Will this finally get done? We have a proposal from Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones, the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) and Virginia Commonwealth University for a new ballpark near the team’s current home, The Diamond. (more…)
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Flying Squirrels ballpark breakthrough announced
A new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark will be the result of a regional effort and guided by team ownership, as Mayor Dwight Jones dropped efforts to place a facility in the downtown Shockoe Bottom area. (more…)
Debate rages over Shockoe Bottom ballpark site
It’s now a war of words over a proposed ballpark site for the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League), as the debate rages over the future of the Shockoe Bottom area. The adversaries should be familiar to anyone following the arguments: Mayor Dwight Jones wants to see the area surrounding The Diamold sold for […]
Shockoe Bottom businesses: Bring back ballpark plan
A group of Richmond Shockoe Bottom businesses are asking the city to reconsider a development plan that includes a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark. Their reasoning is simple: they see the plan as a way to bring development investment into Shockoe Bottom while at the same time moving forward a memorial […]
McEacharn: Lots of “frustration” with Richmond ballpark situation
With a new Shockoe Bottom ballpark plan on the rocks, Eastern League President Joe McEacharn expressed his frustration with the problems in addressing a new ballpark for the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Mayor Dwight Jones withdrew his proposal for a Shockoe Bottom plan that would sell land at the Boulevard area — currently the location of […]
Flying Squirrels ballpark plan on hold
Mayor Dwight Jones withdrew a proposed financing plan for a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark just before it was destined for City Council rejection. The mayor made the decision last night to give him and staff more time to persuade at least one of the five council members opposing the project […]
Richmond ballpark plan lacks council support on eve of vote
A proposed new ballpark for the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) is currently headed for defeat, with five council members poised to vote against a Shockoe Bottom plan. Mayor Dwight Jones has proposed a plan that calls for the sale of land in the city’s Boulevard area currently serving as the site of […]
Deal reached on Flying Squirrels ballpark funding
Work on a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark in Shockoe Bottom will continue, as the City Council voted to spend $10.6 million in the current budget cycle on land acquisition. The Council had threatened to strip all ballpark funding from the budget, but negotiations led by Mayor Dwight Jones led to […]
Shockoe Bottom back to top site for new Flying Squirrels ballpark
As quickly as it emerged, a proposed site on the Boulevard for a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark has been pulled from consideration, with Shockoe Bottom back on top as the first choice. Suburban developers had floated a plan to build a new Flying Squirrels ballpark near the site of The […]
Private funding of new Squirrels ballpark in works UPDATED!
Private developers say they’ll finance construction of a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark near the team’s current home at the Boulevard, with details to come. Richmond City Council officials have been briefed on the proposal though most details — including the developers — have not been made public. from Rebkee Co., […]
Flying Squirrels ballpark site under historical review
Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones says a proposed Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark site is under archaeological and historical review, but opponents say the plan doesn’t ensure potential preservation. A central issue in the ballpark-development plan has been the significance of the ballpark site in Shockoe Bottom, once the second-largest slade-trading site in […]
Opponents: Richmond ballpark would be built on slave-trading site
Opponents of a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark say the proposed site did indeed host slave trading and are calling on the City Council and Mayor Dwight Jones to scrap the project. A letter from local activists, along with accompanying documentation, comes as the City Council will consider a first step […]
Votes on new Richmond ballpark set to start next week
The multiple votes needed to approve a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark are set to start next week, but the outcome is still up in the air. Proponents and opponents of the ballpark have been counting votes on the City Council, but with some members unwilling to commit yet to one […]