CONTENTS
From Ruin to Rehab: Old Neighborhoods Can
Transform a City - Does Local
Preservation Policy Serve Richmond as Well as It Could?
A citizens preservation grew from a small
grass roots
organization into a visible, viable advocacy group. Learn about how they are educating the public and public officials, as well as providing needed preservation for the capital city’s landmarks.
organization into a visible, viable advocacy group. Learn about how they are educating the public and public officials, as well as providing needed preservation for the capital city’s landmarks.
By Jennie Dotts
The Big Election Story
Israel on the Appomattox
Review Review
A new book has been published about Thomas
Cannon, a retired postal worker and long time benefactor for
needy families in Richmond. Read about his heroic
struggle with his own challenges, and along the way, improving
others’ circumstances.
By Larry Stipek
Perceptions and Perspectives
By Kathi B. Scearce
By Kathi B. Scearce
The Power of Relationships,
second in a series on customer service
second in a series on customer service
In this second installment on customer
service, Russ Linden relates how understanding people in
the workplace and their relationships is key to success.
By Russell M. Linden, PhD
The End of an Era:
Joe Morgan Retires
Joe Morgan Retires
We had the great fortune to visit one of
our favorite Southside localities and one of the finest local
government managers this past summer. At the end of a 31
year career in the public sector, Joe Morgan shared some of his
insights into his work.
photo / virginia review
FEATURES:
James City’s Land Preservation
Program - Saving Spaces and Serving
as Stewards
Urban county James City has embraced a
concept designed to preserve rural lands. Some of this
property has been in the same families for centuries and many
say should not be redeveloped into other than rural use.
By Ruth Richey
Rural Historic Districts in
Virginia: Supporting Community Preservation
Virginia: Supporting Community Preservation
Learn about other suburban and urban areas
in
the state that are trying innovative approaches to
preserving and protecting land and resources.
the state that are trying innovative approaches to
preserving and protecting land and resources.
By Christopher G. Miller and Josephine F.
deGive
Vision in Heritage: Roanoke Transforms
Old Rail Buildings into a New Outlook
for Downtown
Old Rail Buildings into a New Outlook
for Downtown
Giving tours of what they have done in
Roanoke to
rework and reuse previously unusable or undesirable space is something city officials relish instead of dread. Learn about how they got their development efforts “on track.”
rework and reuse previously unusable or undesirable space is something city officials relish instead of dread. Learn about how they got their development efforts “on track.”
By Chris Chittum, AICP