category with 31,038 points and counting.

Serena not seeded for French Open Reuters

When Serena Williams took to the court this week in the French Open at the stade Roland Garros, she didn’t have a number next to her name. She was not seeded in the tournament, despite being a three-time French Open champion and a 23-time Grand Slam winner, a turn of events many people argued was unfair or punishment for giving birth. This year’s French Open is Serena’s first Grand Slam play since giving birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia, in September. When Serena went on maternity leave following the 2017 Australian Open, she was ranked No. 1. French Tennis Federation officials told the Associated Press last week that they would award seeds based on rankings, and because Serena currently is No. 453, she was out of luck to be seeded in the French Open. The lack of a seeding could leave Serena facing top-seeded players very early in France. But she handily won her first round game Tuesday 7-6 (4), 6-4 against Kristyna Pliskova, sister of Karolina Pliskova, the former No. 1 ranked player from the Czech Republic. Kristyna is ranked No. 70 in the tournament. Serena’s sister, Venus Williams, was ranked No. 9 in the tournament, but lost 6-4, 7-5 in the first round on Sunday to China’s Qiang Wang, who entered the French Open ranked 91st. Venus is still scheduled to team up with Serena for women’s doubles. Serena made her initial return in March at Indian Wells in Southern California. She won her first two matches but lost to her sister, Venus, in the Round of 32. Two weeks later, she fell to Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the opening round of the

Miami Open. Following a tumultuous birth, when Serena needed emergency surgery after suffering a blood clot, just being back on the court is a remarkable achievement. Serena’s coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, admits she returned too soon but the pair have been working hard together ever since. At 36, Serena is chasing the record of 24 Grand Slam title wins, held by Australia’s Margaret Court, and if she lines up at Roland Garros, she will be fitter, fresh and dangerous. “Serena will play the French Open to win it,” Mouratoglou told the WTA website recently. “Can she do it? Serena can achieve anything. After being her coach for six years, I’m even more sure of that statement.” But even with her lack of match practice, if anyone can hit the ground running it is Serena, the French Open winner in 2002, 2013 and 2015. “I hear when she was down in Palm Beach, she was training very hard with her physical trainer (Mackie Shilstone),” seven-time French Open champion Chris Evert, an analyst for broadcaster ESPN, told Reuters. “At the end of the day, she knows how to play tennis. It’s more about fitness, getting the cardio up, the first step. “We know she will have the fire, the fight and the heart and the drive, but you don’t know about seven matches in a row to keep that level up. That’s what it’s going to take.” Two weekends ago, Serena and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, were guests at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. But Serena was quickly back on court at Roland Garros the following day, smashing groundstrokes with Mouratoglou. “She obviously comes back to win and the wait has been long, so she will probably start Roland Garros with a mix of

Boxing legend Jack Johnson receives posthumous pardon There is now a happy who President Trump credited with ending, in the form of a championing the pardon. nearly century overdue parAlso present was Linda E. Haydon, to the troubled life of wood, Johnson’s great-niece. the late Jack Johnson. “For so long, we were deeply Johnson was as big, ashamed that my uncle went to strong, fast and tough as prison,” Ms. Haywood told the they come. But he had one gathering. “By this pardon being weakness as a boxer in the issued, it would help to rewrite early 1900s. He wasAfricanhistory and erase the shame and American. humiliation my family felt for my Johnson became the first uncle, a great hero.” black heavyweight chamOthers pushing for the pardon pion in 1908, but his race, were U.S. Sen. John McCain of coupled with his relationAriz. and retired Sen. Harry Reid, ships with white women, the former Senate majority leader led to his undoing. from Nevada. Jack Johnson and his wife, Lucille Cameron In 1913, Johnson was Known as the “Galveston Giconvicted by an all-white ant” because he was a native Texan, jury of violating the Mann Act —transporting a Johnson was crowned World Colored Heavyweight woman — in this case, a white woman — across champ in 1903 before winning a decision over state lines for “immoral purposes.” The woman in Tommy Burns in 1908 in Sydney, Australia, for this case, Lucille Cameron, became his wife. the globally recognized championship. The conviction turned his life upside down as he He defended his title eight times — all against spent many years in exile in Canada, France, Mexico white contenders, prompting the popular phrase and South America, and served nearly one year in “Great White Hope,” as promoters searched in vain Leavenworth federal prison in Kansas. to find a white challenger to Johnson’s pugilistic Johnson, who died in 1946 in a traffic accident dominance. in North Carolina at age 68, finally has had his “Great White Hope” turned into a play and name cleared. subsequent 1970 movie with James Earl Jones On May 24, Johnson was granted a full pardon playing Johnson and Jane Alexander his romantic posthumously by President Trump during a White counterpart. House ceremony. In 2005, filmmaker Ken Burns produced a two“I’m taking a very righteous step, I believe, to part documentary called “Unforgivable Blackness: correct a wrong that occurred in our history and to the Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson.” honor a truly legendary boxing champion,” PresiThe end of Miles Davis’ 1971 album titled a dent Trump said. “It’s my honor to do it, and it’s “Tribute to Jack Johnson” features actor Brock about time.” Peters as Johnson, saying, “I’m Jack Johnson, Those attending the ceremony included current heavyweight champion of the world. I’m black. heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder, former champ They never let me forget it. I’m black all right. I’ll Lennox Lewis, and actor Sylvester “Rocky” Stallone, never let them forget it.”

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Serena Williams, wearing an outfit that she said makes her feel like a “warrior princess,” takes a swing during her first round match Tuesday against Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic.

stress, because she will want to do well, and excitement because playing those events is the reason why she made such huge efforts to come back,” her coach said last week.

Players of color competing in NHL Stanley Cup Finals

Devante Smith-Pelly

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Kegan Kolesar

Ryan Reaves

Malcolm Subban

Despite stereotypes to the contrary, there are a few black athletes skating in the National Hockey League. While the NHL is only about 4 percent black, the Stanley Cup finalists Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights have a combined five athletes of color. For its use, the NHL uses the term Afro-Canadian for black athletes from north of the U.S. border. Afro-Canadians far outnumber African-Americans on NHL rosters. Of the five players of color in this year’s Stanley Cup Finals, none were born in the United States. The best-of-seven championship games began earlier this week in Nevada, with Games 3 and 4 set for Saturday, June 2, and Monday, June 4, in Washington. Here are the players of color in the Stanley Cup Finals: Washington Capitals Devante Smith-Pelly, 25, left wing; drafted in 2010 out of Scarborough, Ontario. Vegas Golden Knights Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, 33, left wing; from France.Keegan Kolesar, 21, right wing; from Brandon, Manitoba. Ryan Reaves, 31, right wing; from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Malcolm Subban, 24, goal tender; from Toronto, Ontario. The NHL’s first black player was Canadian Willie O’Ree, who debuted with Boston in 1958. The first African-American (meaning U.S. born) to play in the NHL was Valmore James from Ocala, Fla. James broke in with Buffalo in 1981.

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Personality: Shavaé Divyne Ward Spotlight on Richmond Public Schools’ highest achieving student Shavaé Divyne Ward, a senior at Open High School, has the distinction of being Richmond Public Schools’ top valedictorian, earning a 4.9241 GPA. As a student in the dual enrollment program, she graduates not only with a high school diploma but an associate degree from J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. The 18-year-old has received scholarship offers from several schools, but has chosen to attend Old Dominion University in Norfolk in the fall because of its nursing program. Her ultimate career goal: To become a nurse epidemiologist. When RPS officials discovered they’d miscalculated students’ grades for the past four years, Shavaé’s GPA was corrected earlier this month from 4.2 to 4.92. She was the highest ranking student at Open High School during her first two years and earned straight A’s in her community college courses, she says. Her journey to No. 1 began long ago when she was a toddler but unable to enter pre-school with her peers because her birthday in November falls after the normal cutoff for entry. In stepped her grandmother, Dr. Reba Dionne Ward, an educator who formerly served as principal of Henderson Middle School and RPS’director of secondary education. She taught Shavaé what she was missing that school year. “My grandmother spent countless hours teaching me all of the necessary skills I needed for pre-K,” Shavaé says. “When I entered pre-school the following year, I was five steps ahead of the other children. I think that helped me educationally and academically to be where I am now. My grandmother has always kept me a step ahead of other students.” She says her mother, Kamaria Ward, and grandparents have always said, “Idle hands and idle minds are the devil’s workshop.” That creed, she says, also contributed to her success. Since attending middle school at Albert H. Hill, Shavaé set her sights on being the top student in Richmond. She attended a science program at the University of Richmond from sixth through eighth grades that framed her academic direction and career interest. She met and talked with an epidemiologist who taught in the program. “I knew that’s what I would like to be,” Shavaé says. “The instructor did labs with us extracting DNA from strawberries — just little common things that you wouldn’t think to do. It definitely opened my mind. I stayed after lab and engaged in conversations with her and it opened up different (career) avenues that I wanted to pursue.” Shavaé’s road to success has not been all classrooms and books. She is an athlete, community service volunteer and activist. She plays on

Armstrong High School’s girls varsity volleyball team and was on the school’s varsity tennis team from ninth through 11th grades. She also is a youth instructor for the Metro Richmond Tennis Club at Battery Park in North Side. “I have been playing tennis since I was 7,” she said. “It’s my No. 1 sport. And I may play tennis in college on the club level.” She also believes it’s important to help others. “Just because you have things in your life that help and propel you, you should always try to help others,” she says. She has been a tutor at Miles Jones Elementary School, interned with the Richmond Ambulance Authority and volunteered 30 or more hours each year since 2014 with Good Shepherd Baptist Church’s feeding program at HomeAgain’s shelter. Shavaé also has organized projects with her Open High classmates. “I organized a senior project called ‘Give a Bag.’ We put snacks in a bag and passed them out around Open’s community, Oregon Hill,” she says. “What was left we gave to the homeless shelter on Main Street. “Knowing people and understanding that everybody has hardships in their lives makes giving back extremely important.” Shavaé participated in the

March student walkout demanding stronger gun laws after 17 people were killed in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Valentine’s Day. She opposes gun violence and says she felt she had to become involved. “We are talking about children that are to grow up to be something in life,” she says. The issue “is not something that you can give up on and let it pass. It is something you need to act on now.” She plans to continue her activism in college. Her message to Richmond’s 2018 graduates and to the students following in her footsteps: “Get involved.” Meet this week’s Personality and the city’s top academic achiever, Shavaé Divyne Ward:

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Latest honor: Earning the super distinction of being No. 1 among all 2018 honor graduates for Richmond Public Schools.

Reason: Its diverse and rigorous nursing program.

GPA: 4.9241. SAT score: 1,170. Name of high school attending: Open High School. Extracurricular activities and leadership roles: Varsity girls tennis and volleyball at Armstrong High School; freshman, sophomore and junior class vice president; Metro Richmond Tennis Club member player and youth instructor; National Technical Honor Society treasurer; Phi Theta Kappa Community College Honor Society; summer intern, Patient First; emergency medical technician intern, Richmond Ambulance Authority; homeless feeding program volunteer, Good Shepherd Baptist Church; James River cleanup at Belle Isle through Open High School; and tutor, Miles Jones Elementary School. Family: Mother, Kamaria Ward, a radiologic technologist supervisor; sister, Sakara, 10. Date and place of birth: Nov. 3 in Richmond.

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Career goal: I am an aspiring nurse epidemiologist. Ultimate ambition: To travel to Third World countries and deliver medical attention to those who are less fortunate and may not have the materials needed to obtain optimum health.

Teacher who influenced me the most: Biology teacher Shalini Upadhyaya at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.

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What motivates me to study: The desire to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I push myself daily because I know that I will get to the ultimate goal with hard work. How much time I devoted to study: Countless hours! What really makes me smart: I have the determination to find the needle in a haystack. A good teacher is: One who gets to know their students and challenges them individually to be the best they can be. The secret to earning “A’s”: Complete all assignments and make school a priority. Most unforgettable experience in high school: Earning my associate degree. Excitement level about going to college: 10,000,000,000! What I’ll do this summer: I am enrolled in a microbiology course at J. Sargeant Reynolds and I plan to work two jobs this summer to prepare for college. Hobbies: Playing tennis and volleyball, roller skating, gocarting, laser tag, shopping and bowling. A perfect day for me is: Com-

pleting all schoolwork early, eating a nice meal and relaxing with my family. A quote that I am inspired by: “Anything worth doing, is worth doing well.”— My grandmother, Dr. Reba Dionne Ward. Best late-night snack: Fruit. Three words that best describe me: Determined, strong, caring. Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: Watch “Jeopardy!” What I would like to change in the world: Equal medical treatment for all. What I would like to change in my community: Increasing the number of youth activities devoted to the health sciences. My outlook for the future: I want to make myself and those who support me proud of all I do. Kindergarten taught me: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. The book that influenced me the most: “Out of My Mind” by Sharon M. Draper. What I’m reading now: “Microbiology: A Systems Approach” by Majorie Kelly Cowan. My next goal: To earn my bachelor’s degree cum laude.

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Happenings 9th Annual Richmond Jazz Festival lineup announced

From left, Gladys Knight, Brian McKnight, Joss Stone, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and Jazzmeia Horn

Richmond will be the epicenter for thousands of music lovers from across the nation this summer as the Richmond Jazz Festival returns in August for its ninth year. The festival will be held Aug. 9 through 12, with the event culminating in outdoor concerts Saturday, Aug. 11, and Sunday, Aug. 12, at

Maymont, a spacious park with rolling hills in the city’s West End, 1700 Hampton St. The star-studded lineup includes Gladys Knight, The O’Jays, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Brian McKnight, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Memphis Soulphony, and English soul singer Joss

Stone. Grand funk master George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic will electrify the atmosphere with old school funk. Jazz vocalists Jazzmeia Horn, Kurt Elling, Butcher Brown and Butterscotch, pianist Christian Sands and smooth jazz saxophonist Nelson Rangell also will rock the crowd. Rounding out the weekend will be hiphop artists Eric B. and Warren G throwing down rap beats and rhymes. Gates will open 11 a.m. both days, with performances starting at noon and ending around 10:15 p.m. Tickets are $78.50 for single day admission or $147 for both days. Free parking will be available at Dogwood Dell and Virginia Commonwealth University’s West Cary Street Parking Deck, with GRTC shuttles running to Maymont.

The festival will take place rain or shine. Small umbrellas, coolers and chairs are permitted, but no alcohol is allowed. Food and merchandise vendors will be on site. Officially, the festival kicks off with music 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Jazz Café at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard, and local musicians and food trucks at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, 2408-2410 Ownby Lane on North Side. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with music from 7 to 8 p.m. “Homegrown at the Hipp” will feature local musicians performing at the Hippodrome Theater, 528 N. 2nd St. in Jackson Ward, 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10. Tickets are $30. JMI, formerly Johnson Inc., a Richmond marketing and communications firm, produces the annual event presented by Altria. Details and tickets: www.richmondjazzfestival.com

Glam on the runway Manchester was the place to see and be seen last Saturday as nearly a dozen Virginia and international designers showed off their latest creations in A Touch of Summer 3rd Annual Fashion Showcase put on by Tim and Daphne Maxwell Reid last Saturday at the RVA Eventspace. Right, Mr. Reid and Mrs. Reid walk the runway in outfits from her collection, Daphne Styles. Below, models show off menswear by Jermaine Pratt, swimwear by Bernard Moore Jr. and eveningwear by Rodney Anthony Alexander. The event is a fundraiser for the Legacy Media Institute, a nonprofit led by the Reids to help aspiring young artists in the film and television industries.

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Ushering in summer fun The Memorial Day holiday traditionally is a time when people take to the outdoors and usher in summer. Across the Richmond area during the weekend, people were out, firing up the grill, enjoying pools and beaches, and kicking back in local parks with friends and family. Right, Zion Sandiford, 15, helps his grandfather, the Crab Man, prepare bushels of blue crabs for the holiday rush on Saturday in the 4800 block of East Nine Mile Road. Above, kayakers seem to have an island to themselves on the James River between Brown’s Island and Belle Isle. Below, Columbus Little handles grill duty at the annual Truckz & Old Schoolz Car Club Memorial Day cookout at Carter Jones Park on Bainbridge Street in South Side. In addition to showing off their vehicles, participants enjoyed barbecue chicken, corn on the cob and other tasty dishes as youngsters played in an inflatable bounce house.

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Sounds of music Hundreds of people turned out during the weekend for the RVA East End Festival, a two-day celebration of music, art and dance at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market to support music and arts education in Richmond’s East End public schools. Below, students with the Bellevue, Fairfield Court, Overby-Sheppard and Woodville Elementary schools combined horn section show off their chops to an appreciative audience of parents, siblings, friends and supporters on Saturday.

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What the church can do to help opioid addiction Religion News Service

The opioid epidemic claimed more than 40,000 lives in the United States in 2016. And the problem is growing particularly acute in Appalachia. In Tennessee, for example, 80 percent of crimes are drug related. A conference on opioid addiction brought clinicians, clergy and educators to the tip of Southern Appalachia on May 18 and 19 to begin a yearlong conversation on ways churches can help heal and support those caught in the epidemic’s grip. Among its organizers is Dr. Raymond Barfield, a pediatric oncologist at Duke University who has a joint appointment at its divinity school. For five years, he directed a program called “Theology, Medicine and Culture.” He now teaches courses on Christian philosophy and mentors students in the Medical Humanities Study Program. This Q&A with Dr. Barfield was edited for length and clarity. How did the conference come about? I was asked by Duke to go and give some talks in Bristol, Tenn. After my first talk, I got a tour of the hospital they were building. They had built a whole unit for neonatal abstinence syndrome. I was surprised. They said 50 percent of their neonatal admissions are for this syndrome, where babies withdraw when they’re born because their mother has been on some kind of substance, and as soon they’re born they no longer have it but they still have the physiological need for it. So they go into withdrawal. It can be a real challenge to manage. So I asked, “What’s the rest of the community like? What’s the drug and alcohol problem?” As they told me the prevalence and impact on the community of addiction, that caught my attention. I said, “I’ll come back and I want to meet with the people who are struggling. I want to meet the social workers and the community pastors and nonprofit leaders and people like that.” I suggested to them that one of the things we can do is take advantage of the model of partnering with faith communities because there are tons of churches and networks of faith communities already in place. We don’t have to create it. What can churches do? A bunch of things. If you have church members that believe the way out of addiction is to pull yourself up by your bootstraps or just believe enough, then you’re never going to be able to solve the problem. And the church communities, because they’re in a posture of judgment and shaming, instead of a posture of welcome and inviting the sick into our community,

they’ll just be part of the problem. But if you can get church leaders to begin to change the perception of these broken, fragile people who are in need of love and help and healing, it can have some significant impact. The second thing churches can do that can be really important is to direct their own kind of community ministry. If you have 1,500 church leaders speaking to their communities about serving in a way that looks more like Jesus did, then Dr. Barfield you’ve got a bunch of people who may be able to reach out to people teetering on the edge. This is intended to be a discovery process rather than a process that tries to dictate a solution. It begins by trying to network community strengths and leaders who might not always be connected. You end up with networks of churches, connected to networks of social workers that are connected to networks of business leaders. When AIDS first emerged in the 1980s, churches were among the last to get involved. They had a very judgmental attitude toward people with HIV. Is the opioid problem different? AIDS hit with a ferocity and a mystery. No one knew what it was and people got scared. There were a lot of decisions being made out of fear. The thing that addiction has in its favor is that we have 80-plus years of the example of Alcoholics Anonymous, where it’s quite clear that the role of community in addressing this issue of addiction is crucial. It’s also quite clear that however you frame the spiritual life of the human being, you cannot escape addiction unless

the work of overcoming addiction is framed with a kind of spiritual growth. Within the 12-step program, the kinds of things that contribute to healing include humility and the admission of powerlessness; crying out for help; learning the habit of honesty about things you’ve done to hurt others or ways that others have hurt you; confession, where you tell another person about the things you’ve been hiding in your own life; and then a kind of orientation toward making amends wherever possible. The last three steps are a kind of spiritual maintenance program and an acknowledgment that serving other people is a part of your recovery. This language very naturally fits into all sorts of faith communities. One of the reasons why this potentially could be different is that once a community overcomes its ignorance about what addiction is and its judgmental and shaming tendencies, faith communities actually have resources that very naturally help people trapped in addiction. So I think it’s different from the HIV epidemic. Do you envision bridges between health care centers, churches and the legal community? Yes. There are groups of social workers and other community leaders who focus on addiction but are not associated with any faith community. They have an expertise but they don’t have a place or a community. Churches have a community but no expertise. You bring those two together while you’re creating other kinds of social changes and, yes, that kind of partnership is what you need — health care, church leaders, community leaders and business leaders. Can other such partnerships serve as models? In Memphis, the health care system recognized that many of the patients seemed to be returning to the same problem over and over again. They tried to understand why their patients weren’t getting better. They realized “we need to start making deeper connections within communities where these patients live. When they’re admitted to the hospital, we need to make sure we maintain a connection to the community. And when they go back to their community, we have partnerships between the hospital and people in the community who had identified themselves as willing to be part of the project.” They were able to have substantial impact on the health of the people because of this partnership. But it was around things like Type 2 diabetes, which was prevalent in the AfricanAmerican community. It helped reduce the problems related with diabetes, like losing limbs. So I think there are partnerships that have happened that are suggestive of optimism.

Thousands expected for 104th Annual Clothes giveaway Hampton University Ministers’ Conference June 2 at Thirty-first Street Baptist

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ris, pastor of Second Baptist Church on Idlewood Avenue in Richmond’s West End and a professor of theology at the Virginia Union University School of Theology, and the Rev. Joe B. Fleming, pastor of Third Baptist Church of Portsmouth. Other speakers include the Rev. Wayne E. Croft Sr. of West Chester, Pa.; the Rev. Neichelle R. Guidry of San Antonio, Texas; the Rev. Kim Y. Neal of Newark, N.J.; and the Rev. Phillip L. Pointer Sr. of Little Rock, Ark. According to the university, the conference serves as an opportunity for fellowship, spiritual renewal and discussion of the concerns that all ministers share. Begun in 1914, the first conference drew 40 ministers. Today, the conference is billed as the largest single gathering of African-American clergy from different denominations.

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Thirty-first Street Baptist Church’s Evangelism and Women’s Ministries are holding a “Giveaway Bazaar” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at the church, 823 N. 31st St. Clothes and accessories for men, women, teens and children will be given away. No items will be sold. Community members are asked to bring shoes, shirts, blouses, pants, coats, suits, purses, hats, ties and other clothes and items to give away. People can bring items to give away and shop for free. Organizers ask that shoppers bring their own shopping bags. Door prizes also will be given away. Details: Church office at (804) 226-0150.

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Hampton University will welcome more than 6,000 ministers and lay people to a sixday campus event focusing on preaching and church music beginning this weekend. The event: The 104th Annual Hampton University Ministers’ Conference and the 84th Annual Choir Directors’ and Organists’ Guild Workshop. The concurrent events will run from Sunday, June 3, through Friday, June 8. “Preaching Forward, Forward Preaching: Preaching in Silent Pain” will be theme of this year’s conference, based on a line from the Gospel of Peter. Bishop Paul S. Morton Sr., founder of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship and pastor or co-pastor of megachurches in Atlanta and New Orleans, will serve as the conference’s preacher, it has been announced. Featured speakers also are to include Dr. James H. Har-

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Sens. Booker and Warren fuse faith and politics Religion News Service

Highland Park United Methodist Church in Stillwater, Okla. “But I think we’re WASHINGTON called to help people connect the head Two prominent Democratic and the heart.” U.S. senators, both possible But for Sens. Booker and Warren, conpresidential hopefuls, adscious that their politics often overlap with dressed a gathering of pasa strain of social-justice preaching popular tors last week, pairing religion in mainline Protestantism, the conference with politics in an unusually offered an opportunity to connect liberal direct appeal to left-leaning faith with potential votes. Sen. Booker Christians. Sen. Booker in particular has been no Sen. Cory Booker of New stranger to faith gatherings of late. He was Jersey and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachu- the keynote speaker at the National Baptist setts spoke Tuesday, May 22, at the Festival of Conference USA meeting in January and Homiletics, a conference founded in 1992 that demonstrated last year with the Rev. William gathers clergy from primarily white, mainline J. Barber II and others on the religious left Protestant traditions to discuss and engage in against GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable the art of preaching. Care Act. It was the first time that two politicians of Sen. Booker’s comfort was evident as he Sen. Booker’s and Sen. Warren’s stature had spoke for roughly 45 minutes without notes. appeared at the event. Celebrity speakers at the “I have a saying: Before you tell me about festival normally come in the form of popular your religion, first show it to me in how you ministers, such as the Rev. Rob Lee, a North treat other people around you,” he said. “I Carolina pastor and descendant of Confederate think faith demands a humility, not just before Robert E. Lee, whose denunciation of racist God, but really before others.” violence made a splash at last year’s MTV Sen. Booker then discussed a variety of Video Music Awards. policy issues such as mass incarceration, The theme of this year’s festival was poverty, paid family leave and environmental “Preaching and Politics,” and those who as- degradation. sembled at Washington’s Metropolitan African “These are not political issues. These are Methodist Episcopal Church were treated to a moral issues,” he said, over shouts of “Amen.” rare hybrid of a campaign rally and a preach- He later added, “This is a moral moment in ing competition. America, where self-inflicted wounds are costThe packed pews suggested mainline preaching us not just humanity. … They’re costing ers are in search of pointers for how to tackle us resources. And a lot of it stems from how political morality and justice in the Trump era we look at each other.” from the pulpit. Sen. Booker bemoaned the political divi“Oftentimes we’re told in many of our sions in the country, recounting criticism he denominations, ‘Don’t touch politics in your received from fellow Democrats when he pulpit,’ ” said the Rev. Valerie Steele of publicly hugged Republican Sen. John McCain

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that there is God in every one of us,” she said. “Whether we are rich or poor, black or white, tall or short, young or old, gay or straight, male or female, there is God in every one of us.” This concept is echoed in her politics, she said. “I fight to uplift and protect the divine in every single person.” Sen. Warren called the surge of activism after President Trump’s election — citing the Women’s March, protests against the travel ban on primarily Muslim countries and the championing of undocumented immigrants and gun control — “righteous fights.” That led to a fiery chant, joined by the enthusiastic crowd: “Our fight is a righteous fight!” The audience’s response to both speeches was overwhelmingly positive. “(Both) were a challenge to us pastors,” said Rev. Steele. “I’m not just called to preach social justice — I’m called to act.” The gathering of preachers seemed to welcome the notion that their conference had been turned into something akin to a hustings for a day. Introducing Sen. Booker, the Rev. David Howell, the Presbyterian minister who founded the conference, said, “I don’t hope to move to New Jersey, but I do hope to vote for you someday, if you catch my drift.” Certainly, there was no shortage of liberalleaning voices among the lineup of homilists scheduled to speak at the conference. Dr. Otis Moss III, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, defended former President Obama’s support for same-sex marriage in 2012; Diana Butler Bass, an author and theologian, has been a vocal critic of President Trump; and the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, has been an outspoken supporter of gun control legislation.

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of Arizona after learning of Sen. McCain’s cancer diagnosis. “Have we gotten to the point where we’re demonizing God’s creation?” he said, his voice rising. After championing respect for all faiths earlier in his speech, Sen. Booker, Sen. Warren who attends a Baptist church, made clear he is a Christian. Even if members of Congress have come to see their political adversaries as enemies, he asked, “Are we making the sin (by) violating the dictates of our faith to love thine enemy?’ ” Sen. Booker called those in attendance to action, saying, “Stay faithful, because we have come this far by faith.” Sen. Warren’s address was half as long as Sen. Booker’s, but no less religious in tone — an unexpected turn for the Massachusetts senator, who has been less vocal than Sen. Booker about her faith. When she pulled out a King James Bible to read from Matthew 25, good-natured groans went up from an audience that typically uses Bible translations that are approximately 300 years more recent. “I’m old school,” joked Sen. Warren, who was raised Methodist. Standing in the pulpit and sometimes waving her Bible as she spoke, the former Harvard Law School professor recalled how she once was cajoled into teaching a fifth-grade Sunday school class. She was floored by a child named Jesse, who answered a question about what people owe to each other by saying, “Everybody gets a turn.” “What Jesse was saying, at least to me, is

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, June 11, 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. 2018-044 As Amended To amend ch. 2, art. V of the City Code by adding therein a new div. 18 (§§ 2-1167—2-1172) and to amend ch. 17, art. I of the City Code by adding therein new §§ 171—17-3 for the purpose of establishing a Human Rights Commission and prohibiting certain discriminatory practices. Ordinance No. 2018-118 As Amended To declare that a public necessity exists and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or the designee thereof, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to acquire, at a tax delinquent judicial sale, the property located at 2822 Purcell Street and to authorize the conveyance of such property for $11,310.39 to the [Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority] Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School for the purposes of eliminating blight and making such property available for redevelopment. Ordinance No. 2018-119 As Amended To declare that a public necessity exists and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or the designee thereof, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to acquire, at a tax delinquent judicial sale, the property located at 2820 Purcell Street and to authorize the conveyance of such property for $11,455.00 to the [Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority] Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School for the purposes of eliminating blight and making such property available for redevelopment. Ordinance No. 2018-120 As Amended To declare that a public necessity exists and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or the designee thereof, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to acquire, at a tax delinquent judicial sale, the property located at 2807 Newbour ne Street and to authorize the conveyance of such property for $17,009.89 to the [Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority] Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School for the purposes of eliminating blight and making such property available for redevelopment. Ordinance No. 2018-121 As Amended To declare that a public necessity exists and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or the designee thereof, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to acquire, at a tax delinquent judicial sale, the property located a t 2 11 2 N o r t h 2 9 t h Street and to authorize the conveyance of such properties for $20,476.63 to the [Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority] Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School for the purposes of eliminating blight and making such property available for redevelopment. Ordinance No. 2018-122 As Amended To declare that a public necessity exists and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or the designee thereof, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to acquire, at a tax delinquent judicial sale, the property located a t 2 11 0 N o r t h 2 9 t h Street and to authorize the conveyance of such property for $21,869.60 to the [Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority] Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School for the purposes of eliminating blight and making such property available for redevelopment. Ordinance No. 2018-123 As Amended To declare that a public necessity exists and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or the designee thereof, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to acquire, at a tax delinquent judicial sale, the property located at 2106 North 29th Street and to authorize the conveyance of such property for $30,434.10 to the [Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority] Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School for the purposes of eliminating blight and making such property available for redevelopment. Continued on next column

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Ordinance No. 2018-124 As Amended To declare that a public necessity exists and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or the designee thereof, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to acquire, at a tax delinquent judicial sale, the property located at 2100 North 29th Street and to authorize the conveyance of such property for $10,461.71 to the [Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority] Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School for the purposes of eliminating blight and making such property available for redevelopment.

Plaintiff v. roula Aldiyab, Defendant. Case No.: CL18-2087-7 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the ground that the parties have lived separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period of more than one year. The Plaintiff seeks dissolution of marriage only. It appearing from an affidavit that 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 the 29th day of June, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect her interests herein. An Extract: Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Freeborn & Peters LLP 411 East Franklin Street Richmond, VA 23218-0470 (804) 644-1300

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.)

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 800 Jessamine Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000330/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ella McCullum. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ELLA MCCULLUM, 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 MONTELL GRAVES and MAXIE MCCULLUM, both upon information and belief deceased, heirs of Ella McCullum according to a list of heirs recorded in the Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 640D, page 568 on September 14, 1966, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, who may have an ownership interest in said property, 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 ELLA MCCULLUM, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, MONTELL GRAVES and MAXIE MCCULLUM, both upon information and belief deceased, heirs of Ella McCullum according to a list of heirs recorded in the Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 640D, page 568 on September 14, 1966, or their 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

described as 1508 North 27th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000713/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Dorothy Jefferson, Joseph Jefferson, Julia Jefferson, and Robert H. Jefferson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, DOROTHY JEFFERSON, JOSEPH JEFFERSON, JULIA JEFFERSON, and ROBERT H. JEFFERSON, 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 DOROTHY JEFFERSON, JOSEPH JEFFERSON, J U L IA J E F F E R S O N , ROBERT H. JEFFERSON, 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. EMMETT CARLTON COOK, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-2115 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1806 Albany Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000-0288/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Emmett Carlton Cook. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, EMMETT CARLTON COOK, 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 EMMETT CARLTON COOK, 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

is deceased, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 07-37790 on November 16, 2007, or his successor/s in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that JAMES H. SMITH, JR, STUART L. WILLIAMS, who upon information and belief is deceased, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0737790 on November 16, 2007, or his successor/s in interest, 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

Ordinance No. 2018-125 As Amended To declare that a public necessity exists and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or the designee thereof, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to acquire, at a tax delinquent judicial sale, the property located at 2000 North 29th Street and to authorize the conveyance of such property for $22,250.16 to the [Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority] Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School for the purposes of eliminating blight and making such property available for redevelopment. Ordinance No. 2018-156 To amend Ord. No. 2017139, adopted Jul. 24, 2017, which authorized the Chief Administrative Officer to submit a Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as an application for the receipt of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds; accepted funds from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the total amount of $6,405,321.00; and appropriated $7,148,848.00 for various projects, for the purposes of re-appropriating unexpended funds, appropriating additional funds in the total amount of $1,075,466.00, and reallocating funds for various projects. 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 COUNTY OF HENRICO HEATHER LYNN ROBINSON, Plaintiff v. KEVIN ALTON ROBINSON, Defendant. Case No.: CL18-2203-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is for the Plaintiff to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the ground that the parties have continuously lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of more than one year. An affidavit having been filed that the present residence of the Defendant is out of state and we do not anticipate Defendant will accept service, it is ORDERED that the Defendant appear before the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico on the 25th day of June, 2018, at 9 AM and protect his interests. An Extract Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND DEBORAH ANN (THOMAS) CLAYTON, Plaintiff v. ANTONIO TERRELL CLAYTON, Defendant. Case No.: CL18-1896-7 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vincullo matrimonii or from the bonds of matrimony. It appearing from an affidavit that diligence has been used without effect, by or on behalf of the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the defendant is. It is ordered that Antonio Terrell Clayton appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before the 15th of June, 2018 at 9:00 AM. A Copy, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO MALAYEE MAC CHEYARD, Plaintiff v. NELLIE LARGHA, Defendant. Case No.: CL18-2130 ORDER The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony on the ground that the parties have lived of living separate and apart for a period of one year. AN AFFIDAVIT having been filed that due diligence has been used by the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county, city or country Defendant resides, without effect, it is HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on the 25th day of June, 2018 at 10:00 AM, at Henrico Circuit Court 4301 East Parham Rd., Henrico, VA 23273. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Rodney L. Jefferson, Esq. P.O. Box 1259 Richmond, VA 23218 Tel: (804) 672-2003 Fax: (804) 672-2009 VSB#: 40652 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ERNEST HARRIS, Plaintiff v. IZETTA HARRIS, Defendant. Case No.: CL17002590-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 9th day of July, 2018 at 9:00 AM in Circuit Court #1 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 YAMILIA BRITTINGHAM, Plaintiff v. JOSEPH BRITTINGHAM, SR., Defendant. Case No.: CL18001658-00 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 9th day of July, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect his interests in Circuit Court #1. 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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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

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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

PROPERTY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. KAERENE DARCEL GEORGE, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-191 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 609 North 21st Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000290/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Kaerene Darcel George. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, K A E R E N E DAR C E L GEORGE, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that SARAH MAY GEORGEJAMEEL aka SARAH MAY G E OR G E a k a S ARA H MAY JONES, who upon information and belief is deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, who may have an ownership interest in said property, 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 K A E R E N E DAR C E L GEORGE, SARAH MAY GEORGE-JAMEEL aka SARAH MAY GEORGE aka SARAH MAY JONES, who 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. ELLA MCCULLUM, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-2113 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 802 Jessamine Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000330/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ella McCullum. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ELLA MCCULLUM, 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 MONTELL GRAVES and MAXIE MCCULLUM, both upon information and belief deceased, heirs of Ella McCullum according to a list of heirs recorded in the Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 640D, page 568 on September 14, 1966, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, who may have an ownership interest in said property, 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 ELLA MCCULLUM, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, MONTELL GRAVES and MAXIE MCCULLUM, both upon information and belief deceased, heirs of Ella McCullum according to a list of heirs recorded in the Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 640D, page 568 on September 14, 1966, or their 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. ELLA MCCULLUM, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-2114

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. DOROTHY JEFFERSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-2047 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JESSE G. GILLEY, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1548 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1521 Greycourt Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001891/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Jesse G. Gilley and Anna H. Gilley. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner JESSE G. GILLEY, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, ANNA H. GILLEY who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that JESSE G. GILLEY, ANNA H. GILLEY, 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. ROBERT LEE MCCRAY, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1754 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1611 North 27th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000864/050, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Robert Lee McCray and Annie Mae McCray. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ROBERT LEE MCCRAY, upon information and belief deceased and ANNNIE MAE MCCRAY, upon information and belief deceased, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ROBERT LEE MCCRAY, upon information and belief deceased and ANNNIE MAE MCCRAY, upon information and belief deceased, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MARY BOOKER, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-2183 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1906 Wood Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000910/033, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Mary Booker. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARY BOOKER, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that RUSSELL BOOKER aka CALVIN BOOKER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and CELIA C. WOOLDRIDGE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that MANNIE C. BANKS and HELEN NEWKIRK, who may have an ownership interest in said property, 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 MARY BOOKER, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, RUSSELL BOOKER aka CALVIN BOOKER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CELIA C. WOOLDRIDGE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MANNIE C. BANKS, HELEN NEWKIRK, 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. JAMES H. SMITH, JR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-185 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1911 Boston Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000289/015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, James H. Smith, Jr. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES H. SMITH, JR, has not filed a response to this action; that STUART L. WILLIAMS, who upon information and belief Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. NEAL KENNEDY, et al, Defendants. Case No. : CL18-351 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2111 Ford Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000598/022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Neal Kennedy. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NEAL KENNEDY, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that NEAL KENNEDY 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. TASHMAHAL, LTD, et al Defendants. Case No.: CL18-870 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2400 - 2402 North Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-0539/020, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, TASHMAHAL, LTD. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, TASHMAHAL, LTD, which has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to the 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 TASHMAHAL, LTD, 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. JOSEPH K. HARRIS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1518 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2402½ Venable Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000470/029, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Continued on next page

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Joseph K. Harris. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JOSEPH K. HARRIS, 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 JOSEPH K. HARRIS, 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

JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. NORTH AMERICAN ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1847 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3111 Q Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000723/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, North American Acceptance Corporation. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NORTH AMERICAN ACCEPTANCE C O R P O R AT I O N , 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 NORTH AMERICAN A C C E P T A N C E C O R P O R AT I O N , a terminated Virginia 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

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 BONIFACIO R. FRANCISCO, 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

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 307 West 27th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000801/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Wade Stanley Eatmon. An Affidavit having been filed 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 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

Tax Map Number N0000904/020, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Mallie Edward Crawford and Margaret Smith Crawford. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MALLIE EDWARD CRAWFORD, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and MARGARET SMITH CRAWFORD 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, 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 MALLIE EDWARD C R AW F O R D , u p o n information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and MARGARET SMITH CRAWFORD upon information and belief 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

Case No.: CL18-1130 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3316 N Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0880/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Lillie M. Bullock. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, LILLIE M. BULLOCK, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that TUFFY AUTO SERVICE CENTERS, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that LILLIE M. BULLOCK, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, TUFFY AUTO SERVICE CENTERS, 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. LILLIE M. BULLOCK, et al, Defendants.

COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID ITB# 18-1681-5JCK Glover Park – Parking Lot Addition Due 2:30 pm, June 13, 2018 Additional information available at: http://www. henrico.us/purchasing/

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JAMES H. SMITH, JR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-281 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2424 North Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000539/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, James H. Smith, Jr. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES H. SMITH, JR, has not filed a response to this action; that APRIL M. MASHORE aka APRIL MASHORE WILLIAMS, Registered Agent for TRIPLE A’S PROPERTIES, INC, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-5952 on February 27, 2004, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that JAMES H. SMITH, JR, that APRIL M. MASHORE aka APRIL MASHORE WILLIAMS, Registered Agent for TRIPLE A’S PROPERTIES, INC, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-5952 on February 27, 2004, 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. ERIC BLAND, et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1550 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3017 Chamberlayne Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-1030/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Eric Bland. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ERIC BLAND, 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 ERIC BLAND 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 Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. BIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, LLC, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-109 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3211 Rear Scottdale Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C009-0699/060, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Big Green Mountain, LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that MARK REMPE, Registered Agent for BIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, LLC, the last owner of record of said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 1311229 on May 24, 2013, 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 MARK REMPE, Registered Agent for BIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, LLC, MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS, Trustee of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 13-11229 on May 24, 2013, 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. BONIFACIO R. FRANCISCO, et al Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1485 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3509 East Marshall Street, Tax Map Number E000-1118/004 and 3509 Rear East Marshall Street, Tax Map Number E000-1118/030, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Bonifacio R. Francisco. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, BONIFACIO R. FRANCISCO, 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 Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ALICE C. COOK, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-2008 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4751 Lovells Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0060643/018, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Alice C. Cook. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ALICE C. COOK, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that MARION J. COOK HAGUE HARVEY aka MARIAN J. COOK HAGUE HARVEY, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, who may have an ownership interest in said property, 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 ALICE C. COOK, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARION J. COOK HAGUE HARVEY aka MARIAN J. COOK HAGUE HARVEY, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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. HELEN EARLE WILSON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1845 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2819 Richmond H e n r i c o Tu r n p i k e , Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-0904/050, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Helen Earle Wilson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, HELEN EARLE WILSON, 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, 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 HELEN EARLE WILSON, upon information and belief 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. WADE STANLEY EATMON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1435 Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JOSEPH K. HARRIS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-873 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 420 East 15th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000226/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Joseph K. Harris. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JOSEPH K. HARRIS, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that JOSEPH K. HARRIS, 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. MALLIE EDWARD CRAWFORD, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-1846 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2816 Wellington Street, Richmond, Virginia, Continued on next column

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RFP# G180026673 - Design Professional Services/Richmond Public Schools/George Mason Elementary School. RFP# G180026674 - Design Professional Services/Richmond Public Schools/ElkhardtThompson Middle School. Receipt Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 3:30 P.M. Receipt Location: 900 East Broad Street, Room 1104, 11th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 Information or copies of the above solicitations are available by contacting Procurement Services, at the City of Richmond website (www. RichmondGov.com), or at 11th Floor of City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Phone (804) 646-5716 or faxed (804) 646-5989. The City of Richmond encourages all contractors to participate in the procurement process. For reference purposes, documents may be examined at the above location.

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