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Sentara cuts climate pollution from gas used for anesthesia
This story was reported by WHRO News. Sentara Health officials say they are reducing climate pollution from a greenhouse gas used for anesthesia, part of the system’s wider effort to reduce health care’s sizable carbon footprint. The health system’s hospitals throughout Virginia and North Carolina have largely phased...
Richmond Food News: July 25-31
Burgers are iconic. They evoke nostalgic flashbacks of drive-thru visits with the family, memories of grease-stained paper bags and visions of summertime cookouts. Some might claim burgers are having a mainstream resurgence, while others would say their juicy momentum never faltered. Find these blank canvases all over Richmond, sizzling on griddles at divey holes-in-the-wall, dressed up with caviar or cornichons, reimagined for plant-based eaters, and always serving up simple joy. From straight shooters to beefy bargains, lacy smashed patties and alternative takes on the classic, we’ve compiled a local lineup of 14 must-tries (including a map to get you there). We also feature crispy sides and fresh-made buns, trace the lineage of an enduring Lakeside mainstay, find a Venezuelan spin on the burger, share road-trip patty stops and more. (Richmond magazine)
Forecast: Dry with lower humidity this weekend
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Pleasant late July weather for the upcoming weekend!. Friday Evening: Mostly to partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Saturday: Mostly sunny with lower humidity! Highs in the mid 80s. Sunday: Mostly sunny with low humidity. Lows in the mid 60s, highs in the upper 80s.
Meet-a-Ram: The Graduate School’s Melissa Tyler puts a strong foot forward for Ph.D. diversity
Associate dean with deep roots at VCU was honored recently for her support of the State Doctoral Scholars Program. Melissa Tyler knows something about going the extra mile for students – and with more than three decades at Virginia Commonwealth University, she has covered a fair distance. So a recent recognition she received is fittingly named.
Elisa Gonzalez wins 27th annual Levis Reading Prize for ‘Grand Tour’
Her debut full-length poetry collection is selected by the MFA in Creative Writing program at VCU. Elisa Gonzalez has won the 2024 Levis Reading Prize for her poetry collection “Grand Tour.” The prize is awarded annually for the best first or second book of poetry published in the previous calendar year, and the winner is chosen by the MFA in Creative Writing program at Virginia Commonwealth University. The prize honors the memory of poet Larry Levis, who was a VCU faculty member at the time of his death in 1996.
New VCU head baseball coach Sean Thompson discusses his promotion
VCU athletics announced on Monday, that Sean Thompson would be promoted from pitching coach to head coach. Thompson became the Rams' third head coach in four years and the youngest Division I head baseball coach in the country.
2024 Futures – Richmond Day 1: Daniel Diehl swims 1:47.65 in the 200 free
LCM (50m) Live Results (on Meet Mobile as “USA Swimming Futures – Richmond – 2024”) The first day of the 2024 Futures Championships in Richmond, Virginia, which featured the men’s and women’s 200 free, 100 breast, 200 fly, and timed finals of the women’s 800 free and men’s 1500 free, has come to a close.
Test Shows Petersburg, VA, Firefighter Nearly Twice over Legal Limit
The breath test registered .145 -- nearly twice the legal limit. That's what a firefighter behind the wheel of a Petersburg fire truck blew Tuesday afternoon after the rig hit a parked vehicle. A person who saw the fire truck stopped in the middle of the street initially thought it...
BLK RVA Community Awards finalists announced
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Richmond Region Tourism Foundation has announced the finalists for the BLK RVA Community Awards. Wells Fargo hosts the inaugural event to honor businesses, community members and initiatives that support Black tourism across the Richmond region. Two of the awards up for grabs come Friday, Aug....
Richmond’s East End Lightning ready to strike at Junior Olympics
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -The games in Paris are not the only Olympics about to begin. The AAU Junior Olympics are gearing up in North Carolina, and one local team is aiming to win big!. “I get nervous sometimes, but then once it’s time to race, I’m race-ready,” said Kaden Brown....
'Into warp speed': Bobb Group escalates work on Hopewell finances, stresses future unity
HOPEWELL – Saying the project has now reached “warp speed” stage, the Robert Bobb Group told City Council that between now and the end of its contract, it will push Hopewell hard to make sure the city’s $2 million investment in rebuilding its fiscal infrastructure will not be in vain. “At this point,...
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