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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!

Dec 10
Dec 10 Good morning, RVA: Omicron arriveth, teen boosters, and capping the highway

Ross Catrow

Make a plan to get boosted today!

Dec 9
Dec 9 Good morning, RVA: Climate change deniers, Fall Line funding, and a methodical process

Ross Catrow

Are you surprised? You shouldn't be.

Dec 8
Dec 8 Good morning, RVA: Omicron update, more on the Gov's last budget, and plinth thoughts

Ross Catrow

Get vaccinated, get boosted, it's free and a good idea.

Dec 7
Dec 7 Good morning, RVA: Collective bargaining, James River sewage, and a potential raise for teachers

Ross Catrow

I'm an opossum supporter.

Dec 6
Dec 6 Good morning, RVA: Plinth be gone, Secretary Mayor Pete, and Fall Line money

Ross Catrow

I think the City should start and run its own reimagining Monument Avenue process.

Dec 3
Dec 3 Good morning, RVA: Omicron invasion, microtransit, and the great albums of 2021

Ross Catrow

I’m old! I’ve never heard of most of these albums!

Dec 2
Dec 2 Good morning, RVA: Omicron, a great PDF, and a Christmas tree shortage

Ross Catrow

Every time a bell rings, a surface parking lot gets turned into residential.

Dec 1
Dec 1 Good morning, RVA: Marcus Alert launch, pedestrian deaths, and winter gardens

Ross Catrow

I love living in a city.

Nov 30
Nov 30 Good morning, RVA: Get your booster, an education compact meeting, and a transportation survey

Ross Catrow

If I could get to the Staples Mill Train Station without dying, I totally would take a train from there!

Nov 29
Nov 29 Good morning, RVA: Omicron, Marcus Alert job opportunity, and cheesesteaks

Ross Catrow

Omicron is the second most ominous sounding Greek letter.

Nov 24
Nov 24 Good morning, RVA: TIFs are back, the opioid epidemic, and have a great Thanksgiving!

Ross Catrow

Wobbly, can-shaped cranberry is wonderful, and I wont hear otherwise.

Nov 23
Nov 23 Good morning, RVA: Boostertown, a HUD grant, and model trains

Ross Catrow

I love when people get super into a thing—model trains, bikes, candle making, whatever.

Nov 22
Nov 22 Good morning, RVA: The need for a CRB and a Marcus Alert, bridges, and single-use plastic

Ross Catrow

Unsurprising to everyone, I have lots of thoughts on Richmond’s bridges.

Nov 19
Nov 19 Good morning, RVA: A media acquisition, bus operator shortage, and you still should email your state representatives

Ross Catrow

If you haven't yet, please tell your state representatives not to ban bikes on Bank Street!

Nov 18
Nov 18 Good morning, RVA: Email your legislators, a Council work session, and the State of the James

Ross Catrow

Take five minutes and email your state legislators today about the need for a proper bike lane on Bank Street.

Nov 17
Nov 17 Good morning, RVA: Walk-up vaccinations, Richmond 300 amendments, and a new place

Ross Catrow

Take a walk or a roll through the intersection of W. Marshall and Brook to check out the new plaza, mural, and parklet!

Nov 16
Nov 16 Good morning, RVA: Plateau or nah, sweet trail money, and infrastructuring our way out of this

Ross Catrow

Build all the trails!!

Nov 15
Nov 15 Good morning, RVA: The rent is too high, Bank Street, and a parking deck

Ross Catrow

The rent is too high because the buildings are not too high enough.

Nov 12
Nov 12 Good morning, RVA: Heritage foundation tentacles, FOIA suggestions, and the Richmond Marathon

Ross Catrow

Hmph.

Nov 10
Nov 10 Good morning, RVA: Balance of power, affordable (gingerbread) housing, and deviled eggs

Ross Catrow

"The best deviled eggs are 'many'."

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