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North Carolina-based Food Lion has temporarily closed 25 of its stores in Virginia and Maryland because of Tuesday’s earthquake. Company spokeswoman Christy Phillips-Brown said the grocer decided to close the stores as a precaution in order to inspect them for damage. Phillips-Brown said she could not detail which stores had been closed or how long […]
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake rumbled through central Virginia at 8:04 p.m. Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The “aftershock” quake came about six hours after a 5.8 quake with a Mineral epicenter rocked most of the East Coast. The aftershock was felt throughout the region, from at least southern Chesterfield County to Short Pump. Tuesday […]
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes Virginia, D.C. and New York … The earthquake has been felt all over the eastern seaboard but the epicenter of the quake has been centered around 15km south of Mineral, VA in Louisa County. The largest recorded earthquake in Virginia history was a 5.9 in Giles County in 1897. Did […]
Miss Community Clovia had the chance to check in on Richmond Mayor, Dwight C. Jones and shed some light on some of the initiatives he’s been working on around the city. Mayor Dwight C. Jones discusses the “First Fridays Art Walk” and the impact it has on the city and the community. Over the last […]
Congratulations to Denise Fortson! She won the McDonald’s McCafe Frozen Strawberry Lemonade New Beetle Giveway on Saturday and took home a 2012 New VW Beetle courtesy of West Broad Volkswagen and McDonalds. Check out the highlight pics below.
Cops and Doughnuts Cliché Becomes Benefit for Law Enforcement Torch Run, Special Olympics Aug. 19, 2011 If you’re looking for Richmond Police officers on Saturday, Aug. 27, they’ll be at the Krispy Kreme. But it’s for a good cause. Richmond Police and Krispy Kreme have joined forces for a fun fundraiser – […]
Clean out your closet and donate those old band instruments to Linwood Holton Elementary School on Sunday, August 21, 1600 Laburnum Ave,. The Richmond Concert Band will present a free Concert “Old Instruments for Young Hands” and all you have to do is bring an old instrument or donate funds to buy band accessories. The […]
Take the little ones to the Children’s Museum of Richmond Saturday, August 20th for Moonbounce Mania. There will be moonbounces all over the museum for your kids to bounce themselves silly. The Museum is located at 2626 W. Broad Street, Richmond, get details at www.c-mor.org or call 804-474-7000.
Cottom Candy anyone…the Dindiwwide County Fair opened Thursday and will run through Sunday, August 21. Look for it at Virginia Motorsports Park, 8018 Bodyton Road, Route 1, Petersburg, 23803. Get more information at www.DinwiddieCountyFair.com or call 804-732-1100 or 804-862-3174.
The disheartening news about women in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields just keeps coming. Following on the heels of the Department of Commerce’s report showing that only 25% of STEM jobs are held by women and that women with STEM degrees are much more likely to work outside their fields than are […]
Most people have a list of dream destinations they would like to visit in their lifetime. The Egyptian Pyramids often appear on that list. However, to see a record setting pyramid, you will have to travel elsewhere. The world’s biggest pyramid is not in Egypt, but in Mexico.
