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Patrick Henry School Update

The Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts website has been updated but here are some of the highlights.
Over 1,500 books were received for the PHSSA book sale on June 6th and raised $861. The unsold books will be used for a future sale.
Ukrop’s Golden Gift Certificates were collected at Crossroads and the final tally […]

what is posh?

A new bar/club has popped up over night, and is apparently trying to create a red carpet experience on Main Street.

Auditor Finds RPS Payroll & HR Issues

RTD has an article about the latest audit to hit the Richmond Public schools.
The Richmond school system’s payroll department is overstaffed but has been unable to detect overpayments, accurately track time off or collect money it is owed by employees, according to a report released yesterday by the schools’ internal auditor.
In addition, an audit of […]

And I thought to myself, who is that man?

133 W Jackson Street by taberandrew, piece by unknown artist.

CAPS moves on Church of Crystal Light? (UPDATED)

Earlier word that Community Assisted Public Safety (CAPS) officers attempted to visit the Church of Crystal Light on Adams Street yesterday seem to have been incorrect. Residents of the area did report that people were seen removing mattresses and other domestic items from the Crystal Light building through the night.

Originally posted as below at 9:31AM […]

Police keep quiet on latest armed robbery

According the RTD:
Chesterfield County police this morning were not releasing any information on the latest in a series of convenience-store armed robberies in the county.
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Ellwood’s Coffee Gets Local

Recently, Ellwood’s Coffee has stepped up it’s game by brewing local.  In the past, Ellwoods Coffee had been exclusive to a company based in Durham, NC.  But now, when they say “Drink Local”, they mean it.  Blanchard’s is just 3.6 miles across the river. According to Ellwood’s:
They bring in the best Certified Organic and Fair […]

Get involved at the Assignment Desk

An idea first put forth in November, I’ve revamped the Assignment Desk and would really love to have folks: 1) Suggest stories that are being missed, 2) Be the journalist and help cover the really local news.

Since the initial experiment in November, I’ve been super impressed by Silver Persinger’s coverage of local government at the […]

VMFA Expansion Update

Alex Nyerges’ (Director) latest tour with Don Dale (Writer) provides news and pictures of the latest work at the VMFA expansion:

The Robins Sculpture Garden will replace 3.5 acres of former parking lot.
A new atrium will be a 3-story “main street” connecting to two existing wings and opening onto a new library, museum shop, café, […]

Witness says Driver fired 6 shots

Testimony today against Eric Driver in the April 22nd shooting of Jamall Holman was convincing enough to have the case sent to grand jury in July:

At a court hearing that ended early this afternoon, testimony indicated that the man charged with murder in the shooting death of Jamall Holman fired two shots, then chased him […]

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