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It’s back, Richmond.

The New Year’s Eve ball is set to rise again…this time, in a new location at The HofGarden in Scott’s Addition.

The Richmond tradition started in 2006 at the Byrd Theatre and was held until 2012. It ended due to permit problems. Hardywood Craft Brewery hosted the NYE ball rise for one year in 2013, but ever since, the ball has been in storage, waiting for a new location.

This year, the ball will be dusted off, plugged in and ready to rise a 40-foot tower on top of The Hof building at 2818 W. Broad St. to ring in 2018.

“Richmond deserves its own New Year’s Eve tradition. I think we established it in Carytown, but because of logistical issues, we lost it for a few years,” Todd Schall-Vess, creator of the ball and general manager of the Byrd Theatre, said. “I’m really happy to see people invested in continuing the tradition. It’s great to have it return.”

Schall-Vess approached The HofGarden last year about hosting the ball rise in addition to their three-floor New Year’s Eve party, but there wasn’t enough time to pull it off.

“We’ve got a concrete plan to make it happen this year,” Bobby Kruger, manager of The HofGarden said.