Today’s Times-Dispatch inlcudes a front page story on the riverfront plan developed by a team of consultants from Hargreaves Assoc. As Will Jones writes, their vision includes “enhancing downtown Richmond’s riverfront as a wild and urban heart of the city, with expanded water access and connections to neighborhoods

According the T-D story: “The plan is expected to be refined and presented to the Planning Commission and ultimately the City Council in the first quarter of 2012. The presentation from Tuesday’s meeting is expected to be available later this week on the city’s website.”

Have you heard of WorkItRichmond? The site does a wide variety of stories, including the occasional sports-related item, like one on a Richmond Triathlon organizer.Read More

Open Source host Will Snyder had James River Park System manager Ralph White on his show Friday. White announced last week that he’s retiring at the end of 2012. They discussed the challenges facing the park system, his fights with City Hall and his resolutions for his last year on the job.Read More

What do you make of SportsQuest? I’ve played on the excellent soccer fields a couple of times and watched the developments for a couple of years now and it seems equal parts potentially awesome and boondoggle.Read More

Have you been following the developments downtown along the banks of the James River? The City of Richmond is attempting to develop areas of downtown, and you can voice your opinion about what you think is most important.Read More

It was a big Saturday on the James River as volunteers and James River Park staffers continued to make improvements all around the park.Read More

The Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Rex Springston wrote about James River Park manager Ralph White’s decision to retire and included a few new details that had not been written about this week. Read More

Get ready to volunteer Richmond! From the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay:Read More

CANCELED: High water levels in the James River have cancelled the James River Parade of Lights for 2011. The James is full of debris and was cresting at more than 15 feet Friday. It should remain above flood stage (12 feet) through the weekend. There is no make up date.Read More

The James River Association has been working on a project at Presquile National Wildlife Refuge to help educate children and the plan is currently open for public comment.Read More