Dave Infante

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Let's *actually* close E. Broad St. for Halloween this year

Sep 5, 2026

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Let's actually close E. Broad St. for Halloween this year

Plus: Newbille, Parks officials defend Chimbo Playground reversal at testy meeting!

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East End Animal Friends

Sep 4, 2026

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1 min read

Introducing Bagheera

It's another East End Animal Friend!

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Special Reports

Newbille, Parks officials defend Chimbo Playground reversal at testy meeting

Sep 3, 2026

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Newbille, Parks officials defend Chimbo Playground reversal at testy meeting

Despite survey scrutiny, pétanque courts to be removed in advance of master-planning process for park

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East End arts nonprofit channels Dolly to raise dollars

Aug 29, 2026

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East End arts nonprofit channels Dolly to raise dollars

Plus: Parks’ polling procedure on Chimbo Playground plans perplexes!

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Majority votes to reverse controversial Chimbo Playground pétanque project

Aug 25, 2026

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Majority votes to reverse controversial Chimbo Playground pétanque project

Parks to repair restrooms, contract out "site-wide planning effort," find space for Boulefrogs beyond neighborhood

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Newbille, DPW talk pedestrian/bike safety for Gov't Rd., but few specifics

Aug 22, 2026

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7 min read

Newbille, DPW talk pedestrian/bike safety for Gov't Rd., but few specifics

Plus: Third draft of zoning code lowers expectations for East End housing supply!

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East End Animal Friends

Aug 21, 2026

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1 min read

Introducing Arnie

It's another East End Animal Friend!

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At Church Hill shop, Virginia's wines get movie-star treatment

Aug 15, 2026

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At Church Hill shop, Virginia's wines get movie-star treatment

Plus: Who dumped all these stone slabs in Chimborazo Park?

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

Aug 8, 2026

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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!

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

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!

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Special Reports

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

Jul 30, 2026

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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

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

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!

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East End Animal Friends

Jul 24, 2026

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1 min read

Introducing Zucco

It's another East End Animal Friend!

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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.!

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Newbille "No Comment" Corner

Newbille no-answers inquiry about Chimbo Playground flooding

Jul 13, 2026

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Newbille no-answers inquiry about Chimbo Playground flooding

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

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

Jul 11, 2026

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

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

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Vacant building in Church Hill North slated for housing catches flame

Jul 5, 2026

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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

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The Dock St. train derailment is NOT a metaphor

Jul 4, 2026

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5 min read

The Dock St. train derailment is NOT a metaphor

Plus: The Lookout is now on social media!

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East End Animal Friends

Jul 4, 2026

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1 min read

Introducing Twiggy

It's another East End Animal Friend!

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Mad Enough to Blog It™️

As RTD sells out newsroom to City Hall, ignore top editor's crocodile tears

Jul 1, 2026

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As RTD sells out newsroom to City Hall, ignore top editor's crocodile tears

Peddling powerful subjects a workaround "instead of interviews" is bad, but pretending it's "nothing new" is worse

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Behind Chimbo Elementary's feel-good story, dismal dots worth connecting

Jun 27, 2026

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5 min read

Behind Chimbo Elementary's feel-good story, dismal dots worth connecting

Plus: Here’s the Government Rd. project schematic!

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East End Animal Friends

Jun 25, 2026

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1 min read

Introducing Pickles

It's another East End Animal Friend!

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The latest fishy business in the East End

Jun 20, 2026

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6 min read

The latest fishy business in the East End

Plus: Chimbo Playground floods as DPR seeks missing stormwater permit on paused project!

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East End library's dino-themed summer slate is free—no bones about it

Jun 13, 2026

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East End library's dino-themed summer slate is free—no bones about it

Plus: Work on Government Rd. actually starts this summer, costs $10 million!

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Father-son duo launch photo-hunt for East End historical markers

Jun 6, 2026

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5 min read

Father-son duo launch photo-hunt for East End historical markers

Plus: Newbille, DPR officials talk ‘tanque with peeved public!

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