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Once upon a time I ran a news site, now I just have opinions on the news. 

Good Morning, RVA!
My goal is to get you everything you need to know to have intelligent conversations with the folks you encounter throughout the day. Plus, jokes!

May 28
May 28 Good morning, RVA: 907 • 45; Phase One in Richmond; and racism

Ross Catrow

Here comes Phase One, doo-dun-doo-doo.

May 27
May 27 Good morning, RVA: 1,615 • 28; masks, and a mayor denied

Ross Catrow

But, like, the data.

May 26
May 26 Good morning, RVA: 1,483 • 37; a packed City Council agenda; and a form to fill out

Ross Catrow

Big coronannouncements coming from our elected officials this week.

May 25
May 25 BONUS: Explaining Richmond’s two-stage budget review process

Ross Catrow

How do you make a budget when future revenues are a complete mystery?

May 22
May 22 Good morning, RVA: 1,229 • 25; music venues; and scavenger hunts

Ross Catrow

Looking forward to seeing the sun, I tell you what.

May 21
May 21 Good morning, RVA: 763 • 33; more restaurant-only policies; and a good GWAR cover

Ross Catrow

OK, now how do we get the Peppas to cover Lamb of God?

May 20
May 20 Good morning, RVA: 1,005 • 27; prepping for Phase One; and every lot in Richmond

Ross Catrow

Yes, I am incredibly excited about looking at pictures of every lot in Richmond for the next four years.

May 19
May 19 Good morning, RVA: 752 • 5; working on a plan for schools; and a bunch of cool legislation at LUHT

Ross Catrow

Ah, yes, I wasted a bunch of time this morning downloading data from the Census website.

May 18
May 18 Good morning, RVA: 705 • 7; open streets everywhere but here; and a Rodney Robinson appearance

Ross Catrow

If you get hired as a contact tracer, can you put "Disease Detective" on your resume?

May 15
May 15 Good morning, RVA: 1,067 • 28; Richmond gets a Phase One reprieve; compare and contrast these letters

Ross Catrow

Big thanks to Mayor Stoney for working to delay Richmond's move into Phase One of recovery.

May 14
May 14 Good morning, RVA: 946 • 36; "a new low in data standards"; and VLBC's letter to the Governor

Ross Catrow

But, sure, this seems like a totally data-driven approach.

May 13
May 13 Good morning, RVA: 730 • 41; Richmond expresses reservations; and huge, fast machines

Ross Catrow

May 12
May 12 Good morning, RVA: 989 • 11; an adopted budget; and a Northside cow

Ross Catrow

I'm choosing to think of it like we now have an entire year of budget season.

May 11
May 11 Good morning, RVA: 773 • 12; unreliable tests; and a lack of contact tracing infrastructure

Ross Catrow

The utter lack of contact tracing infrastructure is the new thing I spend all my excessive free time worrying about.

May 8
May 8 Good morning, RVA: 585 • 32; open and cool streets; and learning from the 1918 pandemic

Ross Catrow

Public hearing on the budget this coming Monday! Let 'em know your thoughts and feelings.

May 7
May 7 Good morning, RVA: ?,??? • ???; return of the NoBro; and a bunch of cool planning documents.

Ross Catrow

I'm unreasonably upset by the idea of having a hole in my chartsandgraphs due to a missing day of data.

May 6
May 6 Good morning, RVA: 764 • 29; COVID-19 disaggregated by race; and the scooters are back

Ross Catrow

Black people make up 56% of the region's COVID-19 hospitalizations yet represent just 32% of the population.

May 5
May 5 Good morning, RVA: 821 • 24; stumbling toward Phase One; and learn about trails

Ross Catrow

Safer at home, but for whomst?

May 4
May 4 Good morning, RVA: 940 • 44; a change in methodology; and thank a teacher near you.

Ross Catrow

If you've got budgetary thoughts and concerns, today's the day to let them be known!

Apr 30
Apr 30 Good morning, RVA: 14,961 • 522; bus service impacts; and preschool and kindergarten registration

Ross Catrow

Any excuse to make more charts, right?

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