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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!

Jan 6
Jan 6 Good morning, RVA: 4,377 • 59; in-person instruction; and Georgia!

Ross Catrow

2016 really did a number on me, and I have a hard time feeling hopeful—but here we are!

Jan 5
Jan 5 Good morning, RVA: 3,771 • 8; percent positivity; and public comments

Ross Catrow

Yes, we did spend our Monday evening watching a public meeting.

Jan 4
Jan 4 Good morning, RVA: 5,010 • 7; new Council & School Board; and "Applause"

Ross Catrow

Who's ready to get after it this year??

Dec 21
Dec 21 Good morning, RVA: 3,876↘️ • 7↗️; high demand for potato wedges; and signing off for 2020

Ross Catrow

Stay well, and do good.

Dec 18
Dec 18 Good morning, RVA: 3,853↘️ • 45↗️; record-breaking numbers; and some spicy local politics

Ross Catrow

Who's got a vaccine data dashboard that they love? I want to make another spreadsheet.

Dec 17
Dec 17 Good morning, RVA: 3,931↗️ • 38↗️; a bunch of Council updates; and critical snow day news

Ross Catrow

Will we get actual snow, that's my question.

Dec 16
Dec 16 Good morning, RVA: 3,160↗️ • 56↗️; predictably bad demographics; and snow days

Ross Catrow

Last night I had a dream about pleasantly riding the bus.

Dec 15
Dec 15 Good morning, RVA: 3,240↗️ • 3↗️; vaccines!; Richmond 300!

Ross Catrow

I'm thankful for everyone that took time out of their lives to work on Richmond 300!

Dec 14
Dec 14 Good morning, RVA: 3,294↗️ • 2↗️; vaccine in the wild!; and Council votes on Richmond 300

Ross Catrow

I'm proud to have participated in the Richmond 300 process and excited to see it pass Council tonight.

Dec 11
Dec 11 Good morning, RVA: 3,915↗️ • 54↗️; new curfew; and my penultimate Richmond 300 plea

Ross Catrow

If you can, you should be working from home.

Dec 10
Dec 10 Good morning, RVA: 4,398↗️ • 21↗️; possible new restrictions; and a zoning fail

Ross Catrow

I don't think brains know what to do with exponential growth.

Dec 9
Dec 9 Good morning, RVA: 3,860↗️ • 52↗️; year-round school?; and potato wedges

Ross Catrow

I dip my Ukrop's potato wedges in mayonnaise, and I know this makes me a garbage person.

Dec 8
Dec 8 Good morning, RVA: 3,817↗️ • 8↗️; RPS fully-virtual; and getting rid of parking lots

Ross Catrow

Love seeing these gap-tooth holes filled in! Now let's do the ones on Broad Street.

Dec 7
Dec 7 Good morning, RVA: 3,880↗️ • 3↗️; loads of vaccines; tell City Council to support Richmond 300

Ross Catrow

Folks should email City Council *today* and tell them to support Richmond 300.

Dec 4
Dec 4 Good morning, RVA: 2,023↘️ • 34↘️; Kamras recommends continuing virtual school, and some more casino thoughts

Ross Catrow

I love reading talented writers writing through hard problems.

Dec 3
Dec 3 Good morning, RVA: 2,417↘️ • 20↘️; topping out the charts; Richmond will find a way to be Richmond

Ross Catrow

What's the point of coronametrics and thresholds if we just make pretty maps with them?

Dec 2
Dec 2 Good morning, RVA: 2,228↘️ • 31↘️; GreenCity; and a resort casino referendum

Ross Catrow

What if we meaningfully engaged the community?

Dec 1
Dec 1 Good morning, RVA: 1,893↗️ • 4↘️; weed PDF; and new public land

Ross Catrow

We should have some sort of celebration every time the City creates new public green space.

Nov 30
Nov 30 Good morning, RVA: 2,325↗️ • 4↘️; virtual school for now; and a handful of urbanist issues

Ross Catrow

This rain needs to go away so I can ride through the new bike lane!

Nov 24
Nov 24 Good morning, RVA: 3,242↗️ • 4↗️; a report to reimagine public safety; and get some rest

Ross Catrow

I hope you find some time over the next couple of days to rest, eat great food, and stay hydrated.

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