The century-old Belmont Golf Course soon will be transformed as part of an ambitious $4 million plan led by a local nonprofit.

The First Tee of Greater Richmond on Tuesday was awarded the contract to take over management of the Henrico County-owned course, after pitching a plan to modernize Belmont by converting its current 18 holes into a six-hole short course and a 12-hole course that would rely on many of the bones of its original design from 1916, as well as adding a driving range and practice areas.

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The Chesterfield arts center, decades in the making, is finally set to break ground this spring.

Read about the exciting progress made by the Chesterfield Cultural Arts Foundation.

The timing of this article is perfect as Cardinal Newman Academy is celebrating breaking past its $30,000 on-line Christmas Challenge. It’s exciting to see the community support!

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Cardinal Newman Academy founder’s seek to fill a niche in private education.

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After a $2.1 million capital campaign and nearly two years of renovation efforts, an Art Deco gem in the heart of Ashland is set to reopen Dec. 26.

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A group of local concert promoters have banded together for a new partnership.

Lucas Fritz and Matt McDonald, owners of the The Broadberry and The Camel, along with long-time promoter Jessica Gordon, The Trigger System, recently launched the Broadberry Entertainment Group…

Broadberry Entertainment will serve as the exclusive booking agent for the Ashland Theatre, a 70-year-old newly renovated venue located at 205 England St. that can seat 300 people. The theater is scheduled to open during the fourth quarter of this year, Fritz said.

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VNPA is thrilled with the exciting news coming from our client, Ashland Theatre. Something BIG is happening in Ashland!

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After a nationwide search, the Ashland Theatre Foundation has named Douglas Love as its new president and chief executive officer. The art deco Ashland Theater at 205 England St. celebrates its 70th year in fall of 2018.

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Cycling Without Age, a cycling program originating in Denmark, has made its way to Richmond, debuting in September at St. Francis Home, a ministry of the Diocese of Richmond that cares for 125 seniors and disabled adults with limited means.

With hundreds of chapters worldwide, Cycling Without Age is designed to help the elderly who are in care facilities overcome loneliness by regularly taking them out for rides in a specially built bike called a “trishaw.”

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The “first day of school” is approaching for most schools in the area, but for a nascent local private school, that term has literal significance.

Catholic prep school Cardinal Newman Academy is launching its first year in business with an inaugural opening bell set for Sept. 5.

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There’s a new private school opening its doors this weekend with a goal of keeping education affordable to parents.

Cardinal Newman Academy is a school that’s starting small. So far there are just three students enrolled at the school in a rented space at Bon Air Baptist at the Village. That’s near the corner of Three Chopt Road and Patterson Avenue in Richmond’s West End. It’s a co-ed Catholic school.

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VNPA is assisting the Ashland Theater Foundation search for an Executive Director.

Ashland Theater Foundation Executive Director job desription and submission criteria