Something wrong with Richmond Virginia?
*He's beginning to believe*
Submitted 7 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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someguy3@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Alteon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yeah, sorta.
- 311 is a shit show. You have to pretty much get involved with your local government officials to get literally anything done, otherwise you can just live with your pothole.
- City officials have had a hard on for a minor league baseball stadium for fucking YEARS. They asked Richmond citizens for their vote on it, and every single time people said fuck no. It’s $110 million that could have been used to repair crumbling infrastructure, provide support programs, add additional affordable housing, repair our busted streets…noooo, why do that when we can go to a fucking minor league baseball game. Good idea Stoney.
- City officials also hard a hard on for a casino to bring in additional “needed money” that they planned to throw in absolutely terrible locations. No one wanted it. I think we had to vote it down like half a dozen times.
Petersburg, a
crumbling ruinstruggling town is now voting to add it. Just what it needs. - Look up the history of Jackson Ward.
- Shcokoe Bottome still has buildings were destroyed in the flood back 30 years ago that have yet to be revitalized (but a fucking stadium is fine, right?)
Thats just off the top of my head. Love it here though. Just…lots of annoyances.
Battle_Masker@lemmy.world 7 months ago
don’t forget the statewide ban on pornographic material. granted it was mostly as anti-lgbt hate speech, but it banned like all sorts of shit including pornhub and it’s subcompanies, several textbooks, etc
ramirezmike@programming.dev 7 months ago
I feel like similarly sized cities have similar problems.
for what it’s worth, I liked Richmond when I visited
wander1236@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Guess you took both pills too
Maven@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Damn :/ man overdosed on the perception of reality
Shotgun_Alice@lemmy.world 7 months ago
As some who lived in Richmond and used to run by this spot on my daily run, this is taken from the top of a hill.
DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Ground truth here: I don’t know if you’re ready for it, but despite being the capital of the confederacy, Richmond is close enough to the east coast megalopolis that it is more northern than not. Yes, we still have those problems here, but we are moving in the right direction. One residents opinion.
fartnuggetsupreme@startrek.website 7 months ago
I second this opinion from my comfy vantage point in North Chesterfield. Just don’t move near Hull and Broad Rock or you’ll be moving again within a year (nightclub opened across the alley, heroin and sex work all over, and my neighbor murdered someone… LOL)
tacosplease@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yeah I like Richmond. Good weather; good food; good beer; outdoor activities; proximity to beaches, mountains, and vineyards… Like you said, political ideology is moving in the right direction.
itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
RVA!
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Hate it when that happens
casmael@lemm.ee 7 months ago
So frustrating
wjrii@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Reminds me of the Old 97’s re-write of a Dylan tune.
If you die fearing God And painfully employed You will not go to heaven You’ll go to Champaign, Illinois
casmael@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Come on down, sweet Virginia
Aviandelight@mander.xyz 7 months ago
What a weird point of view in the pic. I can tell this is in the bottom but I can’t figure out which roof this was taken from. Maybe a drone shot?
Shotgun_Alice@lemmy.world 7 months ago
This was taken from the top of a hill. I would sometimes run by this place on my jog because I liked the view. If you want I can find it on google maps street view.
Aviandelight@mander.xyz 7 months ago
That’s pretty cool! I’ll have to check this place out.
snekerpimp@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I mean, it’s true…
aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
Whatever you do, don’t go south on I-85!
draneceusrex@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Meh, you can stop in Durham at least…keepin’ it dirty.