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The Salvation Army’s Christmas Assistance Registration will end this Friday. Sign up now!!!! November 28-December 2; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Salvation Army Tri-Cities Service Center, 1228 S. West Street in Petersburg PLEASE NOTE: Spanish speaking individuals are asked to register on the following dates: November 28-December 2; 9 a.m. to […]
Richmond, VA – The city’s Cold Weather Overflow Shelter will open tonight, November 30, as overnight temperatures are forecasted to remain at or below 35 degrees. The shelter is located at Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, 14 West Duval Street. The shelter opens at 7 p.m. tonight and will close tomorrow morning at 6 […]
World AIDS Day is this Thursday, December 1, 2011. Did you know that more than one million Americans are living with HIV? In Virginia, 23,000 people are living with HIV. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the first AIDS diagnosis in June of 1981. RVA Remembers 2011 will showcase a huge event this Thursday […]
UPDATE: The Short Pump Town Center will not track holiday shoppers as planned for the holiday season. Last week, the parent company of the mall, Forest City Properties, had began collecting data as shoppers were expected to flood the malls for Black Friday deals. The Short Pump Town Center would track shoppers through the […]
Black Friday has been dubbed the biggest shopping day of the year and the unofficial kick off of the holiday season. The best deals on furniture, electronics, toys you name it and it’s on sale this Black Friday. Thousands have camped out at retail stores since early Thanksgiving Day morning. Lots of anxious shoppers […]
Black Friday is here and is the unofficial kick off of the holiday season. The doorbuster sales are out of this world. Major retail stores opened late Thursday night and will remain open. I will keep it short as you have to get back to the best Black Friday shopping deals at Walmart, Kohls, […]
Happy Thanksgiving! How would you like to travel this Thanksgiving holiday without the traffic congestion? Well, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) wants to help you avoid traffic this weekend. VDOT has posted a series of maps http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/thanksgiving_2011.asp showing holiday traffic congestion trends on its website. This will give you an idea of congested roadways to avoid […]
City Announces Thanksgiving Office Closings Richmond, VA – In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, city of Richmond government offices, including City Hall, will be closed on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, 2011. City offices will reopen at regular business hours on Monday, November 28, 2011. The closing includes all branches […]
News Release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the Commonwealth of Virginia to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by the Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee during the period of September 8-9, 2011. The President’s […]
One of the greatest rappers of all times will be laid to rest in Mount Vernon, New York today. Heavy D, 44, will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at the Grace Baptist Church. Heavy D produced hit after hit from the late ’80’s through the ’90’s with the “Overweight Lover”, “Somebody […]
The Occupy Richmond protesters were denied a permit to camp out in Richmond parks. The protesters met in Monroe Park on Tuesday and decided to take up Ray Boone’s offer to camp out in his yard in South Richmond. Boone is the founder and owner of the Richmond Free Press newspaper. By the way, […]
Mayor Jones Issues Statement on Justice Center Vote Richmond, VA – Mayor Dwight C. Jones issued the following statement regarding the City Council vote approving the amendments to the 2009 Community Based Corrections Plan and Planning Study. Tonight’s vote also requests reimbursement funding from the Commonwealth of Virginia for all eligible costs relating to […]
