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World AIDS Day is observed each year on December 1st, to raise awareness and bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic. It also focuses on the importance of HIV testing within our own community. HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV rates in Richmond are consistently higher than the State […]

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Richmond, VA – The city of Richmond placed first in its population range in the 2010 Digital Cities Survey which is conducted by the Center for Digital Government and Government Technology magazine. The survey measures and assesses the use of information technology by local governments which are categorized by their population size. “I extend my […]

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Neighborhoods across the nation come together and go all out with decorating their houses for Christmas. There is a lot of money and time dedicated to this, and some families have been doing it for years. But are all those lights festive or just down right tacky? Some people charge by the car to come […]

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Children all over Central Virginia will be stooping to tell Legendary Santa if they’ve been naughty or nice. Santa’s home until Christmas is at The Children’s Museum of Richmond. Call Santa’s hotline for hours 804-474-7009. www.c-mor.org

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More than half a million lights are on display at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden for the annual GardenFest Of Lights. You can see the lights nightly 5-10pm. For more information www.lewisginter.org

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Food, fun and fellowship sums up the success of the annual Thanksgiving Day Feast at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.  Hundreds of attendees were served great food by some wonderful volunteers.  My Radio One family showed up and showed out! Thank you Linda, Marsha, Kevin, Kevin Jr. Jazmine, Ciara, Julia, Margaret, Ebony, Asia, Gary, Cherlynne, Carrie, […]

In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, city offices will be closed on Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th. The Solid Waste Management Division will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.   For a complete  list of refuse schedules and services log on to www.richmondgov.com/PublicWorks/services.aspx Happy Thanksgiving and be safe!  Miss Community Cloovia and lil Miss Kenya […]

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Richmond has moved up 20 spots, from 99th to 79th, in a nationwide ranking of cities based on crime even though the city had fewer crimes over that period. The list is compiled by the CQ Press. “While we’ve moved up the list, it’s important to note that, overall, Richmond had less crime ranked 79th […]

Rodney White was one of my favorite classmates who kept me laughing.  He was really smart but just didnt apply himself.  Why did he joke so much? I guess now that he didnt want us to see him really crying inside from not having a real family and being moved from foster care  to foster […]

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COURTESY OF WTVR – NEWS 6 A local radio group is banding stations together to help fight hunger. Radio One personalities have set up shop outside of the Walmart on Brook Road, where they are trying to fill a portable storage bin, known as a Pod with canned and non perishable foods. The radio group […]

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Those who attended this summer’s initial Richmond Jazz Festival, many of whom are avid listeners of the KISS Quiet Storm, have been consistently calling me and e-mailing us about bringing more live jazz to the Capital City.  In these past few days since Jazz Saxophonist Richard Elliott performed live at the Milestone Jazz Lounge, those […]