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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!

May 13
May 13 Good morning, RVA: Green to yellow, red Pulse lanes, yelling until he’s blue in the face

Ross Catrow

Be cool. Don’t be all, like, uncool.

May 12
May 12 Good morning, RVA: Fighting Joe radio show, someone should subsidize e-bikes, and seared hearts

Ross Catrow

I don't love how so many people's rights hinge on someone with chaotic neutral alignment.

May 11
May 11 Good morning, RVA: LVT, Diamond District finalists, and infinite gardening

Ross Catrow

Congratulations to RPS Teacher of the Year, Kiara Thompson!

May 10
May 10 Good morning, RVA: Keep an eye on the COVID level, a budget is born, and proposed bike share stations

Ross Catrow

Budget season! We hardly knew ye!

May 9
May 9 Good morning, RVA: A fatal crash, end of budget season, and a creepy poem

Ross Catrow

It’s not nearly as interesting to me, but I guess the state’s budget season is still ongoing.

May 6
May 6 Good morning, RVA: Worker muscle, Broad Street repaving, and a romantic Richmond.

Ross Catrow

No justice anywhere, even in the port-a-potty, until we put it there!

May 5
May 5 Good morning, RVA: So long, budget season; staircases; and saving zero-fares

Ross Catrow

Can you believe we're at the end of budget season already??

May 4
May 4 Good morning, RVA: May is Bike Month, dark charts, and Monument Avenue

Ross Catrow

Reply with your best Star Wars-themed City Council meme.

May 3
May 3 Good morning, RVA: Abortion, River City Middle rezoning, and a cool map

Ross Catrow

I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a more thoughtful, effective, and unified public comment period than at last night’s School Board meeting.

May 2
May 2 Good morning, RVA: School Board meeting, RPS COO, and horsing around

Ross Catrow

Honestly, a city that’s safer for horses is probably one that’s safer for pedestrians and people on bikes, too.

Apr 29
Apr 29 Good morning, RVA: More School Board fallout, zero-fare in limbo, and native plants

Ross Catrow

This weekend, I wash the pollen out of my screen porch!

Apr 28
Apr 28 Good morning, RVA: An unconscionable decision, inside the Coliseum, and paving continues

Ross Catrow

I don't know where we go from here.

Apr 27
Apr 27 Good morning, RVA: More on School Board, a new school reporter, and the Pulse's last stop

Ross Catrow

You need to watch the video from this past Monday's School Board meeting.

Apr 26
Apr 26 Good morning, RVA: School Board questions, solar power, and claiming Poe

Ross Catrow

I could live with a more boring School Board.

Apr 25
Apr 25 Good morning, RVA: City stuff, other diseases, and old restaurants

Ross Catrow

"RP" stands for "Research Park," just so you know.

Apr 22
Apr 22 Good morning, RVA: Litter, RVA Street Art Fest, and road closures

Ross Catrow

My solution to urban litter: More trash cans and empty them more frequently.

Apr 21
Apr 21 Good morning, RVA: Masks + buses, NYT + RVA, and marijuana + amendments

Ross Catrow

The NYT has a not-so-secret love affair with Richmond.

Apr 20
Apr 20 Good morning, RVA: RVAgreen 2050, pedestrian bridges, and gardening tips

Ross Catrow

Block out some time to weigh in on the draft of the City's climate action plan!

Apr 19
Apr 19 Good morning, RVA: Masks on transit, zero-fare buses?, and budget amendments

Ross Catrow

I'm probably just going to keep wearing a mask on the bus...forever?

Apr 18
Apr 18 Good morning, RVA: Two fun Council updates, regional transportation money, and voicing an organ

Ross Catrow

I never know what feedback to give on huge lists of transportation projects other than "don't do any of the highway widenings."

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