Views from the Treehouse

Catherine "Cat" Anthony hasn't been out of college for a decade, but just last fall she was installed as the the new Executive Director of the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation. She's charged with shaping the future of one of the Central Virginia's most popular outdoor recreation resources -- the 52-mile ribbon of asphalt that runs from Richmond to Jamestown and drew over 1 million visits last year. What's her vision for the trail? What will it's economic impact be? How safe is it? How will we fund its continued maintenance? All these questions -- and our usual James Lipton-esque rapid fire session at the end -- are a click away!

For our second podcast, we bring you part 2 of our interview with Ralph White, the manager of the James River Park for over 30 years. Like Part 1, it's a doozy. White dishes on everything from Richmond's riverfront plan to what he thinks of our current mayor.

For our inaugural Views from the Treehouse podcast we sat down with none other than Ralph White, the legendary James River Park Manager. White retired in 2012 after 32 years in the urban wilderness, risking Kepone exposure, crack needles and drunken riots on Belle Isle, not to mention career suicide, in order to make Richmond a first-class outdoor recreation destination. White is also a master storyteller. In Part 1 of this two-part series, White covers everything from how he’s like Judas Iscariot to meeting hobos in cabooses. This is a conversation you don’t want miss!