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Fall Line Trail development continues as Richmond residents raise concerns
The long-awaited Fall Line Trail will likely break ground at Bryan Park in late August, according to advocates and developers. Once completed, the 43-mile path will extend from Hanover County to Petersburg, with 13 miles through Richmond.
Mosby sought city funding for her nonprofit amid mayoral campaign
Richmond mayoral candidate Michelle Mosby wrote an April 3 email to city council advocating for more funding for Help Me Help You Foundation, a nonprofit she’s run since 2008. The email was sent about a month before council approved Richmond’s nearly $3 billion budget for the new fiscal year....
Fifty Leven Wine Socially Sophisticated Wines Please All Palates
Virginia native strikes a balance between flavorful food and fine wine. When Kindra Dionne, owner of Leesburg, Virginia-based wine company Fifty Leven Wine, noticed how guests at professional networking events she attended interacted with the food and wine presented, one point became very clear—the wines and the accompanying bites were mostly mismatched. This usually resulted in much of the wine being left unconsumed. Mentioning this to an acquaintance then, now her mentor, led to establishing Fifty Leven Wine in 2019 and officially launching the company in October 2021 as an online retail business offering five socially sophisticated wines that have become...
Chesterfield Little League heads to Southeast Regional with goals of reaching the Little League World Series
Last Tuesday, the Chesterfield Little League All-Stars made history by winning the Virginia Little League State Tournament, securing their spot in the Southeast Regionals in Warner Robins, Georgia. The win gives the team an opportunity to advance to the Little League World Series in Williamsport.
Dozens gather in central Virginia to watch Thomas Heilman make Olympic Debut
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Dozens gathered in central Virginia Tuesday to watch 17-year-old Thomas Heilman make his Olympic Debut. There were watch parties at both the Piedmont YMCA where Heilman trains, and at Western Albemarle High School where Heilman is a rising senior. “We have an Olympian as a teammate,...
Gordonsville equestrian scratched from Paris Olympics
Hometown equestrian Will Coleman’s hopes for gold were dashed earlier this week when his Diabolo developed an abscess in his right front foot. The Gordonsville eventer had two horses named to the 2024 Olympics Paris team, Off The Record and Diabolo. Off The Record, the more experienced was replaced...
Manassas approves new noise ordinance with stricter limits
The city of Manassas just got a bit quieter with its new noise ordinance. The City Council voted for changes to the ordinance upon the amendment’s second reading during a July 22 meeting. "We've been working over the last two years, tracking various noise-enforcement issues throughout the city and...
Old Town chili spot Hard Times expansion to include new second-floor porch
Hard Times (1404 King Street) is scheduled to close sometime this year to undergo extensive interior renovations, but a new Special Use Permit said those plans could now include new second-floor outdoor porch seating. The SUP says the plan is to “add new second floor outdoor porch with seating for...
Watermelon Festival returns to Carytown
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - One of the most popular festivals in Richmond is coming back to Carytown. The 42nd annual Carytown Watermelon Festival will take place on Sunday, August 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visitors can expect plenty of fresh, juicy watermelon, live music, and entertainment on multiple...
Crozet’s Heilman qualifies for Paris Olympics 200-meter fly semis
PARIS, FR (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – At the Paris Olympics, Crozet’s Thomas Heilman has qualified for this afternoon’s 200-meter fly semifinal swimming the 11th fastest time of all the swimmers in this morning’s heats. He finished with a time of 1.55.74… which is about a full second off the top three qualifiers, but well within the top 16 needed to qualify for this afternoon’s semis.
Pediatric cancer patients, siblings get robotic pet ducks to help reduce anxiety
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Kids at Horizon Day Camp in Fairfax, Virginia got a special delivery of 75 robotic pet ducks to help pediatric patients and their siblings reduce anxiety during cancer treatments. The companion pets were donated by Aflac Corporate Social Responsibility and are among the 31,000...
Fairfax County wants to use our children as guinea pigs in an equity experiment
Fairfax County’s school board members say that the recently passed redistricting initiative is about transportation efficiency and overcrowding, but they are lying to us. The equity-based boundary redrawing effort is meant to redistribute families with higher household incomes to schools with fewer resources, with what appears to be little regard for geography. Earlier this week, […]
The Secret Plan to Strike Down US Gun Laws
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This story was published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. For decades, McLean Bible Church has served as the place of worship for many of DC’s...
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