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  • Elderly woman escapes fire in Richmond' East End

    Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 01/30/2010 05:01 am

    An elderly woman escaped her burning home yesterday in Richmond’s East End, fire officials reported. Firefighters were summoned at 5:37 p.m. to the 2300 block of Second Avenue for a ...

  • Maybe Rosebud

    The Fan District Hub | 11/25/2009 05:34 pm

    Fiction by F.T. Rea October 11, 1985: Waiting for the veterinarian to call back about his cat, Pal, Roscoe Swift sat at his old wooden desk. His breath was shallow. ...

  • 'Cause Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

    richmond.com | 11/03/2009 12:00 am

    Breaking up doesn’t have to be the most miserable thing in the world.  Caroline's Plate on the plus side of break-ups.

  • coal mining in Appalachia @ GlobeHopper

    River District | 08/17/2009 05:36 pm

    From the folks with Back Porch Initiatives: Today, August 17th, we will discuss Coal Mining in Appalachia and the activist movements surrounding it. Mountain Top Removal–a process through which coal ...

  • think global, act local @ GlobeHopper

    River District | 07/13/2009 02:13 pm

    From the folks with Back Porch Initiatives: Today, July 13th, we will focus on climate change commitments addressed by world leaders at the 2009 G-8 Summit and national leaders in ...

  • Cane Toads: An Unnatural History @ GlobeHopper Tonight

    River District | 06/29/2009 07:14 pm

    From the Back Porch folks: Today, June 29th, we will view the documentary, “Cane Toads: An Unnatural History” and discuss the dangerous problems that can arise with the introduction of ...

  • Back Porch Tonight

    River District | 06/08/2009 08:18 pm

    Today, June 8th, Back Porch Initiatives will be discussing the ground they’ve covered during Green Mondays over the past year and brainstorming  where to go next. Since we began our ...

  • Friday Night In the Big City

    The Lost Art of the City | 05/08/2009 10:40 pm

    The whistle has blown and Fred Flinstone long since gone home to see Wilma, Pebbles and Dino. He and Barney are knocking off a few brews on the back porch ...

  • you are what you eat

    River District | 04/20/2009 04:55 pm

    Tonight’s Back Porch Discussion at GlobeHopper features Tim Adkins (co-founder of Richmond-based Backyard Farmer) and Kate Ruby (developed of an urban agriculture program in Church Hill). They will talk about opportunities ...

  • Back Porch tonight @ GlobeHopper

    River District | 03/23/2009 03:36 pm

    Today, Monday 3/23, Michael Pirron, CEO of Richmond-based Impactmakers will join us in a discussion about corporate social responsibility and a new funding model for non-profits. Founded in October 2006 ...

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