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Recovering reporter and native Texan from the Dallas-Fort Worth burbs living in Richmond. Lover of most food, places and books. Tweets/opinions are my own.

Richmond, VA
Joined March 2009
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Weird. The city says the tanks are getting full, but my water pressure is even weaker today than it was yesterday. Am I missing something? This just doesn’t seem to make sense.
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The main stay on my stove for at least 24 to 48 hours.
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Math ain’t mathin’….
“Dominion Energy, meanwhile, issued a release stating the company had restored power to the water treatment plant by 9:39 a.m., but referred any questions to City Hall.” The timeline ain’t mathing.
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Also, let’s keep piling it on. Is @CityRichmondVA prepared to deal with the number of pipe burst that may occur as temperatures dip into the teens? What about a rebate on our water bills for this cataclysmic failure?
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Aside from this, what a slap in the face to local restaurants, our hospitality industry and service workers. How are they expected to make $$ if these businesses DON’T HAVE WATER?!?!
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Was @CityRichmondVA boil advisory issued by the utility department, or VDH? Because, I thought VDH was the only agency that could issue boil advisories.
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Also, why did it take so long to notify residents and businesses about the boil advisory? It seems to me, the city had ample time to pivot and notify customers.
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I’m so glad I got to shake this man’s hand as a reporter. What a long, and rewarding life he lived as a public servant.
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I have some thoughts: 1) How does a chaos agent, former RPS board member become a voice on affordable housing when she railed against measures to ensure safe/stable housing for our students; 2) Sounds like she’s preparing to run for something else; and 3) Dist. 3 is doomed.
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It is done. ✅@andreasrva ✅@KamalaHarris ✅@timkaine ✅@RepMcClellan Cheers to a brighter future for Richmond, Virginia and America! 🇺🇸
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This is why I am supporting @andreasrva for mayor of Richmond. For people living on the southside, we do not have time to wait on Tax relief. We need it now. Richmond does not have time for on the job training, and Andreas will deliver!
Did you know one empty city block pays the same taxes as block with 24 family homes combined? It's time for a change. As your next mayor, I have a plan to shift the tax burden from hardworking homeowners to untapped city potential.
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People out here running for office in Richmond not paying they bills or they people…..Not a good look.
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facebook.com/share/qqEmvV3EH… Blackwell/Manchester loosing its pharmacy.
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As several Richmond neighborhoods are considering rezoningrequests, it occurred to me that Richmond Planning is about to rezone the whole city. Shouldn’t City Council step in and cease these requests until the city is rezoned???
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Plans matter. @andreasrva has been the only mayoral candidate to showcase he’s ready to hit the ground running.
Look, an actual roadmap to get things done.
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Y’all…pray for me, because the way I feel right now….I’m ready to post up and swing on some folks.
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I agree 100 percent. If Levar can’t mayor, he can’t govern a whole-ass state. We deserve better. This ain’t it.
This is what political cowardice looks like. Diminish and create distance. To treat small businesses this way is flat out egregious. Whether it’s a “handful” of restaurants or more, a problem is a problem. Don’t shift blame. Fix it. vpm.org/news/2024-01-04/rich…
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Some Deltas just crossed over in Manchester….And I am here for all of it! 🔺🔺🔺
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