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This Virginia Town Is So Cheap, You Can Live On Nothing But Social Security

There’s a small city in Virginia where your Social Security check doesn’t just survive, it actually thrives, and its name is Hopewell. Most retirement advice sounds like it was written by someone who has never actually tried to live on a fixed income. “Downsize your expectations,” they say,...

Hopewell, VA · 4d
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New stretch of FDR Boulevard opens in St. Mary’s

The new phase of FDR Boulevard might just be the best one yet, according to project engineer Allen Settle. On Tuesday afternoon, the St. Mary’s County commissioners and representatives from the department of public works and transportation hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the newest extension of FDR Boulevard, which officially opened to drivers the following day. “Today is an opportunity to recognize just how far we’ve come,” Commissioner President Randy Guy (R) said. “The vision for FDR Boulevard has always been about more than building another road. It’s about creating a strong, more connected transportation network that meets the needs of our residents today while preparing our community for the future.” The roadway, which starts at St. Andrew’s Church Road in California, now stretches down past Buck Hewitt Road to Pegg Road in Lexington Park. A separate portion of the road from Great Mills Road to Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park does not currently connect to the newest extension at Pegg Road. This most recent phase involved adding a new traffic light at the intersection of FDR Boulevard and Pegg Road and building new entrances at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Plaza Azteca restaurant and the Hampton Inn Hotel,

St Mary'S County, MD · 1d

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Henrico lowers speed limits on more than 50 roads. Is your street on the list?

Henrico County is lowering speed limits on more than 50 roads after a safety study. Find out which roads are changing and the new limits.

Henrico County, VA · 2d

Virginia Mercury

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Newport News to create $9.5 million seafood market, revamp industrial park

Drive to the eastern end of Jefferson Avenue in Newport News and you’ll mainly find warehouses, industrial buildings and parking lots before the roadway terminates at the James River. But in a few years, this area will play host to a revamped waterside seafood market, where citizens can eat the catch of the day as […]

Newport News, VA · 6h

WTKR News 3

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SS United States’ Newport News legacy lives on as famed ship is sunk

As the SS United States is sunk off the coast of Florida to begin a new life as an artificial reef, pieces of the historic ocean liner and its legacy remain in Newport News, the city where it was built.

Newport News, VA · 19h

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The Untold Gay Gun Story

After Donald Trump won the 2024 election, firearms instructor Clara Elliott said her classes began filling up, and have been full ever since. Her company, Arm Trans Women Firearms Instruction (ATW), offers free firearms training to transgender and nonbinary people in Virginia. On January 20, 2025, Trump signed Executive Order...

Richmond, VA · 1d

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A Former FBI Agent Sent to Texas to Work the Kennedy Assassination Case Right Out of the Academy Just Turned 100

Ed Kenney of Henrico, Virginia, turned 100 on Nov. 7. The former FBI agent was sent to Texas to work the Kennedy case and recalls visiting Jack Ruby.

Henrico County, VA · 2d

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Project Peanut hit with second environmental violation notice

Google’s Project Peanut has received a second notice of violation from state environmental regulators in the span of a month. Peanut, one of the company’s three planned data center campuses in Chesterfield County, is currently under construction and slated to go online in late 2027. An Oct. 30,...

Chesterfield County, VA · 2d

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Bizarre Market to return to Richmond this holiday season

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Bizarre Market will return to the River City this holiday season, offering local, handmade goods and much more. The holiday pop-up shop will be held at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond from Nov. 28 to Dec. 23, featuring goods and artwork from 103 artists.

Richmond, VA · 1d

WTVR CBS 6

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1 in 5 people experiencing homelessness in Richmond region is 60 or older

Older adults are making up a growing share of people experiencing homelessness in the Richmond region.

Glen Allen, VA · 2d

WTVR CBS 6

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Goochland, Henrico residents pack meeting over potential Google data center

Hundreds of Goochland and Henrico County residents packed Goochland High School Tuesday evening as concerns grow over the possibility of additional hyperscale data center development.

Goochland County, VA · 1d

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Powhatan State Park to host coal burned spoons workshop

Powhatan State Park will host a bushcraft workshop for coal burned spoons this weekend.

Powhatan, VA · 1d

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There’s A Historic Train Depot In Virginia That Whisks You Back To The Early 1900s

There’s a spot in Montpelier Station, Virginia where the calendar on the wall still reads 1927, the telegraph equipment sits ready for the next message, and the only thing missing is the sound of a steam whistle cutting through the trees. The Historic Montpelier Railroad Depot, built around 1910,...

Montpelier Station, VA · 15h

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Hunt For Long-Lost Albums At 7 Virginia Record Stores That Feel Like A Time Capsule

Ready to hunt for long-lost albums at record stores across Virginia that feel like a time capsule?. These 7 record stores offer incredible finds and a chance to rediscover music you thought was gone forever!. 1. Plan 9 Music (Richmond) Richmond has a lot going for it, and Plan 9...

Virginia · 2d

WTVR CBS 6

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180 Chesterfield students could change schools under redistricting proposal

About 180 Chesterfield County elementary school students could be one step closer to changing schools as the School Board prepares to vote on a redistricting proposal.

Chesterfield County, VA · 1d

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Dead felons, dog and now a prisoner: Spanberger voting rights letters draw fresh scrutiny

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s voting rights restoration effort is facing fresh scrutiny after a state letter indicating that voting rights had been restored was mailed in the name of a woman who remains incarcerated on a felony drug conviction. Spanberger and Secretary of the Commonwealth Candi Mundon-King have faced...

Virginia · 1d

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Looking At Oregon Hill On The Richmond Heat Map

The Oregon Hill neighborhood is the yellow shape in the middle. As the map shows, Oregon Hill is surrounded by ‘more heat’, except to its west, which is Hollywood Cemetery. The screenshot is taken from ‘Richmond Heat Watch Map v2’, with can be accessed through this link:...

Richmond, VA · 1d

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Petersburg opens new park to honor local veterans

PETERSBURG − Against the backdrop of Veterans Day , Petersburg leaders and citizens gathered to dedicate a downtown park designed to honor the city's past, present and future veterans. The Nov. 11 ceremony dedicated Rotary Memorial Peace Park, a 9,700-square-foot former parking lot repurposed into a greenspace in which to relax and reflect. It is bordered by East Washington, North Jefferson and Franklin streets. Peace Park is the brainchild of Richard Taylor, a longtime Petersburg resident and civic leader who started work on it a few years ago after receiving a call from someone alerting him to the condition of the old parking lot. "It really was a labor of love," Taylor told the audience. Through the generosity of local businesses, Petersburg Rotarians and a $15,000 grant from the Rotary Foundation, the old asphalt was ripped out and replaced with soil and sod − and all done without spending a single city penny. The size of the park is 9,726 square feet. Taylor said that number was chosen for a reason. "I say 9,726 because if it had been 10,000 square feet, I would have had to apply to the federal government for a permit to get rid of [the

Petersburg, VA · 19h

Axios Richmond

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Richmond's democratic socialists are gaining political power

Richmond's democratic socialists are turning years of community organizing into election wins and political power. Why it matters: Candidates backed by the Richmond Democratic Socialists of America and its allies are defeating establishment-backed opponents, tapping into voter frustration with City Hall and gearing up to challenge more incumbents. Driving the news: Their latest victory came last week, when DSA-backed Jackie McDonnough defeated former Virginia Education Secretary Anne Holton for Richmond's 6th District School Board seat, despite being outraised more than 3-to-1. Holton raised roughly $110,000 to McDonnough's $32,500 and had endorsements from Gov. Spanberger, Mayor Avula, former Mayor Stoney and former 6th District School Board member Shonda Harris-Muhammed. McDonnough, a longtime educator, tells Axios she applied for the vacant School Board seat but was passed over in favor of Holton. Organizers with Richmond DSA and Richmond For All later encouraged her to run. Holton didn't respond to Axios' request for comment. How it happened: McDonnough's campaign says more than 150 volunteers knocked on 11,000 doors and made 6,000 calls. She tells Axios DSA members supplied most of her canvassers, alongside Richmond For All, the Crusade for Voters and educators' groups. Richmond DSA co-chair Elisabeth Waldron says volunteers were the chapter's

Richmond, VA · 2d