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"Langley Air Force Base slated to get six F-22 Raptors" http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/langley-air-force-base-slated-get-six-f22-raptors?cid=rltd

More apartments are coming to Manchester! Developer Sam McDonald of Property Results is currently renovating an industrial warehouse into apartments to be called 'Stella 360' at 310 Stockton St. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year. http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/30/more-apartments-for-manchester/

Aerial Virgina http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/show.do?episode=136457

"Harris to expand in Harrisonburg, add 100 jobs" http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/2010/jul/29/harrgat29-ar-354757/

Builders are building to fill the big demand but are receiving less profit by giving homes away a starter home prices between 200,000-300,000 instead of the upper middle 300,000-800,000 prices that the same homes were going for in 2005-2008! http://www.styleweek...0CF33069AEE1AE0

"McDonnell to push ABC sell at town hall meetings" http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/jul/29/abcsgat29-ar-354719/

That's great and it's about time they did something to that road. Unfortunately it took federal stimulus money to do anything about it! If you had to wait for VDOT and government officials then it would probably have took another 10 years.

"Crews busy tearing things up" http://progress-index.com/news/crews-busy-tearing-things-up-1.908797 Hope the gateway project doesnt take a decade like it took to demolish the state building!

Norfolk and Virginia Beach are going to start allowing builders to apply via online for permits. This will make the process quicker and prevent the multiple paper forms. http://www.insidebiz.com/news/norfolk-vb-considering-online-permit-process

"French Saga takes a new twist" http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/29/judge-approves-reciever-for-french-properties/

Gov McDonnell needs to just be honest and tell us he doesnt want Virginia running retail stores and instead of using transportation as a reason. 300-500 million doesnt even put a dent in Virginias transportation needs!

Helicopter squadrom relocates to Norfolk Naval Station from Jacksonville Naval Air Station. http://hamptonroads....rns-norfolk#rfq

Richmond is one of the top three finalists in the Best Tennis Town competition! The grand prize for the 2010 Best Tennis Town will receive the following: 2010 Best Tennis Town title and trophy $100,000 to be used for community wide programming or facility enhancements that the winning entrant endorses, as approved by the USTA The community will receive the 2010 Best Tennis Town award during the 2010 US Open, at a date to be determined http://www.besttennistown.com/

Virginia beaches are ranked 4th best in the country in water quality behind New hampshire, Delaware, and Oregon! http://weblogs.dailypress.com/news/science/dead_rise/2010/07/virginias_beaches_rank_4th_in.html Virignia Report http://www.nrdc.org/water/oceans/ttw/sumvir.pdf National Overview http://www.nrdc.org/water/oceans/ttw/overview.pdf

wrldcoupe4, on 17 July 2010 - 10:22 AM, said: http://www.richmondb...is-on-the-wall/ Thoughts on this story? More news on Justin French "A Richmond judge today approved Union First Market’s request to appoint a receiver to collect rents on six properties owned by developer Justin French." http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/28/judge-approves-reciever-for-french-properties/

This article from todays 'Style Weekly' has me "Lost in Translation"! I see the point of the article, but it goes into talking points of the charrette and abruptly ends and leaves you wanting more. http://www.styleweekly.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=30DBF12C90574F738F4B64821BE6FA2D Why are we calling it a charrette? Can you please stop with the fancy names and get down to business in Richmond! Calling it a charrette does not produce a better result! Ive been to many planning meetings across the country and world and nobody sits down and says lets call it a charette(unless your in France). This just alienates people who think its a planning meeting for the wealthy and everyone else is not invited! People from all walks of life make a neighborhood not just a select few!

Half of the money was profit 120-140 million while the rest was taxes which account to about 80 million. So what are you going to do double the tax on alcohol? Sorry cant do that Gov McDonnell said he's not raising taxes period. Where will the state recieve the other 120 million after 3-4 years? This is only a windfall to hold McDonnell up while he is in office and after the next governor will be holding the bucket being forced to raise a tax to keep the money coming in for transportation.

Is it just me or is Gov McDonnell plan to privatize the ABC for 300-500 million dollars windfall for transportation(closer to 300 million in this economy) not a smart idea when the Commonwealth receives 200-220 million dollars a year in profit from the ABC? http://www2.timesdis...at27-ar-351874/ The Numbers http://www2.timesdis...25g1-ar-349322/ Poll http://www2.timesdis...abc-poll-pl-29/ Honestly privatizing the ABC for 300 million to 500 million would build you nothing in todays money and 2 years down the road Virginia will be in the same boat of where to get funds for transportation!

Hopefully this proposal goes through and it is built. Unfortunately we know how many proposals have sprouted up and then vanished into no mans land in Portsmouth. P.S. Who's ides was it to put a jail on the waterfront?!

"Mad at BP? Next time, take the bus" LOL! ! http://www.roanoke.c...tters/wb/254848

Reading the Los Angeles Times website this morning and came upon this article in the Travel section about the annual pony swim in Chincoteague, VA! This is a must see if you have never been to it before!! http://www.latimes.c...0,7639870.story

I also love how Ryan gives us great pics of whats happening around Richmond. Its great to see how much infill development is going up around Richmond!

"Hampton Roads ranks No. 42 in Brookings report on exports" http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/hampton-roads-ranks-no-42-brookings-report-exports?cid=srch You think by having one the largest ports in the country, Hampton Roads would be a large export area to the world! Looks like is just a pass through port with products coming and going without stopping. http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/reports/2010/0726_exports/0726_exports_profiles/VirginiaBeachVA.pdf

"A referendum on light rail in Va. Beach is a cowardly move" http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/referendum-light-rail-va-beach-cowardly-move

Can someone get a picture of the work site? I would love to see its progress!