Petersburg

[I miss RVA]

13 hours ago, Brent114 said:

1.) ... And their opinion is certainly more valid than people from  the future. 

2.) It is the city leaders that screwed the casino deal by making it look like a vote on an economic /incentives package instead of what it was, a simple yes or no if gambling should be legal here.  Remind the public that Christian segregationists wrote the laws forbidding gambling and that the law is condescending and maybe progressives would have fallen in line.  Instead nearly everyone that voted no thought that voting yes meant handing over hundreds of millions of dollars to an out of state operator.   

1.) So are you saying that in, say, 2040, if RVA has a population of (for example) 340,000 - that the 107,000 "newbies" (a.k.a. the 'people of the future') who came to Richmond between 2024 and 2040 - that their opinions somehow should count "less" in 2040 than the opinions of the "old timers" who were in Richmond in 2024? 

I'm not sure I follow what you're saying here. Help me understand, brother, because that makes absolutely no sense to me.

2.) Well said. Couldn't agree more on all points. And part of what you said is something that I refrained from saying but definitely had front of mind. I tip my New York Yankees cap to you, sir.

Edited February 18 by I miss RVA

[I miss RVA]

More good news for Petersburg's Old Towne district:

Jonathan Spiers has reporting in today's RBS that the renovation and conversion of the former Hotel Jefferson at 408 N. Sycamore Street into 24 apartments with three ground-floor storefronts is in the home stretch. Richard Cuthbert's Sycamore Street Properties has already leased out two of the three storefronts - and is wrapping up work on the relatively small apartments, which range in space from 450 to 650 square feet with a couple of 300-sq-ft "micro apartments" and one two-bedroom, 900 sq-ft unit also in the mix. One of the storefronts houses a coffee shop and the lobby to the apartment building, while the other leased space has opened as a wine bar. Cuthbert said he envisions something like a sports bar or steakhouse occupying the third storefront.

This is great news - part of a real ramp up of synergy and momentum bringing vitality back to Petersburg. The renovation of the famous Hotel Petersburg continues and is also in the final phase. Lots of good things are FINALLY starting to happen for this beautiful old city.

I know it's a stretch - and I'll prolly never see it in my lifetime - but MAN how I'd love for Petersburg to grow to around 100,000 population and really become a "companion" city to Richmond the way Durham and Chapel Hill are to Raleigh. Perhaps if the Tri-Cities ever grew enough, RVA could step up into the larger CSA metric -- at least if it remained only in the category of MSA - it could be known as Richmond-Petersburg. How cool would THAT be!

From today's Richmond BizSense:

https://richmondbizsense.com/2024/03/06/old-hotel-jefferson-building-in-petersburg-undergoing-2m-mixed-use-conversion/

[I miss RVA]

Some excellent economic news for Petersburg and for efforts to continue central Virginia's growth as a burgeoning pharmaceutical hub:

Jack Jacobs has reporting in today's RBS that Manchester-based Phlow Corp. has kicked off production of ingredients for medications at their new 19.2K sq ft manufacturing facility in Petersburg. The factory - which is expected to produce between 250 and 500 kg of materials is expected to be fully operational by the end of this year - and is the first of two such plants Phlow is planning for the site. According to Jack's reporting, the second -- 18K sq ft -- facility will be able to crank out between 40 and 60 metric tons annually of pharmaceutical material. It is also slated to become fully operational later this year.

Phlow is headquartered at 424 Hull Street in Manchester.

Total impact in Petersburg will be roughly 40 to 50 jobs -- small, but unquestionably a very good start. A BIG WIN for Petersburg - AND - for metro RVA!

From today's Richmond BizSense:

https://richmondbizsense.com/2024/04/05/local-pharma-company-phlow-kicks-off-drug-ingredient-production-in-petersburg/

Edited April 5 by I miss RVA

[Child2021]

Bruce Smith teams with Cordish on Petersburg casino plan - Virginia Business

Weird that he's doing this for Petersburg, but not for his hometown... guess it's a higher rate of return in Petersburg.

[plain]

I wish Petersburg would have got it the first time, especially after the second "no" from the residents of Richmond. Petersburg could definitely use the revenue and maybe this time, politics, personal agendas, misinformation, and prejudice can stay out of the way of progress.

[Shakman]

Building casinos in working class areas is a disaster.  Casinos earn at the expense of those who are poor and not financially literate.   It's hilarious how many people complain about "corporations rob and steal from people" yet these same people say yes to  casinos since they "bring jobs and tax dollars."   A casino brings minimal of both of these to an area.  Whatever income it brings to an area, there's not much to show.  For example, the areas around MGM in PG County, MD and Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore have not been any better since the opening of these establishments in their respective areas.

Edited April 13 by Shakman

[baobabs727]

On 4/13/2024 at 3:00 PM, Shakman said:

Building casinos in working class areas is a disaster.  Casinos earn at the expense of those who are poor and not financially literate.   It's hilarious how many people complain about "corporations rob and steal from people" yet these same people say yes to  casinos since they "bring jobs and tax dollars."   A casino brings minimal of both of these to an area.  Whatever income it brings to an area, there's not much to show.  For example, the areas around MGM in PG County, MD and Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore have not been any better since the opening of these establishments in their respective areas.

Portsmouth has benefited mightily already. Just ask the residents about their property tax reduction.  For starters.  

[baobabs727]

PETERSBURG:  1.4 BILLION DOLLAR CASINO, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT rights awarded to Baltimore's Cordish Cos. and NFL Hall of Famer and Virginia Beach developer, Bruce Smith.

https://richmond.com/news/video-of-proposed-petersburg-casino/video_536fe139-d87d-5cf1-b4b2-8fd7ca8c117a.html

https://richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/petersburg-casino-cordish-live-lashrecse-aird-bruce-smith/article_dda012a8-0332-11ef-be8b-c35effc7097e.html

https://virginiamercury.com/2024/04/24/petersburg-doubles-down-on-cordish-as-its-casino-operator/

 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 08:46 PM by baobabs727