Richmond Virginia News Time Capsule July 2008 

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July 28 to August 3, 2008

Day 2 Newscycle
-ABC: Kaine: Obama's List 'Seems to Be Getting Shorter
-AP: Kaine Still Evasive About VP Scenario
-Blogmeter: Yes We Kaine?
-Boston Globe: Campaigns try to get timing right on VP choices
-Daily Press: Is Kaine the right No. 2 for Obama?
-Daily Progress: Kaine as VP bad for Virginia Democrats?
-Free Lance Star: Is Kaine being eyed?
-The Nation: Tim Kaine? Don't Bet On It
-Paul Goldman: VP choice prediction: Obama wants running mate who didn't support the Iraq War
-R'blog: VP Kaine?
-Times Dispatch: From City Council to vice president? | Kaine won't rule himself off ticket | Bandwagon II | Jeff's Notes: Kaine and the Presidency | Mother of presidents, distant cousin of VPs | VP Kaine may cause Va. shift
-VA Pilot: Kaine stays silent about possible vice presidential nomination
-VA Virtucon: Timmy! Spending Money Promoting Self For VP? 
-Washington Post: Kaine coy on his VP prospects
-WRVA: Cantor Talks McCain 

WRVA Radio Interview: Kaine Doesn't Budge In Front Of Media Circus
-Baltimore Sun: A winning ticket?
-MSNBC: Kaine continues to get VP questions 
-Roanoke Times: Kaine continues to dodge VP questions
-Times Dispatch: Kaine fine-tunes VP talk | On Kaine the uniter, views split | The star of 'Who, me? For VP?' | Virginia's first lady champions Obama | Will Barack Obama Raise Kaine?
-USA Today: Potential Dem VP Kaine: No plans for convention speech
-Washington Post: The Governor for Obama

Politico: Kaine 'very, very high' on VP shortlist
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Buttermilk and Molasses: Does Dating Tim Kaine Count for Anything?
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Huffington Post: Tim Kaine: Obama's Vice President?
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Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball 
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Raising Kaine: the reasons I've heard from sources close to Kaine why he should be picked 
*He's fluent in Spanish 
*He's a Roman Catholic 
*He can talk comfortably on faith issues 
*He's a southern governor (both parts are good) 
*He's NOT a "Washington insider" 
*He's from the Midwest originally 
*He'll be "vetted" easily, as he's reportedly a "choirboy" 
*He's a strong campaigner and fundraiser 
*He and Obama have strong personal chemistry 
*He can help carry Virginia 

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Reuters: Obama meets on No. 2 pick: Kaine? Biden? Bayh?
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Sun Times: Obama's To-Do List
-Times Dispatch: Reports: Obama is screening Kaine | Kaine for VP? Look at the fallout
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VA Pilot: Kaine on Obama's short list of running mates, sources say 
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Washington Post: Kaine in 'Serious' Talks With Obama 
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Follow the VA Blog Buzz


City Auditor to Look into Tax Bill Mistake | City Auditor Dalal Umesh has become the unlikely rock star of Richmond government
Volunteering 61 Million Strong; Need and Momentum Grow
Virginia is ranked #29 | Richmond Ranks #27 of 50 major cities (hey, they called us a major city)
-Richmond Profile
-Volunteering and a Life Well-Lived
-Va. in the middle of the pack for volunteering
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WRVA Audio
-Patrick Henry grad aids families in Bangladesh
-Volunteer NOW!
With growth comes interest in planning
Visual Miller and Roads Progress via MWN
Desperate GOP or Legitimate Beef?
-Barbs Traded on Va. Voter Drives
-Editorial: Widespread voter fraud? Hardly
-Frederick Alleges Voter Fraud |
Myth of Voter Fraud
-Fraud suspected in wave of voter registrations
-GOP Chief decries voter fraud, thin on specifics 
-GOP Wants Voter Registration Investigation  
-Kaine Enters Dispute Over Vote Fraud Allegations
Gilmore forced to battle against a human ATM
Sheila Hill-Christian Bids Adieu...
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Mark Holmberg Investigates 
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Richmond.com
-Times Dispatch | Transcript
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WRVA

Commentary
-City Hall adrift after top official quits post | Deck stacked against Hill-Christian from start |
A Real Shock  
-Goldman: Does Richmond media care that Wilder, Council are violating City Charter on choosing an acting Chief Administrative Officer?
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Wilder's Package Continues To Unwrap

Hill-Christian not at budget standoff meeting

Rewind: Mayor selects Sheila Hill-Christian as City of Richmond's Chief Administrative Officer (video)

Wilder’s dog resigns


Testing the Waters 2008: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches
-Virginia Surf Scores High In Water Quality
-Peninsula beaches have cleaned up their act
James River algae a threat to animals, not people
Divided we stood; 1968: In Richmond the battles over race would continue long after MLK's assassination | Rewind Civil Rights Memorial
Many workers on VA Beach Verizon project are in U.S. illegally
Development Roundup
-City Is Vigorously Battling Blight
-More White Oak Tenants Announced
-Roseland Development deferred for 30 days (TD | Midlothian Exchange)
-A mid-life crisis for Swift Creek Reservoir
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Goochland County planners to offer revised proposal  
-Growth in Williamsburg
Missing among the representatives of the committee to select a new school superintendent are — wait for it — actual parents of Richmond schoolchildren or any active teachers in the public school system
-Running On Empty
-Many running out of gas on Virginia highways

Same Cover Story: (Who Wrote the better headline?)
-Style: John Warner’s Big Finish; The recent greening of a graying senator
-Portfolio: Out Like a Lion; With six months left in his 30-year career, Virginia Sen. John W. Warner adopts a fervent new mission: turning energy independence into a matter of national security
Aide to Sen. Webb found shot to death
Community service for 10 in protest, Two others involved in rally against Dominion Resources will go to trial

Environmental group files lawsuits against Wise County coal plant  

Consequences We (Times Dispatch) support the plant at Wise. We oppose the tactics used against Dominion. But we appreciate the sentiments expressed by Green...

Rewind


Two top Navy officers fired over $70 million carrier blaze
How to deal with contractor fraud

Roofing Con Artist Caught


Forbes Magazine's "Best State for Business"
-Virginia Ranks as Best State for Business for Third Year
-Is Virginia Losing Its Mojo?
The ghost fleet of idle ships in the James River is rapidly diminishing
Supremacist Escapes Sanction for Internet Posts About Troutman Sanders Lawyer
Monroe's courses cost city $15,937 

Subject: Request to Add Information (Bob Holsworth, Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences speaks)

Degree debacle threatens VCU leader's legacy -- and job 

At VCU, a scandal weighs heavily

Smoke and Mirrors: While scandals and secrecy become headlines at VCU, uncertainty hovers over the fallout — and President Eugene Trani  

Rewind


source: VADCR 
The Virginia League of Conservation Voters: 2008 Conservation Grades are in for Legislators (PDF) | Full Scorecard 
-Richmond scores higher on the environment 

RICHMOND AREA SENATORS
Senator Henry L. Marsh, III 75%
Senator Senator Stephen H. Martin 43%
Senator Donald McEachin 78%
Senator Ryan T. McDougle 25%
Senator Walter A. Stosch 50%
Senator John Watkins 67%


RICHMOND AREA DELEGATES
Delegate M. Kirkland "Kirk" Cox 50%
Delegate Rosalyn R. Dance 100% HERO
Delegate Franklin P. Hall 100% HERO

Delegate Riley E. Ingram 50%
Delegate William R. Janis 43%

Delegate Dwight Clinton Jones 100% HERO
Delegate Jennifer L. McClellan 100% HERO
Delegate Joseph Morrissey 100% HERO

Delegate Samuel A. Nixon, Jr. 50%
Delegate John M. O'Bannon, III 38%
Delegate  Christopher K. Peace 63%
Delegate Jimmie Massie 43%
Delegate Manoli Loupassi 57%


Business loans harder to get
Questionable findings found in Blackwater contracts
inRich.com F's up Twitter | Rewind: Why do you use Twitter? 
I Love My Hood
-20 Questions with Gabe Corbett, social director for Rocketts Landing 
-Preserving Goochland’s rural charm
Why do the traffic lights downtown seem so poorly timed? 
No need to look far or wide to find many great nature trails | Protecting the Wild and Wonderful James River

Rolling along on the RVA Segway tour | Segwaying Through River City With Power List Bloggers | RVA Segway Tour of Richmond is all About Fun 


Flame Retardant: The NFL's first official blogger suffers blowback | Redskins Blog
Lesbians Tip Well 

New Food Blog on the Scene: Eating Out Richmond! 


Animal Planet...
-Coyote sightings reported in Cville | Rewind
-Using dogs to hunt is just way of life for some
-8 rare sheep die by an unwitting tourist
Richmond- a gallery closing and other distractions
Richmond's National offers alternative to D.C. clubs
Farmers Market Week
-Buy local. Eat local. Film local.
-Eat local for VA Farmers Market Week
-Ante upped in 'eat local' challenge
-Chef to the governor wants to watch you chew
Check out Katie Ukrop's house

Domino: neo-southern belle (article not online)
Restaurant Soap Opera in Cville
Metal may save millions of sharks
Going home again can make sense - and dollars, too
Annual pony swim to be held today at Chincoteague
$1.50 Cheesecake Slice from Short Pump Cheescake Factory
LAMB OF GOD will enter the studio in September
Former VCU Dean Takes Over Arts Council
In Vino Veritas Reviews the Shockoe Showdown
Survey: Randolph-Macon 6th in nation on list of party schools | Full List |
LiveJournal Discussion

Top Party Schools in Country, Shockingly, Correspond With Top Athletic Programs Except For...Randolph-Macon?

Randolph Macon Dominates the Lists!
-How widely used is hard liquor? 
#2 Randolph Macon

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How widely used is beer? 
#4 Randolph Macon
#9 Hampden-Sydney College 
#18 James Madison University


How about a little something for the effort? | Start Tipping Better
Bopst Show XV
Gelati Celesti dishes out flavor | Richmond's Best Ice Cream
Chris Brown is Everywhere
Singer takes court at Innsbrook hoops tourney
Conditions Improving at Richmond City Jail
Predators...
-Marine facing porn charges
-Accused cyber-solicitor ‘friended’ 100 local underage girls

C-ville Cover: Ten years in the life of a Charlottesville drug dealer
Diaper Mystery Solved
Police Need Help Identifying ATM Robber
Slow and Steady Gets the Bust As Turtle's Trail Leads to Drugs
Shooting Over Video Game In Henrico
Escaped Inmate Possibly Headed To Richmond
Chesterfield Teens Arrested In BB Attack
Additional charges filed in Powhatan teen's murder | CBS6 |
Powhatan Today | More Taliaferro
Hancock Fabrics Clerk On The Run...Innocent
Sting operation nets suspected prostitute arrests on Jeff Davis
Internet sting nabs man from Illinois
VA Beach Night club security guard charged with extortion
Gloucester supervisors are offered deal | Prosecutor to Gloucester four: Resign, and I'll drop charges |
More Gloucester 4
Want to be Ricky Javon Gray's pen pal? | Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty - Pen Pal Requests
Mob robs Domino’s pizza driver in Charlottesville

July 21 to July 27, 2008

Richmond's skyline cries out for an extreme makeover | Richmond's Very Un-Signature Skyscape -- A Reflection of Un-Signature Leadership  | Urban Planet Discussion  |  Rewind: Williams Mullen Building
Virginia Tech's secrecy only fuels questions about the massacre
Joint Statement by the Richmond Slave Trail Commission and Virginia Commonwealth University  | NPR Audio | Rewind: African Burial Ground Controversy
Richmond Haters
Most of Virginia remains in throes of housing slump 

Richmond Housing Numbers Are In... 

A Welcome Slump? 

Richmond foreclosures jump 805 percent | Soars (#85 of 100...still low from a national relative perspective)

Assessed values in Goochland dropping

Real estate values are flat, sales continue to decline in Chesterfield

Glutted market, wary buyers hit region's homebuilders hard in VA Beach

U.S. Foreclosures Double as House Prices Decline

Rents Dropping for office and retail


Gilmore Filed False Information On Campaign Disclosure Forms  

Gilmore in Hot Water?


End of Henrico Panhandlers?
Our Time: Poverty and public schools are linked as the City's two enduring challenges
The Most Powerful Man in Richmond: #1 William Goodwin
Style's Fifth Annual Power List | WRVA Inteview (audio) | Rewind: Buttermilk and Molasses Speculation

A Board Member of Wachovia   

The Most Powerful Woman in Richmond: #9 Allison Weinstein, a trustee at the University of Richmond and President of Weinstein Properties Management

New Media Duo (John Murden of Church Hill People’s News and Ross Catrow of RVABlogs) Split the Coveted 75th Spot!...
Reaction:
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Buttermilk and Molasses | Popular Not Powerful
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Made in Richmond 
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River City Rapids
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RVANews

What’s missing in Richmond most is what’s missing on Style’s Power List 

Screw the Power Elite

How does Richmond define “powerful”?

Veteran Richmond news anchor Gene Cox has reportedly gone “absolutely apeshit” over his rejection on Style Weekly’s annual Power List...  (WRVA’s Been Had | Gene Cox unfazed | Old Media Is Eating New Media's Pulsating Heart | The RT-D on the TA/WRVA Cox story episode) | HE has a sense of humor...Loves biting monkey stories more than anything else

Jack Goes Forth to crash this party...


Most promising startups in Richmond? | Never Give Up: fund-raising challenges and the Venture Forum | Companies To Watch
AT LAST...
Source: Virginia Civil Rights Memorial
Photos | Video

Off Its High Horse: The Virginia Civil Rights Memorial comes down to our level.

Powhatan Today's My Point of View

“Virginia’s Rosa Parks”

Coverage: Style Asks Where was Mayor Wilder? | The Voice | SlantBlog (Where was Doug | 5 Theories) | TD (MPW Commentary | Insulting History) | Roanoke Times (Commentary) |  CBS6 | 8News | NBC12 | Richmond.com | NBC12  | Washington Post (WAPO also asks Where was Doug Wilder?) | Daily Press | News and Advance | VA Pilot | WRVA

Early activists for civil rights to be honored with memorial | Statue a first for Virginia: Monument will bring some racial parity to Capitol Square | AP  

A key moment in the struggle | It Is Time 

County Seeks to Heal Racial Wounds

Civil rights symposium focused on public education 
 
Barbara Johns, Leader of protest has firm place in history  

Want to change Richmond’s public schools? 

NY Times: The Next Kind of Integration


Non-Profits Feel the Squeeze of Fuel | The Hoople Group Challenge
VPAP has posted the mid-year reports for city council and mayoral candidiates running this November | More Mayor Race News
Woman is first consecrated virgin in Richmond diocese
Richmond Magazine's Best & Worst (print edition only) Reaction
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Sham?
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Elliott Yamin Fans
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North Richmond News

More Buzz had the article been available online? (for comparisons, see
Style's Power List Coverage)
 
Richmond Mag Creeps Into World of Online Content 
Rewiring the Times-Dispatch | Rewind: TD in Crisis

Jackess of All Trades

Will online advertising revenues increase enough to offset the decline in print ad sales?

Daily Press Reduces Staff

Ad sales tumble 16% at NY Times...Raises Newsstand Price to $1.50 | New York Times May Face Junk Rating, S&P Warns | Extra! Extra! Credit Concerns at New York Times!


Beyond the tap- Series on Virginia Water Supply
Getting Drunk in Chesterfield Schools
Hands On Greater Richmond sets day of action
Carytown: Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow

Shockoe Bottom-ing out?


End Game: Falling on Swords...

Another VCU official resigns over degree flap | Mark Holmberg Uncovers New Information | Monroe-Gate Resignations Continue  | Col. William H. Parrish (link should expire soon)

VCU Announces Personnel Changes | TD | WRVA | Charlotte Slant | Dr. Robert D. Holsworth (link should expire soon)

VCU board to discuss how probe was conducted | AP

VCU's Trani released from hospital

The Insider: "Harry Potter" 
Mark Holmberg On VCU Resignations | One VCU Leader Tells CBS 6 Why He Stepped Down 

The Rodney Monroe Story Thread

A Tale of Two Outrages | Scandal Reaches Critical Mass at VCU (Well, I owe Style an apology...See Faculty Fumes, Condemns VCU’s Philip Morris Deal)
 
Has Gene Trani Stayed On Too Long? 

Rewind: Times Dispatch  
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We won't repeat the details, because the accusations don't hold up under close scrutiny. David Ress, one of The Times-Dispatch's top investigative reporters -- and not one known for giving home-field preferences to local big-shots -- took a look at the charges made by the New York newspaper. He found nothing out of the ordinary...

Started the Whole Thing: At One University, Tobacco Money Is a Secret

Rewind


When the Curtain Rises | Setting the Stage
-Reaction: Richmond’s Priorities: Ugly Stuff Indeed 

Serious Fun… With Your Money

Performers take CenterStage in 2009 | CenterStage Likes Big Butts, They Can Not Lie | Richmond to help parking authority | Weekly Construction Updates


Downtown Master Plan sent to City Council | Wilder Shouts Pass the Downtown Master Plan! (The Downtown Plan: With Friends Like These) | ZZZZZ | Approving 'The Plan' | One Realtor's Take | The new glow of the proposed downtown master plan reflects the politics at play — at the expense of the greater good | The Downtown Plan Provides...Umm...Growth? | Rewind
Virginia Light Rail?... Charlottesville... Roanoke

Just What We Need: More Businesses Begging for Public Funds


Is Chesterfield poised to become the Loudoun County of Central Virginia? | Rewind: Chesterfield is 15 percent more affluent than Henrico County
GRTC to discuss eliminating 9 bus routes today |
CBS6 | Protest | Rewind

Azalea Connector rescued

GRTC to cut routes, citizens question fairness

GRTC Chief To UR: Pay Up

Riders plead that bus routes be kept  


So much for the Zion Crossroads outlet mall
Illegal immigrants fleeing? Rumors suggest the sour economy and public opinion are forcing illegal immigrants to leave the area
Moore Fights Back to Take Virginia State Billiards Championship
(Not) Getting Laid in RVA 
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Chasing Amy
-Does Blogging Hurt Your Sex Life?
First came fun in the sun. Now, a watch for cancer. | Avoid Sunburn
X-Files Scene Set in Richmond (probably filmed in Vancouver) | Mulder and Scully live in Richmond?  | An Homage: Richmond writer Vince Gilligan | IMDB
Charlottesville Beer Delivery Probably, could work in Richmond...
Read, Drink, & Be Merry reviews Rowlands
My Love-Hate Relationship With Ellwood Thompsons Continues
ULTRA STAYCATION COMPILATION!
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The weekend guide to Richmond
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75 Dirt Cheap Ways to Enjoy Yourself around Richmond
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Staycations: Close, cheap, fun
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Chillin' in the City
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Touring Hollywood Cemetery on foot
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Canal tours grow in popularity
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Virginia is for Lovers (and Presidents)
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Welcome to my world 
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Richmond, VA
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Metro Richmond Zoo: Much to see and do
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More Staycation Ideas

Screw the Staycation...
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Gas Prices Dropping
-Hear historical icons in Colonial Williamsburg
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WaPo Hearts Cville 
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Madison's Montpelier restored to old glory 
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Floyd Fest? | Roanoke Times | Live Updates

Families "stay-cation" at home to save money

Tourism takes a hit at Virginia and North Carolina beaches | Jamestown tourism dips, so do other Va. attractions 


Top Richmond Bars For Guys
Seized birds on way to Fla.
A new festival aims to grab national attention for Richmond’s arts district | Call for Participation | InLight Richmond (also see Nuit Blanche
Tunes for Trails

Trails memorandum: Everyone's a winner


Pat McGee Band Goes Old School

Top 9 Richmond bands you should go see

Punk News: Landmines


Pimpin in Richmond

Virtual Pimp 

Pimp's Life Ain't Easy


Grab Your Dick & Double-Click 
Audit finds excessive Internet porn surfing at city print shop 

Wilder Investigates

CBS 6 Investigates City Print Shop Audit | ...they (Times Dispatch) missed the underlining story

City employees need to browse for porn on better sites


Joey's Hot Dogs versus City Dogs

Bev's versus Ben n Jerry


Source: Robert Vaughan Myspace
Marks and Harrison? Let's Settle It...
DMB’s Moore re-admitted to hospital
File Away: Best of the 7 Hampton Roads Cities 2008
Suffolk eatery in hot water over expansion
Cool Richmond House (Owner of Clementine)
Source: VA Pilot | Wikipedia | Official Site
Richmond rapper Skillz writes when others can't 'I'm a ghostwriter, I'm the cat that you don't see/I write hits for rappers you like and charge 'em a fee'
-Skillz Drops A Million 
Cirrus Vodka Profile

Thrice-Baked Potatoes


Richmond becoming ‘the second Hamptons’ for the rich and famous...Richmond, Massachusetts that is
The 48 Hour Film Project 
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Mashup
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Style
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Richmond.com
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AF Creative
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Chewy Lives! 
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Ouroboros 
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WIP
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Wahokia
-Local Filmmakers Prepare for 48 Hour Film Project

Richmond native turns her adventure into a short film


Read, Drink, & Be Merry Reviews the Hard Shell
South African food and wine festival attracts thousands
She was a third runner up in Virginia...Proof that Virginia women are hotter than New Yorkers!
-Miss Brooklyn is from … Manhattan  
-Miss Brooklyn is beauty pageant vet from Virginia 
-New Miss New York is U.Va. grad, former Miss Virginia contestant 
Shockoe Bartender Insider (When To Cut People Off) |
Start Tipping Better  

Southside Stunner Goes Forth


Bopst Show XIV

Some positive developments have occurred in the area since Michael Vick's dogfighting conviction | Rewind: Vick


Imagine you're sitting in your living room when two people you don't know suddenly appear outside your apartment's sliding-glass door. One of them is holding a gun. Next thing you know, they've shattered the glass...
Virginia executes man who beat co-worker with brass lamp
Goochland County Man Shoots And Kills Alleged Intruder | Goochland Gazette Coverage 
16-month-old boy dies in Richmond; mother's boyfriend in custody | Update | Vigil 

Richmond infant died of blunt-force trauma | Boyfriend held in toddler's death to appear in court | 16-month-old remembered in East End | Bond set for mother of dead toddler


Man Robs CVS Of Painkillers
Police raid Great Big Flea Market | Trademark Infringement Investigation Results in Arrests | 9 Arrested
Club Velvet owner Moore released from jail | Is notorious strip-club owner Sam Moore becoming a folk hero? | Long Discussion String
Con Artists Target Elderly
Leaders ban together against racial comments | Timeline of a Tragedy | More Taliaferro Stories
Ex-Mary Baldwin professor indicted on child pornography
Two Dead After Petersburg Car Chase (Over a F'in Slurpee) |
Nothing in a 7-Eleven is worth a human life | TD Editorial | Father speaks out | 2 crash victims named | Family Faults Police
Suspect flees from screaming woman in Midlothian Walgreen's parking lot
Women used $800 in fake travelers checks at Hanover business (pictures)
Naked Man Arrested
Suffolk farmer found guilty of animal cruelty
Victims tell how they got ripped off at Auto Repair
Michael Vick dogfighting co-defendant in court | More Vick
Three Charged In Catalytic Converter Thefts in Mechanicsville | Three Arrested In Catalytic Converter Thefts in Colonial Heights 
Good Policing...
Richmond police get guilty plea in February slaying
Colonial Heights Middle School teacher found guilty of sex with minor | Senor Brenes 

July 14 to July 20, 2008

Business owners assess damage from fire | Investigators looking for cause | Video
Cristobal Weather Blog
First Debate:  
Jim Gilmore vs Mark Warner
Ding-Ding...
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AP
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Daily Press
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Daily Progress
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Free Lance-Star 
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NBC12
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NBC29
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News Leader 
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Roanoke Times
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Times Dispatch (Teaser
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Virginia Pilot 
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Washington Post (Teaser)
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Washington Times
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WCAV

Celebrity Wars
-Mark Warner
Madeleine K. Albright,John Grisham, Bruce Hornsby, Carl Icahn, Robert Iger,  Norman Lear, Bette Midler, Steven Spielberg, Ralph Stanley, Barbra Streisand
-Jim Gilmore 

Ben Crenshaw, Jimmy Dean, Don Blankenship, William Goodwin Jr, Bruce and Floyd Gottwald, Ruble Hord, T. Boone Pickens, Roger Staubach


Coverage: CBS6 (Streaming Video) | 8News | NBC12 

Early activists for civil rights to be honored with memorial | Statue a first for Virginia: Monument will bring some racial parity to Capitol Square | AP

A key moment in the struggle | It Is Time 

County Seeks to Heal Racial Wounds

Civil rights symposium focused on public education 
 
Barbara Johns, Leader of protest has firm place in history

NY Times: The Next Kind of Integration


The Crupi Report: Three Paths for Change
Roanoke Times' Pulitzer Play: Age of Uncertainty
A rural wife pushes herself to the limit to help her disabled husband 
Style Cover: In the region’s big land grab, property owners are discovering that when it comes to protecting their land, there are other forces at play
The Downtown Plan: Fourth Down. Will They Punt? | The Master Plan  

Vote Yes | Memo to Planning Commission: Stop Dicking Around!

Jackson Ward Black business owners speak out on Downtown Master Plan


Richmond Activism
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Town Hall Event Looks Beyond Obama on 7/22
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Richmonders to rally outside Richmond Times-Dispatch and demand “Stop the warmongering! No War on Iran!” Saturday, July 26, at 1 p.m.

Rasmussen Poll: Obama, McCain Tied at 44% Each, But Nearly Half Have Unfavorable View of Democrat  

More young Virginians are registering, but will they vote?

The Bob Barr Effect

Obama to open 20 offices in bid to win Virginia 1208 W. Marshall Street Richmond, VA 23220 | 23 W. Old Street Petersburg, VA 23803 (