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Y'all!

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!

Aug 26
Aug 26 Good morning, RVA: 1,005↘️ • 23↗️; progress on a statewide Marcus Alert; and what's your favorite restaurant?

Ross Catrow

My favorite restaurant is when I make a food burrito out of yesterday's takeout leftovers.

Aug 25
Aug 25 Good morning, RVA: 664↘️ • 4↗️; a bunch of police-related news; and a blast from the past

Ross Catrow

Time was, I used to run a news website.

Aug 24
Aug 24 Good morning, RVA: 894↘️ • 24↗️; winning and losing public support; and Balloon School

Ross Catrow

All eyes (at least all of my eyes) are on the VCU coronavirus data dashboard.

Aug 21
Aug 21 Good morning, RVA: 863↘️ • 17↘️; smug mugs; and changing your name

Ross Catrow

What I want now is a dashboard of all the different dashboards.

Aug 20
Aug 20 Good morning, RVA: 737↘️ • 14↘️; banning guns near protests; and a virtual Folk Festival

Ross Catrow

The white man with an email couldn't be bothered to remember...anything?

Aug 19
Aug 19 Good morning, RVA: 861↘️ • 11↘️; gas tax; and 100 years of women's suffrage

Ross Catrow

The man with an email couldn't be bothered to remember a crucial date in the history of women in America.

Aug 18
Aug 18 Good morning, RVA: 734↘️ • 4↘️; intimidation tactics; and childcare in school buildings

Ross Catrow

What does the James River Seal portend?

Aug 17
Aug 17 Good morning, RVA: 937↘️ • 0↘️; it rained a lot; and free masks

Ross Catrow

I feel like I'm living in the summer version of "The Day After Tomorrow."

Aug 14
Aug 14 Good morning, RVA: 1,101↗️ • 11↘️; housing prices; and an old plantation within the city limits

Ross Catrow

Maybe I need to get on a group text with other email writers?

Aug 13
Aug 13 Good morning, RVA: 776↗️ • 8↘️; what I wrote about Charlottesville; and helping bike mechanics

Ross Catrow

Help these two women get U-locks for people that need them.

Aug 12
Aug 12 Good morning, RVA: 996↗️ • 17↘️; protests return to downtown; Devil's Half Acre concepts

Ross Catrow

How long would it take Virginia to spin up and start collecting taxes from legalized marijuana sales?

Aug 11
Aug 11 Good morning, RVA: 663↗️ • 1↘️; prohibiting firearms adjacent to protests; and a different Monument 10k

Ross Catrow

✅Public buildings, ✅Parks, ✅Protests—where else can we ban guns from? Let's keep it up, we're on a roll!

Aug 10
Aug 10 Good morning, RVA: 897↗️ • 4↘️; eviction moratorium; a look back at the Nickel Bridge

Ross Catrow

I am aghast at the idea of pedestrian tolls!

Aug 7
Aug 7 Good morning, RVA: 818↘️ • 25↗️; cities != counties; and 2020 candidate events

Ross Catrow

I have such intense anxiety on behalf of the person that pulled the ol' city-county switcheroo on those absentee ballot applications.

Aug 6
Aug 6 Good morning, RVA: 798↘️ • 30↗️; COVIDWISE; and Sheetz vs. Wawa

Ross Catrow

You should put the COVIDWISE app on your phone right now.

Aug 5
Aug 5 Good morning, RVA: 1,145↘️ • 26↗️; in-person instruction?; and progress on parklets

Ross Catrow

I love this idea of modular, LEGO-like public spaces.

Aug 4
Aug 4 Good morning, RVA: 1,324↘️ • 0↗️; a school reopening PDF; and zoning tweaks

Ross Catrow

Did you remember to batten down?

Aug 3
Aug 3 Good morning, RVA: 981↗️ • 3↗️; a tropical storm headed our way; and mayoral polling

Ross Catrow

Today’s the day to prepare for tomorrow’s storm.

Jul 31
Jul 31 Good morning, RVA: 911↗️ • 16↗️; moving the Registrar's office; and civic homework for the weekend

Ross Catrow

No, seriously, what if Richmond had a Department of Transportation?

Jul 30
Jul 30 Good morning, RVA: 999↘️ • 30↗️; a great bus PDF; and how do you undo eminent domain?

Ross Catrow

What if Richmond had a Department of Transportation?

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