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Hard News, Politics, Crime
  


Trees

-Cleanup: CBS6 | NBC12 | Times Dispatch
-Fallen Trees: What are the warning signs?
-A Large Tree Fell Blocking a Lane on Monument Ave...90 trees toppled in Richmond during storm 
-Trees fall on several homes in Chesterfield
-Richmond Crews Working to Remove Trees in Danger of Falling
-Storm fells trees, cuts power to 58,000 in central Virginia...Power outages reduced to 16,000 from peak of 58,000
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Lightning
-Crunch time of violent storms taxed firefighters 
-Henrico County Fires, Storm Damage 
-Lighting sparks apartment fire in Henrico 
-Fire destroys Virginia Dental Association office building...Virginia Dental Association begins cleanup
 
Wind
-Southside Speedway storm damage

Ex-NASCAR driver, wife sentenced in tax-fraud scheme
White House distances self from Charlottesville woman 
Missing Virginia Beach woman found alive at car dealership 
The state's first elementary charter school throws unlikely playmates into the school-choice sandbox

Backers of plan to open charter school will hold get-acquainted session | Times Dispatch

White House distances self from Charlottesville woman
Agency conducts homeless tally in Richmond
McDonnell: Open to options on shooting range
-FBI withdraws from shooting range deal 

Chesapeake to pay tipsters for leads on illegal guns
Photos from Morgan Harrington birthday memorial
Two Men Charged with Graffiti Vandalism in Bryan Park, Forest Hill Park & Bellvue | NBC12 | Times Dispatch
-Rewind: Racist Graffiti Wave (October 2009)


Male prostitution crackdown

Naked Man Beaten Outside Richmond Bar
-Naked Man Speaks to CBS 6

FBI pulls out of Powhatan shooting range 
Thieves steal copper pipes and AC units from 24 homes 
Man's former defense lawyer became his prosecutor 
Ukrop's sues Valley Bank over construction dispute 
Local Denny's cook accused of trying to poison drinks of two co-workers...accused of putting bleach in co-workers' drinks...Bad-Tasting Drinks Lead to Felonies 
As the city plots its residential future, a language (and social) barrier persist
ACLU requests racial data from FBI in Norfolk, Richmond
Teen gets five years in Hanover ax attack
Church Hill car break-ins are a big problem
Jim Webb: Diversity and the Myth of White Privilege
-Webb calls for cutting government diversity programs | Daily Press | Virginian Pilot
-What's the deal with Jim Webb? 
-Schapiro: A mistake for Webb or strategy? 
-Va. NAACP denounces Webb on diversity programs...NAACP Leader Khalfani on Webb

Defendant's accounts differ in beating of woman, 87 
8News Investigates Richmond Gangs
  
Gangs shifting to rural areas, including Staunton 

Chesterfield park vandalized extensively 
Richmond Fed names chairman 
Seizures in drug cases mean millions for law enforcement 
Leaked files lay bare war in Afghanistan
-W.H. condemns 'irresponsible' leaks, dismisses stories...Leak itself gains more attention than the contents 

Richmond man, 18, charged in fatal shooting... Arrest in Belvidere Murder
 
Sunday shooting victim in Richmond was innocent bystander
...Richmond Police: We Need Witnesses in Deadly Belvidere Shooting
-Passenger who was inside the car speaks to CBS 6
-Richmond police give descriptions in Belvidere slaying
-Family offers reward to solve son's death

Hundreds mourn slain Richmond woman...gather to remember Tameka Claiborne...Laid to Rest

Condolences pouring in on Facebook in Tameka Claiborne case

 
2nd Man Charged In Connection With Richmond Mom's Death...arrested as accessory in Tameka L. Claiborne homicide...with disposing Claiborne's body
-Alphonzo Richardson's father talks about his son's possible link to the case 
 
Richmond woman's death becomes murder investigation...Solomon charged with toddler's abduction
 
Car sought in Richmond murder case is found in Hopewell
...missing car in connection to Claiborne murder
-New Evidence in Richmond Mom's Murder Investigation
-Suspect's Car Search Warrant 
 
Missing Richmond woman had been fatally stabbed
| NBC12 
 
Michael Solomon surrenders to police
...in custody at the Richmond City Jail  
 
Police looking for mother of toddler found in Chesterfield...Name Person of Interest in Search For Tameka Claiborne...Richmond-area police press search for boy's mother | Chesterfield County (source of picture) | RVANews
-Evidence seized from missing mother's apartment | Search Warrant
-Missing Mom's Aunt Speaks Out 
 
Person of Interest, Michael Solomon, 28
-Michael Solomon's Mother Speaks Out...Close friend of person of interest in mother's disappearance talks
-If we find the car, we'll find Solomon

How appropriate: Va.'s historically hot...Another record day in Richmond 
-100-degree days on tap for Richmond area this weekend
-Global Weirding Is Here 


McDonnell to push ABC sale at town hall meetings | Norfolk | Roanoke  
 
Liquor shakes, stirs Virginia politics  

Va. aims to 'smartly privatize' ABC stores...ABC warehouse would be sold under McDonnell's plan...Last Call for Virginia Liquor Stores? 
 
The ABCs of privatization  
  
Changing Va. liquor sales has broad implications
...McDonnell's panel looks at auctioning ABC licenses
-Warner says McDonnell's ABC store price tag of $500 million "wildly optimistic"...McDonnell defends ABC privatization
 
McDonnell wants to show Virginia the way out of liquor business
-McDonnell aides, industry discuss ABC dollar figures 
 
Privatizing Liquor: Will a Spike in Stores Strain ABC Cops?
 
Projects could spur revitalization on North Side 
Woman found dead at New Kent rest area
"Extreme Radicalization Can Happen Anywhere" 
In Europe, McDonnell courts Rolls Royce suppliers...talks aeronautics, agriculture in Europe
-McDonnell to return from overseas trip tomorrow...Governor sees economic gain from trip...calls Europe trip a success
-McDonnell's travels, international and domestic

13 people form human chain to save woman in James River 
Some Charlottesville Mall businesses are irked by panhandling. Is the new Downtown shelter to blame
 
ACLU questioning legality of street solicitation bans 

Cantor won't join Tea Party, says 'better left with the people'
Wait for Walmart decision continues
-Vote to table Walmart talk denies residents closure
-Why waiting on Walmart was best option for all of us

Chesterfield Sub-Teacher Guilty of Drinking at School
An incumbent mayor has been given the power to veto the key components of the very system used to determine whether he gets re-elected
In development feud, the writing is on the wall...Union First sues Justin French 
Sa’ad’s Return
Alien Depot Ramps Up, Wins Federal Funds
Pirate suspect says Navy threatened to throw him to sharks
Top Secret America: A hidden world, growing beyond control
The government has built a national security and intelligence system so big, so complex and so hard to manage, no one really knows if it's fulfilling its most important purpose: keeping its citizens safe.
-How about a leaner and meaner intelligence system? 
 
DNI: Post doesn't 'reflect' reality


Amtrak launches round-trips between Richmond and D.C.
-New Richmond Train Service Begins This Week | Times Dispatch | Washington Post...Two new trains will be stopping in the Fredericksburg area, starting this week
 
Va. sets high-speed rail hearings  (between Richmond and Raleigh)
-High-speed rail plan receives overwhelming support ...but some worry about overpasses
-Virginia must get serious on high-speed rail
-High-speed rail builds steam at public hearing 
  
Funding is among the obstacles to high-speed rail in Richmond 
  
Public will get say on rail plan 
 
Expert says HR-to-DC rail would run at $1 billion surplus 


Richmond City Jail has become our societal dumping ground
...must use jail alternatives
 
Richmond mayor wants new jail on current site...New city jail will be at current East End site 
 
McDonnell restores rights to 506 eligible felons
 
Va. Beach jail uses hard-time sector to curb inmate violence
 
Disabled inmate freed after home is found for him
 
Virginia prisons sued over inmates' rights 

DUI
-Henrico officer charged with DUI is removed from duty
-Driver charged after accident involving construction worker

Reality gap: U.S. struggles, D.C. booms...Poll: D.C. elites a world apart 
One dead, another injured in Sunday morning shooting...Friends Say Richmond Man Shot and Killed Trying to Calm a Fight | CHPN 
Hurricane evacuation: It would take region 36 hours 
Goochland County officials ponder the economic future of the Tuckahoe Creek Service District...Pressure to develop mounting
-The cost of doing business 
-The pipes are calling  

As F-15 fighters leave, Langley ends an era 
Richmond Fed president sees positive signals for economy 
Stuck in Hampton Roads traffic? It's only going to get worse
 
A New Transportation Option, Part One 

Harringtons suspect 2 were involved in daughter’s death
Two sisters killed in N.Y. crash had ties to UR...Malone sisters, WC ‘10 and ‘12 
-Tragic crash driver home
 
UR Family Loses Two Beloved Members
-Faculty, students attend prayer service for Malones on campus
-Memorial service set for Malone sisters 

Henrico couple talks about adopting boy found abandoned...Baby Found on Henrico Lawn 
3 Year Old Found Wandering Outside Home in Richmond 
Navy SEAL killed in BASE jump from Suffolk cell phone tower...Navy identifies SEAL 

Virginia's top bully?

Ken Cuccinelli has gone after health care reformers, academics, gays and a breast-baring Amazonian goddess. He says he's just doing his job. 

Who Pays for Cuccinelli’s Attacks? U.Va., Feds Push Back
-Univ. of Va. questions AG's motive in fraud probe | Daily Progress
-Cuccinelli: U.Va. fails to show violation of rights...Academic freedom won’t shield scientist from fraud probe
-Cuccinelli defends inquiry into professor's research 

Report: Local Celebrities Do Same Things Rest Of Us Do 
Should the Richmond Police Department tighten its belt?
-City Auditor Reports: Operational Analysis | Property and Evidence Room
Court upholds Va. strip club laws 
Wandering child found unharmed in Highland Park
Clerk dragged in Richmond convenience store robbery 
Rash of overnight scooter thefts 
Style Weekly's Annual Power List
-Power List Leftovers | NBC12 Interview

Gay-to-straight camp run by local man praised, panned 
He fought the law and the law lost: Don't call Steve Shifflett a cop impersonator 

Point-counterpoint on guns in restaurants
...Guns in bars- constitutional right or dangerous situation?
-Jack : L.V.G. 'Shots To Kill' 
-Philip : Roundtable with local anti-gun bartender 
 
Packed crowd at forum on "Closing the Gun Show Loophole Act" 
-Va. Tech families asking Congress for gun show checks 

OMG, Traffic...
VDOT to rebuild 11 bridges on I-95 in Richmond, Henrico 
Carytown merchants want to hear more about shopping center plan 
Murder suspect shot & killed during standoff...Police say 22-year-old Jataynun Fleming was wanted for a murder in Richmond's East End
-Richmond chief says deadly force was needed
-Woman charged with robbery of Richmond homicide victim 

Man gets 13 years in chase that killed Richmond pastor
 
In police pursuits, speed really can kill
  
Councilman seeks more information on regional police pursuit policy
  
More public access to courtroom granted in police pursuit trial 

The Consultant Was a Spy 

Mayor Announces City’s Multiyear Loyalty To Team Jacob
  

Virginia ends fiscal year with $220 million surplus...State budget surplus assures bonus for workers
FBI releases photos of so-called 'Granddad Bandit' 
Chesterfield erects fence around old Cloverleaf Mall 
Hearings begin on high-speed rail corridor 
Security tab $4,500 for McDonnell's Ireland vacation 
Kirby Porter death investigation...Body found in Grand Canyon National Park, no positive ID yet | Remembrance
ICE Director believes the immigration system isn’t working...'Thoughtful' immigration plan needed
Sexually Violent Predator Program Strapped for Cash 
Raft guide braves legal rapids again  
Powhatan Wal-Mart tabled indefinitely | NBC12 
-No Walmart worries for upstart growers 

Kelly's Tavern (Newport News) manager: Man insulted patron before death  
Coast Guard: Barge's '09 grounding preventable 
Charlottesville's bicycle master plan is seven years old. Local cyclists say it's time for an update. 
Task force looks to revitalize downtown Richmond
 
Renovating Headaches? City to Open Help Center  

For Iraq veteran with post-traumatic stress, help never came 
Group protests Richmond jail conditions
 
State struggles to place aging inmates after release 

Is this Morgan’s killer?...Harrington homicide tied to 2005 NoVa assault
Police bust marijuana farm in Louisa, three arrested | Times Dispatch 
Family says fire captain was drinking, operating boat 
-Mourners celebrate life of boating-accident victim...gather to remember deceased Henrico teacher
-One boat-crash victim still hospitalized 

Vandals hit Henrico's Wyndham neighborhood | Downtown Short Pump
Va. Beach won't release 911 tape in homeless man's death 
2 charged in case of boy left on Richmond school bus 
Thieves harass Martin's shoppers 

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Features, Entertainment, Life

Young Goochland pilot to fly across the country
 
Miss America comes back to Miss Fredericksburg pageant 

Foodie Friday
Local Richmonders Share Their Love of Food 
 
Stuffed Cougar Cookbook Destroyed In Suburban House Fire  
 
indian inquiry
 
Pizza Crawl 2 – The Success  

From the TD newsroom: Please join us at the table
 
Local couple brings family farm to Richmond
 
Obituaries
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Restaurateur Alain Lecomte dies at 46...A rememembrance of master chef Alain Lecomte 
-Sarah Bassin, 99, dies; co-owner of District's first sidewalk cafe  
 
What's New
-Butt Ugly Biscuits and Bourdain's vision for food hawkers
-Richmond's Newest Cuban Restaurant
-A Shockoe Smorgasbord...Sampling Shockoe allows diners to try savory offerings | Sampling Shockoe Menus
-The End of Lunch 
 
Everyone pitches in when running a family restaurant  

Bar Games  
 
Nobody slings hash at Fort Lee's high-end culinary class
 
“Farmed Fish” Vs. “Wild Caught”  
 
July 29: Restaurant Report  
 
The Big 3 Reviews: 
Richmond.com on Stuzzi | Style Weekly on Aziza, Bellytimber, Stuzzu | Times Dispatch on The Empress
  
Regional (Crime Edition)
-Cville: Baldi watch: Bel Rio owner faces embezzlement charges...FBI looking for Jim Baldi, too?...Warrant, lawsuits await Jim Baldi's return...absence prompts media scramble...Wine Dinner At the Clifton Inn, Charlottesville
-DC:
Roberto Donna Owes Potentially Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars for Violations of Fair Labor Act...Top Chef DC: Episode 7—Ethics, Schmethics...Naked women and an affordable strip steak, together at last
-Hampton Roads: DEA: $9 million drug ring busted, 'Big Daddy' arrested...Taste Test: Flounder sandwich...Colonial Williamsburg farms for the future...Boosting York River oysters...Coffeeshop owner loves the creative jolt...Taste Unlimited serves up a popular lunch 
-New York: Man Arrested for Making the Spotted Pig His Personal After-hours...Mario Batali sued over wages, tips at Babbo (Amended to Include Five New Restaurants)...Korean-Style Tacos Move From West to East | Slideshow


Bánh Mi Throwdown!
Boka Truck (Entry Part 1 | Part 2
VERSUS 
Cafe Gutenberg
(Entry)
-The Winner
-GayRVA: A Banh Mi Brawl | RVANews: Banh Mi Throwdown results 
 
Judges
-Ellie Basch, Savor | Comments: Now THAT's what it's supposed to look like...Loved meaty local tofu...Likes a neat Banh Mi, not a messy one 
-An Bui, Mekong | Comments: the key to banh mi | Picture
-Jason Guard, Caramelized OpiNIONS | Comments: loved Boka's bread & Cafe G's tofu
-Robey Martin, whine me dine me | Comments: Mayo was a downfall
-Live Reporter: Jason Tesauro, The Modern Gentleman | Comments: Prediction, Critique

Preview
-A Banh Mi Throwdown Primer (Part II) | Richmond.com | RVAMag | RVANews | whine me dine me 

Richmond City Dance is the little program that could, pushed and pulled through 30 years and thousands of youth by dance teacher Annette Holt 
When is a cigar bar really a tobacco shop? When Dan Snyder owns it 
Mixed martial arts a disciplined sport
After-hours partying forces crowd controls 

source: The Bachelor
Rozlyn's Reality: Richmond native bounces back from Bachelor brouhaha
-Rewind: Rozlyn on the Bachelor 

Number of divorces in Chesterfield County is rising 
Learn how to catch some waves
Musicians Fight Back on Noise Ordinance
Michael Vick: I should have listened to my mother
Byrd Theatre's financial pressures mount...facing tight financial times...What Ails the Byrd? 
-How to donate
-MON. AUG 2nd! we are meeting at @FWSullivans at 7pm to discuss the fundraising efforts for @thebyrdrva. Anyone who wants to help is welcome. 

GWAR Announces New Album Title
-GWAR BQ (AUG--8-2010) 

History Lesson Monday 
-How Monticello weathered the economic storm
-Tourists walk or ride into Norfolk's history 
-Meet Danny Couch, historian and storyteller in the Outer Banks, NC
-Staunton Facebook page fuses technology, history
-Learn about Battle of Jack's Shop
-Civil War Land Saved
-War relics
-Pictures: World War II Veteran's 65th Reunion
-Virginia Museum of Natural History facing soaring costs for technology


Progne subis

Animal Commonwealth Sundays 

-Urgent Heat Wave Animal Advisory for Richmond, VA
-Purple Martin Majesty...Purple martins arriving in Shockoe Bottom 
-No sex for these salamanders
-Reptile fans slither in for museum event 
-It's a bug's life
-Woodbridge wildlife refuge has never been open to the public but some are seeking to change that
-75,000 and Counting
-Shot dog's hospital bill tops $8,000
-Petersburg fire captain pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges
-Meet Wesley Stallings, herd manager for the Corolla Wild Horse Fund
-Fishing in this heat? My hat's off to 'ya 
-Young 4-H'ers shear sheep for fair

The Arts Can Help Our Region Soar (via)
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Rewind: The Advocate
-CultureWorks

Pop culture fans flock to Rob-Con to see and be seen
45,000 Scouts arriving
-Scouts prepared to keep their cool at Jamboree

Club searches for signs of the paranormal in Virginia
Lowe's proposed for Outer Banks
Snorkeling Virginia’s Rivers and Streams
Farmers need rainfall to save cash crops

July 22-25, 2010

FloydFest 9
-LiveBlogging
-FloydFest: Where work and play meet 
-FloydFest brings in music fans from around the world 
-What to expect at FloydFest 9
-Bluegrass musicians Sam Bush and Butch Robins will reunite this weekend
-Q&A: Ngoni player stands out at FloydFest 9
-Appalachian attraction: Blue Ridge Parkway celebrates 75th anniversary  | America’s favorite drive at 75 

Pickin' and Grinnin': Galax Old Fiddlers’ Convention
Foodie Friday

JULY 26, 2010 6:30 PM (Cafe Gutenberg)
Bánh Mi Throwdown!
Boka Truck VERSUS Cafe Gutenberg
-A Banh Mi Throwdown Primer (Part II) | Richmond.com | RVANews
-The Winner
  
Save Our Food event offers loads to savor...festivalgoers  grateful for air conditioning
 
The Reboot of a Classic: Lemaire  
 
CIA Foils Plot To Steal Glass From Star-lite  
 
Hanover cannery gathering place for gardeners
 
Korean bulgogi: a different kind of grilled meat
 
What's New
-Peruvian Chicken (Cellar Door) on Stuart Circle
-Ettamae’s Cafe...bucks the trendy-food thing
-Food Notes: Two food festivals set this weekend
-Cuban food (Kenn Tico Cuban Bar & Grill) hits downtown 
-Sampling Shockoe...Sampling Shockoe Menus
 
wine me dine me's french fry fetish
  
Chefs R 4 Kids
  
A Menu of Stories. Place an Order.
    
Would you eat one of these? The state hopes so
 
Iron Chefs work their magic at Randolph Farm
 
July 22: NBC12 Restaurant Report
 
Booze
-A Wine Tasting a Day
-This could be a vintage year for Virginia wines--or not 


-‘Top Chef D.C.’ Season 7, Episode 6: TV Recap
-Gobsmacked
-Cold War conspiracy  
-The competition is getting ugly...Coldhearted competition
-Tamesha Warren on being kicked off "Top Chef: D.C." 

The Big 3 Reviews: 
Richmond.com on Caribbean Mingles | Style Weekly on Amuse | Times Dispatch on Secco Wine Bar
  
Regional
-Cville: Makeover in Gordonsville...Where’s Baldi? Bel Rio closes, owner vanishes 
-DC:
White House chef Sam Kass' favorite D.C. eats...The Locavore Wine Controversy Just Won’t Die...A Korean newcomer with a flair for fusion...The key to barbecue success?...Best Of: Best Dishes Slideshow (Best of Washington Party: Best Dishes)  
-Danville: Gulf spill impacts Danville seafood businesses 
-Hampton Roads: Lynnhaven Fish House lives up to its name...Hot Fishing Spots in the Chesapeake Bay...Delectable Belgian chocolate a rare find in Ghent...Williamsburg area teens try their hand at gardening...Taste Unlimited serves up a popular lunch
-OBX: N.C. ice cream truck drivers clash; one charged
-Staunton:  One sweet day: Festival epitome of family fun in Valley 
-Urbanna: For the two sisters who run Payne's Crab House, the watermen's life is tough but good
-Williamsburg:
Williamsburg Wine & Food Festival Raises $5,000 for Colonial Heritage Community Foundation 

Ride with me through Biketopia 
Style Weeky's Comic Book Issue 
Portsmouth poker halls to face enforcement from prosecutor
-What's in the cards for Portsmouth's poker halls?
-Portsmouth officers still pulling security at poker halls 

Jeff Krulik (Heavy Metal Parking Lot ) Loves the '80s 
Tidewater farmers bemoan lack of rain 
Dedicated ringers: Roanoke horseshoe group meets weekly for 17 years 
Major Picasso Show Heads to Richmond? 
Chester sisters struggle after mom's death, dad's arrest
-Offers pour in to help daughters of slain mother
-Community steps up to help Chester sisters
-$52,000 donation doubles Parker sisters' relief fund
-Chester sisters talk in first on camera interview
Meeting of the minds on future of Squirrels' affiliation?
-Giants' CEO forecasts more adjustments and progress 
'Waltons' creator Hamner considers Explore Park deal
History Lesson Monday 
-Marching into History: The Battle of New Market, 146 years later.
-Alley tour helps tell story of Richmond's Fan District
-El-Amin Steps Up Fight for Slave Burial Ground, Monument Statues Next...Historic "Burial Ground for Negroes" believed to be under state-owned parking lot
-Can I Please, Please Put My Arm Down Now?
-Interpreters breathe life into Virginia's Colonial Williamsburg 
-An original 'Iron Man': Roanoke's Stan Kummer receives French Legion of Honor
-Take a Segway PT tour through historic Yorktown 
-Hatton Ferry a source of pride, pleasure in Scottsville area 
-Prying into Salubria's past...Not as old as we thought
-Teachers study Civil War history in Harpers Ferry 
-Re-enactors Look to Build Civil War Setting 
-Attorneys in lawsuit challenging Walmart in Wilderness battlefield area disagree on how long trial will take
-Unearthed photos a gift to historians on OBX

A Farmer's Market on Wheels (via
Shuff Defends Virginia State 9-Ball Pool Title
Animal Commonwealth Sunday 
-Henrico man arrested in shooting of puppy...accused of chasing, shooting Australian Shepherd...Veterinary bill tops $5,000 for puppy shot in Henrico 
-WHY POOP HERE?
-Feds to fund study of Chesapeake Bay microorganisms 
-Do you know how to give a dog CPR? 
-Mockingbirds on Attack
-The hot, dry weather is likely to produce a bumper crop of Chesapeake Bay jellyfish
-Baby deer nursed back to health in Pungo 
-Huge wayward tortoise rescued, returned to owner
-Waterfowl numbers strong, survey finds
-Peek-a-poo breeder charged with felony dognapping  
-Abused dogs ready for adoption 
-Jury finds woman guilty in dog fighting case 
-Hermit crabs show off speed, beauty 
-PETA upset about pig accident in Chesterfield  

A president’s legacy: Casteen, others evaluate his 20 years shepherding UVa 
-Final act: Casteen dedicates Bavaro Hall 

Craftsmen
-The knife sculptor
 
-Chesapeake carver makes aquatic life beautiful 
The Best Cities for Families: Richmond #43 
Air Apparent: Lance Kasten won't stop rocking until he becomes national champion of the make-believe art of air guitar | Video  
Getting a view of the N.C. Piedmont from on high
Jobless Woodbridge man subject for prospective TV show
Best Tennis Town?
-Vote for Richmond 

Dispute between Va. Beach surfers goes to court
Taking a tour of UR's Robins Stadium 
Foodie Friday
Rules to Eat by: Lessons at my father's table and where to apply them around here (page 27)
 
JULY 26, 2010 6:30 PM (Cafe Gutenberg)
Bánh Mi Throwdown!
Boka Truck VERSUS Cafe Gutenberg
-RVANews
  
Richmond restaurant owner warns about phone scam...Scheme to separate you from your cash 
 
Governor McDonnell Announces "Choose the Commonwealth!"
Encourages Virginia Businesses and Trade Groups to Incorporate Virginia Food and Beverage Products in Day-to-Day Business Operations
-AP | DCist | Examiner 
  
Restaurant menu labeling and health-care reform
 
The mystery of the tick and the meat allergy  
 
Eating local  
  
Tom Sietsema's tips for traveling foodies
  
What's New
-Sampling Shockoe Update
-Friend or Pho coming to former White Dog spot 
-Sprout thinks locally and acts deliciously 
-The Home Team Grill Expanding Reach With New Fredericksburg Location Soon 
-New Kroger is Grocery 'Theater'...opens possible game changer in local grocery world : BizSense | Downtown Short Pump | RVANews/RVADeals | Times Dispatch

-Richmonders on Tonight's Top Chef? 
-Patrick O’Connell, Crab Cakes, and Ayrshire Farms
-Top Chef DC: Episode 5—Grandma's Got an Axe 
-'Top Chef: D.C.' - 'Farm Policy' Recap
  
CoffeeShop-Hop, Episode 1  
 
Cheese: How I got here  
 
NBC12's July 15: Restaurant Report  

The Big 3 Reviews:
Richmond.com on Fine Creek Supper Club | Style Weekly on Lehja | Times Dispatch on Amuse 
 
Regional
-Cville: Restaurant Week is here. Make your reservations now! (#cvilleyum)...This Ninja delivers...ABC takes Bel Rio liquor license for lack of activity 
-DC:
Hot nights, cold drinks and a view...Cool and Delicious Milkshakes...Should the Road to the White House be Paved with Sidewalk Cafes?...The women behind Georgetown Cupcake get a show....Good barbecue takes more than expensive machines—it takes an expert 
-Fredericksburg: Giant omelet was an international effort...Westmoreland County restaurant owner is arrested, jailed 
-Hampton Roads: Barbecue cook-off on Surry's plate today...The Raw Revolution Hits Norfolk...Come for coffee, stay for lunch at Borjo Coffeehouse 
-Roanoke: Customers complain farm isn't producing...Ex-restaurateur sentenced to prison 
-Williamsburg: Business scores with football camp...Neighbors mixed on Fresh Market exodus 
-New York: NY Times on Má Pêche...Alinea Chef Grant Achatz Finds Kajitsu’s Lotus Root Gelée ‘Strikingly Inspiring’...Our 10 Best Manhattan Bars...NYC's best French fries... Annisa Loses Its Host, and an Owner...Katz’s Takes New Tone on Letter Grades After C-Worthy Inspection 
-New York (Bourdain's new book Medium Raw): NY Times | Creative Loafing | Inside Scoop | Plain Dealer

Athletics over aesthetics 
Trustee in Vick case seeks $2M
-Lawyer: Bankruptcy suit over Vick's payments to family is "standard procedure"

Wish List for James River Parks 

No More Dancing? Critics Decry Council Bill
...Police Chief to Nightclub Owners: “Meeting’s Over!” 
 
Richmond City Council to consider nightclub regulations
  
Safety Dance...Dance-Hall Daze...Mr. Kollatz Goes to the RVAlution
 
To Dance or Not To Dance
 
Don’t let them catch you dancing!  
 
Let Them Dance
 

The Broken Richmond Social Scene 
Chesterfield signs off on SportsQuest deal...SportsQuest lease might close this week
-How Chesterfield County’s $4.3 million marriage to SportsQuest got off to a rocky start — and nearly fell apart. 
-County defends SportsQuest deal 
-A look at the lease agreement between SportsQuest & Chesterfield County 
-SportsQuest adds baseball fields

Legendary biker rides the ridge as Harley-Davidsons role through Roanoke

No future for 'High Society'...Shows The Pitfalls of Reality TV for Socialite
-LA Times | NY Magazine
 
In Hamptons, Social Media

 
Richmond Symphony
-On the Knees 
-Feel the Power 

Heat causing bugs to infest homes 
When night falls, the parking lots of Maryland become an urban surfer's playground 
Richmond: Southern charm with an edge 
History Lesson Monday  
-History lesson in Heights 
-Jouett’s poet: Kranish brings British invasion to life 
-‘All men are created equal’ is not hypocrisy but vision 
-Washington's papers moving to Mount Vernon library 
-Group Calls for Public Input on Slavery Memorial at U.Va. 
-Virginia isn't big enough for two slavery museums
-Montpelier begins slave site excavation 
-Maryland prepares grand salute to War of 1812 
-Gen. Robert E. Lee’s retreat through Williamsport re-enacted 

Vick a no-show at his own celebrity golf tourney...prohibited from attending
-Travel restricted, Vick misses events in Georgia and N.C. 

American Woman: Miss America and VCU student Caressa Cameron 
Lindsay Lohan puts spotlight on W&L professor 
Foodie Friday  

2010 Breakfast and Brunch Guide (Richmond Magazine Cover)
 
Fine Dining Gives Me the Creeps...Cheap Snacks that Kick Ass
 
What's New
-Restaurant Highlights
-Possible tenants look at Richbrau 
-The Patio | Richmond.com Photo Show
-Halligan Bar and Grill's Flatliner
 
RVA Restaurant Tweets Pt 2
 
Tuffy's Trophies
  
The Happy Hour Guys stop by Capital Ale House
  
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TBD and Foursquare offer a guide to DC dining 
DC Media
-Media bloggers are watching TBD even before we launch...What’s the plan for the TBD Community Network?...New D.C. Site to Rely on 3 Things for Delivering News on Every Block...Allbritton Plots ‘Real-Time’ D.C. Web Launch 
-Washington Post adding new Facebook and Twitter features
-The Best Things in the Washington Twitterverse This Week (So Far)

Model airplanes go hi-tech 
Navy welcomes Advanced Hawkeye, newest eye in the sky 
McAuliffe seeks refit of shuttered Franklin paper mill 
VCU’s Pam DiSalvo Lepley Gives the News on News 
Gaming Fight Club
Dominion power now says Unit 3 at North Anna Power Station--if it is built--won't be producing power until 2019 at the earliest 

Virginia Beach gets high ranking in national beach report
...beaches rank fourth in water quality...Del., Va, beach water among nation's cleanest 
-Full Report | Map

SPSA contends with mishandled medical waste 
Terry Sisisky, longtime voice of VCU basketball, dies at 58 | Obituary | TerrySisisky.com...Voice of Petersburg sports, too | CBS6 | NBC12 | Village News
-Good Guys in Sport: The T-man 
-Walking in his footsteps...As BIB begins, thoughts turn to my friend Terry 
-Wes McElroy on The T-Man
-'T-Man' will be missed
-Terry Sissisky was important figure in this community 
-ESPN950 Podcasts: Hour 1 | Hour 2
-Randolph Macon: R-MC Mourns the Loss of Longtime Radio Voice Terry Sisisky 
-VCU: “VOICE OF THE RAMS” TERRY SISISKY PASSES AWAY AT AGE OF 58...Sisisky's voice still rings loud and clear at VCU
--Terry's Call of Maynor's Famous Shot
--The Final Six Minutes of VCU's victory over Duke in 2007

Int’l conspiracy case began in Jefferson Hotel
Social Media Showdown
Va. officials better prepared because of gulf spill
RVA Class of 2010 Superlatives: Winners!
$2.25 billion for the Chesapeake Bay, but at what cost?...Virginia not happy with Feds' bay cleanup plan
-Clean Water Regs Could Cost Richmond $30 Million 
Best Radio Guest Search 
BBC/NPR Talk Radio Reaches Richmond's FM Dial 
A snapshot of the Bay's plight 
New Va. website offers energy-saving tips
-Virginia Energy Sense 

Martin Agency asks the obvious question
Prefab kits offer affordable solar homes
-Green Modern Kits

Henrico-based company eMommie.com grows
-eMommie.com  

BioTaxi: A crash course from the school of hard knocks...BioTaxi Brothers Use Dad’s Grease to Fuel Business 
-Richmond BioTaxi  

Va. Tech researchers use caterpillars to inform robotics designs
A director from New York is in Roanoke to produce a six-minute short film about the city
Ted Leonsis' SnagFilms Goes to Cable and Video on Demand
How crisis PR hasn't kept up with the turbulent times (via


Buttermilk and Molasses: 2002-2010

Officials fear James River protections may be too strict 
Getting the message on Journolist's controversial postings 
Woman receives threatening e-mail 
A WAVY arrival and two departures at WVEC and WTKR 
Retired 'Farmer' not ready for rocker 
Joel Erb's New Mobile Music App 
At UVa, leaders gather intel on financial needs of small businesses 
SproutLaunch: Ideas, Inspiration and Incentives 
Television powers growth at Media General...Political Revs Propel Earnings 
How the wetlands were won. Beach property to be preserved 
A lunch date with Yelp 
In a World of Online News, Burnout Starts Younger
Local video game publisher takes on developer
The new look of DailyProgress.com 
X Prize deadline looms for makers of lightweight, high-efficiency Very Light Car...Local supercar races toward multi-million-dollar prize 
'I Grew Up in Virginia Beach' page is a hit
Maryland mom fills niche with apps for kids
Slow-moving plan to rid river of toxic goo gains momentum
Former Mattress King CEO starting new mattress store
Q&A: Monday No holes in former bagel maker’s résumé 
From the Newsroom: the value of interns 
Use of familial DNA searches in Va. debated

source: Style Weekly
2010 AltWeekly Awards Finalists Announced | Photos
-Honored to accept 5 national awards on behalf of our editorial team from Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. | Press Release
Winning Entries 
-ARTS FEATURE: Art on Trial by Edwin Slipek Jr. 
-MEDIA REPORTING / CRITICISM: Final Delivery by Scott Bass, Chris Dovi, Rich Griset, Laura Robertson and Greg Weatherford 
-NEWS STORY -- LONG FORM: Richmond's War on Culture: Show Stoppers, Curdled Culture, and Mayor Vows to Protect First Fridays by Chris Dovi 
-MULTIMEDIA: VirginiaTalks.com: Virginia Gubernatorial Debate and Behind the Debate by Jason Roop 
-PHOTOGRAPHY:  Photography by Scott Elmquist

Citizens question dying plants on Midlothian Turnpike
Going green
 
The city gets green, one lot at a time 

Halsey Minor: Why I Fight
Gulf spill a warning to Virginia, speakers say...victims speak out against drilling off Va. coast | NBC12 | Richmond.com
Comcast launches 4G wireless in Richmond 
TED Returns to Washington With a Focus on Women
The Washington Post’s Date Lab Struggles to Make Gay Dates 
Overloaded state: UVA powers down to ease electric grid emergency 
The Hampton Roads Film Office: Gone for Good? 
McDonnell warns agencies to pay VITA on time
Virginia Beach to buy, preserve Shore Drive property

Northrop Grumman may sell shipbuilding operations
| Daily Press...would prefer spinning off shipyard to selling it...A Northrop spinoff could benefit company and shareholders
-McDonnell expects 'little to no impact' if yard changes hands 
-Yard workers voice little concern about potential sale
-Will yard ownership affect civic work? 
-This isn't just a shipyard
-Private equity firms may show interest; shipbuilding not likely to be broken up
-Navy cautious on foreign ownership of Northrop's shipyards

Pilots warn wind farms may blow in trouble
Here's a guide to pronunciations in Virginia news, VA 
Chesterfield's Velocity Micro to launch iPad competitor
iPads eliminate paper, save money for localities 
Va. Beach 'green' store red-faced over discharge 
UVA Team Trying to Promote Sustainability on Grounds 
Richmond Voluntary Water Restrictions, James River Levels Low 
From the TD Publisher: Positive Change Is Back -- In Print and Online 
Times-Dispatch’s alt-weekly hits the bricks 
 
Managing Editor Reassigned at T-D \ 


Exclusive: Conversation with Steve Jobs on the iPhone 4 antenna problems

-The entire Steve Jobs email story… It’s real
-Local man takes on Apple CEO over iPhone4 reception
 
Exclusive conversations with Steve Jobs up for sale...Blog Allegedly Paid For Steve Jobs Email Exchange 


Fake accounts: flattery or insult?

  
Is Twitter social-media fad or marketing tool?
-Understanding the Twitter language 
-Short and tweet: Richmonders active at Twitter awards 

Midlothian video game company faring well 
Social Medicine: Area practices open new lines of communication 
Local farmers feeling the heat 
Man arrested in library on porn charges 
Landmark Hotel arbitration favors Minor for $6.4 million | The Hook 

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