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Neighborhood news and views from Richmond's East End

East End expansion off to rolling start for Fan bike-shop vet

Plus: After nearly a decade, DPW’s Shockoe Valley redesign elicits disappointment, pragmatism!

Dave Infante

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Aug 8, 2026

Newbille's "updates" sparse compared to other councilmembers' comms

Plus: The future of Chimborazo Playground is going to a vote!

Dave Infante

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Aug 2, 2026

Special Reports

DPR offers "half a million dollars," three ways to spend it on Chimbo Playground

City will fix park's bathrooms, water fountain regardless, but asks residents to decide incomplete pétanque courts' fate

Dave Infante

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Jul 30, 2026

The curious case of Church Hill People's News' undead Facebook page

Plus: DPR to present findings, next steps in l’affair pétanque!

Dave Infante

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Jul 25, 2026

East End expansion off to rolling start for Fan bike-shop vet

Plus: After nearly a decade, DPW’s Shockoe Valley redesign elicits disappointment, pragmatism!

Dave Infante

Aug 2, 2026

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7 min read

Newbille's "updates" sparse compared to other councilmembers' comms

Plus: The future of Chimborazo Playground is going to a vote!

Dave Infante

Special Reports

Jul 30, 2026

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5 min read

DPR offers "half a million dollars," three ways to spend it on Chimbo Playground

City will fix park's bathrooms, water fountain regardless, but asks residents to decide incomplete pétanque courts' fate

Dave Infante

Jul 25, 2026

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7 min read

The curious case of Church Hill People's News' undead Facebook page

Plus: DPR to present findings, next steps in l’affair pétanque!

Dave Infante

East End Animal Friends

Jul 24, 2026

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1 min read

Introducing Zucco

It's another East End Animal Friend!

Dave Infante

HoundTown "mayor" sniffs out canine career change

Jul 18, 2026

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5 min read

HoundTown "mayor" sniffs out canine career change

Plus: New plans for the old auto shop on E. Marshall St.!

Dave Infante

Newbille "No Comment" Corner

Newbille no-answers inquiry about Chimbo Playground flooding

Jul 13, 2026

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1 min read

Newbille no-answers inquiry about Chimbo Playground flooding

Welcome back to The Cynthia Newbille "No Comment" Corner!

Dave Infante

Chimbo Playground project swamping already flood-prone alley, residents say

Jul 11, 2026

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6 min read

Chimbo Playground project swamping already flood-prone alley, residents say

Plus: Anti-code refresh sign on E. Broad gets tagged “NIMBY”!

Dave Infante

Special Reports

Vacant building in Church Hill North slated for housing catches flame

Jul 5, 2026

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2 min read

Vacant building in Church Hill North slated for housing catches flame

Fire Dept. battled blaze on N. 28th & R Sts. Sunday evening; smoke visible south of James

Dave Infante

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East End expansion off to rolling start for Fan bike-shop vet

Newbille's "updates" sparse compared to other councilmembers' comms

DPR offers "half a million dollars," three ways to spend it on Chimbo Playground

The curious case of Church Hill People's News' undead Facebook page

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East End expansion off to rolling start for Fan bike-shop vet

Newbille's "updates" sparse compared to other councilmembers' comms

DPR offers "half a million dollars," three ways to spend it on Chimbo Playground

The curious case of Church Hill People's News' undead Facebook page

Introducing Zucco

HoundTown "mayor" sniffs out canine career change

Newbille no-answers inquiry about Chimbo Playground flooding

Chimbo Playground project swamping already flood-prone alley, residents say

Vacant building in Church Hill North slated for housing catches flame

Dave Infante

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