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5th Annual Spaghetti Dinner Benefit For William Byrd Community House

From announcement: How about dinner for a great cause? Join us at Perly’s Restaurant (111 East Grace Street – Richmond) on February 16, 2012 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm for a great spaghetti dinner and at the same time support William Byrd Community House. Eat-in or takeout options available. Tickets are $15.00 per person and […]

VCU Move In Days this weekend

Received late notice, still need the maps referenced in this email: Friends of VCU, It is time for all new and returning VCU students to begin moving in. This process may impact all of us in different ways. In an effort to better manage, I am attaching our move in maps for both the Monroe […]

Chesterfield County clinches PONY League World Series

Today undefeated Chesterfield County, Va continued their streak against West Tokyo, Japan in the 59th PONY League World Series to pull off a 3-1 victory. This is the first World Series win for Chesterfield County in their history.

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Congrats Chesterfield!

Smash A.Q. at Fine Foods This Saturday

High Speed Rail Meeting for ‘Greater’ Richmond

Still dreaming those dreams. Keep in mind that the high speed rail now being bandied about would skip downtown Richmond altogether. Former City Council member Bill Pantele noticed. Here’s a recent announcement: Dear Supporters, The Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor Tier 2 DEIS for the portion from Richmond to Raleigh has been released and 8 […]

Bike Accident, But Not In Oregon Hill

Earlier today, a vehicle hit a bicyclist at or near the corner of S. 4th Street and Canal. I do not have much info on the accident, other than to say I saw the reporting go past on the City’s Current Incident site. It said that the bicyclist was bleeding from the mouth.

The location is […]

The T-Shirt Says It All….

Pictures from Site of Last Night’s Fire

The above view is looking east towards downtown. It looks like the fire might have started at a homeless encampment that’s in the trees just a few feet to the east of the site, but that’s just conjecture.
I also have heard unofficial accounts that, around the same time last night, there was some wine […]

History Hounds This Saturday

Announcement:
Valentine Richmond History Center’s annual History Hounds walking tour of Oregon Hill occurs Saturday, April 10th, 10am-12pm. It’s only $10 a person (dogs are free!), but reservations are required. Call 649-0711 x301
Dogs must have current shots, mix well with others and remain on a leash. Owners are responsible for water and cleaning up after their […]

$5000 Award Offered for Missing VCU International Student

In response to the earlier, mysterious disappearance of one of its international student…well, the Times Dispatch has the story:
Virginia Commonwealth University yesterday offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the location of Jonathan S. Dorey, a foreign-exchange student who has been missing more than a week.

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