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May 26, 2008 to June 1, 2008
Event of the Week May 31, Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ
w Gael Warning, DJ Williams Projekt
Richmond Raceway
Gilmore Wins Republican Nomination for
Senate
Raucous Dispute Marks Start Of GOP Convention
Jenna Bush's father-in-law sees his political fortunes sour
Happy Gilmore Slices Left
Retired
Republican State Senator Chichester Endorses Warner
Mark Warner's First Senate Campaign Ad
Gilmore,
Marshall contend for GOP nod
Race for RPV Chair Goes Down to Wire
Vice President Cheney to speak at Richmond GOP fundraiser
VCU Commonwealth Poll: Mark Warner is Better Known and Has a More Favorable Image Than Jim Gilmore
'Henrico, VA' Approved
'Henrico, VA' mailing address approved
The Homogenization of Henrico: You've now bought 'New ZIP'!!
Brookings Institution: Richmond 15th highest levels of carbon emissions per
capita
Urban
Dwellers Are Good, Richmonders
Just Call Me Bigfoot
AP article
Bill Pantele to Run For Mayor
| Monroe
Ward News, Reva Trammel and Kathy Graziano Endorse Candidate
Goldman and the Boondoggle
Special
Section: Richmond Mayor Race
Style
Cover: Virginia’s attempts to regulate sex and obscenity
| Jurors may talk dirty in Staunton porn case
Alt-Weeklies Defend the
First
-The
Hook: Virginia is for Puritans
-Cville: You can’t say that!
Richmond and the Recession
Wilder May Owe More in Car-Allowance Fiasco
| Rewind
National Wildlife Federation: Sea-Level Rise and the Chesapeake Bay
Tangier Island mostly underwater by 2100
We're in a Race Against Time -- and Rising Tides
Prudent Precautions Against Rising Sea Levels
Nonprofit plans its first mixed-income community
What Would Umesh Dalal Do?
Norfolk's 6th Street Market
Norfolk can't rush Waterside makeover
The future of Norfolk's Waterside
Some Norfolk leaders want Waterside to be razed
Richmond schools honor their brightest
At One University, Tobacco Money Is a Secret
| Editorial: Virginia Commonwealth’s Secret Deal
| Trani's
Letter to the Editor
Official
VCU Release
VCU President Gets Paycheck From Tobacco Company
VCU: research contract with Philip Morris not out of the ordinary
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Partners in research
Times
Dispatch: Not Enough Research
What is this, trounce on Gene Trani month?
C'mon
RTD, do your job!
26 reasons given by Bellows and Silvestri for the transformed T-D
Rewind: Shrinking Newspaper
Richmond City Schools and ADA Compliance
The proffer system is broken
| Rewind
Chesterfield planners approve altered proposals for Upper Swift Creek
Roseland development will overcrowd county schools
Chesterfield considers raising proffers, would be the highest in the region
Builders angered by proffer vote
Planning department presents Upper Swift Creek amendments
Better planning or politics?
Riverfront Lessons From the OTHER Richmond
Why Richmond’s future just might be in a row boat along the River Thames
Wilder: It's Your River, Richmond
Belle Isle offers a blueprint for bridging the community
Richmond Greens:
Pssst…Want Better Schools, Parks, and Streets? End Downtown Corporate Welfare
Cultivating Creativity
| VCU's
da Vinci Center
Former Vick pitbull to make public debut at Woofstock
Tobacco Avenue’s Tips for Attending: Friday Cheers
Richmond, Food for Thought reviews Comfort
A Food Blog is Re-born
Don't eat anything your grandmother wouldn’t recognize
| 'In Defense of Food'
Weak Economy Hits Local Restaurants
Coffee Shop tries to stay above ground
Common Groundz Hits Hard Times
Hey Richmond, Time
Magazine...
Eating Bugs
Rewind:
Broad Appetit
The Richmond 48 Hour Film Project
LOL
-Bug finishes Monument 10K
-Step aside, boys, Jimmy D’s got this one
Charlottesville Art Gallery Preview
Coyotes Spotted Near Chesterfield Playground
Richmond Bartender is Ridiculously Horny
The Bopst Show - Episode 6
Sound Advice
It's All Greek to Me
What do Baklava and Richmond Have in Common?
The Greek Festival: Where food is the focus
Richmond students clean-up Belle Isle
Richmond DOES Have a Pro Sports
Team, Eating...
Tricked!
Molotov Cocktails Found Near Virginia Union
Chester man arrested third time for indecent exposure
Diamond Thieves Strike Short Pump
Man sentenced to five years for counterfeit clothing conviction
Off-duty officer aids in arrest of robbery suspect
May 19, 2008 to May 25, 2008
Event of the Week Just chill out this
Memorial Day Weekend...Enjoy!
Richmond
Magazine: Let’s Get Real
1 How did a judge from Idaho imprison Virginia’s cities? | 2. What do tollbooths and The Diamond have in common? | 3. What’s that big open space next to the Carpenter Center? | 4. Why are communities getting built farther and farther out? | 6. How did four localities ever agree on expanding the convention center? | 7. If Chesterfield owns half of GRTC, why don’t more buses run in Chesterfield, and why won’t Chesterfield kick in any funds? | 8. What does the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission actually do?
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Regionalism Stories
Style Cover: Remaking Warner
The Business Establishment Candidate Emerges
| Wilder to Endorse Grey?
| Robert Grey
Jr
Michael Paul Williams: As top leaders exit, Richmond has chance to make strides
Style: BeWildered |
Top 10 Reasons Wilder’s Not Running for Re-election
Mark Holmberg: Sun Sets On Wilder-Monroe Era, But Not On Richmond
Impact of city leaders leaving Richmond
SaveRichmond:
Same As It Ever Was
| Retort: Give Me a Break
Potential for runoff in mayoral race is seen
Richmond's Next Mayor: Six Candidates Walk Into A Bar...
| Analysis
The Choices
-Donnie
Corker (Dirtwoman)
| Richmond.com
interview
-Lawrence Williams | Richmond.com
interview
-Paul Goldman | Richmond.com
interview | A Watchdog with Teeth
-Robert Grey (unofficial)
-Jackie Jackson
(blog)
(unofficial)
-Dwight Jones
| Gets
Hicks Endorsement
-Bill Pantele
(unofficial)
GONE!,GONE!
Wilder Watch
-First
"Ask the Mayor" in the Lame duck era
-National
AP/Newsweek article
-Thanks
Doug
-For Wilder, risk topped the reward
-Mayor Wilder Won't Seek Second Term
-SLANT's Slant
Monroe Watch
-Atlanta assistant police chief Alan Dreher to stay, possible Richmond candidate?
-Tarasovic leaves too
-'I'm still the chief in Richmond'
-What drives Charlotte's new police chief?, Sister's killing gave him a strong interest in domestic violence
-Mayor's
Office to Maintain Monroe Legacy w technology?
-Charlotte's
take
-CBS6 Exclusive: Chief Monroe Speaks In Charlotte
-What could lead Monroe to Charlotte?
-The man walks on water
-Union Head:
Ready to see him leave
-Losing Top Cop Rodney Monroe just might end Mayor Doug Wilder’s reign
-Charlotte
Swoons Over Monroe
-More
Chief Rodney Monroe
Bear Hit & Killed on I-95
Goodbye, Satellite
Capital One teaches Northrop |
Virginia Business Excellence Consortium
Housing Values Up in Desirable Urban Neighborhoods
Jefferson slave's remains may be in Petersburg
NAACP, PTAs and Unions
versus
Parents
0 to 2 in 9 years, This charter school breakthrough is just what Virginia needs
Patrick Henry Initiative divides community and school board
Point, Couterpoint
Parents
1 Special Interests 0
| Full
Minutes
Simple Math, One school system plus a rash of ills equals trouble
Obnoxious Richmond Police Telemarketers Tease You About Your Bedtime
School board majority supports Roseland Except for One
Arts foundation seeks parking deal
downtown...SaveRichmond post forthcoming....
Broad
St. is taking a right turn
Rebirth
of Cool: Jackson Ward
Blues
club eyed for Hippodrome
Rewind:
Off Stage, Arts foundation’s plans exclude black theater
Gwinnett Braves News
Not winning over its fans; Richmond has division's best record but is last in league in attendance
Rewind: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Baseball Fan Scorned
Caramelized OpiNIONS on Reporting Non-Critical "Restaurant Violations"
Lots of Love for Tarrantino's Pizza
-Love
Letter #1
-Love
Letter #2
Richmond Time
Capsule: The 1974 Cherry Blossom Music Festival Riot
-Broad
Appetit Recap #1
-Broad
Appetit Recap #2
-Broad
Appetit Recap #3
-Broad
Appetit Recap #4
-Broad
Appetit Recap #5
-Broad
Appetit Recap #6
Food, art were sellouts at Broad Appetit festival Photo
Show
The "To Die for Dish"
Winner: Christine Wansleben of Mise En Place for braised beef sliders
Bopst
Show #5
VCU-Tuition Hike
...to fund new Quidditch team?
Paws Inn will continue in its fight
Veterinarian offers care, caring
VA dog breeder convicted of animal cruelty, neglect
Level of play a minor point
Minor leagues' VP Purpura says baseball is good in all classes
Car vandals strike again in west end neighborhood
Bar owner faces charges following 'Girls Gone Wild' event
Rewind: Happy Endings review
Police say man used yard work as cover to steal money, jewelry
Richmond-area blogger gets credit in MySpace case
INDICTMENT: And Lori Drew would have gotten away with it
Rewind: What was said to Megan Meier May come back to haunt you, Lori
Drew
2 arrested in slaying of VCU student
| More
Details
Rewind: Tyler Binsted
May 12, 2008 to May 18, 2008
Event of the Week First Annual “Broad Appétit” Food and Art Celebration
May 18, 2008, 100-300 Blocks of West Broad St
Retired
Rocketts developer pitches plan for public marina
Doug Wilder, and the Move to a Strong Mayor
System
Massey Energy: The CEO as Tough Guy
CrossFit
RVA, A business workout
Larry Sabato on Jim Webb as Obama's VEEP
Not Larry Sabato on Jim Webb as Obama's VEEP
Richmond-based Democratic technology consultant behind VoteBoth
(Obama-Clinton ticket)
Zoning bid may be key to cleaning Jefferson Davis Highway
-Where's the Synergy?
-Game
Not Over
-The Splendid Logic behind Blockbuster Acquiring Circuit City
-Circuit City opens books, Dissident shareholder says the retailer could be sold in the near future
-Bows to Blockbuster, Shareholders
| Last
Dance
-Mr.
Carl Icahn | Shrewdest
Investor on the Planet
A Hotbed of Citizen Journalism Part Two
| Part
1
Richmond's Status As Weblog Capital Builds on Past
Community Blogging Center of the Universe?
Rewind:
Top Blogging City in the United States
Henrico County Leader and the Far West End Press close shop
Analysis
Blame
it ALL on Craigslist
The Times-Dispatch will publish 16 to 20 fewer pages each
week
The Great TD Revamp: Much Ado
Why can't some newspapers figure out new media?
"I Feel Your Angst"
A News Day Dawns
More
TD in Transition Stories
Whose Region Is It Anyway?
New Partnership, Same Conversation? Let's Hope
Not
CEO Tube
Win a $10000 Velocity Micro PC Contest
The Cost of Richmond Groceries
Check your deck
Gay
Prom
FEAST WEEKEND
-Broad Appétit
-Lebanese
Food Festival
A Weekend for Foodies
All in the family at Lebanese fest
Minor League Likes Diamond
Local owner sought for baseball team
VCU's Couture Burkas
in
vino veritas hearts Cafe Rustica
Bar Knowledge: Don't Get Married?
Lakeside Market Open
James is beckoning anglers
President calls Jenna's (and Henry's) wedding 'spectacular'
Henry
Hager to fellow Richmond men: ‘I win’
Bush's 'little girl' married in Texas
Your Guide To Jenna Bush's Trashy Texas Wedding
Pierce's BBQ Sauce
Food Critics
-Richmond.com
reviews LuLu's (new
food critic Ginger Warder)
-Read, Drink, & Be Merry Reviews the Last Days of Lemaire
Bopst
Show Episode 4
This
is the story of the Hurricane's friend
Walk the Lie, A teenage prostitute, an inept pimp, and two versions of what happened
Man Aims For Squirrels, Shoots Man near CCV
Strip club owner says girl in sex case was married
Police say body found in car may be linked to prostitution
May 5, 2008 to May 11, 2008
Event of the Week 1
Richmond Co-Ed Golf
Happy Hour May 9, 2008, Sycamore Creek Golf Course
Kaine's
YouTube Page
Rising
GOP Star: Eric Cantor
Meet The Candidates: Lawrence E. Williams
University of Richmond Gunman?
or Frat prank???
-Forensics
blogger analysis of Seth Newman
-Good
Debate on RVANews
-Another
suspicious person, another lockdown
-Man
in court | Court Documents
(courtesy of WRIC)
-Man in custody
-Uof
R Campus Alert
-Times
Dispatch Coverage
-NBC12
-Richmond.com
-WRIC8
Immigration raid at federal courthouse in Richmond
Charlotte, N.C., woos Monroe for police chief
Losing him would be 100 times worse than losing the Braves
Anytime you have the opportunity to expand your career
Please Don't Go
| He's
Just Kidding
Charlotte
Newspaper Hypes Him Up
City
Council's fault?
| Wilder, City Council At Odds Over Chief Monroe
Questions raised about Monroe's tenure in Macon, Ga
Targeting Blacks: Drug Law Enforcement and Race in the United States
Disparity by Geography: The War on Drugs in America’s Cities
Virginia analysis: Drug war has high impact on Va. blacks
Style Cover: Richmond’s uncomfortable, untold history as the center of the slave trade still haunts a racially divided
city
Council Releases Report on Sept. 21 Eviction Attempt
School Board eviction report emphasizes waste
No Action Yet From Schools' Eviction Investigation
City Council releases report on eviction investigation
Mark Warner brings Senate kickoff to Richmond
Gilmore Comes Out Swinging
James
-TD: The future of the James River
| Recap
-The
Mayor: Support Public Access on the Riverfront
-Buttermilk and Molasses: The Downtown Plan: A Coalition Emerges
Susan Hogg (Circle S Studio) and the Virginia Council of CEOs Featured in Forbes
Wilder on Obama
New
website | Analysis
Wilder rivals question content of city Web site
Costs for Wilder's security mounting
My security detail is necessary with Richmond’s terrible assassin problem
Pat Robertson: The Christian with Four Aces
Politics, religion a bad mix
Day of prayer activities not inclusive enough?
Chesterfield County
Growing Pains:
-A standstill on Roseland
(Advertorial: What is
Roseland?)
-Planning Commission revisits Upper Swift Creek Plan
-County seeks hike in proffers
-Chesterfield officials talk growth with Cantor
-Chesterfield Towne Center to receive facelift, new stores
No federal assistance coming in wake of tornadoes
New!
R'Biz
Fastest-growing Local Firms
| Complete
List
Virginia’s horse industry trots through good times and bad
'Henrico address change' spell R.I.P. for Highland Springs?
Highland Springs -- it's not Richmond, but is it Henrico?
Dominion asks for rise in electricity rates
End of the Cheap Energy Era
6th Street Vendors Catch Break, But Must Go by May 12
The final countdown
Marriage rights pioneer Mildred Loving dies at 68
NPR Interview
|
Freelance Star
| Washington
Post
| TD
| Sisyphus
T-D revising newspaper section lineup next week
| Launch changes in newspaper next Monday
Honey, I Shrunk the Newspaper
Retooling the News
Laid Off Second Life
April
Stories
Henrico Police Searching For Loose Pit Bull
Teens
dig for jobs Racism
in summer jobs?
Ollie's Bargain Outlet to open at 12450 Gayton Road
source
Gang hangouts could lose liquor licenses
So Where are the Richmond gang bars?
The Last Days of Christopher Savage
Great Article
North Carolina Bigamist Married Richmond Woman
Unclaimed property up for auction in Richmond
Deals on Foreclosed Homes Up for Auction
Virginia Music
-The National: A Trend I’d Like To See Continue
-Virginia Nerd Pharrell Williams
-Under the radar and dreaming: Who's the next big band from Charlottesville?
Hager-Bush
Wedding
Bush's Ring by Charles Schwarzschild
Anything Wine Covers Pollak Vineyards
Sugarleaf Vineyards, Friendly challenge gave birth to award-winning winery
In Memoriam
-Jonny Z
-India Mara Stanley
Fort Lee Army captain on Deal Or No Deal
Women Aid: Connor's Heroes, Helping Families of Children with Cancer
SUPER American Family Fitness in Short Pump
Butter
Room's recap of last month's Widespread Panic show
Breakdancing Title Makes It to the Country Where It All Began
(B-Boy the Game,
Made in Midolotian!)
The elusive Crozet Cougar
Homeless Soccer
Read, Drink, & Be
Merry Reviews Millie's + Discussion
Richmonders
in the National Spotlight
Local moonshining history on exhibit in Richmond
Absolute
Best Recap of NASCAR Weekend at RIR
Denny Hamlin Injured Playing Basketball
Bopst
Show, Episode Three
24 hour request line: (804) 767-2550
Waterfowl
Gang Bang
Virginia
cage fighting gets close scrutiny
Out of Town Food Guides:
-State of the Plate: Hampton Roads edition
-If It Tastes Good, It's in Charlottesville
-Charlottesville Coffee Guide
-WSJ OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: Charlottesville
-City Paper's Best of DC issue
Richmond Gets New Crime fighting Tool
Guilty plea in Fan District punch death
“Mama’s Boy”
Richmond Police solve 3 different homicide cases
Giles man suspected in Appalachian Trail shootings
Man abducted during weekend home invasion in Henrico
Body of Chesterfield homicide suspect found in river
Dozens of vehicles vandalized in Henrico
$uburb
Standoff in Chesterfield
Three Arrested For Thefts After Tornadoes
Man Found Stabbed On Belle Island
West End Jewelry Heist
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