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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 30
Jun 30 Good morning, RVA: 165 • 8 • 6.4; big art; and margaritas to go

Ross Catrow

I wonder what happens to these amazingly huge banners after they take them down from City Hall.

Jun 29
Jun 29 Good morning, RVA: 165 • 7 • 6; masks or no masks; and a fast-flowering annual

Ross Catrow

Do you get defensive about your favorite bike shop?

Jun 28
Jun 28 Good morning, RVA: 169 • 7 • 6.6; Jackson Ward dedications; and places for people.

Ross Catrow

“I’m proud of us. It was touch-and-go for a while, but I’m proud of us.”

Jun 25
Jun 25 Good morning, RVA: 130 • 15 • 5.4; happy birthday Pulse; and Infrastructure Week!

Ross Catrow

How did "Infrastructure Week" become a joke? Do we have other Weeks? How come we don't make fun of them?

Jun 24
Jun 24 Good morning, RVA: 130 • 15 • 5.4; the Constitution of Virginia; and changes to Richmond 300

Ross Catrow

What are the odds I make my family go look at original copies of Virginia's Constitutions?

Jun 23
Jun 23 Good morning, RVA: 137 • 22 • 5.6; a less racist time capsule; and a 3D-printed house

Ross Catrow

If I had a 2021 time capsule, I’d put my “working pajamas” in there.

Jun 22
Jun 22 Good morning, RVA: 136 • 21 • 6; monumental whiff; and a real, live public meeting

Ross Catrow

I've been slowly replacing my gas appliances with electric ones.

Jun 21
Jun 21 Good morning, RVA: 129 • 21 • 6.3; we did it!; and a hefty agenda

Ross Catrow

OK, what's the next thing I need to track progress toward in my spreadsheet?

Jun 17
Jun 17 Good morning, RVA: 145 • 27 • 10; George Wythe story continues; and the last day of school!

Ross Catrow

We won't have summer vacation for adults until we abolish the filibuster.

Jun 16
Jun 16 Good morning, RVA: 134 • 27 • 10.7; free bus fares for another year; and a gracious first column back

Ross Catrow

Gonna spend all of today outside!

Jun 15
Jun 15 Good morning, RVA: 140 • 32 • 10.4; road widenings; and rising tides

Ross Catrow

What if we just never built more roads ever again?

Jun 14
Jun 14 Good morning, RVA: 143 • 30 • 10.1; another major award; and Council votes on the casino

Ross Catrow

Leg lamps are still ~$200.

Jun 11
Jun 11 Good morning, RVA: 198 • 31 • 7.7; a major award; new tacos next year

Ross Catrow

Every time someone wins a major award I check the prices of leg lamps on Amazon (~$200).

Jun 10
Jun 10 Good morning, RVA: 204 • 34 • 7.7; monument meeting; and trains

Ross Catrow

Tacos for Transportation sounds like an event designed specifically for me.

Jun 9
Jun 9 Good morning, RVA: 202 • 35 • 8.4; a November ticket; and an array of nachos

Ross Catrow

Cheese fries are so very hard to get right, but I’m willing to try anyone’s best suggestion.

Jun 8
Jun 8 Good morning, RVA: 185 • 29 • 8.4; vaccination required for returning rams; and a draft plan for the City Center

Ross Catrow

Get out and vote!

Jun 7
Jun 7 Good morning, RVA: 193 • 32 • 9; a CRB protest; and new tunes

Ross Catrow

I didn't do a great job of hydrating over the weekend, and I am sorry.

Jun 4
Jun 4 Good morning, RVA: 229 • 31 • 9.1; interview with the chief; and frozen food

Ross Catrow

I will now spend the weekend thinking about aliens.

Jun 3
Jun 3 Good morning, RVA: 243 • 41 • 15.3; a nice story; and higher post-pandemic wages

Ross Catrow

I can't stop reading these lovely stories about how local folks contributed to our community over the last 18 months.

Jun 2
Jun 2 Good morning, RVA: 262 • 43 • 16.3; a bike share survey; and a return to live music

Ross Catrow

Shocking reveal: I don’t like live music.

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