Weekly Newsletter
May 4, 2017
In the News  
VCU Breaks Ground on $87M School of Allied Health Professionals Building

River Street Farmers Market Opens on Saturday in Old Towne. Here is a List of Other Farmers Markets in the Gateway Region

Chesterfield Amazon Fulfillment Center Donates Learning Tools to Ettrick Elementary  
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The Boathouse at City Point to Open in Early June

Staff Report | The Progress-Index | Full Article

HOPEWELL - After nearly two years of negotiations, one of the region's most anticipated restaurants is nearing completion.
The Boathouse at City Point, owned by Richmond restaurateur Kevin Healy, is set to open in early June, according to Paige Healy, director of concept development.

It is the fifth branch of The Boathouse in Central Virginia, meant as "a place where you can celebrate life one bite at a time," said Paige Healy.

Even as construction crews continued working at the site Monday, representatives from the city and the Boathouse hosted media and local notables for a taste of the many design features the Healys hope will draw patrons from Hopewell and beyond.
Fulfilling the Promise of the Appomattox River
 
Editorial | The Progress-Index | Full Article

The Appomattox River is one of the most prominent physical features of the region and one of the area's best recreational features. And yet the river cuts the Tri-Cities area in two, separating Colonial Heights and Chesterfield from Petersburg, Hopewell, Dinwiddie and Prince George.

But now a newly released master plan for the Appomattox River Trail would span the watery divide with a series of bridges and connect the trails developed independently by the six municipalities. The goal is simple: to knit the region more closely together around its most valuable natural resource