Richmond Virginia News Time Capsule November 2008 

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November 24, 2008 to November 30, 2008

Brooke Smith: Letting go, letting God

Chesapeake pastor answers his calling, day or night
Lynchburg News and Advance's Pulitzer Play: Season of Sacrifice
-Part one: Guest workers hope for better life 
-Part two: Guest workers send money back home 
-Part three: Workers struggle to fill the time 
-Part four: Heading back home 
-Slide Show 
Startup firms on the rise
-Oyster Consulting LLC
-Dominion Payroll Services 
House worth less? Too bad, pay up.
  
Deals with Beach company put some owners out of homes 
From The Depths Of Despair Fredericksburg Dodged Worst Of The Depression
In down economy, what will happen to corporate giving?...The price tag of a helping hand 
Penny pinching: Businesses trying to cut costs
All The Talk Of A Depression Is, Um, Depressing 
Obama's Not Black
  
Thompson: I'm Not Post-Racial 
Smart growth in Blacksburg?
Hero:
A lifesaving attempt leaves man in need of his own savior
Holiday Shopping Tips from the Richmond Police Department
 
Fire risk peaks during holiday 
-House Fire in Chesterfield 
Obama win drives interest in Electoral College vote
Chesterfield Board gives moral support for regional transportation approach
 
Henrico Officials Review Draft of 2026 Plan
-Local Press exposes Henrico planning shortcomings
   
Hanover Retreat expense heats county meeting
Missing Richmond Woman's Casket Possibly Found
Beyond the Ivied Halls, Endowments Suffer 
-UVA endowment woes highlighted in NY Times
-NY Times weighs in on endowment...Rewind: Hook Cover: Missing billion: how UVA's investment strategy worked  
 
Darden grads find success in hard times 
Take a Chance on Rhee? 
-Rewind: The Iron Chancellor
Chesterfield Holds Fast in Shaky Economy
Database: Layoffs in Virginia
AirTran will end RIC-NYC flights in Jan
LandAmerica files for bankruptcy & sells underwriting units | Times Dispatch
Style Cover: Broken Circuit...How Circuit City Lost Its Way
 
Salinas' Inscrutable Circuit City Strategy
-Special Report: Circuit City
Virginia Union President Anderson to resign | CBS6...Wilder??
 
Dr. Belinda C. Anderson to leave the presidency of VUU 
Virginia Governor Mandates Time to Run: Tim Kaine Installed Extra Gym Equipment in the Governor's Mansion to Allow for More Consistent Workouts
 
Going to the Dogs
Va. Panel on Immigration Steps Back From Hard Line | UPI
-Voces altas a favor de los inmigrantes
2008-09 Downtown Development Forum on Dec.4
 
Mayor Joe Riley, Unrestricted 
Innsbrook Empties Out: Vacancy Rate Poised to Double
Dumping Ground (Brookland Park Boulevard to Valley Road)
Young Americans learn budget basics at theme parks
New UVa Study Shows Millions May Have Gone to Wrong Schools
Albemarle County vet offers a kind of pet hospice
Bad news, bears: Home invasions lead to kill permit
Where Have the Acorns Gone?
PETA Responds To Tiger Bite At Luray Zoo
No cruelty charges in pig wreck
Martial-arts expert gets kicks sharing skill
Diners give thanks in Richmond
Kaine accepts deer tribute, vows support
Cornucopia of claimants vie for title of 'First Thanksgiving' site 
NBC12 talks with author John Grisham
Wilson’s success has benefits for father...also see Wilson perfect fit with Pack
Desperately Seeking Sugar Daddies
 
Free drinks dry up as business media meets Wall St 
 
The End of Hubris 
To follow a renovation on Broad Street 
-A Renovation Story...crazy or visionary?! 
-More Richmond house blogs: This Decrepit Victorian | The Unseemly House | This young house 
What Pete Humes is Thankful For
Tao sends pingpong balls flying at Richmond Table Tennis Club
Philanthropy and Civic Leadership
 
Local Hampton Roads arts organizations are weathering the economic storm by making tough choices and getting creative 
James River wrestling standouts go mano a mano  
 
When D.C. Was the Center of the Pro Wrestling Universe 
-Pro wrestler takes over MMA 
Ashland Theater to reopen in early 2009 
Scarring disease also deadly to bay rockfish
Kabbalah Comes to Richmond! January 11, 2009 
The very first Gibson's Grill Review! (ivv addendum)...The Second One  
Take a Gander at the New Bass Pro Shop (from a "chic's" pov)
 
Hanover Lifestyle Review 
Richmond.com's Eateries near Malls Guide
GotoBus Partners with New Century Travel, Largest Independent Chinatown Bus Operator
Kings Dominion Adding New Stuff For 2009
New York Mets star is doing things Wright
-David Wright Foundation
Weather cited in dozens of N.C. sea turtle strandings
N.C. boat rescued, repaired, beached now abandoned
NBC12 behind the scenes: "Lucky shot" -- neighborhood with a deer problem
Doh! Meh Makes Its Mark
Highwoods pitches plan to Shockoe Bottom
-Special Report: Richmond Baseball
The Bopst Show XXXI

Jenna Bush-Hager Sighting at City Limit: Times Dispatch | WSLS 
Style Weekly Interviews Lamb of God’s Chris Adler...RVA Magazine: Interview With Lamb of God's Chris Adler
 
Richmond Magazine: Interview with Avail's Tim Barry
More Mountain Lion Sightings In Central VA
Bad in So Many Ways
  
Craigslist or the Economy? Where are the Jobs 
Energy technology a new cash crop for Va.?
Why The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan Blogs
  
Why Tim O'Reilly Loves Twitter 
-Twitter Evolution 
Hook Cover: Minor mishaps: He built an Internet giant, so why is Halsey hurting? 
-Rewind: CNET Founder Halsey Minor...Halsey Minor for governor.com.com! 
Newspaper sales fell almost $2B in one quarter
-Stats  
-Yes, It is Bad 
Ten Ways to Keep a Newspaper Strong
The First-Time CEO’s Recession Survival Guide
 
Voices on Leadership
Microsoft’s Personal Reboot: Web-Centric, But Beyond “The Cloud”
Obama Names Team To Create "Innovation Agenda"...Telecom, Google Vets to Write Obama Tech Policy Priorities 
10SBoulevard Universally Praised! 
-Why The Richmond Times-Dispatch is Dying 
-Tobacco Avenue
Times-Dispatch Print Circulation Increasing With Launch Of Shit-Awful New Web Site Spit out your coffee funny! 
Chesterfield Observer circulation tops 54,00...a 15.3 percent increase 
Quadrangle Foursquare Conference
-As Media Shatters, Jeff Jarvis Is Ideologue Seer of New Age; ‘Journalists? They’re Community Organizers!’ Says Professor; ‘He and I Edged Closer,’ Says Bill Keller; ‘Bullshit,’ Says Jarvis
-Sam Zell's Sell: The former real estate mogul discusses his approach to newspapers
-Want To Hear What Katie Couric Said Yesterday?...Shhhhhh! Media, Tech Moguls Meeting Today. Don’t Tell Anyone 
-Quadrangle to Close Media-Focused Fund
-2007 Conference
Media General fills key leadership roles
Newspapers and many magazines, lusting after younger readers, seem to have adopted a take-it-or-leave-it attitude toward older readers
Here it is, the new RichmondMagazine.com
-What's New for Richmond Magazine
Why can't Microsoft make money online?
GizMine: All the crazy Japanese crap you could want in one sexy website
How to grow your e-commerce site in the economic downturn
Print Media Deathwatch?
-Blood in the Water 
 
Watching the Times struggle (and what you can learn)
Editorial page editor of The Virginian-Pilot to retire 
 
Virginian-Pilot cuts 125 jobs, plans to reduce paper's size
 -'Virginian-Pilot' Cutting 10% of Work Force...Dear readers, Link is closing 
Fight the Power
Is the video game industry recession-proof?
Spatial Computing, Sci-Fi Style
Cindy Woods 1956-2008
-Learning Daily
Children, Incoporated Takes New Approach With YouTube Video 
-Children, Incorporated
Going Green? The Inconvenient Truth about U.Va.'s Carbon Neutrality Initiative
Virginia's recycling rate up slightly last year, state report says
-Department of Environmental Quality 
'USA Today' to Cut 20 Positions
For Laid-Off Journalists, Free Blog Accounts
Style Weekly on Twitter
The Washington Post Giveth and Taketh Away in the Same Day
-Where's Firing Fenty When You Need Him?...District's CTO Gets Award 
-The Download: Navigating the Downturn
Startup Stuff
-Ray Ozzie Wants to Push Microsoft Back Into Startup Mode  
-After Disney, Eisner Finds a Home Online 
-Puppies Power a Web Video Start-Up 
-Lessons of Survival, From the Dot-Com Attic 
Search Engine Stuff
-Cyberchondria: Studies of the Escalation of Medical Concerns in Web Search
-LinkedIn Launches Streamlined People Search
-Small is the New Big on the Way to Hyper Local 
-Microsoft To Rebrand Search. Will It Be Kumo? 
-Why Did Google Discontinue SearchMash? 
-The Online Search Party: A Way to Share the Load 
The Rites of Life: Generation Gap
Roanoke businesses celebrate their 'green' initiatives
The New TimesDispatch.com
-Livejournal: Local online media
-The Times-Dispatch's Trifecta of Confusion
-Rederederederedesign 
-Also see Special Report: Richmond Media
Media Roundup: 
-WaPo Appoints Ravindran As New Chief Digital Officer; Leading New R&D Team
-Wall Street Journal Invades News York Times' Ad Turf
-New York Times cuts dividend, 'reevaluates' assets
-HuffPo Raises $15 Million Third Round From Oak Investment Partners; $100 Million Valuation Ballpark
-Revenue Drop, Cut Fees Cited for AP's 10% Staff Reduction | Reuters 
VibeAgent books $3M round for hotel search engine
-VibeAgent
U.S. Retail E-Commerce Growth Slows to 1 Percent in October as Concerns about Inflation, Jobs and the Financial Markets Cause Consumers to Curb Spending
Why the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites on the web
Charlottesville Photographer Matt Rosenberg Threatens Spicy Bear Media and Demands $2,500
Venerable Style Editor, Rozanne Epps, Dies
-Remembering Rozanne Epps 
-My Secret Mentor 
-Brave Engagement 
R.I.P., Richmond.com
-Former Editor Mourns the Rebirth of Richmond.com
-Thumbs Down
-Special Report: Richmond.com Sold!
If your website doesn't suck...press here
RICHMONDWIKI.ORG ANNOUNCES FREE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR RICHMOND
The University of Richmond's Groups David stares down Facebook Goliath...Joins micro-blogging Web site Twitter.com 
VCU Brandcenter Introduces World’s First Creative Technology Degree Track
Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing
Ziff Davis To Close Print PCMag, Focus On Online; Still Looking For Options For Gaming Division
Want In The Obama Administration? Get A Blog
Web Sites Wage Holiday Price Wars
How to make money from blogging in 7 steps
Sustainability Story Will Be Written By Technologists
South of the James: Rebooted Wants You 
  
Richmond Bizsense Wants You
Yang Steps Down As Yahoo CEO, Search For Successor Begins | Memo to Employees | Yang's blog
Newspapers Jettisoning Top Talent to Cut Costs NY Times columnist able to weave Circuit City case study to Media General
American Press Institute CEO Summit on Saving an Industry in Crisis Reston, Va.
-API Summit Concludes: Industry in 'Crisis,' Needs Outside Help 
-List of API "Crisis Summit" Attendees (Locals: Michael G. Abernathy, president Landmark Community Newspapers, Reid Ashe, EVP, COO Media General, Robert Dickey, president U.S. community publishing, Gannett, Maurice Jones, publisher, The Virginian-Pilot, Michelle Krans, SVP, strategy, development, Gannett, Thomas McDevitt, president The Washington Times, Thomas Silvestri, president and publisher Richmond Times-Dispatch)  
-Rewind: The Push for Innovation in Richmond, Va. 
-Related: How Industries Survive Change. If They Do 
Murdoch Boyer Lecture: The Golden Age of Freedom 
-WSJ.com’s Third Super-Premium Tier Coming? 
-Murdoch to media: You dug yourself a huge hole 
-Murdoch to 'Cynics': Newspapers Will Survive  
-Complacency rather than competition hurts media 
-Murdoch to Aussies: embrace technology 
-Murdoch To Hacks: Quit Whining 
 
More in this Lecture series:
Antony Loewenstein: The Blogging Revolution
Cowabunga! Local firm gets Ninja Turtles site 
-CRT/tanaka
Richmond PC maker humming along
-Velocity Micro
Why Yahoo Still Matters for You
A Computing Pioneer Has a New Idea 
Motrin learns there's a downside to viral advertising
RVA, WINNER of 2 AGD AWARDS for 2008
-Three Cheers (and a Couple of Awards) for RVA Magazine! 
Local NFL star will turn himself in to police 
Man, woman and teen charged in cabbie's death
For many parents of missing children grief is extreme, prolonged   
Gps Units Tempting Targets
Employee thefts
12 nabbed at alleged Newport News brothel...followup
-Virginia Gazette | WAVY | The Flat
RCPD Busts Smash & Grab Thief
David Kerstetter Was Killed by D.C. Police in His Own Bathroom
Man refuses robber
Citizens help police catch Suffolk robbery suspects
Yeyo
Charlottesville (and, probably, Richmond) Cocaine Coming from Mexican Cartels
Michael Vick enters guilty plea at the Sussex County courthouse, receives suspended sentence...gets no new time
-AP
-BBC
-Bloomberg
-ESPN
-NY Times
-Reuters
-Richmond Times Dispatch
-Smoking Gun
-Virginia Pilot
-Washington Post
-Washington Times
 
Will Vick get another chance?| Multimedia archive: Michael Vick and dogfighting charges 
 
Vick Knows Death, Not Taxes | Michael Vick: Harkening Back to Gladiatorial Rome

Kaine: Vick shouldn't have a future in the NFL | Vick will not play in the NFL again 
 
Michael Vick plea opens halfway house door | After deal on state charge, Vick is closer to NFL return
 
Falcons Fans, Who Left With Vick, Are Returning
 
Was Vick's sentence just? | Vick hoping to move closer to freedom with plea...Expected to plead guilty
  
Vick’s Va. house up for auction again | Vick house goes on the block again | Vick's former home on block at real-estate auction
   
More details of Michael Vick's abuse of dogs revealed | Vick put family pets in ring with pit bulls | Michael Vick thought watching dogs kill other dogs was funny | TMZ even chimes in
   
Bankruptcy records detail Vick's lavish spending | Bankruptcy records detail Vick’s lavish spending | Vick gone broke 
  
Vick, held in Hopewell, to plead guilty Tuesday to state dogfighting charges |  Vick back in Virginia to face state charges | Vick to appear in court Tuesday | Vick, escorted by police, arrives for hearing
CQ Press: City Crime Rankings 2008 
-Be thankful—Richmond has grown safer
-Richmond drops to #49! 
-Richmond drops down list of most dangerous cities | WAVY 
Kaine Says He'll Consider Correcting Slayings Report | Head of Tech panel says he’s willing to correct errors in report (followup)| Fire Va. Tech’s president, some shooting victims’ families say
  
The Prevail Archive The Prevail Archive is a volunteer Virginia Tech student effort to make internal documents relating to the events of April 16 at Virginia Tech publicly accessible.
Bingo! After 6-year search, police arrest suspect in hall | Daily Press 
Richmond jail inmates to dine on 40 turkeys, 30 gallons of gravy
Break In at Chesterfield School (Bellwood Elementary School)
Police identify Newport News cab driver killed last night...A dangerous job turns deadly 

November 17, 2008 to November 23, 2008

Sunday Morning Newspaper Focus: The Economy
-Public Square: Tough times - the economy (summary) Richmond 
-Blacksburg money-from-the-sky stunt bucks common sense Blacksburg 
-Our economy: The good, the bad and the ugly Charlottesville 
-To Avoid Another Depression, Don't Build Barriers Fredericksburg 
-Retailers prepare for gloomy sales Hampton Roads 
-Weathering the storm Hampton Roads 
-Our economy: The good, the bad and the ugly Hampton Roads 
-The spirit of giving Rockingham County 
-More layoffs may number hundreds Williamsburg 
-Car Dealers fear local economy would be adversely affected Winchester

Inclusion Escapes Henrico
Poquoson Family racked by CIA cover-up
Virginia lawyers brace for boom in bankruptcies
Mad Max and the Meltdown 
Articles cited:
-Anatomy of a Meltdown, Mortgage Banking Magazine, Oct 2007 
-The End of Wall Street's Boom, Portfolio.com, Nov 11, 2008
-France: Laissez-Faire Capitalism is Over, Businessweek, September 29, 2008 
RGL Special Reports Updated
-Richmond Media- MEG's stock price (or dropping like it's hot)
-Circuit City- Empty box conversions, Salinas, More obits
-Chief Monroe- Degree policy changes at VCU
GOP Bloggers Divided?
 
Raising Kaine Must Come to An End 
  
Is it time for a Democratic blog summit? 
Restoration of Rights spearheaded in upcoming GA
Sussex Animal Shelter Investigation
Redevelopment on the Boulevard: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 2.5  

Highland Park communities the center of RRHA Revitalization Plans

Treating cities as ‘precious heirlooms’ 
-The Downtown Plan: And Now a Word from Charleston 
-Mayor Joe Riley, Unrestricted
  
 Former Charlotte mayor: Work as region or lose to us (Final Edition)...Swings for the Fences
-Food for Thought 
A year after Crupi report, what has changed?: Leadership changes and financial crisis hamper regional plan 
-MPW: No vision, no heart, no chance 
-See Buttermilk & Molasses: The Crupi Reports (1992 and 2007)
Homeless In Richmond...Stats
Missing billion: how UVA's investment strategy worked... until it didn't
Second Family Affected By Burial Mistake
RPS to implement Open Enrollment
Ditch School... You'll Get Caught
More students eating breakfast at school
Give Richmond a present! Buy LOCAL!
-Fountain Bookstore
WTVR6 to cover Vanishing Virginia- tonight and tomorrow  
Do blacks hate gays?  
Cuts in GRTC bus routes on table tonight...Rewind: Save Westhampton 16
 -Fate of city bus service to UR to be decided in January 
Hard Times:
-It Sucks to Be You  
-Tough times will touch Richmond | Economy front and center at Public Square forum tonight 
-MeadWestvaco closing packaging plant in NC 
-Talent pool is deep, but who can afford to plunge in?  
-Green jobs are a hot topic of discussion, especially in the renewable energy sector
-Special Report: Circuit City Hope
 
Hard Times in Hampton Roads: Hampton Roads banks start to feel the pain of bad loans | Office space continues to build up as demand teeters
Local Papers Report More Anti-Obama Incidents From Maine to California  
A Brit campaigning for Barack in Richmond 
It's a madhouse outside the gun shops, too 
Obama's picks may shift 4th Circuit 
Don't wait for Obama, your country needs you 
Our New Pop Culture Icons
New database makes lobbying a bit more transparent | Roanoke Times 
-VPAP | VPAP Featuring Lobbyist Disclosures 
Cantor says GOP is no longer 'relevant'
  
Election sends GOP wake-up call on minority vote ...GOP back to square one with Hispanics 
A bipartisan Washington begins with Obama's judicial appointments
Faces of power in Va.: Corporate boardroom diversity is 'moving slowly, but moving,' one director says...At Virginia’s biggest companies, who sits at the table? 
-Double Duty for Va Biz magazine writers
Late Late Night Richmond at the ODC (Old Dominion Club)
Traumatized yet determined, Iraqi refugees adjust to life in Richmond  
 
Haidar Khairallah helps other Iraqi refugees resettle in Roanoke
Family letters add ‘new perspective’ to Civil War
Zachary Taylor's birthday celebrated
Plan reshapes Norfolk for light rail
Surviving the Suffolk tornado
-Part 2: In six months, a home lost and found 
Almost 20 great books about Richmond or specific parts thereof
Missing dog with a past reunited with his owner  

 Lost, found and lost again: adopted dog up to his old tricks
Richmond High School Alumni:
-Wilson perfect fit with Pack (Collegiate) 
-Neon Deon: Never a question (Varina)
Bike Sharing Is Long Overdue in Richmond
Also see
-European Support for Bicycles Promotes Sharing of the Wheels
-Bicycle-Sharing Program to Be First of Kind in U.S. 
 
While some technology is chained to the past, bicycles are moving ahead with new propulsion 
Confederates in Richmond: Enough, already!
Ferrari-driving former MCV liver surgeon performed unecessary transplants, says WSJ
Kenji and Silver Diner Open Up in the West End
The Hampton Roads Fall Food Issue
Wolf Boy's Hope
Robot Hearts: His Best Friend’s Girl and Her Deadbeat Valentine New RVANews Dating Column featuring Jack Goes Forth and Susan Howson
-Robot Hearts Begins 
-So, a Bartender Walked into a Relationship Column... 
Drinking survey reveals habits (do not usually affect their academics)
The Capshaw Divestiture of Charlottesville Restaurants Imminent? (Blue Light Grill, Enoteca, Mas, Mono Loco, Ten and Three Notch’d)
Message to Westhampton Pastry Shop: Please open earlier
ATO Records signs Paul McCartney
Local flick beat Bond, James Bond
Does paying $20 for a bottle of wine make sense in today’s economy?
Spice up your Thanksgiving (and ease the pain a little) with champagne cocktails
The recession special
Chesterfield is for Hummus 
-Sabra Dipping Co
Former Spider to return to space
Memories of Western Sizzlin
Richmond Cultural Census Results
 
Commentary:  
 -Some reactions...Thoughts on Richmond Cultural Census  (added 12-17-08)
-Cultural Plan: Beware of Data Paralysis...Cultural Plan: Will We Finally Turn a Corner?
-Culture in Richmond: A Progress Report
-Coming Monday, a Report from the Culture Club (Richmond Region Cultural Action Plan)
Schlitz comes to Hampton Roads with a fresh brew 
Brainworms: "Let Be Honest"
The Kanawha Canal is a fine place to fish  
A week after rescue, sailboat runs aground at Hatteras 
The Bopst Show XXX
Wasting away again in Biscuitville... 
Deer takes a tour of Richmond Fan District | CODE RED! DEER ON THE LOOSE IN THE FAN!  
Teen Deaths Linked to Heroin
ODU, Norfolk to 'aggressively' fight crime near campus
FIRST ON SIX: Richmond's Assistant Police Chief
-See Special Report: Monroe Degree Flap  
Virginia Beach man convicted in murder-for-hire plot 
Arrest Made in Hotel Murder 
Like a virgin? How cops pose as kids to catch Internet pervs 
Virginia man nabbed for being fugitive 
Woman Incompetent For Trial In Child's Death 
Arrest made in slayings of elderly sisters in North Carolina
Michael Vick's cousin may face prison for violating probation
Defense cross-examines key witness in Mormon missionary shooting trial
Police investigate 9 break-ins in same Newport News neighborhood
New Police Chief: Martial Arts is Key
Norwood vows to work towards city success
Tyler Binsted Case
-Life Sentence + 13 For Murder Of VCU Student | CBS6 | Times Dispatch 
-Rewind: Shooting
Promise To Curb Violence At Armstrong HS
Va. judge refuses to throw out Ben Fawley sentence (Taylor Behl) | AP/Daily Press | Times Dispatch | WRVA 
Man pleads guilty in sex-act death
757 True Crime
-Police are fighting teen gun culture in Hampton Roads
-Jury hears conflicting tales in shooting of Mormon missionaries
-Chesapeake police officer charged with ammo theft
-No prison for doctor who exchanged drugs for sex
Police investigate crash at South Richmond coffee shop (Crossroads)
With evictions on the rise, deputies find range of emotion
As a cold case comes to light, two lives changed forever

November 10, 2008 to November 16, 2008

In Va., a Powerful and Polarizing Pastor
- Leading Cult or Culture? 

French Media (l'Humanite) on A Crazy (Election) Night in Richmond calls Jackson Ward a "Black ghetto"
Garden of Words: Recess in the Recession 
 
Public Square: Tough times
  
Charities feel the pinch on both sides
 
Turnaround Plans:
-Circuit City aims to win back customers
-Genworth's battle plan multifaceted...Genworth, Minn. thrift reach deal
 
New Day Dawns for Area Business: Face of Richmond Has Changed, As Firms Cut Jobs, Merge or Move Away 
 
Hot jobs in a cold economy  

6 Tips: Surviving a Layoff
 
Fed officials: Housing is basis for recovery
  
Rustbelt Richmond
  
Is Richmond Economy Going Down The Tubes?
  
EmployerWatch
-Altria acknowledges Richmond-area layoffs
-Chesapeake Corp. may file for bankruptcy 
-Genworth gets cash to pay down debt 
-Luck Stone announces cuts...Pit & Quarry
-Circuit City Special Report
 
Charlottesville, too: Charlottesville Area Loses Hundreds of Jobs | Area loses 500 jobs in 1 year
 
Hampton Roads, too: As customers count pennies, Hampton Roads businesses are pushed to their breaking point
The Toughest Ticket:
-Witnessing History: Inauguration tickets will be hard to find 
-State Officials Field Inauguration Requests 
Mosque vote angers Muslims
Dems Wrecking Democracy in RVA?
Save Westhampton 16 (A bandwagon to save a bus) | Last Chance to Have Your Say on Elimination of Westhampton 16 Bus Route
Richmond's financial officer will take job in private sector...Chief Financial Officer Harry Black Stepping Down
Terry McAuliffe 4 Governor?
-FOXNews | Huffington Report | Va. Pilot | WaPo | WRVA 
Circuit City Special Report More Stories
 
Circuit City’s Last Chance...Eight Reasons Why Circuit City Went Bankrupt

Hope Tuesday?:
-Circuit City's $1.1 Billion Bankruptcy Loan Buys It More Time  

Why Circuit City Busted, While Best Buy Boomed 

The truth: Circuit City execs killed the company 
 
Home Team...Awful Circuit City Editorial
 
No position safe at Circuit City 
 
5 Things We’ll Miss About Circuit City
  
Circuit City Liquidator Demonstrates Its Ability To Do Math
 
Circuit City Owes Home Entertainment Industry $56M
 
Will Circuit City Repel or Attract Holiday Shoppers?
 
Circuit City meets the Grinch who stole Christmas  
 
What's next for Circuit City?
 
Final Chapter For Circuit City?
 
Blacker Monday: Chapter 11/De-listed
-Press Release...Circuit City Stores, Inc. Statement Regarding NYSE Move to Delist
-Local: Times Dispatch | Downtown Short Pump | Richmond Bizsense | VA Pilot 
-National: Bloomberg | CNN | Gizmodo | Market Watch | New York Times | Portfolio | Reuters | WSJ
 -LiveJournal Discussion
  | Twitter CC | Google Discussion | Yahoo Message Boards

Black Friday
-Regrets as chain fights to survive | Chapter 11 bankruptcy seems likely  | Circuit City timeline 
-Circuit City layoffs hit Henrico HQ
-Downtown Short Pump | Richmond BizSense | WRIC | WRVA 
-National: Crunch Gear | Gizmodo | Reuters | Twice |  Wired | WSJ
 
Earlier last week... 
-VCU Brandcenter favorite and Richmond VA based Circuit City to close 150 stores
 -The company is 'considering all available options and alternative to restructure its business.'
-Consumerist (updated)
-Three Virginia Stores
-Official Press Release
4th Circuit could be reshaped...Full court often hears controversial cases 
How Barack Obama Will Ruin America 
11 VCU students among injured...Collapsed deck built without permit, city says | New Details In Balcony Collapse
 -City Offering Free Deck Inspections 
-Balcony-collapse patients recovering  
Richmond Marathon Roundup 
-Help for the Marathon Hangover 
-Marathon Boosts City Psyche, Economy
-Kenyan wins Richmond Marathon
-MEN: Basweti pulls away, wins SunTrust Richmond Marathon... Kenyan beats last year's winner in Richmond marathon | WOMEN: Training light works for Price 
-PHOTOS: Virginia Breeze 
-PHOTOS: Richmond Marathon
-Staff sergeant puts runners through their paces | New police chief pounds pavement
-Last, but runner strives to improve
-Expect a tight finish
-A son's cross-country courtesy
-Tobacco Avenue’s Tips For Attending: The Richmond Marathon
Multicar Collision Puts Attention Back on Auburn & Ellwood
Review: Richmond Symphony (Steven Smith conducting Nov. 15, First Baptist Church)
Gossip Web site stirs campus community
Growing pains at ODU pits residents against rowdy neighbors
Cnet founder on Charlottesville hotel: ‘Halsey Minor paid; the bank didn’t’
Film locally: Familiar Strangers seeks big open
Film Offers A Washington Few Have Seen
Rich with history: Localities hope to cash in America’s past
VCU to research possible doctor bias (study will use actors to gauge if gender or race affects treatment)
Driving a bargain: Midlothian start-up lets customers bypass car salespeople 
-Spencer Auto Consulting 
Pro fighters at CageFest XTreme Evolution
Bopst Withdrawal: Pure Fiction (on the Fairness Doctrine)
-Another way to "Get your Bopst fix" 
You’re just one obstacle to a sea turtle’s survival
What should we do about all those deer?
Like feeding ducks? It could soon cost you in Virginia Beach (should we replicate this policy here?)
Lion Hunter
 
Big Cat On The Prowl In Metro Richmond?
 
Rain May Help Big Cat Search
 
 Authorities: No sign of reported lion
Virginia Beach vet technician taught pet CPR to hundreds
The great Manteo manatee mystery continues
ireport: Cirrus Vodka Distillery
Action Request: AmFamFit
Ashland offended by spot on 'don't' list 
 -Ashland Haters 
For South, a Waning Hold on National Politics  
 
 Sore Winner:
North Finally Wins Civil War This dick is NOT helping our cause
Honoring our Veterans
-If dying for your country is the ultimate sacrifice, these men – when they were young and on distant battlefields – gave the next full measure 
-OUR P.O.W.S - a special salute to veterans of war | Part 2 | Part 3
-Veterans Day a mix of emotions
-State denies Marine recognition because of how he died
-Vet's recovery an inspiration
-Pride endures for WWII vets
-For Vietnam veteran, ‘It’s like finding home’
-They were in danger of more than just bullets | Huyke Urrutia shares story from his service in World War II | Veteran's History Project ongoing
The Uses of Adversity: Can underprivileged outsiders have an advantage?

Charlottesville a Top Digital City! (Richmond, 8th in its category)
Is Obama Ready To Be A Two-Way President? 
CTO: Hottest Job in Town
 
Obama Picks High-Tech and Washington Veteran to Transition Team   
-First Tech President
 
 Obama's Twitter goes silent...Obama To Post Fireside Chats On YouTube 

Ups and downs of a digital-age campaign
Ashley Chen’s ActioNet has made the Fantastic 50
-ActioNet
Online Ad Growth Grinds To A Halt
What Has Driven Women Out of Computer Science?
Horrible Blogger Blames Lack Of Readers On Bad Economy
What Is The ROI For Social Media?
Corporate Performance Management – Even Start Ups Need to Measure
Kaine says energy and environmental changes coming
Shiny and Green: What's big, shiny and green?
Angel Investing – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Eco-Friendly Tech at the Green Festival in DC
Microsoft Takes Google Scraps
The Grammar of Fun CliffyB and the world of the video game 
RichmondWiki on Twitter, List of Richmond Twitterers 
-Full List 
Spot.Us Experiments With Citizen-Funded Community Journalism
Finding Fame With a Prescient Call for Obama
-FiveThirtyEight 
The genius behind Steve 
 
The case for the “General Petraeus of the corporate world,” Tim Cook, to succeed Steve Jobs
The Virginian-Pilot, affiliated companies considering layoffs
Social networking sites are clicking with job seekers
Mckinsey Quarterly November 2008 Articles of Interest:
-Google’s view on the future of business: An
interview with CEO Eric Schmidt
-Helping ‘green’ products grow
-How IT can cut carbon emissions  
Read about it in my book
The Day After: 'Wash Post' Prints Election Extra -- 'USA Today' Runs 500,000 More -- Other Papers Sell Out 
 
Headlines don't sell papes; Newsies sell papes  
CTO: Hottest Job in Town
 
Obama Picks High-Tech and Washington Veteran to Transition Team   
-First Tech President
 
Ups and downs of a digital-age campaign
‘Extreme’ Volunteers Converge on Horsepen Stream 
Dominion Enterprises (owner of For Rent Magazine, Employment Guide, AutoRevenue , etc) hopes to return to what it does best 
US News Will Become a Monthly Magazine (Ad Age | All Things D | Media Week)  
New hybrid locomotives to help make this yard greener 
Web 2.0 Summit: a conversation with venture capitalist John Doerr 
South of the James Returns!...Rebooted  
-A Blogger Returns 
Bloggers vs. Blight: An online community beats back urban decay in Detroit
Room For Blogs
SouthPeak Interactive Corporation and Gamecock Media Group Ship Legendary Midlothian, VA
-Legendary the Game 
Writer Malcolm Gladwell sits down with environmentalist Amy Norquist to discuss one of the most unsung and low-tech green solutions out there: green roofs
Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen on his latest venture, the state of Silicon Valley, and the future of technology
Yahoo’s Lost Year
  
Jerry Yang’s Advice To Microsoft—Buy Yahoo
 
Yahoo: Poor, Alone and Sad
News has to be free on the web
-Online News Has No Choice But To Be Free 
Ignite Social Media fires up brands with Web 2.0 strategies
Virginia Classified Papers (aka the Trading Post) Sold to 'Hopewell News' Publisher 
Media General announces purchase of Richmond.com (Final Edition)
-Human side of the purchase: On Richmond.com and my last week… | Who Do You Think You Are? (Hell hath no fury...)
-Purchase of Richmond.com...Readers weigh in on the good, the bad and the ugly of Richmond.com  
-Richmond Times-Dispatch Parent Buys Richmond.com
-Media General buys Richmond.com...InRich pulling from Richmond.com already
-Virginia Business
-Crazy news about Richmond.com this is where the inside gossip is happening (comments section)
-People Talking to Each Other
-Something about that name? 
-Domain Is Everything, and the TD's Got Itself A New Domain...Richmond.com Requiem…What’s next for Richmond area media?
-Richmond.com purchased by Media General 
-Eaten by a Shark! 
-Area Blogger Hoping Media General Buys Him Next...Damn those unruly kids
-Richmond.com Twitter | Inrich Twitter | Twitter Search Richmond.com 

Was the Writing on the Wall?
-Richmond.com's CTO: Moving on to different things… (October 14) 
-R’Biz fading into the night 
Landmark Suspends Sale of Properties, Keeps 'Virginian-Pilot' on the Block 
Renewable Richmond 
Latino Market in Chesterfield held up
Richmond Man Found With 900 Child Porn Images | CBS6  
UVA rebuked: Feds furious over rape case gag orders
Hampton Roads police departments say use of Tasers has been a success
Henrico man shot in torso during break-in
Woman gets life in murder-for-hire of Navy spouse
New police chief pounds pavement
Michael Vick's lawyers tell court he expects to return to NFL | Daily Press | Times Dispatch
Robber takes the money, but leaves the gas
Louisa jury finds ex-Howard soccer coach guilty of soliciting sex with minor
Woman stole $3,300 in Victoria's Secret lingerie
Man accused of killing father in Portsmouth court building
Police chief speaks at vigil for shooting victim Marijuana "Pimp" Thompson
Give Me Shelter - A CBS 6 Investigation
757 True Crime
-Bloods gang member gets reduced sentence for cooperation
-Man accused of using Franklin library computer for child porn
-Virginia Beach officer says police curbed racial epithets
Church Hill House Evicts Pot Banger for Smoking Pot
Jury selection begins in shootings of Mormon missionaries

November 3, 2008 to November 9, 2008

Save Richmond’s locally-seasoned view of the Winners and Losers from Tuesday’s elections
 -Harrison Pegs the Winners and Losers on the Local Political Front
-Save Richmond Hearts Jack 

Sunday Morning Post-President-Elect Obama Roundup
-Times Dispatch Editorial Page Asks Why Endorse?
-Va. GOP looks for causes of defeat
-Obama did well in areas besides N.Va.
-Elections signal rebirth for Dems
-Will Obama be the second coming of FDR or JFK?
-Obama win a life’s work for activist 
-Obama and the business of Hampton Roads
-Obama term expected to be post-racial
-N. Virginia Looking More Like the 'Real Virginia' | Washington Post Opinions (see The Right Needs to Get Centered)
Collapse of porch in the Fan injures 21
Lawrence Douglas of Arabia...Mayor Wilder visits Saudi Arabia 

Another employer bites the Richmond dust...
-Press Releases: Fidelity National | LandAmerica
-Local: Virginia Business: LandAmerica to be sold | TD: Rival to buy Richmond-based LandAmerica | Richmond Bizsense: Land America to be Sold 
-National: Fortune | MarketWatch | Reuters 
-Rewind: Henrico-based LandAmerica cuts 120 

UR and VCU partner to impact City of Richmond (via) 
Save Our Forgotten Cities! In support of our economic engines and the true “real America”
Consensus sought on transit solutions
Railing for a Retreat: Make tracks by train to nearby destinations
Political analyst Sabato calls elections - calls 'em well
Obama's win suggests region desires change
Obama Front Pages
Obama’s (Richmond) Vote Machine
Dancing with the Donkeys: It's a good time and place to be a Democrat.
Wilder: Dream Is Alive For All Americans
What President Obama Means
The New Majority
Obama's most likely target right off the bat will be the Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond
A new generation transforms US politics
This American Moment — The Surprises
Near-Flawless Run Is Credited in Victory
Why McCain Lost
Kaine: 'Old Virginny is dead'
 
Virginia, Welcome to the Real World of the U.S. 
The Cantor Brand: A rising star in the GOP wants a new leadership role in the diminished party
Top Troubling Tropes of Campaign '08: The media-created narratives that derail election coverage
Rapture: Distress about wars and the world economy feed apocalyptic warnings (or why the GOP has lost the moderates by aligning with this crowd)
-Rapture Index
50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World
Results:
-Real Clear Politics
-Times Dispatch/AP
-CBS6
-WRIC8
 
Live Blogging:
-CBS6
-NBC12 | Rachel DePompa |  
Ryan Nobles 
-Richmond.com
-RVANews
-Style Weekly
-Times Dispatch | Virginia Politics Blog | Barticles | Pop Culture Blog
-Washington City Paper: Dispatch From Richmond: Huge Turnout
-Washington Post Vote Monitor
-Also see, Politico
-Those Helpful Brits: US Election 2008: Key times | US Election 2008 toolbox
 
Problems in the Commonwealth
-Voting Snags In Key States 
-Voting obstacles in VA, PA | Some student voting problems 
-Some Problems Reported. Long Lines Are Common
-Problems at the Polls story
-Soggy ballots challenging scanning machines in Chesapeake, VA 
It Pays to Vote (Free Starbucks, Krispey Kreme, Chick-Fil-a, Ben N Jerry's just for voting?) 
-DC area specials
The New Gilpin
The sad campaign of John McCain
85,000 greet Obama at Manassas rally | Obama Wrap Up in Virginia
   
Update!: Biden stops in at VA polling place | Biden makes stop at Henrico poll today to thank voters (Greets first-time voter who has sickle-cell anemia)  | Gladhanding in Richmond | Biden Greets Virginia Voters on Election Day
 
Biden returning to Richmond area on Election Day | CBS6 | Daily Press | WSLS 
Permanent Link (till 11-4): 
Real Clear Politics Virginia Presidential Polls 
-Polls Show Obama With Advantage
-Times-Dispatch poll shows tight race for president in Va.The presidential
-Down to the wire, Va. still too close to call, poll shows
-Karl Rove Predicts a Blow-out 
'The Onion' Plans Wall-to-Wall Satire for Election 
-Rewind: Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over' January 17, 2001 
It's the Final Countdown
-A Few Pre-Electoral Thoughts
-O love in the Richmond 'burbs 
-A Final Push for Victory in Virginia | Blog
-In TV appearances, Kaine says Va. is ready for Election Day
-Does Virginia really hold the keys to the White House?
Yes, Newspaper Endorsements Aided Obama Win

Newspaper Endorsement Tracker
McCain, 11 | Obama, 6 | No Endorsement, 4
notes: keep in mind the oligarchy of VA media ownership...intensity of endorsement...significant number of no endorsements (Pilot, Free Lance Star, Roanoke Times)
-C-Ville Weekly: Obama Charlottesville, VA
-The Daily News Record: McCain Harrisonburg, VA
-Daily Press: McCain...Endorsement feedback Hampton Roads, VA
-Falls Church News-Press: Obama Falls Church, VA
-The Fauquier Times-Democrat: McCain Fauquier, VA 
-The Flat Hat: Obama College of William & Mary, VA 
-Free Lance Star: NO Endorsement Fredericksburg, VA
-Herald-Courier: McCain Bristol, VA 
-Loudoun Times Mirror: NO Endorsement Loudon, VA...yeah, but kind of leans McCain 
-News and Advance: John McCain Lynchburg, VA
-The News Leader: Obama Staunton, VA
-The News-Virginian: McCain Waynesboro, VA 
-Rappahannock News: McCain Rappahannock County, VA (side note: Slams Cantor)
-Register & Bee: McCain Danville, VA
-The Roanoke Times: NO Endorsement Roanoke, VA
-Times Dispatch: John McCain Richmond, VA
-The Virginia Gazette: Obama Williamsburg, VA 
-The Virginian-Pilot: NO Endorsement Hampton Roads, VA
-Washington Post: Obama DC/Northern VA
-Washington Times: McCain DC/Northern VA
-The Winchester Star: McCain Winchester, VA
 
-source: Editor and Publisher: Tally Of Newspaper Endorsements -Obama In Landslide, at 240-114 October 31...also see Alt-Weeklies Resoundingly Say: Vote Obama 
-Obama Will Win Easily Tomorrow -- At Least Based on Newspaper Backing in Key Swing States!  
Hiking Old Rag Mountain
Lavar Arrington finds life away from NFL
76 years after they married, Lakeside pair die same day
The slave who stole a President's heart: As US elects its first black President, a new book reveals a sex scandal that shows how much America has changed 
Fear in the Suburbs...
Salisbury group spreads lion warning
-Salisbury Homeowners' Association
Specialty shop Funky Beat marking time till the end
Hidden in Plain Sight 
-Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk, VA) presents American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, November 12, 2008–February 1, 2009 
This year, boycott Beaujolais Nouveau and buy Virginia wines instead 
"Grinding" is problem at schools countywide 
Encore? Did a violence-free Jay-Z show just save Charlottesville hip-hop? 
LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Says New Album Is 'More Raw And Aggressive' 
 
Lamb of God Announce New Album 
A college town at heart, Richmond, VA really knows how to dress! (via) 
Glenn Danzig Is An A*hole
  
Ilad is playing at Gallery 5. Maybe you should go. 
Shocked DeAngelo Hall gets cut after a mere 8 games with Oakland 
An exclusive look at the Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers 
Washington City Paper Food Issue 
Eat and Tell: Yelp is growing much faster than its closest rival
-Yelp! Richmond
Stop Teaching Catcher in the Rye
Will the proposed $785 million ballpark and Boulevard development really cost taxpayers only $8 million? Don’t bet on it.  
 
Is the ‘Curse of Diamond Duck’ over before it took hold? 
 
Case Study- New Mets and Yankees Stadium: 
-As Stadiums’ Costs Swell, Benefits in Question

Case Study- Tax Exempt Bonds:
-Tax-exempt bonds part of baseball's growth plan
-Stadiums Are Built On Federal Tax Break In our view, this is a very expensive public housing program for millionaires
-Also see Field of Schemes
 
Shockoe Plan Predates Braves Decision
 
More Richmond Baseball Stories
Shockoe Bottom outdoors shop (YeRen) closes
-YeRen
Survival is 'in the Lord's hands' 
Smithfield police officer, who 20 years ago contracted hepatitis C while trying to save a baby's life needs a living donor
The Bopst Show - Episode 29

Drill simulates shooting at J Sargeant Reynolds CC

3 adults, 1 juvenile charged with robbing Hampton bank
Man gunned down in South Richmond intersection  
Wendy's robbed by masked gunmen in Chesterfield 
Remembering Justine, as Abshire accused of more abuse
Schwarzschild Jewelers burglarized Tuesday night
Deceptive Robocalls List Wrong Polling Places
New Sheriff in Town...
-Chief joins Richmond force
-New Richmond Police Chief
Two injured in Richmond shooting (2nd/Clay)
Beaten Man Rescued From Island Near 14th Street Bridge | TD | NBC12
Murder in Richmond
Virginia Beach Police launch internal inquiry after officer says epithet used...Daily Press