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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!

Jul 26
Jul 26 Good morning, RVA: Precrimes, City employees can unionize!, and tons of old magazines

Ross Catrow

Congratulations, City employees!

Jul 25
Jul 25 Good morning, RVA: Body-cam footage, a vote on collective bargaining, and 16 really great drone photos

Ross Catrow

If we make it through today, I think we can expect cooler temperatures tomorrow.

Jul 22
Jul 22 Good morning, RVA: HIGH COVID-19 Community Level, evaluating risk, and a patriotic beer belt

Ross Catrow

I know it's so freaking hot, but you should still be wearing a mask in indoors public places.

Jul 21
Jul 21 Good morning, RVA: Monkeypox vaccine, Enrichmond, and development in Manchester

Ross Catrow

If you're at high risk, fill out this monkeypox vaccine interest form: rhhd.gov/monkeypoxvax

Jul 20
Jul 20 Good morning, RVA: Keeping our bike lanes clean, gubernatorial powers, and some useful maps

Ross Catrow

Seeing the Mini Street and Sidewalk Sweeper in the wild is like finding an ice cream truck but for old people on bikes.

Jul 19
Jul 19 Good morning, RVA: A collective bargaining ordinance, abortion stats, and love bombs

Ross Catrow

Shout out to Knitorious M.E.G. for doing a cool thing for 10 entire years!

Jul 18
Jul 18 Good morning, RVA: Welcome back!, a collective bargaining compromise, and building over a view

Ross Catrow

Welcome back to myself!

Jul 1
Jul 1 Good morning, RVA: Thank you!, COVID-19 levels are HIGH, and a framework for capping a highway

Ross Catrow

Y'all have a great two weeks! Let me know if something important happens, OK?

Jun 30
Jun 30 Good morning, RVA: Progressive infrastructure options, another RPS fire, and pickleball

Ross Catrow

I'm not sure I've ever seen green bike lanes, red transit lanes, and sidewalks all in the same infrastructure survey before.

Jun 29
Jun 29 Good morning, RVA: Big generosity, reconnecting Jackson Ward, and a new noise ordinance

Ross Catrow

Who among us is brave enough to introduce an ordinance banning gas-powered leaf blowers??

Jun 28
Jun 28 Good morning, RVA: 48.5% of the way there, gasping at the housing market, and a sandwich cake

Ross Catrow

Just think of all the different things we could put in the cake format!

Jun 27
Jun 27 Good morning, RVA: Membership drive!, two good newsletters, and more barrels

Ross Catrow

Chip in a couple of bucks, and join the GMRVA Patreon today!

Jun 24
Jun 24 Good morning, RVA: A change in the COVID-19 level, the State Board of Health, and drone photos (of graves)

Ross Catrow

I'm living vicariously though students on summer break right now.

Jun 23
Jun 23 Good morning, RVA: Vaccines for little kids, the Jefferson Davis statue, and saying goodbye to reporters

Ross Catrow

I spent yesterday afternoon hiding from the storm in my basement. Related: The Virginia Mercury is hiring a climate reporter.

Jun 22
Jun 22 Good morning, RVA: Another transportation survey, Oregon Hill clarification, and that new Beyoncé song

Ross Catrow

Bikepeople! Take your vast knowledge of where our streets are unsafe and cram it into this Richmond Connects survey!

Jun 21
Jun 21 Good morning, RVA: Vaccines for all, a State budget, and Richmond Connects

Ross Catrow

I’m pretty excited about the Richmond Connects process—which kicks off in earnest today.

Jun 17
Jun 17 Good morning, RVA: Racism is a public health crisis, HIGH COVID-19 level, and Juneteenth

Ross Catrow

Racism is still a public health crisis.

Jun 16
Jun 16 Good morning, RVA: More progress on baby vax, racism is a public health crisis, and red bus lanes

Ross Catrow

Racism is a public health crisis.

Jun 15
Jun 15 Good morning, RVA: Baby vax event horizon, river islands, and breakfast for dinner

Ross Catrow

The James River is our very best thing, and folks shouldn't be able to buy and hoard that for themselves.

Jun 14
Jun 14 Good morning, RVA: Budget hints, VCU's athletic village, and gun buyback best practices

Ross Catrow

I'm pretty excited about the bike/ped improvements that should come out of the Diamond District and VCU's Athletic Village.

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