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Trash/Recycling Pickup Thursday

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Due to the snow, trash/recycling pickup will be delayed a day from the regular red Wednesday to Thursday this week. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup Thursday. They do not belong on the sidewalk after Thursday night.

In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, the Virginia Senate has adopted SB1103 introduced by Jeffrey L. McWaters, a Virginia Beach Republican, which would explicitly authorize the commonwealth’s cities and counties to decide whether to impose a ban on plastic bags in their jurisdictions.

CenterStage, Altria Theater Exempted From Real Estate Tax

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From Style article:

Richmond CenterStage and its parent group ignited a minor furor in October when they revealed they owed $1.75 million in back real estate taxes and wanted the city to cover the tab.

Following a heated public hearing, City Council eventually consented to pay the bill. What was left unclear was whether the performing arts organization — which operates the Altria and Carpenter theaters — would begin covering its own real estate taxes.

As it turns out, that won’t be an issue because Richmond-area state lawmakers have CenterStage’s back. Both houses of the General Assembly passed legislation specifically tailored to exempt CenterStage from any real estate tax obligations.
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RFD Visits St. Andrew’s School

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From St. Andrew’s School FaceBook page:

City of Richmond Firefighters came to visit Miss Davis’ kindergarten class, teaching the students about fire safety and answering lots of questions. They let the children touch the equipment and see them in their masks so it wouldn’t be so scary if they ever saw them at a real fire. Climbing the truck was, of course, the highlight! Thank you, RFD!