Richmond Virginia News Time Capsule January 2010 

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Hard News, Politics, Crime
 
SNOMG2

-Mesoscale Discussion 91 | Snowfall totals (via @WxDan)
-SNOMG II: The Sequel...Wintry Mix
-Richmond Snow Study Group
-VDOT Working To Get Traffic Moving...Calls This 'Critical Time Period' for Snow Removal...roads still treacherous...VDOT: Keep Virginia Moving
-More than 100 stuck at Greyhound bus station  
-Storm brings extra effort from those who help Virginia Beach homeless
-Snow storm hits central Virginia | TD Streaming Coverage
-State agencies prepared for winter storm...VDOT preparing roads for winter storm...Here are some reminders from VDOT
-Few power outages reported during storm...Will storm cause massive power outages in Richmond? | Dominion Press Release
-Get an inside look at the inner workings of the TV station and how a storm event is covered.
-McDonnell cancels appearances to prepare for snow storm
-Virginians should get ready for approaching severe winter weather...Preparing for the snowstorm
-Widespread winter storm on the horizon
-Richmond’s go-to stores get ready for snow...James River swells above flood stage as Richmond braces for snow 
-Richmond area could get 6 inches of snow or more
-Snow is Coming!...Best Makeshift Sleds
-City of Richmond Opening Cold Weather Shelter
Weekend Snow predictions
Winter Storm Warning Fri 7 PM to Sun 1 AM 
FRI MORNING PREDICTION: 
WRIC8  8"-12" Average: 10"  | Times Dispatch 6"-12" (revised) Average: 9"  | NBC12 6"-10" (revised) Average: 8"  | CBS6: 6"-9" (revised) Average: 7.5"  | WxDan 5"-9" Average: 7" | NWS (via WxDan) Average: 6.1" | Meta: Average of Averages 7.9" | Average of Meta-Range (5-12"): 8.5"
-THU Prediction:
CBS6: 3"-8" | NBC12 4"-8" (Jim Duncan 6") | NWS (via WxDan) 5"-9" (Map) | Times Dispatch 3"-8" | WRIC8 Matt DiNardo  8"-12"

Bus Barn Ideas & an Update at 2/13 BPCL Meeting
Same-sex partner benefits tossed out...McDonnell halts plan to extend health benefits to same-sex partners...says policy is based on the law, not bias
 
Cuccinelli opinion kills benefits extension for state employee partners...Family Foundation weighs in on McDonnell withdrawal of benefits extension 

Virginia's new top dog takes center stage
Police Chief ‘Not Concerned’ With Skynet’s New Self-Awareness 
New smoking laws don't have much bite 
Sullivan gives inside glimpse into her plans as UVa president 
Richmond crime rises 4 percent after five-year decline
-CBS6 | NBC12 


Va. falls far short of goal in federal rail funds...Supporters of high-speed rail pack Norfolk hearing
 
Routes pitched for Richmond-Hampton Roads high-speed rail
 
Richmond’s High-Speed Rail Plans Put on Hold 

Study shows surge in Richmond region’s population
So-called "Gun Show Loophole" Bill Shot Down
 
Find Morgan
Tip Line: (434) 352-3467
State Police E-Mail
 
THE HARRINGTON MYSTERY: Hunting for clues 
-disappearance map and timeline 
 
Harrington Death Ruled Homicide  
 
Mass for Morgan Harrington  
 
Family reclaims remains of Morgan Harrington
 
Candlelight vigil offers support to Harrington family... 'She should not be forgotten' (First Edition)
-Morgan's Warriors Stand Together 
-Morgan Harrington's Parents Grateful...Find Closure 
-News7 sits down with parents of Morgan Harrington after candlelight vigil
  
Who killed college student Morgan Harrington?
-
Morgan Harrington’s parents believe killer remains at large in C’ville area
-Harrington family: 'There is a perpetrator out there'
 
New Evidence, Tips in Va. Tech Student's Death | AP
 
Lessons can be learned from Morgan Harrington case 
  
Day 4
Criminal profiler speaks out about killer of Virginia Tech student  
  
Day 3
State Police says no truth to rumored arrest in Harrington case 

Farmer talks about discovering Morgan's remains
 
Spot where Harrington body found scrutinized
...Investigators finish searching area where Morgan Harrington was found...Criminal profiler: Location where body was dumped is crucial
 
Day 2
Black ribbon: Harrington’s parents express emotions
-CBS6 | Collegiate Times | Daily Progress | NBC12 | NBC29 | NewsChannel8 | WSLS
 
Forensics Confirmation
-CBS6 | Fox News | NBC12 | NBCWashington | People | Times Dispatch | UPI | Washington Post
 
Metallica: The Loss Of A Fan
 
Discovery of Morgan Harrington's Remains Saddens 2 University Communities...Virginia Tech students cope with another loss
 
Forensic science expert weighs in on Harrington investigation
 
Social Media Sites Play A Role In Grieving 

Day 1

Property owner describes finding what is believed to be Morgan Harrington’s remains
...Body found in Charlottesville was 'nowhere near a highway'...Farmer talks about gruesome discovery of human remains
 
Harrington's parents in Charlottesville to possibly ID remains...State Police "Confident" Remains Are Those of Morgan Harrington
 
Police guard farm where Harrington’s body was located...Becoming A Criminal Investigation...As devastated parents grieve, hunt for killer intensifies...now a likely homicide
 
A Gentle Tribute On Copeley Road

Local Coverage: C-ville | Cavalier Daily | Daily Progress | NBC29 | Roanoke Times (First Edition) | Times Dispatch | Washington Post
 
National Coverage: AP | CBSNews | CNN | E!| FoxNews | UPI | USA Today
 
Statements
-Rep. Tom Perriello
-Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger  
 
A look back at the search for Morgan Harrington 
 
Rewind: Parents talk about life since daughter went missing...Gil Harrington’s thoughts from Janaury 24th
 
One Of Our Fans Is Missing  

2012?
 

McDonnell gives GOP response | Full Transcript | CNN Video
-Daily Press | Free Lance Star | The Hook | Newsplex | Times Dispatch | Washington Post  
-AP/NYT | Huffington Post | Politics Daily | Politico
-BBC | Herald Sun
-In his response to Obama, Gov. Bob McDonnell oversteps protocol by turning the House of Delegates into political theater. 
-The response to McDonnell's State of the Union rebuttal 
-Guest List
-McDonnell wins fans with SOTU response
-McDonnell gets the full Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert treatment for State of the Union response  
-Gov. McDonnell Makes First Monthly Radio Appearance
  

GOP pulls out all the stops after the State of the Union  
 

McDonnell squeezes in a bit of national attention...finds time limit daunting 
-Town Hall  
-GOP Response: Strategists Look to McDonnell for Polished Performance
 
Virginia governor proposes budget cuts and no tax increase...Ahead of McDonnell's big tax cuts, smaller ones... says development is top priority...takes flak over budget...Va. Democrats press McDonnell for plan to balance budget...Step into the governor’s shoes to balance Va.‘s budget...Virginia Senate dices options on budget, none pretty
 
McDonnell unveils $50 million job creation | Times Dispatch | Virginian Pilot
-Gov. Bob McDonnell’s job-creation plan may be little more than an illusion. 
  
Business-like approach to budget raises important questions  

McDonnell seeks state workers’ input on budget 

McDonnell discusses wide range of issues in live interview 


Mayor Dwight Jones' Annual State of the City Address | Transcript 
-Richmond mayor urges development, investment  | First Edition
-Dwight Jones outlines accomplishments and looks ahead to the future
-Mayor: City is resilient
-Making an MPACC
-Twitter: #stateofcity 
 
...Mayor Proposes Ice-Skating Rink
  
Council to consider March deadline for mayor’s budget 
 
School Budget Omits Money for Patrick Henry | Hills and Heights
  
Jones campaign, State Board of Elections fix inaugural fund report...Officials think mayor reported finances in good faith
  
City employees for ideas on budget cuts 

Lawmaker calls for $2 tolls on HRBT, Monitor-Merrimac...review private-sector proposals for HRBT 
Sounding out the accents of Virginia politicians
Roanoke FBI agent's specialty a calming influence
Richmond police investigate stabbing homicide | CBS6
Series of ‘community conversations’ to be held in Richmond
-Jan 30 New Bridge Baptist Church, 5807 Nine Mile Rd 2 to 4 p.m....Community conversation on Richmond’s history postponed
-Feb 8 Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education 3401 Brook Rd 7 to 9 p.m.
-Feb. 28 The East End Family Resource Center, 2504 Jefferson Ave 2 to 4 p.m. 

Richmond’s future is a cultural mosaic...Richmond looking beyond its slave-trading past


Style Cover: Party Favors
A behind-the-scenes army fights for control of Virginia’s money and influence. How Richmond’s powerful lobbying industry plays the system

Haiti-Virginia This Week...
Central Virginians reach out to help Haiti...Richmond Supply Center Prepares to Help Haiti...Former Richmond hockey team owner forming Haiti rescue unit...Expatriate makes plea for victims of quake...Virginians step up to help quake victims ...Altria...Modial Assistance
-Catholic Relief Services
-American Red Cross
-Haiti’s Children Need Our Help Now
-Helping Haiti (Music Fundraisers) 
-The Jets and Haiti? Only on Twitter. Please Donate...Let’s Pitch In And Honor The Memory Of A Great Dad (And A Great Fan)
-Richmond-area schools, businesses hold fundraisers to help Haiti quake victims 
-Area mall partners with non-profit for Haiti relief effort
-Ex-Richmond ER physician in Haiti tells of satisfactions, frustrations
-Haiti’s trauma, through the eyes of one missionary 
-Elegba Folklore Sells Art for Haitian Relief 
-Haiti mission: Doctors struggle with overwhelming need
-Haiti
 
For Haitian orphan, a long journey home  

Haiti: Peninsula members of Virginia rescue team talk of finding life amid the rubble 
 
Haiti’s pain ‘overwhelming,‘ says Richmond Salvation Army chief  
 
Retailer recalls Haitian beginnings, pledges help...Our Haitian Beginning... 
  
Richmonder who survived quake wants to return to help Haitians
 

Group returns from Haiti and hopes to aid survivors  
 
Hampton Roads sailors from USS Bataan set up in Haiti...huge work ahead
-In a Haitian village of 10,000, five local sailors find a way ahead
-Sailor on Bataan waits for news of his Haitian relative | Daily Press aboard the Bataan
-For the Bataan's medical crews, injured arrive in waves 
 
From Little Creek, USS Gunston Hall makes a lifesaving detour
-After the quake, local ship works to mend wounds
 
Hampton Roads residents come out to support Haiti  

Roanoke man's efforts help fill private plane with supplies bound for Haiti  
 
Fredericksburg-area churches give hands-on help for Haiti
 
York woman waits, worries about her adoption of Haitian girl...Earthquake fractures Haitian adoptees and their families

Haiti Search Engine and National Media Guide… 
 
Richmonders describe harrowing experience
 
Local Man Hears From Mother In Haiti...Mom hears from daughter in Haiti
 
Richmond Area Has Ties To Haiti
...Richmond-area residents with Haiti ties are left anxious...Richmond-area group safe in Haiti...Local Missionaries Survive Haiti Quake...Va. missionaries on their way to US from Haiti 
  
Haitians in Virginia sift through crisis from a distance
 

Task force of local firefighters set to deploy to Haiti...Hampton Roads doctors in Haiti assist in earthquake relief...Virginia Beach rescuers to return from Haiti 
 
A Student From Richmond Stuck In Haiti...VT, UVa students in Haiti escape unharmed...UVa student among dead in Haiti...William and Mary graduate, student home safe from Haiti...William and Mary student says quake put strain on small Haitian towns...CNU student's Haiti photos used during MTV Haiti telethon...
Hoos for Haiti raises funds, spirits
    
Pat Robertson: Haiti 'cursed'...says Satanic pact caused Haiti quake
-Official Statement Regarding Pat Robertson's Comments on Haiti

Mayor to propose eliminating 2 departments to reduce budget shortfall 
 
Lights, Camera, Mayor! 

Virginia to reopen 19 highway rest stops
Former governor brings experience to classroom
  
Daily Kos Unhappy...
-Should Tim Kaine Be Fired?...Tim Kaine is a terrible DNC leader 

Allen vs. Webb part deux?
 
Saddling Up

The six Washingtonians who should challenge Fenty 
8 killed in shootings in Appomattox; police search for suspect...Did Land Dispute Provoke Appomattox Suspect? 
Missing 2-year-old Aveion Lewis is dead, police told...Police: 2-year-old Aveion Lewis' death a homicide...dad speaks about losing his son
School Daze...
Richmond Public schools proposed cuts could impact the classroom...Budget Fix: Send More City Pupils to Maggie Walker?
  
Virginia’s education chief makes a debut before skeptics
  
The Spirit of Patrick Henry...School Board Clash With Patrick Henry School Continues
  
To thrive, regional governor’s schools need to escape the instability of local control.
  
Superintendents fear "Doomsday Budget" Video included | Free Lance Star | Times Dispatch 

On King holiday, mayor says ‘our work is not over’
 
Students At One Richmond School Give Back to the Community
 
What does MLK Day mean to me?
  
NAACP Chairman Julian Bond: Racism persists
 
A Local Poet's Civil Rights Tribute  

Week One...

Va. governor outlines bold economic plan, is vague on funds
-CBS6 | Daily Press | NBC12 | Times Dispatch | Virginian Pilot | Washington Business Journal
-Full Text

Bob McDonnell, Virginia's 71st Governor
-Full Coverage around the Commonwealth: 8 News | AP | CBS6 | Daily Press | Fox News | Free Lance Star | NBC12 (Decision Virginia) | NBC29  | NBCWashington | News8 DC | News and Advance | News Leader | Progress Index | Roanoke Times | Style Weekly (A security hiccup at the inaugural ball is under review...Another Security Breach | God-fearing women, many with ties to Regent University, descend on Richmond to usher in the McDonnell era) | Times Dispatch (Special Section) | Virginian Pilot | WAVY
-Full text: Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell's inaugural address
-Ongoing: Washington Post Virginia Politics | Decision Virginia | The Richmond Report | RGL Politics Google Reader
-Twitter: @richmondgl/politics
 
Analysis
-Inauguration gives national GOP cause to celebrate 
-Bipartisan promises will be tough for McDonnell  
-Call for cooperation easier said than done
-Hunker down, Governor! 
-Pat Robertson: Bob McDonnell on VA Governorship: 'It's a Ministry'
  
McDonnell not invited to appear with Obama in Virginia...McDonnell to deliver GOP response to the State of the Union 
    
McDonnell set to outline cuts  

Va. Democrats successfully press McDonnell to drop nominee
 
Virginia’s first lady outlines plans to promote women  

Hampton Roads represented as Bob McDonnell becomes governor...Beach couple, longtime McDonnell friends, watch with pride
  
Inauguration Will Set 'Poetic' Tone 
 
McDonnell to begin term as Va. governor with heavy burdens...has made some good moves as he steps into Va. governor's job
  
Induction into office also induces costs to taxpayers 
 
Style Cover: Virginia welcomes its new governors with a fleeting rite of passage that is long on memories 
 
    
 
...Kaine

Pro-gun, states-rights rally draws 1,000 to Capitol...Tea Party spills into Richmond
 
Guns in Church

Professors get lesson in lobbying
Empty student quarter draws holiday burglars (UVA)
Virginia Beach Women charged after pit bulls kill Jack Russells
Hanover teacher and school nurse accused of child sex crimes | CBS6
Charges Dropped Against Daycare Owner Tied to Toddler's Death...Former Daycare For Sale
Kaine exits, McDonnell arrives...Assembly opens 2010 session 

Kaine
-In farewell, Kaine cites successes and challenges Va. faces (Full text of Gov. Tim Kaine’s final State of the Commonwealth address...Republican Response) ...Lawmakers react
-Kaine enters US spotlight, leaves incomplete tasks in Va. 
-As term winds down, Kaine proud of accomplishments 
-State Choosing Democratic President Kaine's Brightest Moment 
-Lawmakers' first day, Kaine's last speech today 
-Appraising Kaine: A term marked by tragedy, economic woes 
-Editorials: WaPo: Exit Mr. Kaine | RTD: Kaine's intentions went awry
-A term of crisis: Gov. Tim Kaine exit interview 
-Kaine had wins but took some lumps as governor...Gifts to Kaine range from common to bizarre
-Kaine reflects on testy term
-POLITICO Podcast: Tim Kaine talks politics, Salahis 
-Gov. Kaine reflects on four-year term, legacy
-Kaine reflects on time as governor...was Obama’s “heart” pick for VEEP
 
McDonnell
-McDonnell won't push to remove corporate income tax
-Governor-elect Bob McDonnell volunteers during swing through Hampton Roads 
-McDonnell, Cabinet to take pay cuts 
-Economic outlook for 2010 offers few reasons to celebrate
-Governor-Elect McDonnell prepares to take oath of office


12 students involved in fight at L.C. Bird in Chesterfield...Arrested

Drunk Guy Who Diverted SFO Bound Flight Last Week Formally Charged
Richmond mayor projects $30 million budget shortfall...Mayor says real estate taxes will not be raised 
   
Richmond mayor, council spend more than $23000 on City Hall improvements
-City Hall: Swanky
-The Twinge
 
Richmond School System Preparing for Cuts 
-School Officials Rack Up $15K in Travel Costs

The Chesterfield Budget/Football Crisis
-Chester Middle school no more 
-Budget Option Stirs Chesterfield Parents And Students

Harringtons: Area not as safe as you think...N.C. nonprofit joins Harrington search 
VDOT signs agreement on proposal for Midtown Tunnel
Former Xe guard from Beach ordered jailed without bond

University of Virginia picks its first female president
...Former UT System administrator, UM Provost | The Hook | Press Release
-Michigan response on losing Teresa Sullivan: Michigan Daily | FREEP | AnnArbor.com
 
Ayers says he (was) not a candidate for U.Va. president

Poverty still afflicts Richmond's schools
Former Clipse manager gets 32 years for leading drug ring
Richmond drug program provides hope
Gone: For at least one year-end list, the theme always is tragedy...Homicide by the numbers 
  
Hampton Roads
-More than three dozen people lose lives in 2009 homicides...saw an increase in homicides from 2008 
-Region's homicides climb in 2009, according to statistics 

General Assembly braces for a new era    
 
The human faces behind the budget cuts...
Advocates urge lawmakers to spare causes from cuts
  
Cutbacks state mental hospitals could lead to more tragic deaths like Ronnie Tisadale's
 
Bounty may bypass N.Va. schools if formula change is delayed 
 
Budget cuts front and center in upcoming slate of measures...brace for 'brutal' budget-balancing...Focus is 'budget, budget, budget'
  
100 rally against state budget cuts in Richmond 

Bizarre Murder Arrest...Man drove around for 2 days with wife's body in pickup 
Kaine, Tech families meet for last time
With a lot of groundwork and a sly little remark, George Allen tests the political waters
Twice-convicted abuser leaves nightmare in his wake  
Police defend 44 crashes  
Ukrop's closing in Spotsy on Jan. 30
 
Deal to sell Joe’s Market has been reached   

Islamist Web sites soliciting info on ships  
Woman Arrested for Allegedly Starving Dog to Death 
El-Amin files suit seeking study of VCU parking lot, slave cemetery 
-Slave trail panel keeps distance from suit...Commission supports field tests at slave burial ground   

Civil War preservation | A good year for saving history  
Two Richmond Police Officers Indicted for Assaulting a Teenager  
Arrests made in home burglaries in Hanover, Goochland and Louisa  
Investigation underway into possible mistreatment of dogs  
A third version of Virginia Tech massacre report released  

Pimping Mug Shots: Is Police Press Unfair?

-Prostitution Stings Nets 28 Arrests Citywide   

Happy New Year from the Richmond Telegraph : An Editorial  
-Gadfly Losing Steam? 

Home invasion involving family of five in south Richmond...shotguns used  
It’s time to try tolls again on I-95
Woman Found Dead Behind (Zion Crossroads) McDonald's...'suspicious'
Paul DiPasquale’s ‘Connecticut’ needs a new home...New home sought for The Diamond’s large sculpture of an American Indian
-Bizsense | NBC12 | Times Dispatch
 
The Diamond’s iconic sculpture draws interest
   
Goodbye "Connecticut": Landmark Sculpture at the Diamond Faces Removal

If cold is numbing, mind the plumbing 
Robber upset Richmond victim has coins only 
Al Jazeera: A matter of life and debt
-Also see NY Times: Health Cuts With Little Effect on Care

Hotel tax an issue in Richmond Coliseum debate
City of Richmond Imposes Strict New Handicap Parking Fees
Deadly shootout. Police kill (Stanardsville) teen after wild chase | Washington Post
-Doomed teen: Seemed hyped, non-violent to witness...recalled as troubled but friendly 
-That is if y'all try to kill me because that's the only way I'm giving this f****** car back
 
Elaborate flight led to teen’s demise
 
8 videos: Eppard dash-cam footage remains sealed  

Mom and Daughter Go AWOL in Lesbian Custody Case...Custody transfer fails in civil union dispute | AP 
-Common humanity   

Richmond's 1st Baby of 2010 
New Year's Day 10K attracts serious and casual runners 
Flash Mobbed! 
-Guerilla NYE in Carytown: Having A Ball
-Curious Richmond residents gather in Carytown for New Year's Eve...Tradition Continues...At least 1000 show up
-Without Carytown party, Richmond misses out on New Year's Eve
 
No Official New Year's Celebration in Carytown, But Crowds May Come...Sudden surprise: Byrd to raise Carytown New Year's Eve ball...Curious Richmond residents gather in Carytown for New Year's Eve
 
Going Rogue?! Unofficial New Year's Eve Celebration Rumored In Carytown...New Years Eve on Cary Street, cutrate celebration in River City
 
Remembering Carytown New Year's Eve...Will You Miss New Years Eve in Carytown?  

Police crackdown on New Year's Eve gunfire | CHPN 
 
Police identify victim in NYE Richmond slaying...Vigil for Richmond homicide victim draws crowd to site of death 

Williamsburg activists vigilant of more growth
Crimora man often thinks of slain wife, missing girlfriend
General: SEALs on trial for apparent cover-up of incident
 
Judge Drops Charges From Blackwater Deaths in Iraq

State police say Morgan Harrington most likely abducted...had been drinking | CBS6

  


Features, Entertainment, Life


Virginia artists well-represented in Grammy nominations
 
A low-key victory...Mechanicsville's Jason Mraz wins first two Grammys | RVA News
-Jason Mraz wears recycled water bottles
 
Grammy eludes Trey Songz...Trey Songz faces tough competition, but nomination alone is honor
 
LAMB OF GOD To Film Tour Documentary...Lamb of God on the Path to Grammy...The Grapes of ‘Wrath’...Frontman Becomes Truly Evil For 'The Graves'...Q&A: Lamb of God's Chris Adler..VCU Q&A 

 
Profile:
Miss America | Miss Virginia | Free Lance Star + Stories | TLC
 
Yes, Virginia, there is a new Miss America...Spotsylvanian crowned Miss America...VCU’s Caressa Cameron crowned Miss America....Mass communications major captures Miss America crown...Miss Virginia wins 2010 Miss America crown...went to Massaponax High School (Reliable Source)...calls jump to 2010 Miss America 'amazing' after 4 state tries (Gallery)
  
National Coverage:
Official Results | AP/USA Today | Globe Herald | People | The Rundown | Star-Ledger
 
Cameron unfazed so far by Miss America crown
 
After Miss Virginia became Miss America, Miss Smith Mountain Lake got a new role

Miss America Caressa Cameron is a Goofy-Footer
 
Miss America 2010: Why we prayed for it to end (and for world peace, obviously)

TLC Recipes: Cameron's Fried Hamburgers with Mushroom Gravy 

Rewind
-Caressa Cameron off to fast start in Miss America pageant preliminaries...Caressa Cameron | Her aim is Miss America
-VCU student Caressa Cameron begins reign as Miss Virginia
 
Picture Source: Miss America 
Welcome to RVA: Carytown 
ABCs of CSAs 
The Martins, a wrestling family, make wine on Knotts Island
HAMPTON COLISEUM: It's the Big 4-0 for Peninsula icon
Bringing sexy back to fitness 
No passport required for new Busch Gardens ride 
Unsolicited Soul Rider: Neil Hise, a gnome-like Richmond, VA shredder 
General Assembly considers prohibiting dog breed discrimination
  
Where Not to Bury a Dog 

Buddhism is an Eastern Way of Life Appealing to Westerners  
Webb: Enlarge Petersburg's national park | National Parks Traveler
Va. film industry might get new script
The Pros and Cons of Cupcakes 
Richmond's Ultimate Fighters   
 
As UFC hits Virginia, Amir Sadollah celebrates a triumph...Amir Sadollah takes decision over Blackburn
-UFC in VA on TV with Amir from RVA
-Y101 Interview

Outside In: A complex organizational system cannot be forced to work. It either works or it doesn’t.
Drugs n Alcohol
Proposal would privatize state liquor stores...ABC Stores To Vanish?  | Virginia Gazette 
 
Reason.tv: Virginia is For (Liquor) Lovers!

   
McDonnell Looking To Kick ABC, No Hope For Sunday BAC
... Wants To Get Out Of Booze Business
-Selling Out, Drinking Up
   

Medical marijuana bills voted down
 
First Drinking, And Now Drugs...Virginia delegate Morgan seeks to decriminalize marijuana...lawmaker says it won't fly | Free Lance Star
-University professors comment on suggested marijuana drug policy  
-Marijuana law: Hardship or necessary justice? 
-Cheech and Chong [heart] Harvey Morgan
-Medical Marijuana Debate Begins Anew

While restaurants tank, specialty farmers and food producers find a recessionary hedge in the local-food movement.
Dr. Disaster
Local rising star (Kevin MaC) is polishing up album

The Beer Can Turns Seventy-Five

Lights Up at CenterStage...event will place young artists in spotlight
-CBS6 | Times Dispatch  
  
Young people learn about the arts 

New-look grocery: Changes await Ukrop’s patrons
Richmond, We've Got a Situation
 
-Jersey Shore Cast coming to Tiki's (bitch)...Broke on Twitter 
-“Jersey Shore” rides wave to Richmond
-Tiki Bob's | MySpace
 
'Jersey Shore' cast appearance: Arrests and near riot in Montclair...Bedlam in Montclair
-TMZ | NY Times
 
Cerebral Shore
-The sights and sounds of the ‘Jersey Shore’
-Gym. Tan. Laundry. Discuss.  
 
'Jersey Shore' stars command appearance fees as high as their hair 
 
Jersey Shore Kids Show Up In Nation's Capital
 
Y-101's Sludge talks with J-WOWW from MTV's Jersey Shore

Jersey Shore's Pauly D Signs With Britney Spears' Former Manager

In defense of a reputation (In Defense of Thomas Jefferson: The Sally Hemings Sex Scandal)  

Flying Squirrels are clear: ‘We want a new stadium’...estimate $40 million economic impact
 
Squirrels-Giants affiliation will be decided in September  
 
Susan Greenbaum's Flying Squirrels Song
-Richmond Magazine | Richmond.com 

Chester golfer named PGA Professional Player of the Year 
Promoter took shot at training boxer at farm in Albemarle
Prospect Profile: Graham Stoneburner
CANNABIS CORPSE: 'Skull Full Of Bong Hits' Video Available

Poe descendants reject moving his body from Baltimore
| AP | UPI
-Poe kin to have say on city with best claim to legacy
 
After 60 years, Poe Toaster tradition over?...No gift of cognac and roses left at poet's grave, ending decades-long tradition...ode to the toaster...
The man who wasn't there | NY Times | NPR
-Numbers, Nature & Edgar Allan Poe
-British Press:  Guardian | Telegraph
   
The Great Poe Debate  

Portrait shows morbid Poe in more flattering terms
 
Re-enactor tells tales of Edgar Allan Poe  

Edgar Allan Poe still makes history — 160 years after his death

Foodies in Training
 
What Will Become of Enoteca Sogno?
 
Pickle in the middle: Food safety law questioned
 
Peifer on Restaurant Protocol...
-Send it Back!  
-Serving Richmond...The Server's Perspective 
 
Around the Commonwealth
-Charlottesville Myths – More Restaurants Than DC? (Per Capita)
-Crowd clamors on Belmont noise level 
-Hampton Roads Cuisine Scene
-Virginia Beach Restaurant Week...Chew on This: How Was Your DC Restaurant Week? 

‘Stingray Point Story’ attracts prestigious audience
Coyotes really do prowl around southeastern Virginia
Film studies students to have access to donated screenplays
Groh to run Jackets’ defense

Move delayed for N.C. house featured in movie “Nights in Rodanthe”
  

Groh to run Jackets’ defense
The Cultural Action Plan Update Session
 
Conference to focus on role of the arts
-Virginians for the Arts (VFTA)
 
We Are All Invited... 


source: ABC's The Bachelor
The Bachelor | Discussion Board
-Photo Shoot: Style Weekly | think fashion
 
After Scandal, Local Model Gets "Bachelor" Boot...Richmond Model Denied ‘Bachelor’ Degree...Richmonder Rozlyn Papa kicked off The Bachelor for something
  
Bachelor Jake: No Hard Feelings, but Rozlyn Says Nothing Happened!... Did Rozlyn Papa Cheat On 'The Bachelor' Or Not?
 
The Bachelor Host: Contestants Saw Rozlyn with Producer...'The Bachelor' War Of Words: Rozlyn Papa Vs. Chris Harrison! | NY Post
 
Rozlyn Papa Goes on the Record with 'The Insider'...I am still just appalled. Appalled...I Did Not Have Sex With Him...The Bachelor Set Me Up!...I Was Thrown "Under the Bus"...Calls Sex Scandal a ‘Blatant Lie’ ...Denies 'Bachelor' Show Affair...I Wish I Had "Gone for It" With Male Producer...My Love Life Is None of Your Business (video)
 
‘Bachelor’ Jake Pavelka Weighs In On Booted Bachelorette Scandal...Says Scandal Wasn’t Made Up....I Developed "Feelings" for Rozlyn...Being Cheated On ‘Sucks’
 
Jake Pavelka Reveals More On 'The Bachelor' Scandal...‘Bachelor’ Producers Go for the Publicity Score with Scandal | US Magazine
 
RadarOnline: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Richmond Woman At Center Of 'Bachelor' Sex Scandal Exposed (E! | Richmond.com)
      
The truth behind the “Rozlyn” scandal...HUGE news regarding the so-called “scandal” 
 
Perez Hilton, not a big fan...The Bachelor Whore Denies Sexual Relationship
  
Is ABC's The Bachelor/Bachelorette Racist?
 
Back Story
-'Bachelor' Scandal Girl Has Arrest Record...Before "Bachelor" Sex Scandal, Model Had Three Arrests
-Training Rozlyn

UFO encounter in Broad Daylight
Squirrels' foundation starts with ballpark
What is the city doing to keep the best and the brightest in Richmond?
Restaurant Review: Croaker’s Spot in Manchester 
"No Pants Metro Ride Day": On Metro, no pants, no problem
Opera CEO survives board vote amid cash crunch
Va. sing-along scene is threatened by lawsuit
My Encounter with Zaydie’s Granola...Building an empire one oat at a time 
-Zaydie’s Granola | Twitter 

From history to industry, the James River defines us
21 years of Jumpin’ music to begin again in June 2010
-Jumpin' again?

Want a James River Park System license plate? 
Support the Byrd Theatre's Bold Mission For This Decade  
Richmond Under The Lights 
Grisham’s back: And looking for a great story  
Aaron Corp leaving USC for University of Richmond | The Collegian 
Richmonders Making National Media
-ESPN Action Sports
-Shark Tank
-Bring One for the Chipper, 2010  
 
Vick's Dogs To Be Featured On TV Friday 


NBA hands Arenas indefinite suspension


The Great Restaurant Reckoning of '10
 
Goodbye... 

1 North Goes South... Chef Frits Huntjens closes 1 North Belmont but not the door
   
...Bottega Says Goodbye
 
...Verbena is closed for good
 
...Manakin Grill to close
 
Local Restaurant Favorites Closing...Hard times force some area restaurants out of business
   
Hello...
Foretaste Fever (Urban Farmhouse, Bonvenu, McCormack’s Whiskey Grill & Smokehouse, Bellytimber Tavern, Parkside Café, Basili’s Greek, Secco, Grill at Patterson and Libbie, Sprout Market & Café, Empress, Sakura Sushi & Steak)...Pie
 
New Year, New Restaurants (Bonvenu, The Wine Loft, Greek Grill Café , Outer Banks Seafood Co.)
 
Wine Loft Wine Bar to Open Saturday
 
Stuzzi Coming to 1 North Belmont Space

Trends...
-Restaurants for the Rest of Us, Richmond?
-Richmond Restaurant Trends in 2010
-Richmond Magazine Top 25 – Can-Can
-Top 10 Things We Love About Local Restaurants  
-Scientists Still Unsure Which Street Joe’s Inn Is Located
-The 2010 Foodie In and Out List 
-Cville: More local eateries feeling empty 


2009 Richmonders of the Year: Broad Street Revivalists
The galleries and businesses of First Fridays Art Walk
 
Reaction
-Buttermilk and Molasses 
-Curated Culture
-Gallery5 
-NBC12
 
First Friday Art Walk  Next one, this Friday, January 8 6pm
-January 2010 Art Top Picks for First Fridays...First Fridays & Richmond.com 
 
Galleries
-1708 GALLERY 319 West Broad St
-ART 6 GALLERY 6 East Broad St
-ARTCRAFT DESIGNS 508 West Broad St
-ARTISAN ALLEY 323 West Broad St
-ERIC SCHINDLER SATELLITE GALLERY 8 West Broad St
-FORINSTANCE GALLERY 107 East Cary St
-GALLERY 5 200 W. Marshall St
-GHOSTPRINT GALLERY 220 West Broad Street
-TEXTILE STUDIO 209 West Broad Street
-METRO SPACE GALLERY 119 West Broad Street
-QUIRK 311 West Broad St
-STUDIO / GALLERY 6 6 East Broad St., 2nd Fl 
-VISUAL ART STUDIO 208 West Broad St
 
Venues
-9WG STUDIOS 9 West Grace Street 
-BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER of VIRGINIA 00 Clay Street 
-CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 411 East Grace Street 
-ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETY 101 East Broad Street 
-RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY 101 East Franklin Street 
-ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 815 East Grace Street 
-THEATER IV 114 West Broad Street
 
Shops
-CORPORATE & MUSEUM FRAME 301 West Broad Street 
-KINDRED SPIRITS 106 West Broad Street
-METRO SOUND & MUSIC 117 West Broad St 
-RENOVATION RESOURCE 18 West Broad Street 
-TURNSTYLE 102 W Broad Street 
 
Restaurants
-BELVIDERE AT BROAD 506 West Broad Street  
-BISTRO TWENTY SEVEN 27 West Broad Street  
-CHEZ FOUSHEE 203 North Foushee Street 
-LEMAIRE 101 West Franklin Street  
-LIFT COFFEE SHOP 218 West Broad Street
-POPKIN TAVERN 123 West Broad Street 
-TARRANT'S CAFE 1 West Broad Street
  
Hotels
-LINDEN ROW INN 100 East Franklin Street 
-THE JEFFERSON HOTEL 101 West Franklin Street  

Lucky basset hound pulled from pond
Hudson crash survivor looks back on crisis and ‘miracle’
W & M medical relief team heads to Nicaragua
RVA Volume 5 Issue 9 - Snow Days
Rape Cartoons by the Real World D.C.’s Andrew Woods
MMIX 
Best of 2009

-RGL's Top Stories
-Punch Drunk/Jack Goes Forth: You say you want a resolution? 
-NBC12: Rachel DePompa | Andy Jenks 
-RVANews: Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Richmond: A year in review 
-(Richmond.com Best of 2009): Best stories on Richmond.com in 2009...Favorite Richmond Stuff of 2009...Un-Wildering in 2009: Richmond's Year That Was
-Richmond Times Dispatch's Faces of 2009
-Style Weekly's Year in Pictures
-CHPN Top 10 Stories of 2009 
-Downtown Short Pump: The Top 10 Short Pump News Stories Of 2009 
-Hills and Heights Most Commented Posts of 2009
-RVA is a weird and wild place
-Cville: Year in review: The good, the bad, the horrible 
-DC: Best of the Washington Post 2009
-Fredericksburg: Top 10 stories of 2009 
-Hampton Roads: 2000-09: Virginian Pilot's the year and decade in review...The Daily Press' Top 10 local stories of 2009...Top stories of 2009 on PilotOnline.com...Prominent local deaths in 2009
-Virginia Politics Blog - What you read: Top 10 blog posts of the year...Winners & Losers of 2009 
-Best and worst of 2009: Internet finds
-Stop saying that! Words and phrases to probably do away with in the New Year
 
Best Food of 2009
-RGL's Hot List 2009
-whine me dine me: the year IN review 
-Richmond.com: Best Restaurant Reviews of 2009
-TD's Dana Craig's Best Restaurants of 2009
-How the Richmond restaurant industry adapted in the 2009 economy
-Counting Down the 100 Best DC Restaurants 
-Food for thought: Charlottesville restaurants lose, foodies win in ‘09...C-ville Highlights of the Year 
 
Best Music and Arts of 2009
-WRIR DJs Favorites : Top Ten of 2009 
-RVAJazz
-Richmond.com 
-RVAMag's Top 5 Albums 1 2 3 4 5
-Style Weekly
-Top 10 RVA Art News Stories of 2009 (?)  
-Richmond.com: Biggest Arts News
-The Year in (DC) Galleries
-We said goodbye, and we said hello (Cville's performing arts scene) 
  
Business
-Top 10 business news events of 2009 | Top innovators of 2009 | A fresh start 
-Hampton Roads | Roanoke

All Decade
-Score of the Decade: Teachable Moments | NBC12 Interview | WRVA Interview (JGF)
-Michael Paul Williams: A decade of change for region, but more is needed 
-Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way, Aught
-The Aughts: A Decade of Storms and Hype 
-The decade we didn't see coming 
-Hampton Roads' decade in images 
-NBCWashington: Decade in Review

Arts and Culture
-Washington Post: The 2000s in art and culture
 
Media
-Media Notes: Howard Kurtz on the evolution of media in the Awful Aughts  
 
Sports
-DC: Top 10 D.C. sports stories of the decade...DC Sports In The 2000's: A Decade In Review 
-Hampton Roads: Daily Press High School Athlete
-Southwest Virginia: A decade in news 

Hampton studio teaches pole dancing for fitness and fun 
Elliott Yamin returning home with love 

Dissertations on His Dudeness

Boulevard BBQ World Domination...
-Buz and Ned's Outlines Expansion Plans
-Bill's Barbecue to Add Bar at Myers St. Location


Tech, Green, Media
 

New media help conservatives get their anti-Obama message out
Facing objections, company eyes second power plant site
'Citizen cartographers' map the microcosms of the world
Sea-level rise slowly becomes issue in Outer Banks
Ted Leonsis's bid for the Wizards and Verizon Center is thrown in question 
-Leonsis: An Update on Today’s News 

Your Response to the State of the Union 
 
Hacker breaks into 49 House sites, insults Obama

Entrepreneur Hotspot Opens in Downtown D.C. 
Three more charged in Facebook robbery in Suffolk
Flooring It at Another Crazy News Panel

The Future of News @ Infuzion w Jim Bacon, Ross Catrow (RVANews and RVA Blogs), Susan Winiecki (Richmond Magazine), Tom Silvestri (Times-Dispatch), Lori Waran (Style Weekly), and Aaron Kremer (Richmond BizSense)
-Buttermilk & Molasses  

Media General Refinancing Debt, Moody's Returns With Credit Rating...posts 4Q profit on cost cutting | Reuters 
 
McSweeney's Unveils Another Future for Newspapers 

OK to air clean laundry 
Radio News
-WRIR's - "Party for the Rest of Us" (5 year anniversary) 
-Chapter 7: Air America demise leaves WVAX (Charlottesville) in lurch 

Style Cover: Schools long have banished cell phones from the classroom. But a wave of new technology and accessibility has educators rethinking digital learning. 
 
Apple's iPad: The Future of Mobile Computing in Education? 

Virginia's new governor keeps focus on jobs and technology 
 
McDonnell: "Welcome Northrop Grumman"
 
In the era of Facebook, UVa yearbook ceases print
   
Facebook or MySpace, Youths' Use Reflect Face-to-Face Interactions  

Outgoing HRT chief speaks out on Facebook 
Um, Did I just see you on a billboard? 
Third grader's song for military an online sensation 
Déjà vu: Halsey Minor’s farm back into foreclosure proceedings | Daily Progress 
Twitter Adds Local Trending; D.C. Tweeting Skews Scatological 

Why I still hate Twitter
-An open letter to Aaron Kremer of Richmond Biz Sense… 
-Doomed to Hate Twitter: A Richmond Story
-How Aaron Kremer Can Use Twitter without Using Twitter
-Twitter. Breathing. You Either Get Them, Or Not...You Can't Beat A Dead Tweet


The Martin Agency: U.S. Agency of the Year 2009
-Q&A: Martin Agency's John Norman
-BizSense | Buttermilk and Molasses | Press Release | Richmond Grid | Times Dispatch | Virginia Business 
  
Martin Agency Is No. 4 on Ad Age's Agency A-List | Press Release
 
AdAge, Adweek Publish (Mostly) Unsurprising Top Agency Lists
 
Martin hosts summit on newspaper advertising 
 
Geico Gecko Tags Richmond 

What’s good for Capshaw… Ticketmaster merger okayed
Hampton Roads event pushes technology to lift small businesses
Virginia scraps its annual water pollution monitoring program
Coalition vows to create offshore wind industry 
-Virginia Offshore Wind Coalition

Charities cash in on social media
FOI bill would exempt campus threat talks
Monday Q&A: Get out of jail (not for) free
Weekend forecaster departs WAVY, WVBT
New DC Tech Blog:
AwesomeDC

Dumping water-treatment sludge into lagoons could stop
The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC Congratulates Winners of the Inaugural Entrepreneur Navigator Awards
Whole Foods may join King George County greenhouse project
Welcome to the newly redesigned website for the city of Richmond!...City launches new website  
-richmondgov.com
-New Blog, too
-...and on Twitter

Northern Virginia Entrepreneur Center Aids Local Startups
White House Launches iPhone App; To Carry State of the Union
February 6, 2010 Richmond Forum David Plouffe: The Future of the Democratic Process in a Tweeting World 
Reduce, reuse, redesign: A fresh take on recycling
2009 Top 40 Under 40 Members to Share Their Stories at Haustalk
Firm provides attorneys for temporary projects 
-PartnerJD

Richmond stays connected abroad through Skype
Virginia’s IT contract blasted
Deadline nears in sale talks for Wizards
CrisisCamp Haiti - Washington DC
-Hackers Helping Haiti 
-Sunlight Labs + CrisisCamp DC: Haiti 

Award Season:
RVA Internet Awards: Submit your nominations!
   
Richmonders in Serious Running for National Shorty Awards
-#advertising vote for @madmain 
-#culturalinstitution vote for @lewisginter 
-#travel vote for @Flack4RIC  
-#brand vote for @AustinPrime 

Anatomy of Ad Campaign
-Campaign: Are You a Johnson?  
-Agency: Madison and Main
-Client: eSmart Tax File 
 
Random guy becomes national spokesperson & face of one seriously innovative social media campaign | Press Release
-Liberty Picks Non-Celebrity Pitchman for Online Tax Service

CapTech Announces Plans for Richmond Expansion in 2010
Register & Bee: Your newspaper, growing stronger
New York Times Ready to Charge Online Readers
DC Courts Couples and Singles With 'Date Nights DC: A 28-Day Stimulus Plan for Love & Relationships'
-http://datenightsdc.org/  

The Washington Post Names Jenny Abramson General Manager of Conferences and Events Business
Total Schmoozarama (DC)
Local governments; adoption of ordinances prohibiting delivery of unsolicited newspapers

Brand Building: Tweet by Tweet
...'I Know Why The Caged Bird Tweets' 

Richmond Grid Tweeps
-@Jason_Yu
-@Knownhuman 
-@rvafashionista 
-@thatjonesgirl 

Do VITA, Northrop Grumman have a deal?
Company operating in Chesterfield sees green in glass
Record rainfall sends sewage into the James River more frequently
Battling legacy of pollution on the York River...Hampton River has taken many twists, turns over last 400 years...Watermen on the Pagan River face up to oysters' decline
AOL to lay off more than 1,000  

Goodbye Aol. Hello Entrepreneurship In 2010!
 

In uranium mining issue, it's Beach vs. the state
TECH cocktail DC 8
Daily Caller: no 'boring' orthodoxy
CE YES
Albemarle County schools turn to Twitter as P.A. system
-@k12albemarle

Friends still use Web to share opinions on 'missing' woman
First Round of Presenting Companies Announced for 2010 Southeast Venture Conference
Crabby...
Virginia is for losers, Northrop Grumman
-Baltimore Sun declares war on Virginia
-We Will Not Play Your Childish Game, Maryland
 
Northrop Grumman to move corporate office from LA to DC to be close to government customers  

Touring CES with Aneesh Chopra...Washington takes center stage 
Minor buys his own farm at foreclosure auction  
How Social Media Saved the Redskins:
The revolution is over 
-Is Dan Snyder backing off?...Shanahan enters, Snyder steps aside
 

Redskins hire Shanahan to bring back glory years...expect offense...marriage begins with great promise...but will anything really change?
 
Mike Shanahan will remake the Redskins in his own image...expected to make running game a priority
  
Zorn Fired
-The rise and fall of Jim Zorn 
-Worst moments of the Zorn era 
 
Richmond FOX affiliate passes on Redskins game...Fox channels 43, 35 to show Eagles-Cowboys over Redskins-Chargers  
 
Real-Time Redskins Coverage   

ComputerTraining.edu IT school closes  
New App Helps People Connect iPhones® and iPods® to their Car Stereos  
New McDonnell Cabinet pick to tackle VITA...No link between dispute and Northrop Grumman relocation...Structural changes seem likely at VITA...VITA: Barn Doors...Can Jim Duffey save Virginia's huge outsourcing contract?
-Official Press Release | BisNow | DCTechSource
  
State Agency Absolved From at Least One Computer System Snafu
  
Breaking: Newsfromdoswell fires Blogger; Blog in Turmoil, May Disappear Completely
Work Labs’ new strategy for advertising  
Critics question Post partnership
Blacksburg firm Revivicor on cutting edge of diabetes cure
Halsey Minor farm auction re-set 
Former Post ombudsman Deborah Howell dies
The (Times Dispatch) Editorial Year 
New Procurement Director Named - Information Technology Acting Director Made Permanent 
Year in (DC Tech) Review
 
36 DC Area Companies Headed to 2010 International CES 


'Washington Times' Cuts Staff 40%...sports section out
-Official Statement | Town Hall | FoxDC
 
DALY: The end of Times...Farewell, and thanks
 
Goodbye to the Times sports section...Washington Times sports section eulogies
  
A newspaper's surreal dismantling...Washington Times Layoffs: How They Went Down
 
Fired Washington Times Sports Staffers Tweet Revenge
 
The End Of TheConservatives.Com: Wash Times Cancels Site 
 
Sad to see another newspaper casualty
 
Prelude: WashTimes shakes up masthead...Sports staff fears end of Washington Times jobs is near 

Tech Calendar

  • January 19, 2009 Refresh User Group Showcase 6:00-8:00 CRT/tanaka
  • January 28, 2009 The Future of News @ Infuzion w Jim Bacon, Ross Catrow (RVANews and RVA Blogs), Susan Winiecki (Richmond Magazine), Tom Silvestri (Times-Dispatch), Lori Waran (Style Weekly), and Aaron Kremer (Richmond BizSense)