In a surprising announcement this morning, Mayor Jones confirmed to reporters that he has taken steps to officially rename Belvidere Street for a star member of VCU’s amazing Final Four basketball team.

Belvidere Street was originally a small one lane street named after the home of William Byrd III. From this point forward, Belvidere Street will be known as ‘Joey Rodriguez Avenue’, or ‘J-Rod Ave’, after popular Point Guard #12, Joey Rodriguez.

According to news accounts, City workers will begin later this month to replace signage in order to reflect the new name.

Rumor has it that West Avenue in the Fan may get a new name as well, perhaps ‘Skeen Street’.