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Special Section: RVA SnOMG Deux Episode Three

-Twitter: @RichmondGL/snow | #RVAWX+ | 100% @WxDan 
-Networks:  
 --CBS6 (Blog | LiveChat)
 --NBC12 (Blog)
 --WRIC8 (Doppler Radar)
-Weather Channel: Maps (Snow Map) | Article
-More: TD Weather (Maps) | WRVA | NWS Wakefield (NWS Winter Weather Forecasts  | Richmond)  | Observer | RVaWX | WRVA
-Snow Photos: CBS6 | flickr | Richmond.com | 2 
 
Things to Do...

-Sledding Spots: Richmond.com | Richmond Wiki
-Necking Spots: RVANews
 
Power: 
-Dominion (Restoring Power | Outage Map (Interactive) 1-888-667-3000)
-REC (Power Outage Map | Summary 1-800-552-3904)
 
Roads: 511 Virginia (Traffic Cams) | TD Traffic Cams | VDOT Travel Center | @RichmondGL/traffic
 
Municipalities: 
-Richmond (Announcements | News)
-Chesterfield
-Henrico
-Hanover

Closings: Airport | CBS6/WRVA | NBC12 | WRIC8
-Many area schools shut today as road clearing continues

 

...But wait, there's more...
-
1"-3" (Tue-Wed)?...This is a complex scenario because two storms will merge right over top or us 

Ah, Crap...
Governor McDonnell Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Next Major Winter Storm
...Bolling believes snow budget doesn’t need to go up
-Governor McDonnell Considering A Career Change? 
-McDonnell keeps state offices open during snow
-VDOT RALLIES FOR ANOTHER MAJOR WEATHER EVENT...MIXED PRECIPITATION CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...Snowfall intensifies; governor asks people to stay in
 
Recap/Dig Out

-Morning Commuters Will Battle Big Potholes
-Snow Forecast: Cloudy With a Chance of Accuracy
-Richmond Snow Response Improves
-Post-storm thoughts
-Snow keeping many schools closed in central Virginia 
-Cold will keep snow around for awhile
-The Opposite of Delightful
-Snow a boon to Wintergreen
-Goochland snow sculpture impressively 'constructed'
-Richmond area gets 8 inches; record 32 inches fall at Dulles...Area roads remain treacherous; Richmond airport returning to normal
-Snowpocalypse – Part 1
-Saturday another busy day for Virginia State Police 
-
'Phase III' of storm bringing snow to Central Virginia...Snowfall resumes; Northern Virginia hardest hit 
-Bus Passengers Spend Days Camped Out at Station...Woman dies at Greyhound bus terminal
-Atlanta Thrashers Briefly Stranded in RIC

Weekend Snow predictions (Fri to Sat)
THE MOST CHALLENGING AREA CONTINUES TO BE METRO RICHMOND...WHERE THE CHANGEOVER WILL OCCUR MUCH LATER OVER NW SECTIONS THAN OVER SE SECTIONS
For the latest predictions click on one the links to the left bar.
THU MORNING PREDICTION (SLEET MIX):  -WRIC8  5"-8" Average: 6.5" | CBS6: 4" Average: 4" | NBC12 4" Average: 4" | Times Dispatch 2"-6" Average: 4"
EARLY BUZZ:
Next big storm...major snow this weekend unlikely (Nevermind)...but first lil storm

SNOtoriousB.I.G. in Washington, DC
-Region's historic mess  
-Obama calls capital's blizzard `Snowmageddon'
-Brrr! Blizzard Of 2010 Buries D.C., Much Of Mid-Atlantic...In pictures: Washington snow chaos (Baltimore Sun | Daily Mail UK | SkyNews UK
-AccuWeather.com Snowpocalypse Now! Meteorologist Freakout (via)
-Preview: Deadly 'epic snowstorm' hits Washington, mid-Atlantic...Mid-Atlantic braces for monster snowstorm ...Biggest Snowstorm Since 1779…WHAT?!?
 

 
-NBC12 Weather Team To Destroy Incoming Snowstorm
-Police respond to hundreds of crashes, stuck cars...Richmond towing cars parked in snow zones
-Fed Up With Potholes? 
-The WWW Weather Wars Have Arrived

-Top 10 Reasons We're Over the Snow...Richmond Snow Study Group...Part Deux
-Why is the Richmond area getting so much snow?
-Snowbound parents eager for school to resume
-Local Stores Having Trouble Stocking Winter Supplies...Shoveling It
-Amazing Video of Snow Crashing Down on Richmond City Hall...Snow Still Coming Off City Hall Roof 
-Another weekend storm could bring snow to Richmond 
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Hundreds of cars abandoned during the winter storm 
-Should you be concerned about the snow on your roof?
-Food pantry helps those in need during storm

Citizens: Plow Me A River (Part II)...What’s the deal with the snow plows not actually plowing? 
Response:
Official Response...Mayor responds to complaints about snow clearing delays...On snow removal, city defends its performance | WRIC....Richmond plans upgrades for faster snow removal...Road conditions still bad, city calling in extra plows...Snow removal in Richmond – or lack thereof? 

THE GREAT BLIZZARD OF PREVIOUS WEEK... 

 
Hard News, Politics, Crime
 
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori: What Will You Choose from the Banquet Table?
-RGL: Homeless and Hunger Resources

Va. Beach: Lower penalty sought for grass that's too tall
Assembly seeks budget guidance from McDonnell
Can you spot the addict? Prescription abuse goes wide
Kaine granted flood of pardons, commutations in 2009
Proposed increases have retailers crying foul
Cold case: Killing of youth worker shocked community of Southeast Newport News
Norfok Man gets 21 years in child abuse case
Style Cover: From Battery Park to Barton Heights, the city's next residential frontier runs headfirst into a growing cultural divide.  
-Thoughts on Style Weekly’s Barton Heights article
-An activist Response to Style Weekly's 'Northern Exposure' Article

State revokes Velvet strip club's liquor license, but booze can be served during appeal...Fully nude lap dances, oral sex and the “Champagne Room.” 
The Downtown Plan's Missing Link
 
Find Morgan
Tip Line: (434) 352-3467
new tip line (for Albemarle locals/people who live near Anchorage Farm only) 434-709-1685
State Police E-Mail
 
Memorial
-Friends and family gather to remember Harrington 
-'She was not a perfect child, but she was an original'... 
-'Going away party' commemorates Harrington
-Somber Memorial Held For Harrington
  
Catching the Killer/Profiling
-Morgan Harrington's Killer Knew Obstacles in Farm Area...familiar with rural Albemarle
-Police: Harrington's killer unwittingly left clues...Location of body deemed critical...biggest key in Morgan Harrington investigation ...State Police calls access to Anchorage Farm "high risk" for those who don
-Police Ask For Help With Harrington Homicide | CNN | Cville | The Hook 

Richmond police name Awad rookie of the year
TSA told airport to issue badge to convicted robber
President Michael Rao is a development officer’s “dream”

Richmond community responds to sale of Ukrop’s chain
 
Ukrop’s completes Joe’s Market sale
  
Rainbow cookies ain’t going nowhere  

Local street preachers suing city of Richmond
Cantor Campaign Letter: Obama and Pelosi "Targeting Me"

Punch It, Margaret! Virginia to Raise Speed Limit (70 MPH)...but reckless driving cap will stay the same 
 
Bill Advances to End Va. Radar Detector Ban 

Sam Moore accused of threatening police officer

Features, Entertainment, Life


Swingers book Lightfoot motel

Rockin’ and rollin’ at Plaza Bowl
More than 2,000 take Polar Plunge at Oceanfront | AP 
Pamela Reynolds—patron of the arts and work of art
In count, N.C. waterfowl numbers head south
VUU commemorates 34 students who walked into downtown stores and changed history...Richmond Shifted 50 Years Ago This Month 
Join a Local Club

WalMart and the Civil War

The D.I.Y. Book Tour
The Beat: “Ace of Cakes” star coming to town with his band...Anna Ellison finds her place on Ace of Cakes 
First Fridays: Take Our Stand
Menu Requested At Mamma Zu
 
The Best Restaurant in Richmond is Edo’s Squid (A Meta Approach)

Wayne Newton to testify on Patawomeck Indians...Vegas icon proud of his local roots | AP | Times Dispatch | Washington Post
Richmond family to be featured on HGTV’s House Hunters

Tech, Green, Media
 

Upcoming Tech and Social Media Events
-Feb 18, 2010 Social Media Club Richmond presents Legal Considerations for Social Media Richmond Centerstage - The Rhythm Hall 600 East Grace Street 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Register
-May 22, 2010 Richmond Code Camp, J Sargeant Reynolds
2010 USA TODAY Ad MeterSM tracks Super Bowl XLIV ads...Super Bowl Ads
 

Great Google spot. Brought to you by VCU Brandcenter CW grad Tristan Smith.  
-Love and the Super Bowl
  
 
Hut-One, Hut-Two! Pizza Hut Devotes Pregame Ad Buy to New Campaign...Martin Gets Personal for Pizza Hut 
  
Dolphins sell stadium naming rights to Sun Life 

Joseph M. Porter, former president of Richmond Newspapers, dies
Dominion looks to define its role in offshore wind 
Singleton a business community networking leader 
ANEESH: GOV'T INTO GAMING 
AOL Builds Up Local Presence Amid Turnaround Push 
  
AOL garners $1.4m profit; Revenues drop by 17% 

Shorty Award Finalists...
-@AustinPrime in #brand
-@Flack4RIC in #travel
-@lewisginter in #culturalinstitution
-@madmain in #advertising
-@VAStateParks in #government 
 
5 area finalists vie for Shorty Awards

Snow & Shortys Take the Garden by Storm
 
Top 10 Reasons to Vote @madmain for a Shorty Award

5 Reasons You’re Not Getting My Shorty Vote  

Urban chickens? 
Small-screen appearances mean big business 
The TD Gets Some Blogs (Again) 
-Main Street

What's Happening with RVA. 
Va. technology chief says deal can be resolved 
Can’t Stop the Music Forum
-Richmond Music Forum
 
New Commonwealth Times! 
Book Club Launches for Twitter Fans
-#fountainreads 

A new slant on gassing up 
Please consider donating $1 to the CHPN pledge drive
Anacostia River shows decades-long failure to improve water quality, ecosystem
 
Silver anniversary for Friends of the Rappahannock 

Richmond Area Tech Groups

Richmond Area Green Groups

Virginia Technology News

Tech Calendar

Also see Somewhat Frank's CalendarDC Tech Event Calendar


Reference

Richmond Good Life
-Blog
-Twitter
 --Twitter Guide Richmond
 --Lists: Media | Food | Politics
-Restaurant Page
most popular
-Special Reports
-Archives
-Public Google Readers:
Richmond (Art | Dining | Music | Politics | Redskins | Tech)
-Email Story Ideas/Links

Locals Guide
-Alcohol
 --Irish Pubs
 --Wine 
-Biking
-Books
-Bowling
-Continuing Education
-Fishing
 --Boat, Bait & Tackle
 --Boat Ramps & Fishing Lakes 
-Gastronomy
 --50 Top Restaurants
 --Coffee Shops free wifi
 --Farmer's Markets
 --Sweets
 --Tea
-Golf Courses
-Gyms
-Music
-Shopping
 --Shop Local!
 --Record Stores
 --Used, Free, and Cheap
-Skiing
-Volunteering 600+ Richmond not-for-profits
-Walking/Running Trails
-Yoga  
 
Calendars: Craigslist | RVAMag | RVANews (top picks) | Scene | Style | Tech | Times Dispatch/Richmond.com (top picks) | WRant (top picks) | 757 DC Cville FVegas OBX StarC

Richmond Media Guide
(also see Wikipedia Media in Richmond)  
-Richmond Times Dispatch 
 --Discover Richmond
 --Pop Culture!
 --Business
-Style Weekly
-Richmond.com
-RVANews
-Richmond Magazine
 --Daily Tip
 --The Hat
 --Parental Rites
 --Pop Culture Rodeo
 --Shop Talk
 --The Unseemly House
 --Food Stuff
-RVA Magazine  
-Richmond Grid
-Richmond City Council Reporter & Telegraph 
-Brick Reloaded
-Richmond Wiki
-Topix Richmond
-Fwix Richmond
-Elevate Richmond
-The Community Weekly 
-Virginia Talks
-Virginia Tomorrow
-Virginia Quarterly Review
-Virginia Living
-Richmond Twitter Guide 
-WordPress Richmond
-Google News Richmond VA

Government
-Richmond
  --Mayor's Newsletter
  --Blogs: Announcements | News
  --Auditor’s Reports
-Chesterfield
-Henrico | Newsletter
-Hanover | Newsletter

Regional/Counties
-Amelia Bulletin Monitor
-The Central Virginian  
-Chesterfield Living
-Chesterfield Observer
-The Goochland Courier
-Goochland Gazette
-Hanover Herald-Progress  
-Hanover Lifestyle
-Henrico Citizen
-Hopewell News
-Innsbrook Today
-Mechanicsville Local
-Midlothian Exchange
-Progress Index
-Powhatan Today
-River City
-The Village News
-West End's Best
Also see Blogs  

Student Papers
-The Collegian (University of Richmond)
-UR Richmond Now (official PR) 
-VCU Capital News Service
-Commonwealth Times! 
-VCU News (official/PR)
-Topix VCU
-The Informer (Virginia Union) 

African American Issues
-Key Awareness
-Richmond Free Press
-Urban Views Weekly
-The Voice 

Business Issues
-Richmond BizSense
-Richmond Grid
 --Creative Work Space Magazine
-Virginia Business Magazine
 --Blogs
 --Central VA News
-Biz Buzz Blog (RTD)
-R'Biz
-Richmond Chamber of Commerce News
-Retail Merchants  Association Newsletter 
-Greater Richmond Working Capital
-UofR MBA Blog
-Chmura Economics
-DC: Washington Business Journal
-Hampton Roads: Inside Biz
-Roanoke: Blue Ridge Business Journal | Valley Business Front 

Family/Kids Issues
-RichmondFamily
-Richmond Parents

GLBT Issues
-Gay Community Center of Richmond
-GayRVA 
-The Richmond Outsider  
-The Virginia Flame

Jewish Issues
-The Reflector (JCF)
-Virginia Jewish Life

Latino Issues
-Centro de Richmond
-Horizontes
-La Voz Hispana
-Nuevas Raíces

Left Leaning
-The Richmond Defender
-Richmond Independent Media Center

Senior Issues
-Boomer Life
-Fifty Plus

Women's Issues
-Belle
-Richmond Chic
-Skirt
-V Magazine for Women | Blog

Press Releases
-PR.com Richmond
-PRLog Richmond
 
Neighborhoods
-RVANews Aggregator
-Boulevardizen (previously 10 South Boulevard)
-Carver & Jackson Ward
-Chesterfield Daily  
-Church Hill People’s News
-The Devil's Triangle
-Downtown Short Pump
-Everything Midlothian
-Fan District Hub
-Fan of the Fan
-Fulton Hill
-Hanover’s Future
-Hills and Heights
-Historic Varina
-Kensington Ave
-Monroe Ward
-Near West End News
-North Richmond News
-News From Doswell (satire) 
-Oregon Hill
-Petersburg People’s News
-Powhatan Life
-River District News  
-Short Pump Express (satire) 
-Short Pump Mom and Dad
-Southside Richmond
-West of the Boulevard


Other Virginia Newspapers
-Daily News Record | Opinion Harrisonburg, VA
-Daily Press Hampton Roads (Hampton, Newport News) Richmond | OpinionBusiness | Sports
-Daily Progress Charlottesville, VA Business | Opinion | Sports
-Danville Register & Bee  Danville, VA Opinion | Sports
-Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star Fredericksburg, VA Front | Opinion | Business | Sports 
-InsideNoVA (Culpeper
Star-Exponent/Potomac News/Manassas Journal)  Opinion
-Lynchburg News and Advance Lynchburg, VA Business | Opinion | Sports
-Roanoke Times Roanoke, VA Business | OpinionSports 
-Staunton News Leader Staunton, VA Opinion
-Virginia Gazette Williamsburg, VA  Opinion | Sports 
-Virginian Pilot South Hampton Roads (VA Beach, Norfolk) Business | Opinion | Sports
-Washington Independent DC/Northern VA
-Washington Post DC/Northern VA BusinessOpinion | Sports
-Washington Times
DC/Northern VA BusinessOpinion | Sports
-The Winchester Star Winchester, VA Opinion

Virginia Alt-Weeklies    
-16 Blocks Blacksburg, VA
-The Butter Room Various Cities
-City Paper DC/Northern VA
-C-ville Charlottesville, VA
-cvillenews Charlottesville, VA
-Cvillain  Charlottesville, VA
-DCist DC/Northern VA
-Hampton Roads Magazine
-The Hook Charlottesville, VA
-Port Folio Weekly Hampton Roads
-SevenCities Hampton Roads  
-TReehouse Hampton Roads
-Washington Life  DC/Northern VA
-Washingtonian DC/Northern VA
Also see NewsVoyager Virginia

OBX
-NCCoast.com
-Sentinel

VA Colleges & Universities Student Newspapers 
-George Mason: Broadside
-James Madison: The Breeze
-Longwood: The Rotunda
-Mary Washington: The Bullet
-Norfolk State: Spartan Echo
-Old Dominion: Mace and Crown
-Radford University: The Tartan
-Randolph-Macon: Yellow Jacket
-UofR: The Collegian
-UVA: Cavalier Daily
-VCU: Commonwealth Times
-Virginia Tech: The Collegiate Times  
-Virginia Union: The Informer
-William and Mary: Flat Hat 

Richmond Television
-WTVR 6 (CBS)
-WRIC 8 (ABC)
-WWBT 12 (NBC)
-WCVE 23 (PBS)
-WRLH 35 (FOX)
-WUPV 65 (UPN)

Richmond Online Television 
-Current.com: Richmond
-Mashup
-Midlo 5
-RVAtv.net
-Streaming Richmond
-Style Weekly
-TVRichmond
-VCU TV HD

Richmond Radio Stations
-WCVE 88.9 FM NPR (Stream)
-WDCE 90.1 FM University of Richmond (Stream)  
-WRVQ 94.5 FM "Q-94" Top 40 (Stream)
-WKHK 95.3 FM "K-95" Country (Stream)
-WKLR 96.5 FM "The Planet" Classic Rock (Stream)
-WRIR 97.3 FM  Richmond Indie Radio (Stream)
-WTVR 98.1 FM "Lite 98" Soft Rock (Stream)
-WWLB  98.9 FM Liberty Variety Pop-Rock
-WDYL 101.1 FM "Y-101" New Rock (Stream)
-WRXL 102.1 "The X" New Rock (Stream)
-WMXB 103.7 FM "B-103" Soft Rock (Stream)
-WBJT 106.5 FM "The Beat" Urban (Stream)
-WBBT 107.3 FM "Oldies 107.3" Oldies
-WRNL 910 AM "Sports Radio 910" Sports (Stream)
-WXGI 950 AM "ESPN 950" Sports (Stream)
-WRVA 1140 AM "News Radio WRVA" News (Stream)
-WDZY 1290 AM "Radio Disney Richmond" (Stream)
-WCLM 1450AM Richmond Soul Rado Network (Stream)
-WVCW (Stream)
see VARTV for complete list

Richmond Blogs
-Aggregators
 --RVABlogs
 --Richmond.com
 --Outside.in
 --LiveJournal RVA
 --Blognetnews.com
-Bacon's Rebellion
-Buttermilk and Molasses
-The Blue Raccoon | The Hat (Harry Kollatz, Jr.) 
-The Checkout Girl
-Jack Goes Forth
-Richmond on the James
-River City Rapids
-River City Voice
-Save Richmond
-Slantblog
-Tobacco Avenue  
-Urban Issues and Actions 

Food Blogs

Other Town Aggregators
-Charlottesville Blogs
-Fredericksburg Blogs

Richmond Discussion Boards
-Craigslist Richmond Forums
-Richmond City Watch
-Richmond Forum
-Richmond Speaks
-TalkRVA
-UrbanPlanet Richmond Discussion

Central Virginia's Most Wanted
-Most Wanted Richmond
-Most Wanted Henrico
-Most Wanted Chesterfield
-Most Wanted Hanover
-Most Wanted Goochland
-Virginia Amber Alert

ALSO SEE

Outdoors Calendars
-James River Days*
-Blue Ridge Outdoors*
-Sports Backers | SB Quarterly*
-State Parks*
-Game & Inland Fisheries Events

Arts and Culture Calendars
-Style*
-Weekly Rant
-Brick*
-metro-web.com 
-Times Dispatch*
-Richmond.com | Performing Arts
-The Richmond Scene
-RVA Magazine*
-Urge*
-Nightlife Virginia

Volunteer Calendars
-Hands On Greater Richmond
-Connect Richmond Now 
-United Way Richmond
-Big List of Organizations

Richmond Outdoors News
-Blue Ridge Outdoors
-Times Dispatch Outdoors...Outdoor Blog- Andy Thompson
-DiscoverRichmond Sports & Rec
-Virginia Game & Fish
-The Sportman's Magazine Virginia
-Chesapeake Angler
-Sports Backers
-Washington Post Outdoors
-Roanoke Times Outdoor (Wild Life Blog w Mark Taylor)
-Virginian Pilot Sports Fishing Forecast every Thu, Outdoors news on Sun
-Lee Tolliver's Blog
-Daily Progress
(Charlottesville) Sports
Look for articles by Jim Brewer 
-Washington Times Sports Look for Gene Mueller's Outdoors column Sun, Wed and Thu.
-Daily Press (Newport News) Fishing Report
-Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg) Look for articles by Ken Perrotte

*Printed materials also available

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