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Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Workers continue to pack and clear out the offices of delegates and senators at the General Assembly Building, 201 N. 9th St. in Capitol Square, which is slated for demolition later this year. The boxes are being moved two blocks to the Pocahontas Building at 900 E. Main St., which will be the legislature’s office center until a replacement building is completed on the site of the current building. The next step comes on Tuesday, July 11, when the state will sell surplus office equipment and other items to the public, government agencies and public schools. The sale is 9 a.m. for agencies and schools, with the public able to shop at 11 a.m. A portion of the General Assembly Building dates to 1912, when it was built for a bank. The building has housed the offices of state legislators since 1976. The governor and General Assembly have set aside $300 million for the new building and a new parking deck for Capitol Square. The money also will pay for renovation of Old City Hall, now part of the Capitol Square complex of state buildings.

Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Workers continue to pack and clear out the offices of delegates and senators at the General Assembly Building, 201 N. 9th …

Published on July 7, 2017
Holiday cool // Aminah Thomas cools off in the James River during a visit with her family to the Downtown waterfront by Brown’s Island on Monday, the eve of Independence Day. Throughout the Richmond area, families enjoyed an extended holiday weekend at the river, neighborhood cookouts, local parks and to see fireworks. Please see more photos, B3.

Holiday cool // Aminah Thomas cools off in the James River during a visit with her family to the Downtown waterfront by Brown’s Island on …

Published on July 7, 2017
Workers lay the stonework in April for the plaza at Broad and Adams streets where the statue of Richmond pioneer Maggie L. Walker will be placed.

Workers lay the stonework in April for the plaza at Broad and Adams streets where the statue of Richmond pioneer Maggie L. Walker will be …

Published on July 7, 2017
H. Khalif Khalifah, center, speaks to visitors in the Nat Turner Library in his home during last Saturday’s fundraising event, “The Resurrection of Nat Turner: Save the Land.”

H. Khalif Khalifah, center, speaks to visitors in the Nat Turner Library in his home during last Saturday’s fundraising event, “The Resurrection of Nat Turner: …

Published on July 7, 2017
A series of fundraisers are planned to save the Southampton County home and land of H. Khalif Khalifah of Drewryville, which according to community folklore, is the birthplace of Nat Turner.

A series of fundraisers are planned to save the Southampton County home and land of H. Khalif Khalifah of Drewryville, which according to community folklore, …

Published on July 7, 2017

Published on July 7, 2017
Work continues on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art at Broad and Belvidere streets. Much has been completed since this view in early March.

Work continues on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art at Broad and Belvidere streets. Much has been completed since this view in early March.

Published on July 7, 2017

Published on July 7, 2017

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Published on July 7, 2017

Published on July 7, 2017
Thomas E. Kranz is sworn in as the interim superintendent of Richmond Public Schools by Richmond Circuit Court Clerk Edward F. Jewett. Laura Kranz, his wife, holds the Bible during the ceremony filled with friends, family, School Board members and RPS employees.

Thomas E. Kranz is sworn in as the interim superintendent of Richmond Public Schools by Richmond Circuit Court Clerk Edward F. Jewett. Laura Kranz, his …

Published on July 7, 2017

Published on July 7, 2017

Published on July 7, 2017