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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!

Jun 25
Jun 25 Good morning, RVA: 520↗️ • 16↗️; a legislative agenda; and the list of local candidates

Ross Catrow

OK, get excited, because I'm going to talk about elections for the next four months.

Jun 24
Jun 24 Good morning, RVA: 529↗️ • 25↗️; no nightly tear gassing; and a parklet program

Ross Catrow

Phase Three still requires social distancing—let's convert as many parking spots to parklets as possible.

Jun 23
Jun 23 Good morning, RVA: 471↗️ • 9↗️; an abundance of tear gas; and an Airbnb ordinances

Ross Catrow

‪Every morning I wake up and write 1,000 words about how cops ‬keep tear gassing my neighbors. I live in the worst Groundhog Day timeline.

Jun 22
Jun 22 Good morning, RVA: 552⬇️ • 4⬇️; community-driven urban planning; police violence

Ross Catrow

The evolution of the space around the Lee monument is nationally significant.

Jun 19
Jun 19 Good morning, RVA: 463 • 4; COVID-19's impact on Latinx Virginians; and Juneteenth

Ross Catrow

You know, you can always email your City Councilmembers—it's their job to listen!

Jun 18
Jun 18 Good morning, RVA: 444 • 12; Herring's brief; and statewide COVID-19 regulations

Ross Catrow

What if we followed lawsuits like we used to follow sports?

Jun 17
Jun 17 Good morning, RVA: 445 • 18; the police chief resigns, and so does another Confederate monument

Ross Catrow

Another one bites the dust.

Jun 16
Jun 16 Good morning, RVA: 380 • 6; continued police violence; and do we even have a Public Safety committee anymore?

Ross Catrow

What are the rules and repercussions if a standing committee of City Council just...never meets?

Jun 15
Jun 15 Good morning, RVA: 637 • 5; police violence continues, and a transit-oriented rezoning

Ross Catrow

The Richmond Police Department continues to use vehicles as weapons against people.

Jun 11
Jun 11 Good morning, RVA: 439 • 18; police reform policy; and Jefferson Davis retreats (again)

Ross Catrow

I never thought I'd say it, but we're running out of small statutes of racist white men.

Jun 10
Jun 10 Good morning, RVA: 487 • 19; how do schools reopen; and Christopher Columbus into the drink

Ross Catrow

To quote someone I love, "THROW EVERYTHING INTO BODIES OF WATER I LOVE IT".

Jun 9
Jun 9 Good morning, RVA: 570 • 5; police update; and a monument injunction

Ross Catrow

These Lost Cause jokers just will not quit.

Jun 8
Jun 8 Good morning, RVA: 1,284 • 12; protests across the region, and a rad cemetery map

Ross Catrow

I am unreasonably excited for our City's website to get a new .gov domain.

Jun 5
Jun 5 Good morning, RVA: 951 • 17; we got the votes; Downtown? I can hardly bear it

Ross Catrow

There's never been a week like this the entire time I've lived in Richmond.

Jun 4
Jun 4 Good morning, RVA: 666 • 21; taking down monuments; and eight police policies

Ross Catrow

Somehow the deadly pandemic is a third-tier story today.

Jun 3
Jun 3 Good morning, RVA: 841 • 15; Phase Two; and a hopeful night in Richmond

Ross Catrow

We're getting to the part of political change where I read lots of PDFs.

Jun 2
Jun 2 Good morning, RVA: Peaceful protests, police violence, and the Richmond 300 draft

Ross Catrow

This morning, I'm inspired.

Jun 1
Jun 1 Good morning, RVA: Three nights of protests, a bus burned, and get your tear gas outta my city's streets

Ross Catrow

A lot has happened since we last spoke.

May 29
May 29 BONUS: 1st District Councilmember Addison on the new two-stage budget process

Ross Catrow

Councilmember, for me, almost nothing is too “wonky and nerdy and a little bit too in the weeds”!

May 29
May 29 Good morning, RVA: 1,152 • 57; Dominion implosion; and racism

Ross Catrow

Honestly, feels like lots of stuff is imploding lately.

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