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Gov. Bob McDonnell and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner share a laugh during an impromptu morning meeting in the governor’s office in Richmond on Thursday. The meeting took place following their joint appearance at a press conference announcing “My Digital Life,” a digital literacy and responsibility program for Virginia Public Schools.
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Head football coach Danny Rocco has announced redshirt-freshman quarterback Michael Strauss will transfer from the University of Virginia and has enrolled at the University of Richmond, effective with Monday’s start of the spring semester. “We are very excited to announce the signing of transfer quarterback Michael Strauss out of Miami, Florida,” said Rocco. “Michael was…
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The Richmond Raiders Professional Indoor Football Team announced today the signing of Kirk Belgrave, and a 6’ 1’ 205 lb defensive back, Brent Trice, a 6’ 3″ 214 lb linebacker, and Brandon Grier, a 6’ 5″ 270 lb offensive and defensive lineman. Kirk Belgrave hails from Norfolk where he was named all-district on both offense…
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Richmond downed the James Madison women’s basketball team 74-66 Thursday evening at Lehigh’s Stabler Arena. UR improved to 11-2 with its fifth straight victory, while JMU dropped to 7-3. The game was the first of two games in the opening round of the Lehigh Christmas City Classic. Richmond 6-0 sophomore forward Genevieve Okoro scored a…
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Recently I performed a magic show for children at Barnes and Noble in Reston as part of a fundraiser for a local preschool. Part of the success of performing magic is dependent upon the ability of the magician to divert the attention of the audience from what is going on to the illusion of what…
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The Virginia women’s basketball team earned a 69-56 road win at in-state foe Richmond on Sunday (Dec. 4) afternoon at the Robins Center. Virginia improved to 7-2 on the season and won its second-consecutive contest. The loss was Richmond’s second of the season. The Spiders now have a 6-2 overall record. “We’ve worked hard on…
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On Nov. 21, a new traffic signal at the intersection of Richmond Road and Kenyton Street will go into flash mode. The signal will flash yellow for both eastbound and westbound Richmond Road traffic to alert motorists of the new signal. On Dec. 5, this signal will become fully operational. While the posted speed limit…
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia will provide legal assistance to a photographer who was arrested for trespassing while taking pictures of the police during the recent sweep of Occupy demonstrators encamped at Kanawha Plaza in Downtown Richmond. Ian Graham, a photographer for RVA Magazine in Richmond, was attempting to document the removal of…
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The ACLU of Virginia has asked Mayor Dwight Jones of Richmond to reconsider his decision to toss Occupy Richmond campers from a Downtown Richmond public park. In a letter faxed earlier today, ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Kent Willis notes that the Richmond police had originally told demonstrators they would be allowed to remain overnight….
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Fueled by 297 yards rushing and seven quarterback sacks from its defense the James Madison football team powered past the University of Richmond 31-7 at Bridgeforth Stadium on Saturday. JMU won its fourth straight game to improve to 4-1 this season and 2-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association. UR lost its second straight, dropping to…
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