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Say her name City of Louisville to pay the family of Breonna Taylor $12M to settle the wrongful death lawsuit filed after she was shot to death by police during a late-night raid of her home Free Press wire report

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Months after the police killing of Breonna Taylor thrust her name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race, the City of Louisville agreed to pay the Black woman’s family $12 million and reform police practices as part of a settlement announced Tuesday.

But Ms. Taylor’s mother and others who have taken up her cause said much more must be done to right the wrongs of racial injustice in America.

“Please continue to say her name,” Ms. Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, declared at an emotional news conference on Tuesday, evoking the call that has become a national refrain for those outraged by the shooting and police violence.

Ms. Taylor’s death sparked months of protests in Louisville Ms. Taylor and calls nationwide for the officers to be criminally charged. The Kentucky attorney general, Daniel Cameron, is investigating police actions in the March 13 fatal shooting.

“I cannot begin to imagine Ms. Palmer’s pain, and I am deeply, deeply sorry for Breonna’s death,” said Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer in announcing the terms of the lawsuit settlement.

Standing nearby as the mayor spoke, Ms. Palmer said the police reforms were not enough.

“We must not lose focus on what the real job is, and with that being said, it’s time to move forward with the criminal charges, because she deserves that and much more,” Ms. Palmer said.

“As significant as today is, it’s only the beginning of getting full justice for Breonna.”

The lawsuit, filed by Ms. Palmer in April, accused police of using flawed information when they obtained a “no-knock” warrant to enter the 26-year-old woman’s apartment. Ms. Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were roused from bed by police, and Mr. Walker said he fired once at the officers, thinking they were intruders. Investigators said police were returning fire when they shot Ms. Taylor several times. No drugs were found at her home.

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Federal appeals court decision may impact police immunity from lawsuits

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

When the Virginia Senate sidelined a bill last week that would have stripped police officers in the state of immunity from lawsuits alleging brutality and violations of constitutional rights, the result was to leave families to face arduous and expensive court fights to hold officers accountable.

A prime example of the difficulty can been seen in a case that is now seven years old and involves an attempt by relatives of a homeless African-American to hold five officers accountable for his shooting death in 2013.

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Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, weeps during a news conference Tuesday announcing a $12 million civil settlement between the estate of Breonna Taylor and the City of Lousiville in Kentucky.

Plans to use city schools for day care program break down

By Jeremy M. Lazarus and Ronald E. Carrington

Talks between City Hall and Richmond Public Schools over using five school buildings as day care sites have broken down.

That represents a blow to a planned, but modest expansion of a still limited, city-supported day care initiative to provide supervised and safe learning spaces for students to take virtual classes while their parents work.

The city’s program, managed by the YMCA, currently offers slots for a total of 80 children at two churches. Those slots have long been filled, with extended waiting lists of parents

Free COVID-19 testing Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:

Date

Location

Thursday, Sept. 17, 9 to 11 a.m

Robinson Theater Community Arts Center 2903 Q St., East End

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 4 to 6 p.m.

Neighborhood Resource Center in Greater Fulton 1519 Williamsburg Road, East End

Thursday, Sept. 24, 9 to 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 29, 4 to 6 p.m.

Rain date: Randolph Community Center on Sept. 24.

Randolph Community Center 1415 Grayland Avenue, West End

Rain date: Broad Rock Community Center on Sept. 29.

Broad Rock Community Center 4165 Ferguson Lane, South Side

People are advised to bring an umbrella in case of inclement weather or to use as shade from the sun while waiting in line.

Appointments are encouraged by calling the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Walk-up testing will be offered while test supplies last.

The Chesterfield County Health Department also is offering free COVID-19 testing at the following locations: Walmsley Boulevard United Methodist Church, 2950 Walmsley Blvd., 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17; Tuesday, Sept. 22; and Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Beulah United Methodist Church, 6930 Hopkins Road, 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, and Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Cornerstone Church, 10551 Chalkley Road, 1 to 2 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 17, and Thursday, Sept. 24; and 5 to 6 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 21, and Monday, Sept. 28.

Testing is encouraged for those who have COVID-19 symptoms, and it is free for those who are uninsured or underinsured.

Some appointments will be reserved for walk-ups, but appointments are recommended by contacting the Chesterfield County Health Department at (804) 318-8207.

The Virginia Department of Health reported on Wednesday a total of 136,359 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide, along with 10,389 hospitalizations and 2,884 deaths. Officials reported a 7 percent positivity rate statewide.

According to the data, African-Americans comprised 25.6 percent of cases and 26.9 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 30.9 percent of the cases and 10.3 percent of deaths.

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desperate for a place to send their children so they can work.

The school buildings would have added a total of 500 spaces.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney acknowledged demands are running high.

As the second week of the new school year winds down, Sarah Blackburn said she and her husband have determined that “trying to manage schooling (for their children) and also keep up with our jobs is just not going to be possible.”

City Councilwoman Stephanie A. Lynch, 5th District, who has led City Council in pushing

for a robust day care program, said she is being bombarded by calls from mothers seeking day care help so their children can take their virtual classes with appropriate support.

“More affluent parents can hire aides and babysitters,” Ms. Lynch said. “But there are plenty of families that cannot. And I see this artificial divide in educational opportunity having a real impact on our high-risk, high-needs children that will be felt for years to come.”

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Need for socialization, enrichment leads families to create education pods for children

By Ronald E. Carrington

Adam and T.Q. Evans thought the best way for their two young sons to learn during the COVID-19 pandemic was through an education pod.

Their sons, Blaize, 8, and Ace, 5, are enrolled at Barack Obama Elementary School.

But when Richmond Public Schools began the school year with virtual online learning, the Evans family wanted the socialization and other educational benefits a small group could provide.

So they joined with a few other families to create Northside Pod Life, two small groups of youngsters – one for pre-kindergarten children and the other for elementary school students – who learn together at the homes of the pod leaders.

The Evanses’ goal was to try to create a strong and innovative educational environment for their sons and open it up to other neighbors.

The families involved put together job descriptions for the pod leaders, interviewed interested professionals, did background checks and drew up agreements on how the pods would be run and the health checks to be conducted each day for students and parents.

Adam Evans, whose background and experience includes stints as an teacher in Charlottesville, dean of students at a charter school in Detroit and a consultant for the Virginia Education Association, was the logical person to lead the elementary pod, which meets Monday through Friday at the Evans family home on Barton Avenue.

In addition to the Evanses’ sons, the pod includes two other boys, Sebastian

Photo courtesy of the Evans Family

Pod leader Adam Evans works with Sebastian Wisnoski during online instruction with his Richmond Public Schools class at an education pod set up in the Evans family’s North Side home. Other youngsters in the pod are, from left, Ace Evans, Blaize Evans and Bastian Van-Zandt.

Wisnoski and Bastian Van-Zandt, both 6 and also students enrolled at Obama Elementary.

Mr. Evans said that during the summer, he happened to get “experience” logging into the RPS online learning platform and how to use it.

“That was foresight that made it easier to navigate and understand the schedules and teaching setup” that has helped him work with the four youngsters.

According to Mr. Evans, the Northside Pod Life follows RPS’ virtual learning

schedule. And it offers supplemental enrichment experiences to the youngsters.

The students participate in lessons about social justice and caring for their community, Black history, protecting the environment and horticulture and urban farming, to name a few. They get hands-on lessons with the chicken coup in the backyard and three chickens that lay eggs daily.

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Early in-person voting starts Friday, Sept. 18 Voting information The presidential election, as well as contests for U.S. Senate, Congress, Richmond City Council and Richmond School Board, will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

• Deadline to register to vote in November election: Tuesday, Oct. 13 • Early in-person voting: Friday, Sept. 18, through Saturday, Oct. 31 • Deadline to request an absentee ballot: Friday, Oct. 23 Contact: Virginia Department of Elections, www.elections. virginia.gov or (800) 552-9745, for details on early in-person voting, voting by mail, requesting an absentee ballot to vote by mail and acceptable forms of ID to vote.

Richmond Early in-person voting: Richmond Voter Registrar’s Office, 2134 W. Laburnum Ave. ­— 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday City Hall, 900 E. Broad St. in Downtown and Hickory Hill Community Center, 3000 E. Belt Blvd. in South Side – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, through Friday, Oct. 30.

All three locations open for early voting 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 31 Details: (804) 646-5950 or www.richmondgov.com/ registrar/ Henrico County Early in-person voting: Henrico Western G ove r n m e n t C e n t e r, Voter Registrar’s Office, Administration Building Annex Room 105, 4305 E. Parham Road – 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday Henrico Eastern Government Center, Room 100, 3820 Nine Mile Road – 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Both locations open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 17, 24 and 31 Details: (804) 501-4347 or henrico.us/registrar/

Chesterfield County Early in-person voting: C h e s t e r f i e l d Vo t e r Registrar’s Office, 9848 Lori Road – 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Beginning Monday, Oct. 19, four satellite locations open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. They are Meadowdale Library, 4301 Meadowdale Blvd.; LaPrade Library, 9000 Hull Street Road; Nor th Cour thouse Road Library, 325 Courthouse Road; and Ettrick-Matoaca Library, 4501 River Road.

All five locations open for early voting 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 31.

Details: (804) 748-1471 or www.chesterfield.gov/ Registrar Hanover County Early in-person voting: Hanover County Gover nment Complex, Wickham Building, 7497 County Complex Road – 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

S a t u r d ay, O c t . 2 4 , a n d Saturday, Oct. 31 Details: (804) 365-6080 or www.hanovercounty.gov/365/ voting

City expecting $13.75M surplus from 2019-20 fiscal year Worries that the pandemic would leave Richmond financially crippled are evaporating.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney announced Tuesday that updated information shows the city likely has finished the year with a $13.75 million surplus — nearly triple the $4.7 million surplus the mayor projected in mid-August.

“Our financial reporting continues to indicate that the city has weathered the economic impacts of this pandemic locally,” Mayor Stoney stated.

He noted the surplus — essentially unspent dollars from the 2019-20 fiscal year that ended June 30 — is derived from “fiscal responsibility and prudent management.”

That includes sharply reduced spending after the pandemic hit, financial documents indicate.

The projected $13.75 million surplus, which still needs confirmation from the city’s outside auditor, represents 1.8 percent of the city’s $750 million budget for the fiscal year.

Mayor Stoney stated that half of the unspent money, $6.75 million, would go into untouchable savings per City Council policy, with another 40 percent, or about $5.5 million, earmarked for the city’s maintenance reserve for the upkeep of buildings and other city property.

He stated he would recommend to the council that the remainder, around $1.7 million, be used to pay for a city equity study and for initiatives to address racial disparities in health and pay for post-employment benefits for city workers. – JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Moratorium on utility cutoffs extended The state moratorium on disconnecting electricity and other utilities has been extended through Monday, Oct. 5, it has been announced.

The State Corporation Commission on Tuesday acted on a request from Gov. Ralph S. Northam to allow the lights to stay on at homes where people are behind on paying their bill. The action applies to utilities the SCC regulates, such as Dominion Energy.

The governor said the extension would allow time for the General Assembly, now meeting in a special session, to deal with the issue.

Free flu shots in Chesterfield The Chesterfield County Health District is offering free flu shots from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at the health district office, 9501 Lucy Corr Circle.

Residents must be 18 years old or older.

An appointment is required by calling the health district office at (804) 318-8207.

Those who register for the flu shot will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms when they arrive for their appointment.

Face coverings are required.

Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

This building at 2134 W. Laburnum Ave. in North Side is the new home of Richmond’s voter operations. City Voter Registrar Kirk Showalter held a grand opening last week ahead of the start of early voting on Friday, Sept. 18. For those seeking to cast ballots before Election Day, Nov. 3, this will be the place to Slices of life and scenes go initially rather than City Hall. As the sign notes, in Richmond voter registration is on the second floor of the building, but also will be available at City Hall and the Hickory Hill Community Center in South Side. Those two satellite locations also will offer early voting for seven days in late October.

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Affordable housing or slavery memorial park may be next funding question for City Council

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Beef up funding for affordable housing or shift $1.7 million from a previously undisclosed pool of dollars for a memorial park to the untold thousands of enslaved Africans bought and sold in Shockoe Bottom before the Civil War? That’s the tough call that Richmond City Council is about to face.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney has put City Council on the spot by submitting an ordinance that calls for starting the memorial park’s development using $1.7 million the city gained from unclaimed proceeds from property auctions held by the city to collect back taxes.

The paper was introduced during Monday night’s City Council meeting, putting the question squarely on the council’s agenda at a time of growing concern over the rising number of evictions and soaring housing costs.

The ordinance’s introduction came as the council postponed action on a proposed major rezoning along Broad Street to allow for taller buildings, and voted to reduce funding for Richmond Public Schools by $5 million to reflect reductions in revenue from the state and federal governments, including a projected cut in sales tax receipts.

Mayor Stoney announced the slavery memorial park plan on July 28, just a day after City Council voted to steer any extra

dollars into the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund to support development of lower-cost housing.

A month later on Aug. 31, the mayor joined several members of the council Mayor Stoney in promising a faith group to put $10 million a year into the housing trust fund, if possible, to help create more affordable housing for people on the lower end of the income scale.

Taking her promise seriously, 6th District Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson introduced her own resolution Monday that calls on the mayor to include $10 million for the housing trust fund in the next budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year and for each year thereafter.

One problem for the mayor: The $1.7 million is only half of the initial funding needed to get the $38 million slavery memorial park project underway.

Mayor Stoney said in August that $3.5 million would be available, but in the detail he submitted with the ordinance, he confirmed a Free Press finding that the city did not have that amount.

Mayor Stoney stated that the $3.5million would begin design work and to buy 12 privately owned parcels in the footprint of the park. He estimated $2.4 million would be needed to buy parcels that stand in the

way of the development of the projected $17 million memorial park campus and a $15 million, 665-space parking deck.

He has said he would propose borrowing $35 million of the $38 million total projected cost.

The $1.7 million with which he proposes to begin this initiative has been a closely held City Hall secret.

So far, city Budget Director Jay Brown has not responded to Free Press questions about the money, which does not appear to show up in any public financial documents.

The Richmond Circuit Court turns the money over to the city after it remains unclaimed for 24 months following a completed tax sale, and apparently is held in a special fund in the City Attorney’s Office.

However, no evidence of the money can be found in any public financial reports received by City Council over the past three years, nor has any budget that the council has approved, including the current 2020-21 fiscal year budget, mention such funds.

Documents obtained by the Free Press indicate that the city currently has at least $2.7 million accumulated from money the court has turned over. The information Mayor Stoney has provided to City Council states that using money from the fund would leave a sufficient amount to enable the City Attorney’s Office to continue to pay for its tax sale operations.

City spurns cold weather shelter for ‘non-congregant’ housing for homeless

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

For the first time in at least 19 years, City Hall will not be opening a cold weather shelter on Oct. 1 as a warm place for homeless adults when temperatures fall to 40 degrees and below.

In a major policy shift, Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration is officially doing away with the cold weather overflow shelter that would operate through April 15 and no longer is seeking one specific location to place people.

The Annie Giles Community Resource Center in Shockoe Valley was used during the 2019-20 winter to shelter 70 to 150 people a night when temperatures plunged.

Instead, city officials are working with Richmond area nonprofits to house people in existing network shelters, or in hotels and motels or a former nursing home now home to the Richmond Urban Ministry Institute.

This is described as a non-congregant approach in which individuals or families have their own room, reducing the threat of contracting COVID-19 from gathering in a single space.

“That is the model we are pursuing,” according to Sharon Ebert, Richmond’s deputy chief administrative officer for economic and community development.

Some advocates of the homeless, including Rhonda Sneed of Blessing Warriors RVA, fear that the new approach will leave people who are unable to connect to the new system to freeze to death.

The administration has not widely – or loudly—announced there will be no central winter shelter for the homeless, although officials said that homeless outreach teams will spread the word.

Speaking to a City Council committee, Ms. Ebert said this change to a year-

round, non-congregant approach currently is supported by more than $5 million in federal funds and was put in place after the pandemic hit in concert with Homeward, the regional homeless coordinating organization, and partners in the Greater Richmond Community of Care.

Ms. Ebert said the adoption of a noncongregant approach to shelter was outlined in the city’s strategic plan on homelessness that City Council endorsed in May and already has had an impact.

Those in need of shelter can call a hotline to get assistance and placement, although it currently operates only during daytime hours — a shortcoming Homeward Executive Director Kelly King Horne indicated her organization is seeking to remedy. The hotline receives between 120 and 200 calls a week for shelter assistance, according to Homeward data.

While Ms. Sneed and others disagree, Ms. Ebert said this approach has succeeded in reducing homelessness, with homeless numbers plunging from around 500 men, women and children to around 100.

Ms. Horne said more than 600 people have been assisted since March, including those without homes, those being evicted and those fleeing sexual or domestic violence.

Daily, about 330 people are in existing shelters, with about 110 others in hotels or RUMI, according to Homeward data, with 78 percent moving to other housing within 60 days.

Ms. Ebert noted that many of the homeless who frequented Carytown and the streets of Downtown are now in shelters.

Before this approach, “we had throngs of people sleeping outside, but now they are effectively moving through the system.

Our interest is in providing better and more appropriate solutions.”

Reginald M. Gordon, who leads the

city’s human services programs, said that Richmond has gained recognition for developing “a robust and effective continuum of care” that is “effectively using CARE dollars and other funding” to move the unsheltered into safe accommodates and is prepared to deal with those needing help during the winter months.

City Councilwoman Stephanie A. Lynch, 5th District, agrees with the new approach, calling it far superior to the “inhumane” congregant shelter that the city previously provided, where children could not be served, pets were not allowed, food was not provided and people were pushed out in the early morning to fend for themselves.

Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, who battled to end the use of the Annie Giles Center as a cold-weather shelter and pushed for the removal of a tent community that sprouted beside the center, also applauds the new approach.

Amidst COVID-19, she said, “We are seeing an evolution of our system to a more compassionate approach that addresses the needs and challenges individuals are facing and is focused on moving them into a housing situation with wrap-around services to make it sustainable. We are moving in the right direction.”

Skeptics include Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, who believes the homeless numbers are higher and is concerned about transportation links and the fact that some have no way to call or receive calls from the hotline.

Ms. Gray also is concerned that the high cost of using hotels and motels — about $500 a week per person — is likely to be “unsustainable” once the federal funds run out.

Ms. Horne said Homeward believes it can sustain the current system through June based on funding projections.

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Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax launches campaign for governor Free Press wire report

FAIRFAX Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax formally kicked off his campaign for governor last Saturday, a year after facing two allegations of sexual assault.

Lt. Gov. Fairfax, 41, delivered a campaign speech at the Old Court House in Fairfax in Northern Virginia. On Sunday, he held a kickoff event at Fort Monroe in Hampton, where the first enslaved Africans in English North America arrived in 1619.

In February 2019, Lt. Gov. Fairfax faced calls for his resignation from Republicans and fellow Democrats after two women publicly accused him of sexual assault.

Meredith Watson, who attended Duke University with the lieutenant governor, said he raped her in 2000. Dr. Vanessa Tyson, a California professor, said he forced her to perform oral sex when they both attended the Democratic National Convention

in Boston in 2004.

Lt. Gov. Fairfax has denied the allegations and accused the women of being part of a “smear campaign” to end his political career.

The allegations were made public soon after Gov. Ralph S. Northam faced calls for his resignation in February 2019 over the disclosure of Lt. Gov. Fairfax a racist photo on his medical school yearbook page. Gov. Northam said he was not in the image, but acknowledged he had worn blackface when dressed as Michael Jackson to take part in a 1984 dance contest in Texas during his medical residency.

“The voters are incredibly smart. They see through this kind of destructive, politically motivated kind of politics,” Lt. Gov.

Fairfax told The Associated Press this week. “And they are ready to move to higher ground.”

Meanwhile, Dr. Tyson’s attorney, Debra Katz, renewed calls for a public hearing by the General Assembly on the allegations.

Democrats have previously rejected those calls.

“Apparently Lt. Gov. Fairfax believes that the citizens of the Commonwealth have forgotten about the serious and credible allegations of sexual assault made against him by Dr. Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson and about his deplorable treatment of them after they came forward,” Ms. Katz said in a statement.

Lt. Gov. Fairfax, whose election in November 2017 made him the second African-American elected to statewide office in Virginia, has repeatedly likened the accusations against him to the lynching of African-Americans during the Jim Crow era, and said they are a product of ongoing systemic racism.

Richmond Crusade for Voters announces endorsements for city races

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Richmond Crusade for Voters will urge voters to back Kim B. Gray for mayor to replace incumbent Mayor Levar M. Stoney, who is running for a second term.

The Crusade, the city’s oldest African-American political group, on Tuesday endorsed Ms. Gray, now the 2nd District City Council representative, ahead of the launch of early voting on Friday, Sept. 18.

“Awesome,” Ms. Gray said after learning she had the backing of an organization she grew up with. “I attended meetings when I was still in diapers because my father belonged. I joined when I was old enough to vote.

“The Crusade’s work is ongoing, and I stand with them to promote voter registration,

education and participation in the political process,” she said.

The Crusade for Voters was started in 1956 during the fight over school desegregation and is now marking its 64th year.

The Crusade also announced endorsements in the Richmond City Council and city School Board races.

The decision to back Ms. Gray, in part, stems from the Crusade’s concern about Mayor Stoney awarding a $1.8 million contract to remove the city’s Confederate statues to an African-American contractor who has contributed $4,000 to Mayor Stoney and his political action committee since 2016.

Ms. Gray has been at the forefront in criticizing the contract as an example of overspending and in calling for an investigation to ensure

no laws were broken.

Meanwhile, Gov. Ralph S. Northam and 14 of the 23 members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus have announced they are backing Mayor Stoney, including Richmond Delegates Jeff M. Bourne and Delores L. McQuinn.

In the contested races for City Council, the Crusade endorsed incumbent Councilman Andreas D. Addison in the 1st District; Tavarris J. Spinks to succeed Ms. Gray in the 2nd District; Ann-Frances Lambert to replace departing incumbent Councilman Chris A. Hilbert in the 3rd District; and incumbent Councilwoman Stephanie A. Lynch in the 5th District.

The Crusade also voted to endorse incumbent Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson in the 6th District; incumbent and Council President Cynthia I.

Former political star, who narrowly lost Fla. governor’s race, talks about his public flameout in March

By Terry Spencer Associated Press

have married her husband if she knew his bisexuality would become public, because she was in her 20s then and wouldn’t have been FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. able to handle it.

Andrew Gillum, who narrowly lost his Mr. Gillum told Ms. Hall that he traveled to bid to become Florida’s first Black governor Miami to officiate at a friend’s wedding, arriving in 2018, told a television interviewer he is in town a day before his wife and friends to attend bisexual, responding to rumors swirling since business meetings his aides had set up. He said that March after he was found intoxicated, naked on March 12, he found himself drinking alone at and unconscious in a hotel room a hotel bar, so he reached out to an with two men, including one who acquaintance and wound up meeting works as a male escort. him at a Miami Beach hotel.

“I don’t identify as gay, but I do Paramedics were summoned to identify as bisexual,” Mr. Gillum a hotel room at 1 a.m. March 13 told journalist Tamron Hall on her after a third man reported that Mr. nationally syndicated television talk Gillum’s acquaintance, 30-year-old show, which aired on Monday. “And Travis Dyson, had overdosed. Mr. that is something that I have never Gillum said he blacked out three hours shared publicly before.” earlier after taking a drink and awoke Mr. Gillum Mr. Gillum, a 41-year-old Demoto find police in the room. crat and former Tallahassee mayor, appeared on Police said Mr. Gillum and Mr. Dyson were the show with his wife, R. Jai Gillum. They apparently under the influence of an “unknown have three young children. substance.” Rescuers performed chest comHe did not return a call Monday from The pressions on Mr. Dyson and he was taken to a Associated Press seeking comment. hospital, where he recovered.

He told Ms. Hall he began drinking heav“Mr. Gillum was unable to communicate ily and secretly shortly after narrowly losing because of his inebriated state,” the police the November 2018 Florida governor’s race report stated. to Republican Ron DeSantis. He said he was Police said they found baggies of suspected even substituting whiskey for his morning cof- crystal methamphetamine in the hotel room. fee as a way to deal with his depression. He Mr. Gillum told police then and Ms. Hall in told Ms. Hall that he wasn’t sure he wanted to their interview he was drunk, but did not use live anymore after a photo got out of him in meth or other drugs and that drug tests taken a Miami Beach hotel room unconscious, nude that weekend prove it. and lying in a pool of his own vomit.

Mr. Gillum had stable medical signs and “I didn’t know that picture was out there,” police drove him back to his hotel, where he said Mr. Gillum, who was an upset winner in the got a ride to a rental house where his wife had Florida 2018 Democratic gubernatorial primary checked in. He was not charged with a crime. and was the first African-American to be nomi- One of the men he was with advertised online nated for the office by either major party. as a male escort. Mr. Gillum denied to Ms. Hall He said he first saw the photo after he checked having sex with either man. himself into a rehabilitation facility the weekend Mr. Gillum announced two days after he after the March incident and he cried daily. was found that he was entering a rehabilitation “I cried because I was sad to see myself in facility. He told Ms. Hall that he needed to get that place,” he said of the photo. “I cried because over “the shame” of what happened.

I didn’t recognize that person. I cried because “I spent a lot of time embarrassed over what I didn’t know it could get that bad.”

I don’t recall,” Mr. Gillum said.

Mrs. Gillum said her husband told her before David Johns, executive director of The Nathey were married 11 years ago that he was tional Black Justice Coalition, a gay civil rights bisexual and she is upset that it is now public group, said Monday that Black members of the knowledge, telling Ms. Hall, “I don’t think it LBGTQ community “can relate to the complex is anyone’s business.” feelings” Mr. Gillum conveyed in his interview “I don’t think it is fair for people who are not with Ms. Hall. heterosexual, who are not assumed heterosexual, “Gillum’s reflections demonstrate that there that they should ever have to say or disclose must be space in our country for people to be what they are because of how judgmental people themselves without shame and fear,” Mr. Johns are,” she told Ms. Hall. “So many people just said in a statement. “When we are forced by don’t understand bisexuality. They think they harmful societal expectations to operate in black can wrap their heads around gay, but bisexuality and white, with no room to express the many is just something different.” gray areas of ourselves that make us who we Mrs. Gillum said she wasn’t sure she would are, we get hurt.”

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Newbille in the 7th District; and challenger Amy Wentz in the 8th District.

The Crusade membership overrode the Research Committee’s recommendation of support for incumbent Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell in the 8th District.

In the contested races for the School Board, the Crusade endorsed challenger Mariah White over incumbent J. Scott Barlow in the 2nd District; incumbent Kenya Gibson in the 3rd District; incumbent Jonathan Young in the 4th District; and incumbent Dawn Page in the 8th District.

The Crusade also endorsed Stephanie Rizzi to replace outgoing incumbent Dr. Patrick Sapini in the 5th District and former School Board member Shonda Harris-Muhammed to replace departing incumbent Felicia Cosby in the 6th District.

However, the Crusade did not endorse in the 9th District, where newcomer Nicole Jones is poised to replace incumbent Linda Owen, who is not seeking re-election.

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Former Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder, who also served as governor of Virginia, will take a leading role in questioning Richmond’s current mayoral candidates at a forum Virginia Union University will host next week.

The forum for the six candidates seeking the city’s top office in the Nov. 3 election will take place 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24.

Mr. Wilder and WRIC-TV news anchor Juan Conde will moderate the virtual event that will be held at VUU’s Coburn Hall.

The first hour will be broadcast on WRIC, while the entire forum will be available to view on WRIC.com and VUU’s Facebook page.

VUU noted that a web link will be available for the public to submit questions.

Details: Angelica E. Bega, (804) 828-8250 or aebega@vcu. edu; or Pamela Cox, (804) 937-7936 or phcox@vuu.edu.

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City of Louisville to pay the family of Breonna Taylor $12M to settle the wrongful death lawsuit filed after she was shot to death by police during a late-night raid of her home Continued from A1

Dissatisfaction with the settlement extended to “Injustice Square” in downtown Louisville, where demonstrators have gathered daily for 113 days, demanding justice for Ms. Taylor.

Some who listened to the announcement over a loudspeaker near a memorial for Ms. Taylor said the price for a life seemed low, the promised reforms too little and too late.

“It’s just not enough,” said Holly McGlawn, who noted how much Ms. Taylor might have made had she lived. She was young, she could have worked for another 40 or 50 years, she said.

“You can’t put a price on a Black woman being able to sleep at night and know she’s not going to get murdered,” Ms. McGlawn said.

“Justice delayed is justice denied. There was a better way to handle this,” agreed Shameka Parrish-Wright, who has been part of the daily demonstrations where the city often faced peaceful protesters with force. “I’m hearing apologies now that should have happened early on.”

Ms. Palmer left the news conference with one of her attorneys, Benjamin Crump, and met with protesters at the nearby park. She surveyed the original art of her daughter, prayed and wiped away tears.

She had just two words to say: “Pressure applied,” a saying her daughter often used as an emergency medical tech.

Mr. Crump said the $12 million payout is the largest such settlement given out for a Black woman killed by police.

The settlement “sets a precedent for Black people,” he said.

Federal appeals court decision may impact police immunity from lawsuits Continued from A1

lawsuit to proceed against the officers in Martinsburg, W.Va. Once again rejecting a lower court’s efforts to dismiss the suit on the grounds the officers had qualified immunity that barred the suit, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the officers who fired 22 rounds into Wayne Jones as he lay prone and unresponsive can be brought before a judge and jury to answer for their actions in a civil trial. The officers were cleared long ago of criminal culpability, leaving only the civil suit seeking monetary compensation.

Writing for the three-judge panel, Judge Henry F. Floyd wrote that Mr. Jones was “clearly incapacitated” at the time the five officers formed a circle and began firing.

In the events that led to Mr. Jones’ death, a police officer noticed Mr. Jones walking in the street rather than on a sidewalk and sought to arrest him for the violation.

Before the shooting, the officers pinned Mr. Jones to the ground. Judge Floyd noted a jury could find that Mr. Jones was in custody at that point and that there was no need for the officers to begin shooting.

“Because it was clearly established (at the time) that officers may not shoot a secured or incapacitated person, the officers are not entitled to qualified immunity,” he stated in the June 9 opinion in which Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory and Judge Stephanie Thacker joined.

The case is important in the states and localities within the 4th Circuit’s jurisdiction as it sets parameters for when officers can be sued in cases alleging excessive force.

Along with West Virginia, the 4th Circuit’s territory includes Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina.

The case shows the kind of huge financial risks that local taxpayers could face if qualified immunity is stripped away and police officers are successfully sued for violating constitutional rights.

The family of Mr. Jones is seeking $200 million in damages as a result of his death.

The appeals court’s decision ensures the case will go to trial.

In its ruling, the appeals panel upheld the lower court’s determination that the City of Martinsburg is immune from suit under the doctrine of sovereign immunity and previous precedents. The bill the Virginia Senate declined to hear would have removed immunity for local and state governments and private employers.

This was the third time that the Richmond-based appeals court has considered aspects of the civil suit filed by his estate, and the third time the appeals court has rejected the lower federal court’s attempt to throw the case out.

The Virginia Senate has not completely ruled out legislation to limit police immunity and has set up a subcommittee to write a narrower bill that could be heard in the next regular legislative session that will begin in January.

“When (police) kill us, we expect full justice. We expect justice for the civil rights that you took from this human being. And then we expect full justice from the criminal justice system.”

In the time since Ms. Taylor’s shooting, her death — along with that of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and the killing of others — has become a rallying cry for protesters seeking a reckoning on racial justice and police reform.

High-profile celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and LeBron James have called for the officers to be charged in Ms. Taylor’s death.

Ms. Palmer’s lawsuit accuses three Louisville police officers of blindly firing into Ms. Taylor’s apartment the night of the raid, striking Ms. Taylor several times. One of the officers, Jonathan Mattingly, went into the home after the door was broken down and was struck in the leg by the gunshot from Mr. Walker.

The warrant was one of five issued in a wide-ranging investigation of a drug trafficking suspect who was a former boyfriend of Ms. Taylor’s. That man, Jamarcus Glover, was arrested at a different location about 10 miles away from Ms. Taylor’s apartment on the same evening.

The settlement includes reforms on how warrants are handled by police, Mayor Fischer said.

Other reforms seek to build stronger community connections by establishing a housing credit program to encourage officers to live in certain low-income areas in the city. Officers also will be encouraged to perform two paid hours of volunteer work every two weeks in the communities where they serve. The city also will track police use of force incidents and citizen complaints.

The city already has taken some other reform measures, including passing a law named for Ms. Taylor that bans the use of the no-knock warrants. Police typically use them in drug cases over concern that evidence could be destroyed if they announce their arrival.

Mayor Fischer fired former Louisville Police Chief Steve Conrad in June and last week named Yvette Gentry, a former deputy chief, as the new interim police chief. Chief Gentry is the first Black woman to lead the force of about 1,200 sworn officers.

The department also fired Brett Hankison, one of the three officers who fired shots in Ms. Taylor’s apartment that night.

Mr. Hankison is appealing the dismissal.

The largest settlement previously paid in a Louisville police misconduct case was $8.5 million in 2012, to a man who spent nine years in prison for a crime he did not commit, according to news reports.

Need for socialization, enrichment leads families to create education pods for children Continued from A1

morning classes.

Planned are career development “porch chats” in which community guests will come and speak with the children outside and share their life experiences.

“Our goal is to really try to develop the whole child as much as possible,” said Mrs. Evans, who works from home.

Mr. Evans was working as an assistant principal in Chesterfield County before becoming the pod leader. Under the families’ agreement, he is paid $300 a week.

His wife said the pod has both structured and open learning.

“We really like to let the students lead the learning and foster their curiosity,” Mrs. Evans said after the pod’s first week.

“Social interaction is very important, which helps with a child’s social and emotional needs since there has been no personal, real-life interaction with their teachers and classmates since March,” Mr. Evans said.

Florencia Fuensalida and John Van-Zandt are happy with their decision to enroll their son, Bastian, in the pod.

Ms. Fuensalida said they felt it important for Bastian to be part of a pod rather than learn alone at home.

The couple, who also have an infant daughter, both work from home. They said they realized their son wasn’t going to sit and work on a computer for a long period of time. He needed attention that they said would be tricky and hard to provide.

They felt it was important for him to be part of a pod. So Ms. Fuensalida took part in the group’s development of the pod and helped to interview candidates.

“It is special for Bastian to be here with his peers,” Mr. VanZandt said, noting the youngster was bored sitting in front of a computer during the first two days of virtual instruction.

“As the days progressed, he felt it was so awesome to be with his friends in the pod and have play time,” Mr. Van-Zandt said. “He is starting to adjust to the technological aspects of school. He now also talks about Mr. Evans. He wants to show things to Mr. Evans.”

Mr. Evans said the next goal is create a nonprofit called

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After a morning of online learning, Richmond Public Schools students in the Northside Pod Life’s elementary group use a mid-day recess to feed the chickens and gather eggs laid by hens in the backyard of pod leader Adam Evans.

The youngsters are, from left, Bastian Van-Zandt (back to camera), Sebastian Wisnoski, Blaize Evans (holding egg basket) and Ace Evans with his dad and pod leader at the chicken coop.

Educate RVA, which will provide additional support to families in Richmond.

“We want to disrupt the school to prison pipeline,” he said.

“There are so many opportunities to provide learning, positive

educational experiences and social opportunities to all children, especially boys.”

For details on Northside Pod Life, email educate4RVA@ gmail.com.

Plans to use city schools for day care program break down Continued from A1

the day care program, announced two steps Wednesday in a bid to get a more sizeable program in place.

First, he announced the city would put up $1 million in federal CARES Act funds — one-third of the $3 million he has promised for the program — to subsidize placement at neighborhood child care operations.

Applications for interested providers who currently have extra space, adequate liability insurance and a demonstrated approach to dealing with COVID-19 are to be posted on the city’s website on Friday, Sept. 18, he said.

How long it will take the city to review and award the funding remains a question.

Secondly, Mayor Stoney said he and several members on City Council plan to write the Richmond School Board before its next meeting on Monday, Sept. 21, urging that the board follow the same model RPS adopted to allow nonprofit providers like Next Up to use school buildings for after-school programming.

That model involves the school system creating a memorandum of understanding

with the private providers seeking to offer day care during school hours, currently identified as the YMCA of Greater Richmond, the Peter Paul Development Center and the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority.

“We are not asking the school system to assume any additional liability or to run the programs,” Mayor Stoney said. “We don’t need to re-invent the wheel.”

However, School Board members consider it a bait-and-switch after approving on Aug. 31 the city’s request to use the buildings for the day care program.

The board, which has supported Superintendent Jason Karmas’ plan for the city to use five school buildings, expected the city to agree to a memorandum of understanding that would ensure the city undertakes all of the operating expenses, including being responsible for ensuring that child care regulations are followed and dealing with any lawsuits if any child were injured or became sick.

“To quote Malcolm X, ‘We’ve been hoodwinked and bamboozled,’ ” School Board member Felicia D. Cosby, 6th District, said after the board was informed Monday night that the

Mayor Stoney’s administration would not sign the draft memorandum of understanding.

Instead, on the advice of interim City Attorney Haskell C. Brown III, Mayor Stoney’s administration led by his senior policy adviser, Eva Colen, told RPS officials just hours before the School Board meeting that the deals should be made between RPS and the nonprofit providers.

Mr. Kamras asked board members if they are willing to enter into individual agreements with these organizations to operate day care centers at Huguenot High School, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School and Linwood Holton, Miles Jones and Blackwell elementary schools.

School Board Chair Linda Owen, 9th District, put off any decision until the next meeting, after the board heard from its attorney, Jonnell P. Lilly, who confirmed the city’s position.

She told the board Mr. Brown recommended that the city not sign an agreement “that would make them liable for following child care regulations because they are not the organizations in the building. The city sees itself as the facilitator providing the grants for the child care providers and linking them to RPS.”

Like Ms. Cosby, School Board member James “Scott” Barlow, 2nd District, did not like the sudden change. He said he did not vote on Aug. 31 to approve the deal because such issues where not ironed out.

“I believe that the city should have some skin in this process,” he said, describing the city’s position as a fundamental change.

Meanwhile, the School Board also is hearing pleas to shorten the school day.

Teachers are expressing concern about having to be glued to a computer screen for long hours, including follow-up meetings and training.

Parents are finding it exhausting to motivate their children to stay online for long hours, the board was told, and are worried about the eye strain their children could experience in being online for so long.

Board member Elizabeth Doerr, 1st District, reminded the Zoom viewers no school district had extensive experience in virtual learning.

At this point, Mr. Kamras does not support any reduction in class time and remains upbeat about the number of students logging in daily and learning. He said he would deliver a performance update to the board next Monday.

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The pandemic has led to a rise in domestic violence, but that doesn’t mean you are alone.

There are resources available to help you navigate these challenging times.

What is causing increased partner violence?

What are victims experiencing?

Social distancing encourages people to remain quarantined within their homes.

It is contributing, however, to more cases of intimate partner violence.

Social distancing unfortunately means more time at home with abusers.

The following are contributing factors: • Social isolation • Financial, emotional and physical stress • Lack of alone time • Lack of childcare • Loss of job or income • Depression and anxiety • Substance abuse • Reduced access to mental health and substance abuse services

Project EMPOWER Project EMPOWER is dedicated to enhancing prevention and intervention services to individuals and their families who have or are experiencing intimate partner, domestic and sexual violence.

The following services are offered through the initiative at no cost to VCU Health patients: • Crisis intervention • Community based referrals and resources • Assistance with protective orders • Safety planning • Counseling EMPOWER • Ongoing case management To contact Project EMPOWER, call (804) 628-3361.

Victims’ problems are amplified: • They are further isolated and controlled by their abusers • They are misinformed about the pandemic by their abusers • They are restricted by travel • They are fearful of going to shelters due to COVID-19

Additional national and local resources available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week YWCA Richmond’s Domestic Violence Program • Call the Greater Richmond Regional Hotline at 804-612-6126 • Visit YWCARichmond.org/dv/ Virginia Family Violence Sexual Assault Hotline • Call 1-800-838-8238 or text 804-793-9999 • Call 1-866-356-6998 for LGBTQ-informed support and advocacy services National Network to End Domestic Violence • Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) to speak with highly trained advocates

If you or a loved one is experiencing abuse, please seek immediate help. © 2020 VCU Health. All rights reserved. Sources: VCU Health; Centers for Disease and Control Prevention.

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VSU may lose $10M to $12M with decision to go virtual

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

had to make,” Dr. Abdullah said, “But I am confident that The decision to keep stu- this was the right thing to do dents off campus for the first for the health and safety of our semester may cost Virginia State students, faculty and staff.”

University $10 million to $12 Dr. Abdullah said VSU had million — just one example built up its financial reserves in of the impact COVID-19 is the past two years and would having on higher be able to weather the education. financial problems, VSU President avoid a deficit and Makola M. Abdullah meet its debt obliganoted the price tag tions. attached to having VSU previously only virtual classes eliminated $26 milfor the fall in a dislion from its budget cussion last week for the current fiscal Dr. Abdullah with alumni. year that began July Despite what he 1 to address projected revenue said were VSU’s best efforts to reductions due to the pandemic. reopen the campus, the school Dr. Abdullah said VSU now will ultimately joined many colleges have to adjust again as a result and universities in deciding the of the decision to go virtual. risk and potential liability was Among other impacts, he too great to bring students back told the alumni that plans to for in-person classes. roll out expanded marketing Along with the immediate of undergraduate and graduate loss of revenue from student programs in computer science payments of room and board and computer technology have that support debt service on resi- had to be put on hold. He dential buildings, Dr. Abdullah also said that plans to beef said some students, particularly up the school’s fundraising freshmen, have rejected the operation also would need to virtual class model and have be rethought. decided not to attend.

However, he noted VSU is He said that will result in a adding to its offerings, includsmaller than expected Class of ing two new online programs 2024. He added it also will be this fall, a bachelor’s of science felt in fewer upperclassmen at degree in nursing and a doctoral VSU in the next three years as program in education. Several the freshmen move up. other additions, he said, are “That’s why this was one going through the approval of the hardest decisions I have process.

Virginia students have leveled several criticisms against state colleges that chose to reopen their campuses for the fall semester in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

During a virtual news conference Monday morning hosted by the Virginia Student Power Network, students from Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, George Mason University and other schools shared details on how their semesters have gone so far.

They pointed to a number of issues that have emerged from the universities choosing to hold in-person classes and the methods colleges are using to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Their criticisms ranged from the mismanagement of freshmen students new to the college experience, to a lack of accommodations and resources for students and university workers, to college administrators being unwilling to address the flaws in their reopening plans and their potential impact on their local communities and the state at large.

Students have publicly lodged their displeasure in several ways, including VCU students holding a strike on the first day of classes to University of Virginia students and employees holding a 15-minute die-in on the Charlottesville campus.

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oversee and review these plans at their own discretion.

Officials and authorities are aware of the connection between college reopening and the rising number of COVID-19 cases. At a news conference last week, Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney advised local college students to heed safety guidelines and avoid “mass gatherings at parties,” as clusters of positive cases began to rise in the city during the previous two weeks.

Speakers at Monday’s VSPN event acknowledged that some students haven’t followed safety guidelines. However, they also criticized the rhetoric from college authorities as shifting responsibility from the schools to the students—not for just the number of positive COVID-19 cases and the furlough of workers, but also the work of monitoring students to ensure guidelines are being followed.

“I wish they showed more consideration and care for the human beings that are directly impacted by their careless choices,” said VSPN Director Ibby Han, reading a letter from an anonymous GMU sophomore. “They need to do better,” the letter stated. “We deserve better.”

In addition to these testimonies, speakers also shared potential solutions, including using college funds from endowments, investments and other revenue sources to ensure hazard pay for campus workers, online education resources for low-income students and a three-year tuition freeze. Some of these initiatives already being advocated by college student groups, along with a call for all-online instruction.

Speakers also urged university officials to listen to their students, faculty and workers. And they urged students, whether learning on campus or online, to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines.

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learning) was a really irresponsible choice that’s obviously driven by money,” said VCU student Taylor Maloney.

Further criticism has come from the VCU and GMU chapters of the American Association of University Professors over the efficacy of the COVID-19 self-test kits provided by a company called Kallaco to students and staff set to return to campus. It was later revealed that those initial kits have not been approved by the FDA for home use.

Less than a month after reopening, the effects of the reopening for in-person learning already are being felt.

An outbreak of more than 1,000 cases led James Madison University to join Virginia State University, Hampton University and others in closing the campus, becoming the first college to do so after the semester began.

Meanwhile, VCU and U.Va. officials are preparing more campus spaces for isolation and quarantine, having already seen more than 100 active coronavirus cases on their campuses.

In total, universities in the state have seen more than 2,100 positive cases of COVID19 so far, according to numbers reported by the schools.

Further complicating these cases is a lack of oversight, critics said, because the Virginia Department of Health did not review or approve any of the reopening plans.

Local health departments then were left to

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Your vote, your voice With each election, we urge our readers to vote.

This year, however, holds even greater urgency for people to register to vote and cast a ballot in the election for president, U.S. Senate, congressional races and local government and School Board contests.

The fate of our nation – and our very democracy – depends on your vote.

How do we know?

The current occupant of the White House blatantly continues his efforts to impede the election not only by his rhetoric, but also by his actions to hamper the U.S. Postal Service at a time when millions of people are expected to cast ballots by mail because of the pandemic.

We urge Virginians not to be obstructed or detoured by the Manipulatorin-Chief, who wants nothing more than for people to fail to vote.

Early voting begins in the Commonwealth this Friday, Sept. 18.

And based on reports from Gov. Ralph S. Northam and other officials, it seems all systems – including the U.S. Postal Service – are ready to go.

With early voting, people don’t have to wait until Tuesday, Nov. 3, to go to the polls to vote. Beginning Friday, specific locations in each city and county will be open for people to go in-person to cast their ballots.

In Richmond, voters can go in person to the new Richmond Voter Registrar’s Office at 2134 W. Laburnum Ave. in North Side to cast a ballot. Two additional satellite locations will be open for early voting in late October.

In Henrico, early in-person voting will be available at the county government centers in both the Eastern and Western parts of the county beginning Friday. Saturday hours will be added in October.

In Chesterfield, voters can cast ballots early at the county Voter Registrar’s Office on Lori Road. Four additional locations will be open for early voting beginning in mid-October.

In Hanover, early in-person voting will be available at the county government complex, with Saturday voting added in late October.

We understand that for many reasons, some people can’t cast ballots in person or don’t feel safe or comfortable going in person to vote during the coronavirus pandemic. They can cast absentee ballots by mail.

In a news conference earlier this week, Gov. Northam offered assurances that voting by mail is safe, and that the state has put in place security measures to ensure the integrity of this important election.

So far, 790,000 requests have been received for absentee ballots by mail for this election, the governor noted. By comparison, during the 2016 presidential election, a total of 566,000 votes were cast absentee, he said.

Gov. Northam said he expects the demand for absentee, mail-in ballots will continue to grow.

The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Friday, Oct. 23. In this election, Virginia voters no longer need to provide a reason or excuse as to why they need an absentee ballot.

Absentee ballots will start going out to voters who requested them on Friday, officials said.

We believe a new online tracking system instituted by the state will help Virginians feel more secure about voting by mail. The Virginia Department of Elections has a “citizen portal” that shows when an absentee ballot request has been received, when a ballot has been sent to the voter and when the ballot has been received by a local election office. That information is available through the Virginia Department of Elections’ website at www.elections.virginia.gov.

Last week, U.S. Reps. A. Donald McEachin of Richmond and Abigail Spanberger of Henrico toured the U.S. Postal Service Richmond Processing and Distribution Center in Sandston. They also met with employees to discuss recent changes instituted by President Trump’s crony, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, to slow down the mail and to learn how the Sandston distribution center plans to handle the increased mail volume this fall related to the election.

Rep. McEachin told the Free Press after the tour that he has “every confidence” the Sandston facility will be able to handle the expected election-related mail volume. He said the facility has the capacity to handle 2 million pieces of mail per day. The current volume, he said, is about 800,000 pieces per day.

We give Rep. McEachin and Rep. Spanberger kudos for supporting the Delivering for America Act, which recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives and would reverse the detrimental changes implemented by Mr. DeJoy, including removing mailboxes, eliminating mail sorting machines and curtailing overtime for USPS employees.

All of these tactics have resulted in mail delivery delays in Virginia and elsewhere.

Ironically, the USPS sent out a mailer this week to households across the area urging people to “plan ahead” if they intend to vote by mail. The mailer urges people to “start today,” stating, “Give yourself and your election officials ample time” in the process to mail in absentee ballot requests, to receive ballots and to return them before the deadline.

Most localities also are setting up secure drop boxes where voters can drop off their completed absentee ballots.

Contact the Virginia Department of Elections, www.elections. virginia.gov or (800) 552-9745, for details on early in-person voting, voting by mail, requesting an absentee ballot and acceptable forms of ID to vote.

We note with some concern that employees of the Richmond Voter Registrar’s Office provided incorrect information about early in-person voting during each of three separate phone inquiries the Richmond Free Press made to the office during the past two weeks.

We hope city Voter Registrar Kirk Showalter, as well as registrars across the area, will quickly provide adequate training to employees so that correct information is disseminated to voters. This election is too critical to leave any chance for error or for discouraging people from voting.

If you are not registered to vote, you have until Tuesday, Oct. 13, to register to be able to vote in this election.

If you are registered, vote early — either in person or by mail.

Don’t wait.

Your vote is your voice.

Use it to help change the direction of our country.

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Keep politics out of vaccine approval process “Maintaining the American public’s trust in the FDA is vital.

If the agency’s credibility is lost because of real or perceived interference, people will not rely on the agency’s safety warnings.

Erosion of public trust will leave consumers and patients doubting our recommendations, less likely to enroll in clinical studies or to use FDAregulated products when they should to maintain or improve their health. This is problematic under normal circumstances but especially if we are to ultimately overcome COVID-19.” — Senior FDA executives Patrizia Cavazzoni, Peter Marks, Susan Mayne, Judy McMeekin, Jeff Shuren, Steven Solomon, Janet Woodcock and Mitch Zeller It’s no secret that the White House believes the approval of a vaccine or treatment for COVID-19 would be a boon for the president’s re-election campaign. From the moment the novel coronavirus first reached America’s shores in January, he has regarded it first and foremost as a political inconvenience.

Without evidence, he has portrayed anything that delays the “magic bullet” he believes

will end the pandemic — or at least appear to end it — as the result of a conspiracy to damage his candidacy. This includes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval process.

If we have any hope of developing a safe, effective vaccine that brings the virus under control, it depends entirely on the FDA’s resolve to resist this shameful political pressure.

Marc H. Morial In an encouraging move, eight top FDA officials and doctors recently published an op-ed in USA Today pledging that all “decisions will continue to be guided by the best science” and maintain independence from political pressure.

Their statement came a day after executives representing nine companies working on coronavirus vaccines pledged to submit the vaccines for FDA approval only after they’re shown to be safe and effective in large clinical studies.

“We believe this pledge will help ensure public confidence in the rigorous scientific and regulatory process by which COVID-19 vaccines are evaluated and may ultimately be approved,” they wrote.

The pledge was signed by the CEOs of AstraZeneca,

BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna Inc., Novavax Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Sanofi.

It’s worth noting that many of the regulations that still govern the FDA’s drug testing process were developed in the wake of the thalidomide scandal of the early 1960s. The drug, taken by pregnant women, killed thousands of babies in the womb and caused at least 10,000 others in 46 countries to be born with severe deformities.

The United States escaped this tragedy largely due to the determination of FDA medical officer Frances Oldham Kelsey.

“For a critical 19-month period, she fastidiously blocked its approval while drug company officials maligned her as a bureaucratic nitpicker,” the New York Times wrote in a 2015 obituary.

Widespread vaccine use helped eliminate deadly and disabling diseases in the United States. The last natural outbreak of smallpox, which killed three of every 10 people who contracted it, was in 1949, and the disease was declared eliminated in 1952.

Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, although outbreaks among the unvaccinated are triggered by infected travelers bringing the virus from other countries.

Young candidates attract young voters One of the most exciting parts of this year’s Democratic National Convention was the keynote speech delivered collectively by a group of young progressive elected officials, many of whom are Black. They showed us the potential for a promising future once we have gotten past the presidency of Donald Trump.

They also showed us how to get there. One way to make sure we remove Donald Trump from the White House and his enablers from Congress is to support exciting candidates at all levels who can energize Democratic voters — especially progressive young people — to vote.

The mass mobilization we have seen in the Black Lives Matter protests is an essential tool for turning energy into political will and bringing pressure on public officials.

Ultimately, though, voting is the only tool we have for putting people who are committed to making the changes our country urgently needs into positions of power.

Many of the problems that have been with us for far longer than the current administration, including systemic inequity in health care, education, housing and policing, can and must be addressed at local and state levels.

That’s why transformational local candidates are key to building progressive power and making progressive change. And getting

elected and serving successfully in local office is often the first step to higher office.

Look at Virginia, where intense organizing over the past few election cycles turned the former capital of the Confederacy blue. Candidates from under-represented communities — young people, people of color, women, immigrants and LGBTQ candidates — helped Democrats take control of both

Ben Jealous chambers of the state’s General Assembly. And that has meant the power to make huge changes for the people of Virginia, including expanding access to health care, addressing gun violence and more.

Opposition to President Trump helped drive change in Virginia and will motivate many people to get to the polls in November. But energy doesn’t come just from the top of the ticket. It runs both ways. In fact, exciting local candidates can generate enthusiasm among people who might see national politics and candidates as far removed from their lives and concerns.

People for the American Way’s Next Up! project supports young candidates running at the state and local level, many of them from communities that have long been denied their fair share of political power. The enthusiasm for their candidacies can boost progressive prospects up and down the ballot.

There’s Arizona, for example, where Democrats have an excellent chance of picking up the U.S. Senate seat now held

by the appointed Republican Sen. Martha McSally. We’re excited about supporting two local candidates, Whitney Walker and Jevin Hodge, both young Black people who are engaging their communities by challenging Republican incumbents on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.

How about Michigan, a battleground state that helped put President Trump in the White House? Chokwe Pitchford is generating excitement as a 21year-old Black man running to flip a seat in the state House.

Young voters have been going to the polls in higher numbers in recent elections. We must do everything in our power to keep that trend rising. If you know a young community-oriented person who ought to run for public office in the future, encourage him or her. We need their voices and energy to keep turning citizens and activists into voters.

And between now and November, do what you can to support young candidates who have stepped up. They are running in a year when public health restrictions make traditional campaigning harder and when disinformation and voter suppression campaigns are trying to keep Black people from voting. We can and will move this country toward a more just future — and we can’t let anyone convince us to take our eyes off that prize.

The writer, a former president and chief executive officer of the national NAACP, serves as president of People for the American Way and People for the American Way Foundation.

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Rubella, a typically mild illness that can cause serious complications for pregnant women and their babies, was declared eliminated in the United States in 2004.

Prior to 1955, polio permanently paralyzed thousands of children every year. No cases of polio have originated in the United States since 1979.

I have faith that, one day, the coronavirus can be added to this list, but only if we can maintain faith in our public health institutions.

It’s hard to estimate how much damage the Trump administration has done by allowing politics to override responsible public health policy. The FDA and the pharmaceutical companies must invoke the spirit of Frances Oldham Kelsey and stand as a firewall against his interference.

The writer is president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League.

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Insisting on transparency and accountability ‘is no red herring’ Re Editorial “Red Herring,” Free Press Sept. 10-12 edition: After reading your most recent editorial, “Red Herring,” I was deeply disappointed.

A red herring is defined as “something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or an important question, it may be either a logical fallacy or a literacy device that leads readers or audiences toward a false conclusion.”

My call requesting an investigation where Mayor Levar M. Stoney used $1.8 million dollars to remove Confederate statues was never intended to lead Richmonders to a false conclusion.

The mayor and all members of Richmond City Council agreed to the removal. We did not agree to an action that questions the appropriateness of the transaction. The Virginia Public Procurement Act (2.2-4300), Section C, states in part “… all procurement procedures be conducted in a fair and impartial manner with avoidance of any impropriety or appearance of impropriety, that all qualified vendors have access to public business and that no offeror be arbitrarily or capriciously excluded …”

Was the transaction in question fair and impartial when considering the following?

• The contractor selected to remove the statues did not have a

contractor’s license to conduct business in the Commonwealth.

• The shell company was created 10 days before the decision was made to use this particular contractor.

• The transaction was a no-bid contract, which means this company was selected based on Mayor Stoney’s sole discretion.

• To date, there is no record of a permit issued for this project.

• The principal of the contracting company is an ally and major contributor to Mayor Stoney’s mayoral campaign.

To insist on transparency and accountability, especially in public services, is no red herring. To the contrary, transparency and accountability are the foundations of good governance. These actions safeguard a functioning democracy. It is the right of citizens to inspect the work of public officials and hold authorities to account for their actions.

In this situation, it is not enough to say the Stoney administration said other contractors were contacted. Transparency requires an appropriate response to the questions above as well as detailed information on other contractors that supposedly were contacted — who were they, when were they contacted, were there discussions of payment and is there a written record?

For too long, Richmond has been plagued with accusations of corruption and ineffectiveness. In 2017, my colleagues and I pushed for a crackdown on corruption in City Hall. At that time, I said there were certain situations that may not cross the line of the law, but do not pass the smell test. This situation certainly has a foul odor.

Corruption has to stop! It is a threat to our city. If public officials continue to engage in actions that only benefit themselves and their allies, then how can we have meaningful dialogue and actions to address the most critical issues facing our community?

The Free Press has always been a champion for the people of Richmond. You say that you place a high value on quality and that you are guided by a commitment to the eternal principles of truth, integrity, robust debate and justice. Given all we know about this transaction, I am disheartened and surprised that the Free Press did not make the first public call for an investigation.

KIM B. GRAY Richmond The writer represents the 2nd District on Richmond City Council and is a candidate for mayor.

Attempt to dampen Lt. Gov. Fairfax’s campaign announcement ‘disappointing’ Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax launched his gubernatorial campaign this past weekend to enthusiastic crowds at the Fairfax County Courthouse and at Fort Monroe in Hampton.

He faces formidable challenges by my General Assembly colleagues, Sen. Jennifer McClellan of Richmond and Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy

of Prince William County.

However, here is what is disappointing. In an unsuccessful effort to dampen Lt. Gov. Fairfax’s announcement, Debra Katz, attorney for Dr. Vanessa Tyson, renewed her call for a public hearing by the General Assembly regarding Dr. Tyson’s allegations of sexual assault against Lt.

Gov. Fairfax.

I am sick and tired of Ms. Katz’s demands for a public hearing. If her client was assaulted like she claims, then she should go to the police, file a written complaint and do it now!

Sadly, in this #MeToo movement era, an allegation equates to guilt. I, for one, still hold fast

to the notion of due process, which unfortunately has been denied to Lt. Gov. Fairfax.

JOSEPH D. “JOE” MORRISSEY Richmond The writer represents the 16th District in the Virginia Senate.

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Tennis champion Naomi Osaka brings racial justice to her Grand Slam win Free Press wire, staff report

NEW YORK Naomi Osaka capped a transformative U.S. Open by winning her third Grand Slam title and challenging millions of people watching across the globe last Saturday to “start talking” about racial justice.

Striding into Arthur Ashe Stadium for her first round match 12 days ago, Osaka put her activism front-and-center from the start, wearing a mask to honor Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed

by Louisville, Ky., police officers who burst into her apartment late one night in March.

Osaka would go on to recognize seven different Black Americans — one for each of the seven rounds of the tournament — bringing the Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality and equal justice to her sport’s broad international fan base.

In addition to a mask bearing Ms. Taylor’s name, Osaka wore masks honoring Trayvon Martin, 17, shot and killed in February 2012 by a man as he was returning to his father’s townhome in Sanford, Fla., from a convenience store run for Skittles and an ice tea; Tamir Rice, 12, who was holding a toy gun when a Cleveland police officer shot and killed him in November 2014; Philando Castile, 32, who was fatally shot by a suburban St. Paul, Minn., police officer during a traffic stop with his partner and her 4-year-old daughter in the car; Elijah McClain, 23, who was walking home from a convenience store when he was tackled by Aurora, Colo., police, put in a carotid hold and later injected with ketamine by first responders who took him to a hospital, where he died August 2019 after being declared brain dead; Ahmaud Arbery, 25, who was jog-

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Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates winning against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the 2020 women’s singles U.S. Open tennis tournament last Saturday.

ging in a Glynn County, Ga., neighborhood when he was chased down by a father and son in a pickup truck and shot and killed in February; and George Floyd, 46, who was killed May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer who held his knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes.

Asked after her final victorious match what message she hoped to send with her masks, Osaka turned the question on her interviewer: “What was the message that you got?”

“The point is to make people start talking,” the 22-year-old Osaka added.

Osaka, who was born in Japan to a Haitian father and Japanese mother, spent her formative years in the United States and lives in Los Angeles.

She represents her birth country in competition but her influence defies international borders.

“Everything that I was doing off the court was sort of on the court at the same time, too,” she said in a televised interview after her three-sets win over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. “It made me stronger because I felt like I have more desire to win because I want to show more names.”

One of the most recognized personalities in Japan, Osaka sent shockwaves through her sport before the tournament even began.

She forced the postponement of the Western & Southern Open semifinal late last month after opting out of the match in protest over the Aug. 23 police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., as NBA and WNBA mounted similar boycotts.

“Watching the continued genocide of Black people at the hand of the police is honestly making me sick to my stomach,” Osaka wrote on social media at the time.

Tennis pioneer Billie Jean King said the action put Osaka in the pantheon of the greatest athlete activists.

“It has been more than 50 years since athletes like Muhammad Ali, John Carlos and Tommie Smith and the Original 9 of women’s tennis all stood up and used their sport, their voices and their actions to change humanity,” King said.

“The baton has been passed and Naomi has accepted it.”

Osaka’s final mask of the U.S. Open bore the name of youngster Tamir Rice. Osaka said she thought about wearing the mask for her trophy ceremony but was told not to don a face covering for the exchange.

Osaka, who has immersed herself in Haitian history as she forms her views on racial and social justice, said she would be interested in meeting

with the families of the seven people who appeared on her masks during the tournament.

“I learn more through experiences,” she said.

“For me, I feel like sharing stories and hearing people’s experiences is very valuable.”

During the tournament, Osaka received video messages from Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, and Marcus Arbery Sr., the father of Mr. Arbery. She was moved to tears by their messages of thanks for wearing the masks bearing the names of their late children, and urging her on in the tournament.

After her tournament victory, the family of Mr. Floyd sent her a congratulatory video message.

People in Japan celebrated her victory and her social justice message.

“I am very happy that Naomi, who is an influential person, said ‘Black Lives Matter’ in a public place,” said 16-year-old Mari Maeda.

“I am happy that her message was received not only in the U.S. but also the world, including Japan.”

A report in Japanese newspaper Mainichi late last week cited unnamed sources at one of her sponsors as criticizing her BLM stance, saying they would prefer her to concentrate on tennis.

But going by the comments of people in Tokyo on Sunday, the sponsor may have misjudged public sentiment despite the nation’s largely homogeneous culture.

“Including myself, I think there are many people who are not interested in a topic like racism,” said office worker Masateru Tanimoto.

“But (Osaka) has created an opportunity to open the topic ... Although people may agree or disagree, I think it is a good thing that the issue has become a topic of discussion.”

From basketball to football, NBA coming down to the wire with Mo Alie-Cox on rocket trajectory with Colts conference finals

Since there was no college March Madness this year, basketball fans must settle for Autumn Madness NBA style.

The disjointed NBA season is down to its version of a Final Four. Here are the matchups as the pro games grind into September and, eventually, October, as leaves fall from trees and frost descends on pumpkins.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, all action is to unfold in “The Bubble” at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. For the first time in history, there will be no in-person fans or home-court advantage.

Get comfortable You can’t go to the games, but the games will come to you.

The NBA Western Conference finals will be televised on TNT, while the Eastern Conference finals will be on ESPN. The NBA Championship finals will be shown on ABC. There won’t be a repeat champion. The Toronto Raptors won the 2019 NBA crown, defeating the Golden State Warriors 4-2.

Western Conference

Los Angeles Lakers versus Denver Nuggets

Los Angeles Lakers How they got here: 52-19 regular season; defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 and the Houston Rockets 4-1 in the playoffs.

Coach: Frank Vogel NBA championships: 16; most recently 2010.

Leading scorers (in the playoffs): Anthony Davis, 27.6; LeBron James, 26.6 History lesson: The Lakers played in Minneapolis, “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” from 1947 until 1960, when the franchise moved to L.A. Denver Nuggets How they got here: 46-27 regular season; defeated the Utah Jazz 4-3; defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 4-3.

NBA championships: None Coach: Michael Malone Leading scorers (through 14 playoff games): Jamal Murray, 27.1; Nikola Jokic, 25.4 History lesson: Formerly known as the Larks and the Rockets, Denver played in the final ABA championship game, losing to the New York Nets; team was long-ago ABA opponents of the Virginia Squires.

Eastern Conference

Miami Heat versus Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics How they got here: 48-24 regular season; defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 4-0 and the Toronto Raptors 4-3 in the playoffs.

NBA championships: 17; most recent in 2008.

Coach: Brad Stevens Leading scorers: Jayson Tatum, 25.3; Jaylen Brown, 21.0 History lesson: The Celtics have retired 23 jersey numbers, the most of any professional sports franchise.

Miami Heat How they got here: 44-29 regular season; defeated the Indiana Pacers 4-0 and the Milwaukee Bucks 4-1 in the playoffs.

NBA championships: Three, most recent 2013; became the NBA expansion team in 1988.

Coach: Erik Spoelstra Leading scorers: Goran Dragic, 21.1; Edrice “Bam” Adebayo, 16.2.

History lesson: Former Virginia Union standout Terry Davis began his 12-season NBA career with the Heat in 1989 as an undrafted free agent.

Of all the NFL’s human interest stories, few are more intriguing than that of Mo Alie-Cox. He never played college football.

Furthermore, he never put on the pads in high school past ninth grade.

Yet the athlete Richmonders recall as the imposing Virginia Commonwealth University basketball center started the season as the No. 1 tight end on the Indianapolis Colts’ depth chart.

Already an established blocker, the 26-year-old with the signature dreadlocks is hopeful of a breakout, snagging passes from new quarterback Philip Rivers.

The vast majority of his previous 600 NFL snaps have been as a blocker first and as an infrequent receiver. There’s optimism that may change.

“I don’t mind doing the dirty work, but the next step for me is to become another weapon in the passing game,” Alie-Cox told the Colts’ publication Stampede Blue.

Alie-Cox had two receptions for 20 yards in the Colts’ opening 27-20 loss at Jacksonville last Sunday.

He wasn’t targeted in many passes last year for a couple of reasons. The Colts had an All-Pro tight end in Jack Doyle. Plus, Alie-Cox was playing with one hand.

“I had a broken thumb that held me back,” he said. “Now that it’s healed, I’m hoping to make more of an impact five, 10, 15 yards downfield.”

Jason Michael, the Colts’tightends coach, said this to Stampede Blue: “The sky is his limit; I put no limitations on Mo. He’s a big, physical body in our blocking scheme. But when he gets the ball in his hands, he’s hard to bring down.”

For his Colts’ career, Alie-Cox has 15 catches for 226 yards and two touchdowns. Of that 226 yards, 108 came after the catch.

Rivers will become the Colts’ – and Alie-Cox’s—third quarterback in three seasons, succeeding Andrew Luck in 2018 and Jacoby Brissett a year ago.

Some background: Alie-Cox was the VCU Rams’ dominant big man from 2013 to 2017, recording 1,092 points, 663 rebounds and 255 blocked shots in 142 basketball games.

Known as “Mo-nan the Barbarian,” he also established VCU’s record for career field-goal accuracy, 57.4 percent.

Undrafted by the NBA, Alie-Cox passed on opportunities to shoot hoops overseas to take a shot at a sport he hadn’t played since he was a freshman at South County High School in Lorton in Northern Virginia.

Alie-Cox was signed by the Colts following a one-man tryout session in August 2017 at SCOR Sports Center of Richmond near The Diamond. Representatives of 30 of the NFL’s 32 teams attended the workout.

This marks Alie-Cox’s fourth season with the Colts, although he has not always

been active.

While Alie-Cox didn’t have football experience entering the NFL, he possessed the physical dimensions—and then some—scouts hunt for. The native of Alexandria is listed at 6-foot-5, 267 pounds. That doesn’t tell the whole story, Mo Alie-Cox however. His wingspan has been measured at 7-foot-1 and his massive hands stretch 11 ¾ inches from the tip of his thumb to the tip of his pinky.

In the history of the NFL combine, where such physical traits are measured, only DeForest Buckner in 2016 and Gosder Cherilus in 2008 had hands so immense.

The spark that lit Alie-Cox’s NFL aspirations may stem from a trip made by Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten to VCU

in 2017. Witten was visiting friend Mike Morrell, a VCU assistant coach.

Witten was so impressed with Alie-Cox’s physical presence that he suggested the Ram give the gridiron a shot.

Alie-Cox’s starting status may be shortlived at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Doyle is expected back soon following a neck injury. Another tight end, Trey Burton, is recovering from a leg injury.

Still, the Colts use multiple tight ends more than 33 percent of the plays, more than any other team. So there’s room for additions.

Despite playing little football growing up in Northern Virginia, Alie-Cox did have a favorite player — NFL Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss, who wore No. 81 for the New England Patriots from 2007 to 2010.

In admiration of Moss, Alie-Cox chose to wear No. 81 for the Colts.

Alie-Cox is no Moss. Yet, if there was a hall of fame for great storylines, the Colts’ No. 81 would be a leading vote getter.

Fancy footwork will follow NBA All-Star Charles Oakley to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Charles Oakley proved what he can do on a basketball floor. Now his fans are eager to check out his moves on the dance floor.

The former Virginia Union University and NBA star is competing in the 29th season of “Dancing with the Stars,” which started Monday on ABC-TV with new host and supermodel Tyra Banks.

“Now I’ve got to get my finesse on,” Oakley told “Good Morning America” after the contestants were announced.

He will be dancing along with 14 other celebrities, including former Washington NFL tight end Vernon Davis, Grammy Award-winning rapper, singer-songwriter Nelly, 18-year-old actress Skai Jackson; and Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir.

A native of Cleveland, the 56-yearold powerful 6-foot-8 Oakley starred at VUU from 1981 to 1985, scoring 2,379 points and grabbing 1,642 rebounds. He was NCAA Division II Player of the Year as a senior under former Panthers Coach Dave Robbins.

Oakley was the ninth overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1985 NBA draft, but was quickly traded to the Chicago Bulls that same day.

His 19-season NBA career included three seasons with the Bulls, from 1985 to 1988, where he was known as Michael Jordan’s “Enforcer,” followed by

10 seasons with the New York Knicks from 1988 to 1998.

The Knicks made the playoffs all 10 seasons the rugged Oakley was in the lineup.

Oakley made the NBA All-Rookie team in 1986 and was named an NBA All-Star in 1994. For his career, the big man averaged 9.7 points and 9.5 rebounds per outing and was considered an excellent defender.

In retirement, he has earned fame with his cooking talents, even starring in his own YouTube series “Oak in the Kitchen.”

His nonprofit Charles Oakley Foundation helped start the 2020 Feed America Campaign to provide home-cooked meals to 10,000 food insecure Americans this year.

Since 2017, he has coached the Killer 3’s of the Big3 three-on-three basketball league.

Among the former DWTS champions are football standouts Emmitt Smith, Rashard Jennings, Hines Ward and Donald Driver.

Another interesting dance contestant this year is Carole Baskin, the archrival of Joe Exotic in the Netflix series “Tiger King.”

DWTS matches an amateur dancer with a pro. This season, Britt Stewart will become the first Black female pro to compete.

U.Va.-Va Tech game postponed; other ACC teams opened last Saturday The much anticipated football matchup between the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech will have to wait.

Because of an outbreak of the coronavirus on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus, the Atlantic Coast Conference contest set for Saturday, Sept. 19, has been

postponed. The game was to be televised nationally on ABC. No new date has been set, but it may be Dec. 12, the next time both schools have an opening in their fall football schedules.

In ACC games played last Saturday, the University of Notre Dame defeated Duke University

27-13 in South Bend, Ind.; the University of North Carolina defeated Syracuse University 31-6 in Chapel Hill, N.C.; Clemson University defeated Wake Forest University 37-13; Georgia Tech edged Florida State University 16-13 in Tallahassee, Fla.; and host University of Pittsburgh

topped Austin Peay State University 55-0.

As it stands now, Virginia Tech and U.Va. both will open at home on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Virginia Tech will host UNC — time to be announced — while U.Va. will face Duke in Charlottesville at noon.

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Happenings Signs of tribute How do you honor people for making a community better?

Post an honorary street sign to recognize their contributions.

That’s what happened last Saturday in South Side as new signs saluting veteran civic leader Rosa Jones and the late Johnny R. Battle were unveiled near their homes in ceremonies spurred by 8th District City Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell.

Below, Ms. Jones, right, who has served as president of the Oak

Grove Civic Association for 20 years, is escorted to the ceremony at 1700 Fairfax Ave. by Pam Smith and dozens of others. After the unveiling, relatives and admirers eagerly snapped photos of the new sign.

Right, 6-year-old Darren Fields, gets a lift from family and friends to unveil the street sign honoring his great-grandfather, the late Johnny R. Battle, at 32nd and Decatur streets in South Side. Mr. Battle mentored area youths and was a model neighbor.

Ms. Trammell lobbied for the sign to help ease the hurt and sense of loss for those who knew Mr. Battle, 80, who was beaten in his wheelchair and killed during an attack in April 2018 outside his home.

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Rosa Parks’ home displayed in Italy amid racial justice backdrop Free Press wire report

NAPLES, Italy The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where civil rights icon Rosa Parks took refuge after her historic bus boycott is going on display in Italy in a setting that couldn’t be more incongruous: The imposing central courtyard of the Royal Palace in Naples.

It’s the latest stop for the house in a years-long saga that began when Mrs. Parks’ niece saved the tiny two-story home from demolition in Detroit after the 2008 financial crisis. She donated it to an American artist who took it apart and rebuilt it for public display in Germany, and now Italy, after failing to find a permanent resting place for it in the United States As racial tensions seethe across the Atlantic, the exhibition of the home that started Tuesday has taken on new relevance. The display is being accompanied by a repeating soundtrack titled “8:46” and lasting that long.

It’s the original time prosecutors said it took for George Floyd, a Black man, to be killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25 in a slaying that has fueled the Black Lives Matter movement and protests around the globe in a reckoning with police brutality and racial injustice.

Minnesota prosecutors later acknowledged the police officer had his knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck for 7 minutes, 46 seconds, but said the one minute difference didn’t affect the case.

Artist Ryan Mendoza has been campaigning for more than five years to draw attention to the historic value of the home, where Mrs. Parks lived for a short time after her 1955 defining act

of defiance: Refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Ala. The yearlong refusal of African-Americans to ride city buses that followed is regarded as the first major U.S. demonstration against segregation.

In an interview ahead of the opening, Mr. Mendoza said he hoped the grandeur of the Naples debut of “Almost Home” would draw attention to Mrs. Parks’ legacy and help America “remember a house it didn’t know it had forgotten.”

Mrs. Parks lived in the tiny house in Detroit with her brother and his family as she struggled to make a new life for herself in the Northern United States after receiving death threats following the bus protest. The family said Mrs. Parks, who died in 2005, lived there with 17 other relatives.

The house was abandoned and slated for demolition after the financial crisis in 2008 and Detroit’s dramatic decline. But Mrs. Parks’ niece, Rhea McCauley, bought it from the city

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The house of U.S. civil rights icon Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, is on display in the courtyard of an 18th century Royal Palace, in Naples, Italy. It is the latest stop for the house in a years-long saga that began when Mrs. Parks’ niece saved the tiny two-story home from demolition in Detroit after the 2008 financial crisis.

for $500 and donated it to Mr. Mendoza.

After unsuccessful efforts to persuade the city of Detroit to help save the building, Mr. Mendoza in 2016 dismantled it and moved it to the German capital, rebuilding it on the lot of his studio for public display.

In 2018, Brown University announced it would feature the house as part of a planned exhibition on the Civil Rights Movement organized by its Center for Slavery and Justice. But it backed out at the last minute, citing a legal dispute with the family.

Earlier this year, Mr. Mendoza approached the Naples-based Morra Greco Foundation, where he had worked for a year in the 1990s. The foundation agreed to help organize the exhibit with the backing of the Italian culture ministry and Campania regional government.

For Mr. Mendoza, the house epitomizes the experience of many African-Americans who migrated north in the last century, only to face redlining and other discrimination that has affected generations of Black Americans.

“This house, in a word, is a way for people to understand why people in America are so enraged,” he said.

He takes particular satisfaction that the house, which is “so fragile that you can almost blow it over,” is being exhibited in the central courtyard of a royal palace, where it certainly would have never found welcome by the kings of the House of Bourbon.

But now, “instead of being rejected by the walls of the royal palace, it’s embraced and protected by these walls,” he said. “Potentially thanks to the showing of the house in this way, America will allow the house to have a home.”

Kerby Jean-Raymond, Gabriela Hearst win top fashion awards Free Press wire report

NEW YORK The Council of Fashion Designers of America gave its top fashion awards on Monday to Haitian-American Kerby Jean-Raymond for menswear and Gabriela Hearst for womenswear.

The two designers led a group of winners that the CFDA said was the most diverse in the 39-year history of the awards.

It was the second honor in two days for Mr. JeanRaymond, the prominent Black founder of the Pyer Moss label,

who also was named Designer of the Year by Harlem’s Fashion Row in a virtual ceremony on Sunday.

The CFDA winners also included Telfar Clemens, who won the accessories award, and Christopher John Rogers, who won for American emerging designer. All four were firsttime winners.

There were no acceptance speeches in a video announcement that lasted less than 10 minutes, but Ms. Hearst issued a statement in which she sent “a kiss” to Uruguay, where she was born, and saluted her fellow nominees as well as designers

everywhere, many of whom are struggling to stay afloat amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

“We are all in this together,” Ms. Hearst said.

The designer is known for sleek power-dressing, like a teal pantsuit modeled by thenincoming U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2018 in Interview magazine. The jacket was dubbed the Angela, for Black activist Angela Davis.

The Brooklyn-based Mr. Jean-Raymond, who began working in fashion as a teenager, founded Pyer Moss in 2013. He has placed the African-American experience at the center of

his craft, and gained sudden fame with a 2015 fashion show that opened with a long video about police brutality against Black people.

He recently said that racism had become more overt since the 2016 election.

“We’re unearthing things now.

We’re realizing that we had outward racists among us in the fashion industry,” he told the Washington Post in June. “You’re seeing images now, you’re seeing blackface parties—the type of stuff we were enduring as young Gabriela designers, a lot of that stuff was covert.”

Following Monday’s announcement, Mr. Jean-Raymond posted a brief Instagram video showing him opening up the box containing his silver trophy and winking at his followers.

In two new categories, the award for international women’s designer went to Pierpaolo Piccioli for Valentino, and the international men’s designer award went to Kim Jones for Dior.

Mr. Clemens, the accessories

The awards were announced by designer Tom Ford, chairman of the CFDA and also a current nominee, in a brief video announcement on Runway360, the organization’s new digital platform. They were originally scheduled to be presented, as usual, at a glitzy ceremony in June, but the event was canceled due to the pandemic.

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Personality: LaToya Gray Sparks Spotlight on the winner of ESRI’s 2020 Educational Map Contest LaToya Gray Sparks’ digital story map of how Richmond’s first master plan impacted Black residents contains a wealth of information.

And it has been recognized by the Environmental Systems Research Institute with a first place award in the institute’s 2020 Educational Map Contest.

“I thought that I was going to pass out on my floor!” says Ms. Sparks, describing her reaction to the news of her win. “I had to pinch myself to ensure that I was not dreaming. I could not believe it!”

The map is part of an interactive project, “Planned Destruction: A brief history on land ownership, valuation and development in the City of Richmond and the maps used to destroy black communities.”

It details the efforts of Richmond authorities during the 1930s and 1940s to intentionally displace residents from the city’s Black communities and destroyed neighborhoods for generations—from depriving communities of grocery stores to dividing the city between Black and white communities and leading to greater poverty and lower property values in Black areas.

“Maps are powerful. They can promote and elevate a space or omit and destroy a space,” says Ms. Gray, who hopes that cartography can be used to reverse the negative impact of redlining and similar urban planning methods.

A native of Charlotte, N.C., Ms. Sparks was working as a user support specialist in the University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library and was completing a GIS, or geographic information system, certificate program offered at the university when she began developing the map.

The research and energy she put into it, Ms. Sparks says, started as an “outlet for grief, anger and a feeling of powerlessness” after the 2017 killing of her cousin in Whitcomb Court. Around that time, she was part of the Richmond 300 Advisory Council that was drafting the city’s latest comprehensive plan. She learned how Whitcomb Court’s development was “rooted in urban planning theories and schemes that were discriminatory and patriarchal.”

It propelled her to continue her work on her story map, which is dedicated to her cousin and other childhood friends who she says lost their lives to violence in Richmond.

They were young Black men “whose lives were cut short due to boundaries and restrictions created and implemented by people who did not value Black lives,” she says.

Ms. Sparks says she hopes her map “leads to actions and concrete changes that save Black lives.”

Her winning story map will be on permanent display in ESRI’s Map Gallery online at mapgallery.esri.com.

Looking ahead, Ms. Sparks plans to continue her documentation of the Richmond neighborhoods that were razed during urban renewal, with Parkwood Avenue mentioned as a potential subject for the next part of her project.

She also has an interest in educating those affected by urban planning.

“My first goal is to inform under-represented people of the importance of engaging in the comprehensive planning process,” Ms. Sparks says.

“The devastating impact of urban renewal is relevant and still felt today,” she says. “It is the elephant in the room that needs to be discussed if we are going to have the monumental change that we truly desire.”

Meet a cartographer who is engaged with the city’s past and future and this week’s Personality, LaToya Gray Sparks.

Top honor: First place winner in the 2020 Educational Map Contest held by the Environmental Systems Research

Institute, the global market leader in geographic information systems.

thing in the morning. If I can get centered before starting any project, reading the news or checking my email, then it will be a productive day.

Date and place of birth: Jan. 26 in Charlotte, N.C. Where I live now: Richmond’s Museum District.

A perfect day for me: Any day in which I can detach from the internet and social media and spend time in nature, which usually means going to the river. It is a way to escape without having to travel very far.

Occupation: Full-time graduate student in Virginia Commonwealth University’s master’s of urban and regional planning program.

Alma mater: Bachelor’s in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University, summa cum laude and with university honors.

Family: My husband, Jim Sparks. We got married on June 20 of this year!

Topic of winning map: This digital story map offers a brief history of the first master plan of the City of Richmond and examines the maps that were used to destroy Black neighborhoods during the urban “renewal” period. It also features a map I created that documents the people and places displaced from Downtown during this time.

Judges’ reasons for awarding map the top prize: It was selected for its technical innovation, visual design and the unflinching way in which it challenged users to think about difficult issues like racial segregation and redlining.

First reaction to the news of winning top award: I thought I was going to pass out on my floor! I had to pinch myself to ensure that I was not dreaming.

I could not believe it! I then reached out to my husband to tell him the good news. He encouraged me to take the GIS class.

What this award means: The research and amount of energy that I placed in creating this project started as an outlet for grief, anger and a feeling of powerlessness. My cousin, Marcus Massenburg, died in Whitcomb Court three years ago. His death occurred around the same time that I started my work on the Richmond 300 Advisory Council, which recently produced a pre-final draft of the city’s 2020 comprehensive plan. For me, the experience was a crash course in urban planning. I learned that the development of Whitcomb Court was rooted in urban planning theories and schemes that were discriminatory and patriarchal and recommended

by Harland Bartholomew, who was a racist. His 1946 plan has resulted in devastating and tragic consequences for multiple generations. My story map is dedicated to my beloved cousin, as well as a few other childhood friends who lost their lives to violence within this city — young Black men whose lives were cut short due to boundaries and restrictions created and implemented by people who did not value Black lives. In short, this award was not only recognition of years of work, but the final product of a personal and painful journey that I hope leads to actions and concrete changes that save Black lives.

When and why I became interested in conveying information through maps: Maps are powerful. They can promote and elevate a space or omit and destroy a space.

When Harland Bartholomew was studying Richmond, he purposely sought and mapped the areas where Black people lived. Those planning maps, in conjunction with the use of the Home Owners’ Loan Corp., or HOLC, maps, were used to target areas where black people lived for programs like “slum clearance,” which resulted in destruction and displacement.

Maps were used to provide the blueprint for that devastation. It is my hope that cartography can be used to reverse that devastation, to “un-design the redline,” which is a movement presently taking place in other cities.

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: I love crocheting! It is a skill my Grandma taught me and it has come in handy.

When I had more time, I used to do craft shows back in the day.

A quote that I am inspired by: Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you.

My friends describe me as: Calm, kind, hard-working and determined.

Best late-night snack: Rainbow

cookie ice cream.

The best thing my parents ever taught me: I can do anything that I set my mind to.

The person who influenced me the most: Both of my late grandparents, Robert and Marcella Gray. They experienced trials and tribulations that I can never fathom, yet there was a grit, determination and an unwavering sense of hope that they both possessed, which lives in me. I hope that I am making them proud — wherever they are.

Favorite poet and why: My childhood was a bit rough and reading was my way of escaping.

Maya Angelou’s poems, particularly, “Still I Rise,” gave me a lot of inner strength growing up and I still refer to them today.

Book that influenced me the most: “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury. I love sci-fi and it blows my mind that what Ray Bradbury imagined as futuristic technology in the 1950s we are essentially experiencing today!

This book also warns of the per-

ils of too much of a reliance on technology, as well as a decline in critical thinking and civility, which is relevant today.

What I’m reading now: I am rereading “The Color of the Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America” by Richard Rothstein.

I heard Richard Rothstein speak at VCU. His work greatly inspired and informed my research and digital map.

Next goal: To start a community conversation on the impact of urban renewal and redlining in the city of Richmond as well as across the Commonwealth.

The devastating impact of urban renewal is relevant and still felt today. During my time of working on the city’s master plan, I was amazed with how difficult it was to get people to talk about urban renewal, as well as the continued displacement of people of color in the city today. It is the elephant in the room that needs to be discussed if we are going to have the monumental change that we truly desire.

Skills needed to make a competitive informational map: A willingness to learn a new digital platform. I say that as someone who has been averse to learning new technology. I also would recommend persistence, patience and your perspective.

We all bring our own lens when interpreting data. Also, if you are creating a story map, which is my preferred platform, then the ability to tell an engaging story is helpful as well.

How my research and map can help Richmonders: My first goal is to inform underrepresented people of the importance of engaging in the comprehensive planning process. Comprehensive planning can seem technical, dry and not exciting. But it is an opportunity to shape and have an influence on the future of your community. So, if you can become engaged, then please do so. Also, I believe there needs to be a concerted effort to recognize and honor spaces that have historic significance to the Black community in Richmond. Sadly, many of those spaces have been destroyed.

I plan to continue my work and collaborate with others to recreate digital representations of the neighborhoods that were destroyed during the urban renewal period. My Dad keeps mentioning Parkwood Avenue, so that will be my next area of focus.

Where my map can be viewed: https://bit.ly/LaToyaGrayPlannedDestruction Lessons learned from my winning research: Do not be afraid to take a chance. I am a perfectionist and came very close to not entering my map into this competition because of the notion that I needed it to be perfect. I am grateful that I did not get in my own way.

How I start the day: I love to meditate and sit outside — weather permitting — first

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Photographer Richard L. Swann dies at 85

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richard Leon Swann turned his youthful passion for taking photos into a photography career that spanned nearly 60 years and provided lasting memories for untold numbers of Richmond residents.

A Richmond native, Mr. Swann began his love affair Mr. Swann with the camera after getting his first one when he was around 9 years old, said his cousin, Ethel M. Evans of Richmond. “He took pictures 24/7,� said his niece, Dorothy Allen of Randallstown, Md. With a warm manner that put people at ease, Mr. Swann got his professional start after graduating from Armstrong High School in the early 1950s and became a constant presence in documenting people, activities and affairs in the Black community until failing health forced him to retire around 2010.

During his career, Mr. Swann mostly worked in Richmond, although he spent several years in Baltimore, Ms. Allen said.

He provided photo coverage for weekly newspapers, including the Baltimore and Richmond Afro-American and The Voice.

He photographed weddings, tooks portraits of children and class photos at city schools, provided coverage of church events and was a regular cameraman at social events.

He was long associated with two other now deceased Richmond news and freelance photographers, Ernest Moore Sr. and Waverly L. Williams Sr., and for decades was based at Mr. Williams’ photography studio in Jackson Ward.

Mr. Swann, who had battled illness in recent years, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in an area nursing home. He was 85.

The family will plan a memorial service after the pandemic.

Mr. Swann was a longtime member of Hood Temple A.M.E. Zion Church in Jackson Ward.

In addition to his cousin and niece, survivors include his daughter, Aileen N. Chase of Washington, D.C.

Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell dies at 68 Free Press wire report

on the soundtrack for “Saturday Night Fever.�

The group was honored with a BET Soul Train LOS ANGELES Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014 and inRonald “Khalis� Bell, a co-founder, singer ducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame four and producer of the group Kool & the Gang, years later. died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. He was 68.

As a self-taught musician, Mr. Bell created Mr. Bell died at his home in the U.S. Virhis own signature sound using horn lines, bass gin Islands with his wife by his side, publicist and synthesizer.

Sujata Murthy said. The cause of death has not Mr. Bell wrote and composed some of the been released. group’s biggest hits, including “Celebration,�

Kool & the Gang grew from jazz roots in “Cherish,� “Jungle Boogie� and “Summer Madthe 1960s to become one of the major groups of ness,� which was used in several films including Mr. Bell the 1970s, blending jazz, funk, R&B and pop. “Rocky� and “Baby Boy.� The song also was used After a brief downturn, the group enjoyed a return to stardom in a Nike shoe commercial in 2006 featuring LeBron James. in the 1980s.

Mr. Bell was working on a series of collaborations including Mr. Bell started the group with his brother Robert “Kool� a solo endeavor, “Kool Baby Brotha Band.� He also had plans Bell along with neighborhood friends Dennis “D.T.� Thomas, of putting together a series of animated shorts called “Kool TV�

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Mr. Bell also is survived by 10 children. The service for Mr. Kool & the Gang won a Grammy in 1978 for their work Bell will be private.

Day of remembrance Richmonders paused on Sept. 11 to remember the tragic terrorist attacks against the nation 19 years ago. On that day in 2001, terrorists hijacked four commercial jetliners with passengers aboard. Two crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New York, one crashed into the Pentagon in Northern Virginia and a fourth, believed to be headed toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Penn. More than 2,900 people were killed in the attacks, while another 25,000 or more were injured, including several hundred firefighters and law enforcement officers who responded to help the injured. Richmond Fire Chief Melvin Carter delivers remarks during the city’s commemoration last Friday, where the flag was lowered at Fire Station 10 on Hermitage Road. Firefighters from several stations stood at attention during the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney also spoke, while Police Chief Gerald M. Smith attended the event, which also was streamed online.

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First Baptist Church launches 200th anniversary celebration Last Sunday nearly 300 people attended the Grand Illumination at First Baptist Church of South Richmond, a celebration kicking off a yearlong commemoration of the church’s bicentennial. The steeple of the church at 1501 Decatur St. was illuminated and visible from points around the Manchester area. In addition, the evening program included a light show on the church’s exterior featuring the five pastors who have led the church since the Civil War – Rev. Richard Wells, Dr. Anthony Binga Jr., Dr. W.L. Ransome and the current senior pastor, Dr. Dwight C. Jones, and his son and pastor, Dr. Derik E. Jones. One of the oldest Black churches in the city, First Baptist

was started by free Black people in 1821 and was known as The African Church of Manchester until just after the Civil War. The church has grown to a congregation of about 3,000 members and has a satellite sanctuary at 6201 Ironbridge Road in Chesterfield County that opened in 2016. People were socially distanced and wore masks at the outdoor event that included music, speakers and special guests. The church’s bell tower also was revitalized for the celebration, with the bells pealing during the ceremony. They will continue to ring daily, officials said. Dr. Dwight Jones, a former Richmond mayor and member of the state House of Delegates, has led the church for 47 years.

Black female chaplain makes rank of colonel and history Religion News Service

The U.S. Army has promoted an active-duty AfricanAmerican woman chaplain to the rank of colonel for the first time.

Chaplain Monica R. Lawson was given the new status of colonel in a ceremony streamed live Sept. 2 on the Facebook page of the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School. The African Methodist Episcopal minister is the chief of recruiting and accessions for the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps.

“As an African-American woman who has always been proud of the skin that I’m in, in this time, this is a bright spot in a sea of what seems to be darkness never-ending,” Col. Lawson said during the ceremony in the auditorium of the school at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

“In a time when we are faced with political polarization, racial unrest, a pandemic and economic uncertainty, it’s good to have something to celebrate and to take our minds off of what is going on, if only for a moment.”

The hourlong ceremony began with the playing of a recording of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and ended with those gathered in person singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” also known as the Black national anthem.

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The Scripture reading, from the Book of Isaiah, included the words: “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.”

Earlier in the ceremony, before the eagle insignia were attached to the shoulders of her uniform to symbolize Col. Lawson’s promotion, Maj. Gen. Thomas Solhjem, Army chief of chaplains, encouraged Col. Lawson to empower those beneath her to succeed.

“You’re being recognized today not because you are a Black female,” he said. “But you are being recognized today because you have exhibited to a board of what will soon be your peers and those superior that you have the potential to lead in this United States Army Chaplain Corps.”

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Col. Lawson, a native of Five Points, Ala., is a graduate of Spelman College and earned a master’s of divinity from Turner Theological Seminary, the A.M.E. Church’s school on the campus of Atlanta’s Interdenominational Theological Center.

Her military assignments include serving as a battalion chaplain at Fort Story, Va., and Fort Jackson; a family life chaplain at Fort Bliss, Texas; a deputy cadet command chaplain at Fort Knox, Ky.; a command chaplain at Fort Bragg, N.C.; and a deputy Pentagon chaplain.

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paid tribute to several men and women who were among the earliest Black or female military chaplains or colonels in the chaplain corps. They paved the way for her, she said.

“Too many times when people write history, we tend to leave out the history of those who made it possible for us to achieve our historic moments,” she said.

“I wanted to allow the world to see that you can make history and still embrace the history of other people. Acknowledging other people’s accomplishments, regardless of race, religion or gender, does not diminish your accomplishments.”

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City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2020-203 To amend Ord. No. 9015-31, adopted Feb. 26, 1990, as previously amended by Ord. No. 96-169163, adopted Jun. 24, 1996, Ord. No. 99428-2000-16, adopted Jan. 24, 2000, Ord. No. 2003-246253, adopted Sept. 8, 2003, and Ord. No. 2014-75-54, adopted Apr. 28, 2014, which authorized a special use of the property known as 428 North Boulevard, to permit exterior and interior modifications for museum and library purposes, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in a R‑6 Single Family Attached District.

The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates the subject property for institutional land use.

Primary uses include institutional uses such as places of worship, private schools, universities, museums, hospitals, and other care facilities.

Ordinance No. 2020-204 To amend and reordain Ord. No. 83-67-66, adopted Apr. 25, 1983, as amended by Ord. No. 95- 244-274, adopted Nov. 13, 1995, which authorized the use of the property known as 5607 Grove Avenue, for the purpose of a dance studio and the use of the existing building for office purposes, to allow exterior façade modifications, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in an R‑4 Single‑Family Residential District.

The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates the subject property for Transitional Office uses. Primary uses are low‑to‑medium intensity professional, business and administrative offices, and medical and dental clinics that are compatible with adjacent residential uses and serve as separation between residential areas and nearby commercial or other higher intensity land uses or features.

Ordinance No. 2020-205 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 1041 North Lombardy Street, 1480 Moore Street, and 1500 Moore Street for the purpose of multifamily dwellings containing a total of up to 90 dwelling units, with off-street parking, upon certain terms and conditions. The properties are situated in an M-1 Light Industrial District and an R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District. The City of Richmond’s Pulse Corridor Plan designates the subject property for Neighborhood Mixed‑Use (NMU) land use. Neighborhood Mixed‑use areas are cohesive districts that provide a mix of uses, but with a larger amount of residential uses than other mixed‑use districts. They are an urban, walkable environment with limited neighborhood‑oriented uses incorporated along key commercial corridors and at corner sites. The building size, density, and zoning districts for these areas will vary depending on historic densities and neighborhood characteristics. The density of the proposed project is approximately 26 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2020-206 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1429 Mechanicsville Turnpike for the purpose of a two-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions.

The property is situated in a R‑6 Single Family Attached District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Single Family Medium Density.

Primary uses are singlefamily and two-family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 dwelling units per acre. The density of the proposed project is approximately 34 units per acre.

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The property is situated in a R‑6 Single Family Attached District. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates a future land use category for the subject property as Single Family Medium Density.

Primary uses are singlefamily and two-family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 dwelling units per acre. The density of the proposed project is approximately 17 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2020-208 To close, to public use and travel, a portion of Moore Street located between North Lombardy Street and Bowe Street consisting of 9,843± square feet, but retaining portions as utility easements and access easements, upon certain terms and conditions, and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept the dedication of a public utility easement and a public access easement, consisting of 1,159± square feet and a public utility easement and a public access easement consisting of 11,723± square feet, over certain parcels adjacent to the closed portion of Moore Street, in connection with vehicular and pedestrian access to a proposed mixed-use development in the area.

Ordinance No. 2020-209 To amend City Code §§ 30-438.1, concerning permitted principal and accessory uses, 30438.3:1, concerning floor area and usable open space, 30-438.4, concerning screening, 30-452.1, concerning permitted principal uses, and 30-515, concerning sign regulations, to amend ch. 30, art. IV, div. 21 of the City Code by adding therein new §§ 30-438, concerning the intent of the B-3 zoning district, and 30-438.6, concerning parking and circulation of vehicles, and to amend ch. 30, art. XII of the City Code by adding therein new §§ 30-1220.15:1 and 30-1220.84:1, concerning certain definitions.

The meetings will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020, as amended by Ordinance No. 2020-183, adopted August 20, 2020. The meetings will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public.

Less than a quorum of Richmond City Planning Commission members and Richmond City Council will assemble in City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

The meetings will be streamed live online at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. a s p x . To w a t c h a meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”.

The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the October 12, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting listed in the calendar.

Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Formal Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the October 12, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda.

Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@ richmondgov.com in lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx.

Candice D. Reid City Clerk

City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, September 28, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2020-105 As Amended To amend and reordain City Code §§ 30-433.2 (concerning parking lots in the UB Urban Business District, 30440.3 (concerning yards in the B-4 Central Business District), 30-446.2 (concerning parking lots in the B-7 Mixed-Use Business District), and 30-950.2— 30-950.5 (concerning Plan of Development Overlays), for the purpose of implementing the recommendations of the adopted Pulse Corridor Plan.

Ordinance No. 2020-171 As Amended To amend and reordain City Code §§ 30-402.2, concerning permitted accessory uses and structures, 30-413.15, concerning yards, 30-419.2, concerning permitted principal uses, 30-419.3, concerning permitted principal uses on corner lots, 30-419.4, concerning permitted accessory uses and structures, 30-420.5, concerning yards, 30424.5, concerning yards, 30-426.5, concerning yards, 30-428.6, concerning yards, 30430.5, concerning yards, 30-442.1, concerning permitted principal and accessory uses, 30442.4, concerning yards, 30-444.2, concerning permitted principal and accessory uses, 30-444.4, concerning yards, 30446.4, concerning yards, 30-447.2, concerning permitted principal and accessory uses, 30-610.3, concerning alley frontage, 30-620.1, concerning lots and lot areas, 30630.1, concerning yards, 30-630.4, concerning side yards, 30-630.9, concerning permitted projections and encroachments in yards and courts, 30-680.1, concerning location of accessory buildings, 30-800.2, concerning extension or expansion, 30-810.1, concerning alterations to buildings, 30-940.3, concerning the Urban Design Committee, and 30-1080, concerning unlawful conduct and penalties; to amend ch.

30, art. IV, div. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the City Code by adding therein new §§ 30-402.8, 30-404.8, 30-406.8, 30-408.8, and 30-410.8, concerning driveways from streets; to amend ch. 30, art. VI, div. 7 of the City Code by adding therein a new § 30-660.1, concerning standards for location of refuse areas; to amend ch. 30, art. X, div. 4 of the City Code by adding therein a new § 30-1030.8, concerning expiration of approval of plans of development, and to amend ch. 30, art.

XII of the City Code by adding therein new §§ 301220.94, 30-1220.110:1, 30-1220.110:2, and 301220.110:3, concerning certain definitions.

Ordinance No. 2020-187 To amend Appendix A of the City Code for section 2 4 - 11 7 , c o n c e r n i n g the application and processing fee for each administrative approval encroachment application for use of a sidewalk for outdoor dining purposes applied for by October 31, 2020.

Ordinance No. 2020-188 To amend Ord. No. 2020092, adopted Apr. 13.

2020, which extended the deadline for filing an application or certification by real estate taxpayers claiming an exemption or freeze under City Code §§ 26-364 or 26-365 for the taxable year 2020 only from Mar. 31, 2020, to Apr. 30, 2020, by further extending the deadline from Apr. 30, 2020 to Oct. 30, 2020.

Ordinance No. 2020-189 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $5,000.00 from the National League of Cities; to amend the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Special Fund Budget by creating a new special fund for the Office of Community Wealth Building called the NLC Census Initiative Response Special Fund; and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Office of Community Wealth Building’s NLC Census Initiative Special Fund by $5,000.00 for the purpose of funding an awareness campaign promoting the importance of participation in the 2020 United States Census.

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amount of $2,000.00 from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, and to appropriate the funds received to the Fiscal Ye a r 2020-2021 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Planning and Development Review’s Permitting and Inspections Technical Renewal special fund by $2,000.00 for the purpose of funding the purchase of equipment and technical upgrades for use in virtual certification and continuing education classes for employees of the Department of Planning and Development Review’s permitting and inspections division.

equipment at 4827 O l d Wa r w i c k R o a d .

(COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 1:00 p.m.)

the calendar.

Ordinance No. 2020-191 To amend Ord. No. 2020164, adopted Aug. 10, 2020, which authorized the Chief Administrative Officer to submit an amended 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 $6,184,226.00, and appropriated $6,184,226.00 for various projects, to authorize the submission of a further amended version of the amended Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan and to reallocate and reappropriate $4,239,079.00 in unallocated funds for various projects.

Ordinance No. 2020-192 To amend and reordain certain fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for section 8-545 (concerning fees for the temporary use of Main Street Station) for the purpose of revising the schedule of fees for the temporary use of Main Street Station. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, September 17, 2020, 1:00 p.m.)

Ordinance No. 2020-193 To declare surplus and direct the sale of the City-owned real estate known as 2901 Bainbridge Street for $10,000.00 to the Richmond Fire Department Foundation.

Ordinance No. 2020-194 To amend Ord. No. 2020050, adopted May 11, 2020, which adopted the Special Fund Budgets for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 and appropriated the estimated receipts of the Special Revenue funds, to transfer funds in the amount of $1,700,000.00 from the Office of the City Attorney’s “Delinquent Tax Sales” special fund and to amend Ord. No. 2020-051, adopted May 11, 2020, which accepted a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 and the four fiscal years thereafter, adopted a Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Capital Budget, and determined a means for financing the same by (i) establishing a new project in the Culture & Recreation category called the “Enslaved African Heritage Campus” project and (ii) appropriating the funds transferred to the Fiscal Year 20202021 Capital Budget by increasing revenues and the amount appropriated to the new Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ Enslaved African Heritage Campus project by $1,700,000.00 for the purpose of planning, designing, acquiring land for, and constructing a multiuse enslaved African cultural and heritage parklike campus in the city of Richmond.

Ordinance No. 2020-195 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Lease Agreement between the City of Richmond as lessor and Challenge Discovery Projects, Inc. as lessee for the purpose of leasing to Challenge Discovery Projects, Inc. a certain portion of the City-owned property located at 2405 Jefferson Avenue. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 1:00 p.m.)

Ordinance No. 2020-197 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a City of Richmond Grant Contract between the City of Richmond and Friends of the James River Park for the purpose of restoring a section of riparian buffer and performing related environmental activities along the James River at Pony Pasture Rapids Park and the Wetlands Park in the city of Richmond.

(COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 1:00 p.m.)

Ordinance No. 2020-198 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Pony Pasture Rapids Park and the Wetlands Park Right-of-Entry Agreement between the City of Richmond and Friends of the James River Park for the purpose of restoring a section of riparian buffer and performing related environmental activities along the James River at Pony Pasture Rapids Park and the Wetlands Park in the city of Richmond.

(COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 1:00 p.m.)

Ordinance No. 2020-199 To declare a public necessity for and to authorize the acquisition of the parcel of real property owned by the Vi r g i n i a D e p a r t m e n t of Transportation and known as 311 South Belmont Avenue for the purpose maintaining the property as a City green space, playground, and recreational area.

Ordinance No. 2020-200 To designate the 900 block of St. James Street in honor of James Russell Stallings, S r . ( CO M M I T T EE : Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 1:00 p.m.)

Ordinance No. 2020-201 To amend and reordain City Code § 27-283, concerning performance measurements for the special parking districts program, for the purpose of changing the due date for the submission of the annual study from March 1 of each year to September 1 of each year. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, September 24, 2020, 12:00 p.m.)

Ordinance No. 2020-202 To amend and reordain City Code § 8-545, concerning the establishment of fees for licenses to temporarily use Main Street Station or portions thereof, for the purpose of authorizing the Chief Administrative Officer to appoint a designee to license Main Street Station or any portion thereof for temporary use by the public. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, September 24, 2020, 12:00 p.m.)

This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020, as amended by Ordinance No. 2020-183, adopted August 20, 2020. This meeting will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public.

Less than a quorum of Richmond City Council will assemble in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most Council members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

Video of the meeting will be streamed live online at the following web address: https:// r i c h m o n d v a . l e g i s t a r. com/Calendar.aspx. To watch the meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”.

Ordinance No. 2020-196 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Lease between the City of Richmond and T-Mobile USA Tower LLC for the purpose of permitting T-Mobile USA Tower LLC to operate existing telecommunications

The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the September 28, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting listed in

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Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Formal Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the September 28, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda.

Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@ r i c h m o n d g o v. c o m i n lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 28, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx.

Candice D. Reid City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD MELISSA TONITA WINKLER, Plaintiff v.

VINCENT SQUIRE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20-2448 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii or from the bonds of matrimony.

It appearing from an affidavit that the defendant is: that diligence has been used without effect, by or on the behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city defendant is. And the last known address of the Defendant is as follows L/K/A 1700 Winbury Dr., Midlothian, Va23114.

It is ORDERED that Vincent Squire appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before October 28, 2020, at 8:30 a.m.

An Extract Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER BRITTANY RIDENHOUR, Plaintiff v.

ROBERT EDWARDS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL2001655-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 4th day of November, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

CHARLES DEUTSCH, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20003603-00 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 27th day of October, 2020 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 DEMETRICE MITCHELL, Plaintiff v.

SHAWN BROWN, Defendant.

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a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 27th day of October, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

MICHELLE DIANE GARCIA, Plaintiff v.

CHRISTIAN ALFREDO GARCIA VEGA, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20003011-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce based on the ground of separation over one year.

It is ORDERED that Christian Alfredo Garcia Vega appear at the above-named court and protect his interests on or before September 25, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Mark H. Schmidt, Plaintiff’s Attorney

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER GERMANE DERRICOTT, Plaintiff v.

STACIE DERRICOTT, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001689-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 27th day of October, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

LAUREN HOLMSLEY, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20003403-00 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 October, 2020 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 MERLE DIANN PEARSON, Plaintiff v.

ROBERT PEARSON, JR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001800-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 1st day of October, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect interests.

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

GERALD JOHNSON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19002605-00 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 1st day of October, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DARIEN SMITH, Plaintiff v.

YCOLA PERSON SMITH, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20003149-00 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 1st day of October, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

MARCUS BRADSHAW, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20002955-00 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 1st day of October, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

IRIS HAMN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000950-00 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 1st day of October, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO JOHNIE R. W. REIVES, II, Plaintiff v.

CECELIA R. REIVES, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19-4829 AMENDED ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this action is for Plaintiff, Johnie R. Reives, II, to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from Defendant, Cecelia R. Reives, on the ground of having lived separate and apart, without cohabitation and without interruption, for a period in excess of one year, and it appearing from an Affidavit for Order of Publication that diligence was used by or on behalf of Plaintiff, without effect, to ascertain the location of Defendant and that she cannot be found, it is therefore

ORDERED that Defendant appear before this Court on the 28th day of September, 2020, at 9:00AM, and do what is necessary to protect her interest herein.

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Custody VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MARLAYSIA TARSHAI SMITH v.

UNKNOWN FATHER Case No. JJ097343-05-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) for Unknown (Father), of Marlaysia Tarshai Smith, child, DOB 9/01/2007, “TPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Unknown Father, to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before November 16, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Courtroom #4.

VIRGINA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO IN THE MATTER OF: The proposed adoption of Ava Nicole Townes and Steven Jeremiah Townes By Latesha Alexis Peay and Henry Earl Peay, Jr. CASE NO: CA20-21-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: 1. Terminate the parental rights of the birth father, Steven Alan Townes, Jr., the biological birth father of Ava Nicole Townes and Steven Jeremiah Townes; 2. To grant leave to Henry Earl Peay, Jr to adopt, Ava Nicole Townes date of birth July 14, 2014; and Steven Jeremiah Townes date of birth is December 28, 2010; and 3. To have the name of said children names changed to Ava Nicole Peay and Jeremiah Lamont Peay.

It is ORDERED that Steven Alan Townes, Jr., appear at the above-named Court and protect her interests on or before October 26, 2020.

An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk I ask for this: Lynn L. Robinson, Esquire (VSB #43143) 8 West Leigh Stre t Richmond, Virginia 23220 TEL: (804) 225-9027 FAX: (804) 225-9076

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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 ALTHEA V. HENRY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that BEACH RECEIVABLES COMPANY, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0727846 on August 15, 2007 per a certificate of transfer filed at Instrument Number 09-2101 on February 3, 2009, 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 LIS LUIS FRANCISCO HUERTA, FIDEL FRANCISCO CRUZ ESTRADA, ROSA YESENIA ESCOBAR, TEODOSIA SAUCEDO, J OS E MORAZAN MIRANDA, RAFAEL ANGEL MALDONADO VARGAS, R O B E R TO M O R E N O C I S N E R OS , M A N U E L MALDONADO, GONZALES AGUILAR, JORGE C. MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ, MARIO ALVAREZ, SERGIO A R TU R O C A ST R O SOLIS, DAVID EUGENIO G A M E R O A N DO R O , R OS A D E L C A R M E N S A N DO B A L C O R T E Z , IVON MODESTA GOMEZ, VICTOR M. ESPINO, JOSE ALEJANDRO JUAREZ, P A STO R A N TO N I O ESCOBAR MUNOZ, M AY N O R M A U R I C I O MUNOZ BONILLA, JOSE FRANCISCO RUIZ, JOSE ATLLANO ARIOS JAIME, S A N TOS E DU R I G E S ESCOBAR, JUAN VARGAS CO, DAVID VALENCIA A R T E A G A , G E R A R DO HERNANDEZ FACUNDO, CESAR HUERTA DIAZ, LUIS MICHEL GOMEZ, ALEX ABIMAEL HERRERA G O N Z A L E S , I M E L DO DEL CARMEN MUNOZ, KARLA ESPINOZA, R E N E M A L DO N A DO A N D J U A N C A R L OS ALVARADO MORALES, L. V. LAWRENCE, upon information and belief deceased, Trustee of THE LMT LAND TRUST, or her successor/s in title, DEBORAH K. FOURNESS, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0727846 on August 15, 2007 per a certificate of transfer filed at Instrument Number 09-2101 on February 3, 2009, said deed of trust per its terms maturing on August 31, 2008, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 07-27848 on August 15, 2007, and TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 09-12068 on May 2, 2009, that BEACH RECEIVABLES COMPANY, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0727846 on August 15, 2007 per a certificate of transfer filed at Instrument Number 09-2101 on February 3, 2009, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ELVIRA GAINES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, STERLING GAINES, upon information and belief deceased, or her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

Street Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000724/058 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Robyn Moore.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROBYN MOORE, 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/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 R O B Y N M OO R E , a n d Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that WILLIAM MCKINLEY PERRY, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, WILLIE MARY PERRY, upon information and belief deceased or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, EMMA TATE, FREDDIE NUNNALLY, SANDRA M OODY BABBINGTON, ARCHER NUNNALLY, JR, AZALEA NUNNALLY, PHENOMENA J A C K SO N , C H A R L E S TATE, MERELE MITCHELL, AARON MITCHELL, and ASHLEY MITCHELL, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01-316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, 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 EMMA TATE, FREDDIE N U N N A L LY, S A N D R A MOODY-BABBINGTON, A R C H E R N U N N A L LY, JR, AZALEA NUNNALLY, PHENOMENA JACKSON, CHARLES TATE, MERELE MITCHELL, AARON MITCHELL, ASHLEY MITCHELL, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEmber 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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

DEBORAH D. ROSS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2374 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1533 Rogers Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000930/040, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Deborah D. Ross.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, DEBORAH D. ROSS, 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/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 DEBORAH D. ROSS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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

ALTHEA V. HENRY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2372 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5101 Walmsley Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C008-0857/032, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Althea V. Henry.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ALTHEA V. HENRY, 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/have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not

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

THE LMT LAND TRUST, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1681 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3402 P Street, Tax Map Number E000-0964/025, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, The LMT Land Trust.

An Affidavit having been filed that said creditors, LIS LUIS FRANCISCO HUERTA, FIDEL FRANCISCO CRUZ ESTRADA, ROSA YESENIA ESCOBAR, TEODOSIA SAUCEDO, J OS E MORAZAN MIRANDA, RAFAEL ANGEL MALDONADO VARGAS, R O B E R TO M O R E N O C I S N E R OS , M A N U E L MALDONADO, GONZALES AGUILAR, JORGE C. MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ, MARIO ALVAREZ, SERGIO A R TU R O C A ST R O SOLIS, DAVID EUGENIO G A M E R O A N DO R O , R OS A D E L C A R M E N S A N DO B A L C O R T E Z , IVON MODESTA GOMEZ, VICTOR M. ESPINO, JOSE ALEJANDRO JUAREZ, P A STO R A N TO N I O ESCOBAR MUNOZ, M AY N O R M A U R I C I O MUNOZ BONILLA, JOSE FRANCISCO RUIZ, JOSE ATLLANO ARIOS JAIME, S A N TOS E DU R I G E S ESCOBAR, JUAN VARGAS CO, DAVID VALENCIA A R T E A G A , G E R A R DO HERNANDEZ FACUNDO, CESAR HUERTA DIAZ, LUIS MICHEL GOMEZ, ALEX ABIMAEL HERRERA G O N Z A L E S , I M E L DO DEL CARMEN MUNOZ, KARLA ESPINOZA, RENE MALDONADO AND JUAN C A R L OS A LVA R A DO MORALES, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01-316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, that L. V. LAWRENCE, upon information and belief deceased, Trustee of THE LMT LAND TRUST, or her successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that DEBORAH K. FOURNESS, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0727846 on August 15, 2007 per a certificate of transfer filed at Instrument Number 09-2101 on February 3, 2009, said deed of trust per its terms maturing on August 31, 2008, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 07-27848 on August 15, 2007, and TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 09-12068 on May 2, 2009, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been

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PROPERTY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND MERRICK U. COX 4225 Martha Lane Richmond, VA 23234, Plaintiff, vs.

GLORIA A. KENNY UNKNOWN, Defendant.

Civil No. 760CL2000415000-5 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Comes now Plaintiff, Merrick U. Cox, by counsel, to be heard on Plaintiff’s complaint to quiet title to the subject property described as 2210 Keswick Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map ID: S007-1081/004, that Plaintiff purchased by Deed, dated September 30, 2005, from the Defendant, Plaintiff having secured the purchase by a certain Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 050034089, at Page 1435 on October 3 2005; and

Plaintiff having made all installments payments to Defendant timely, and did, in fact, make additional payments erroneously;

Plaintiff and John G. Chaplin, Jr., Trustee, for the above-referenced Deed of Trust securing the Plaintiff’s debt, have made diligent efforts to contact Defendant, to no avail, to have Defendant execute a Certification of Satisfaction releasing the lien on Plaintiff’s property.

On information, not officially substantiated, it is Plaintiff’s belief that Defendant has passed away; she was elderly at the time of the property’s purchase and sale in 2005, and no longer can be found at her usual residence.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk

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

ANTOINETTE L. BLAND, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2370 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1706 South Meadow Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W000-0875/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Antoinette L. Bland.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ANTOINETTE L. BLAND, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that CITIBANK NA, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that ANTOINETTE L. BLAND, CITIBANK NA, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

GILBERT F. HOWARD, SR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1775 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1503 Bowen Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071231/005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Gilbert F. Howard, Sr, and Frechena B. Howard.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GILBERT F. HOWARD, SR, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, FRECHENA B. HOWARD, 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/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 GILBERT F. HOWARD, SR, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, FRECHENA B. HOWARD, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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

MARTHA GAINES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2945 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2410 Old Dominion Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000-0567/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Martha Gaines, Elvira Gaines and Sterling Gaines.

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

IT IS ORDERED that MARTHA GAINES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs,

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

ROBYN MOORE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1774 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 905 North 31st

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

GLORIA CONSTELLO SIBLEY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2253 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 417 Smith Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000241/035, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Gloria Constello Sibley aka Gloria S. Elam.

An Affidavit having been filed that DONALD WEBB, upon information and belief deceased, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument N u m b e r 11 - 2 0 4 8 9 o n December 1, 2011, or his successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that ALAN G. REESE, Registered Agent for A.G. REESE & ASSOCIATES, PC, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 11-20489 on December 1, 2011, 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 DONALD WEBB, upon information and belief deceased, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 1120489 on December 1, 2011, or his successor/s in title, that ALAN G. REESE, Registered Agent for A.G. REESE & ASSOCIATES, PC, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 1120489 on December 1, 2011, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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

PAUL HENDERSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2175 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 120 Lipscomb Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000/0150-017, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Paul Henderson, Joyce Thompson, Marvin W. Loundie, Jr., Kenneth Thompson and Herbert Thompson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, PAUL HENDERSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and JOYCE THOMPSON, 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 said owners, KENNETH THOMPSON and HERBERT THOMPSON, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and has/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 PAUL HENDERSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JOYCE THOMPSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, KENNETH THOMPSON and HERBERT THOMPSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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

WILLIAM MCKINLEY PERRY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2621 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2317 M Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000293/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, William McKinley Perry and Willie Mary Perry.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, WILLIAM MCKINLEY PERRY, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and WILLIE MARY PERRY, upon information and belief deceased or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit

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

THE WRIGHT CHOICE 401K PLAN, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2362 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5308 Linwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0080176/028, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, The Wright Choice 401K Plan, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, THE WRIGHT CHOICE 401K PLAN, LLC, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that COLIN CONNELLY, TRUSTEE on a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-3302 on January 20, 2006, or his successor/s in title, have not been located and /have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not 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 THE WRIGHT CHOICE 401K PLAN, LLC, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, COLIN CONNELLY, TRUSTEE on a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-3302 on January 20, 2006, or his successor/s in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to

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

BEATRICE N. WILLIAMS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2089 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2404 Halifax Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000767/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Beatrice N. Williams.

An Affidavit having been filed that REGISTERED AGENTS, INC, Registered Agent for VAK M8 FUND, LLC, Beneficiary on a corporate assignment of Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 18-5776 on March 27, 2018, 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 REGISTERED AGENTS, INC, Registered Agent for VAK M8 FUND, LLC, Beneficiary on a corporate assignment of Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 185776 on March 27, 2018, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

BILLY W. PERSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2966 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2012 Gordon Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000642/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Billy W. Person and Annie P. Person.

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

IT IS ORDERED that BILLY W. PERSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ANNIE P. PERSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

EMMA TATE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2174 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3019 Garland Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-0974/034, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Emma Tate, Freddie Nunnally, Sandra Moody-Babbington, Archer Nunnally, Jr., Azalea N u n n a l l y, P h e n o m e n a Jackson, Charles Tate, Merele Mitchell, Aaron Mitchell and Ashley Mitchell.

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

RAYMOND DAVIS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2121 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 7026 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0040660/048, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Raymond Davis and Ruth Davis.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, RAYMOND DAVIS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and RUTH DAVIS, 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 LILA G. LOIZOS, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that RAYMOND DAVIS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, RUTH DAVIS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, LILA G. LOIZOS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

RANDY K. DAVIS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2120 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 6922 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0040662/028, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Randy K. Davis.

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 NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING Continued on next page

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CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

ROSA L. STOKES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2965 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2117 Ford Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000598/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Rosa L. Stokes.

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

IT IS ORDERED that ROSA L. STOKES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, MELVAUGHAN E. COTTMAN, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that RICHMOND ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC, LTD, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has 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 FERRA M. DIGGS, AMANDA J. KELLY-MORRIS, COTINA COTTMAN, MELVAUGHAN E. COTTMAN, RICHMOND ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC, LTD, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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

THE WRIGHT CHOICE 401K PLAN, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2249 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 706 Belt Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C006-0193/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, The Wright Choice 401K Plan, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, THE WRIGHT CHOICE 401K PLAN, LLC, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, 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 THE WRIGHT CHOICE 401K PLAN, LLC, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

successors in interest, and ROSA M. WEST, 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 said owner, JAMES ROANE, 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 RUTH A. LYONS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, FLORENCE L. ROANE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, WILLIAM G. ROANE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ALVIN W. ROANE, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ROSA M. WEST, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JAMES ROANE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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 JONATHAN BULLOCK, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

THOMAS DHAITI, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-62 AMENDED ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1712 North 21st Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000936008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Thomas Dhaiti.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, THOMAS DHAITA, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.�

IT IS ORDERED that T H O M A S D H A I TA a n d Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 8, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF LUCILLE B. MILES and PARTIES UNKNOWN

It is ORDERED that the aforesaid parties appear on or before October 14, 2020, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, Virginia and do what is necessary to protect their interests.

I ask for this: Godfrey T. Pinn, Jr. (VSB No. 43106) Adam N. Harrell, Jr. (VSB No. 22098) Harrell & Chambliss LLP Eighth & Main Building 707 East Main Street, Suite 1000 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 643-8401 – main dial (804) 648-2707 – main fax gpinn@hclawfirm.com aharrell@hclawfirm.com Counsel for Plaintiffs

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

NATHANIEL M. WOOTTON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2084 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1214 North 35th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0001273/035, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Nathaniel M. Wootton.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NATHANIEL M. WOOTTON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that VERONICA W. ARMSTRONG, who may have an ownership interest in said property, 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 NATHANIEL M. WOOTTON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, VERONICA W. ARMSTRONG, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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

MARIAN B. CHAMBERS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1986 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 808 North 31st Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000630/048, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Marian B. Chambers, Charles E. Burke, both upon information and belief deceased, Roger C. Burke, Jr. and Gregory D. Burke.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MARIAN B. CHAMBERS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and CHARLES E. BURKE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owners, ROGER C. BURKE, JR, and GREGORY D. BURKE, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.�

IT IS ORDERED that MARIAN B. CHAMBERS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CHARLES E. BURKE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ROGER C. BURKE, JR, GREGORY D. BURKE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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

THE BEARDED HOUSE FLIPPER, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-3789 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2115 Ford Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000598/024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, The Bearded House Flipper, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, THE BEARDED HOUSE FLIPPER, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, 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 THE BEARDED HOUSE FLIPPER, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

CYNTHIA LEAR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2102 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2014 Fairfield Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0001237/014, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Cynthia Lear, Edward Miller, Jr., Anthony Miller, Eurlyne Golden, William Antonio Bridy and James Miller.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CYNTHIA LEAR, EDWARD MILLER, JR, ANTHONY M I L L E R , E U R LY N E GOLDEN, and WILLIAM ANTONIO BRIDY, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, JAMES MILLER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.�

IT IS ORDERED that CYNTHIA LEAR, EDWARD MILLER, JR, ANTHONY M I L L E R , E U R LY N E GOLDEN, WILLIAM ANTONIO BRIDY, JAMES MILLER, upon information Continued on next column

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

JACK M. MATTHEWS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2664 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2603 Columbia Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080379/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Jack M. Matthews and Elizabeth W. Matthews, both upon information and belief deceased.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JACK M . M AT T H E W S , u p o n information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and ELIZABETH W. MATTHEWS, upon information and belief deceased or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.�

IT IS ORDERED that JACK M. MATTHEWS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ELIZABETH W. MATTHEWS, upon information and belief deceased or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

P. DAWN WALKER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1935 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2700 Clearfield Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0080772/032, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, P. Dawn Walker.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, P. DAWN WALKER, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.�

IT IS ORDERED that P. DAWN WALKER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

FERRA M. DIGGS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1837 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1902 Chelsea Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000833/021, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ferra M. Diggs, Amanda J. Kelly-Morris, Melvaughan E. Cottman and Cotina Cottman.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, FERRA M. DIGGS, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owners, AMANDA J. KELLY-MORRIS and COTINA COTTMAN, who have been served by posting and by mailing a Continued on next column

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

DELORES S. ANDERSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-3244 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1312 Chambers Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071182/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Delores S. Anderson.

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

IT IS ORDERED that DELORES S. ANDERSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

MICHAEL T. WILLIS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2021 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1518 Rear West Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W000-0604/050, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Michael T. Willis and JMG Patience, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MICHAEL T. WILLIS, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, JMG PATIENCE, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, 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 MICHAEL T. WILLIS, JMG PATIENCE, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: Continued on next column

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

RUTH A. LYONS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2177 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1409 North 31st Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000719/014, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ruth A. Lyons, Florence L. Roane, William G. Roane, Alvin W. Roane, Jr, Rosa M. West, James Roane and Marvin Roane.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, RUTH A. LYONS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, FLORENCE L. ROANE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, WILLIAM G. ROANE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ALVIN W. ROANE, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or Continued on next column

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

JONATHAN BULLOCK, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-138 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1005 North 27th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000476/035, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Jonathan Bullock and RJR Ventures, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JONATHAN BULLOCK, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been Continued on next column

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

LYNWOOD B. HARRIS, III, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2570 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1810 North 25th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0001083/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Lynwood B. Harris, III.

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

IT IS ORDERED that LYNWOOD B. HARRIS, III, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

HELENA JOHNSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2622 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1811 North 24th Street, Tax Map Number E000-1083/006, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, William L. Johnson, Jr, Alice Y. Sanders, Grace L. Brown, Carl E. Johnson, Sr, Juanita Bingham, Calvin Johnson, Ellis Douglas, Anthony Douglas, Charles Douglas, Bernard Douglas, and Eugene Douglas.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, HELENA JOHNSON, WILLIAM L. JOHNSON, JR, ALICE Y. SANDERS, GRACE L. BROWN, CARL E. JOHNSON, SR, JUANITA BINGHAM, CALVIN JOHNSON, ELLIS DOUGLAS, ANTHONY DOUGLAS, CHARLES DOUGLAS, BERNARD DOUGLAS, and EUGENE DOUGLAS, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01-316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, 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 HELENA JOHNSON, WILLIAM L. JOHNSON, JR, ALICE Y. SANDERS, GRACE L. BROWN, CARL E. JOHNSON, SR, JUANITA BINGHAM, CALVIN JOHNSON, ELLIS DOUGLAS, ANTHONY DOUGLAS, CHARLES DOUGLAS, BERNARD DOUGLAS, EUGENE DOUGLAS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before November 12, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND John Marshall Courts Building QUALITY LIFE OF VIRGINIA, LLC, and LARRY C. MILES, SR., as Trustee of Word for Living Ministries Plaintiffs, v.

A’RIYAN MILES, JAMES MILES, YOLANDA MILES, HEIKO MOESSNER, and any unknown heirs, beneficiaries, devisees, assigns, creditors, successors-in-interest, and any other unknown persons claiming by, through and under Lucille B. Miles, deceased, and any unknown persons claiming an interest in City of Richmond Tax Parcel No. E0001086010, if any there be (“UNKNOWN PARTIES�), Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-3965-2 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In this proceeding, plaintiffs Quality Life of Virginia, LLC (“QLOV�) and Larry C. Miles, Sr., as Trustee of Word for Living Ministries (collectively, “Plaintiffs�), seek inter alia the entry of an Order declaring that QLOV is the rightful owner of the property located at 1738 North 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23223 (Tax Parcel Identification No. E0001086010) (the “Subject Property�) and vesting QLOV with fee simple title to the Subject Property.

And it appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the following persons may have an interest in the Subject Property and that they are not residents of the Commonwealth and/or their names and/or addresses are not known and that diligence has been used by and on behalf of Plaintiffs to ascertain such names and addresses without effect: A’RIYAN MILES JAMES MILES YOLANDA MILES HEIKO MOESSNER Continued on next column

ABC License SP Broad Street LLC Trading as: Sorora 11 W Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23220 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage C ontrol (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer on premise, Mixed Beverages restaurant license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Neal Patel, Owner NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or 800-5523200.

Vape Shop Inc. Trading as: Vape and Play 4203 N Ave, Richmond Henrico, Virginia 23222 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage C ontrol (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Safwan Saleh, Owner NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or 800-5523200.

BID COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID Â ITB #20-2040-8JOK Staples Mill Firehouse 20 Due:Â October 8, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

For additional information visit: https://henrico.us/ finance/divisions/purchasing/ solicitations/ COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID Â ITB #20-2024-7EAR Staples Mill Road Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) Due:Â October 8, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

For additional information visit: https://henrico.us/ finance/divisions/purchasing/ solicitations/

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