https://rvanews.com All the news, none of that gross newsprint feel Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:23:10 +0000 en-US https://rvanews.com/features/rva-internet-awards-they-winners-are-victorious/25738?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+Readership Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:00:55 +0000 Valerie Catrow http://rvanews.com/?p=25738 <p style = "text-align:center"></p><p>Wow, you Richmonders really care about your Internet. After LOTS of voting and quite close races in several categories, we now have the winners. Behold!</p><h2>Best New Blog: <a href="http://richmondslumlordwatch.wordpress.com/">Richmond Slumlord Watch</a></h2><p><a href="http://cafedarkness.wordpress.com/">CafeDarkness</a> almost had it, but RVA's concern with shady landlords prevails.</p><h2>Best Kept Secret: <a href="http://richmondinsideout.com/">RichmondInsideOut.com</a></h2><p>The fact that this site won really proves something: The only thing Richmonders love more than Richmond is talking about how much they love Richmond.</p><h2>Best Community Blog: <a href="http://chpn.net/news/">Church Hill People's News</a></h2><p>Not at all shocking but of course well-deserved. However, <a href="http://www.boulevardizen.com/">Boulevardizen</a> (which is THE hardest word to spell ever) gave them a real run for their money for a while.</p><h2>Best Comment Thread: <a href="http://rvanews.com/sports/vote-to-name-rvas-new-baseball-team-also-wtf/22012">RVANews - Vote to name RVA’s new baseball team (Also: WTF?)</a></h2><p>We don't want to toot our own horn but... TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT. Seriously though, one of the best conversations had in a long while, and not at all thanks to us -- we just posted the names and you guys ran with it.</p><h2>Best Overall Blog: <a href="http://www.thecheckoutgirl.net/">The Checkout Girl</a></h2><p>Dudes! This one was so close. In fact, our winner only beat <a href="http://www.therichmondscene.com/">The Richmond Scene</a> by TWO votes. And up until right when we closed voting, it was a toss up between those two and <a href="http://tarichmond.com/">Tobacco Avenue</a>, <a href="http://www.vcuramnation.com/">VCU Ram Nation</a>, and <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/">Young House Love</a>. Every vote counts, kids!</p><h2>Best Use of Social Media By A Business: <a href="http://twitter.com/NatesTacoTruck">Nate's Taco Truck</a></h2><p>This one held steady for most of the contest, but I thought for a while there that <a href="http://twitter.com/StyleWeekly">Style Weekly</a> would take it. Although when it all comes down to it, tacos win. Always.</p><h2>Funniest Twitterer: <a href="http://twitter.com/thecheckoutgirl">@thecheckoutgirl</a></h2><p>Can you say "Landslide"?</p><h2>Best Overall Twitterer: <a href="http://twitter.com/ryanobles">@ryanobles</a></h2><p>Smart, personable, dimples, AND a new baby? The rest of these guys didn't stand a chance.</p><p>There you have it, folks! I hope you're pleased with the results. And if you're not, blame SurveyMonkey and your fellow Richmonders, I guess?</p><p>Winners, we've got great stuff for you. In addition to a lovely badge that you may affix to your blog or what-have-you, you'll also be getting an RVANews T-shirt AND a sweet sticker. Email val@rvanews.com for details on how to claim your winnings.</p><p class="byline">As the editor of RVANews, Valerie Catrow spends most of her time wrangling people over email and muttering to herself about the content calendar. She also contributes to our <a href="http://rvanews.com/sections/columns/parenting">parenting column</a> while maintaining her own blog, <a href="http://madeinrichmond.net/">Made in Richmond</a>. It should be noted that she loves tots, both the potato and child varieties.</p><p><br />Ho there, reader of RSS feeds! Do you ever want to support RVANews in a real and tangible way? Or at least pay a small penance for reading ad-free content? If so, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/rvanews">support us on Patreon for a couple bucks a month</a>!</p>