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The Virginia women’s basketball team defeated in-state foe Richmond, 68-55, Monday (March 19) in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The Cavaliers advance to host Appalachian State in the third round on Thursday (March 22) at 7 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena. With the win, UVa improved to 24-10 overall…
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Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, is considering a new advanced manufacturing facility at its Crosspointe location near Richmond. The new factory would be an advanced blade manufacturing capability involving high-precision turbine blades for some of the world’s most sophisticated aircraft engines built by the company. Significant growth in the company’s aero engine order book…
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Top comic Odyssey Michaels will head the lineup at the February Comedy Night at WTA’s Gateway on Saturday, Feb. 25. Michaels was voted Richmond’s funniest comic in 2011 by Style Weekly Magazine. He has performed nationally, including being a featured performer at the Cincinnati Comedy Festival. He has also been seen on G4TV cable network. …
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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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