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Apr 17, 2026
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7 min read
Plus: It's another East End Animal Friend!
East End Animal Friends
Apr 16, 2026
1 min read
It's another East End Animal Friend!
Newbille "No Comment" Corner
Welcome to The Cynthia Newbille "No Comment" Corner!
Apr 10, 2026
13 min read
Plus: Avula, RPD tried to “saturate the public narrative” about Flock after my inquiries!
Apr 3, 2026
14 min read
Plus: Newbille silent on city’s payment register failures, subpoenaing Avula!
Mar 27, 2026
9 min read
Plus: Score a sweet hat to support local journalism!
Mar 20, 2026
11 min read
Plus: A recent inventory of E. Marshall St.’s free DVDs!
Mar 13, 2026
Plus: MapRVA’s 10,000th geolocation was a Libby Hill looker!
Mar 6, 2026
10 min read
Plus: Actually, E. Main's camera still isn't issuing tickets, city says!
Feb 27, 2026
Plus: Reporters aren’t supposed to do free PR for cops!
Mad Enough to Blog It™️
Feb 24, 2026
4 min read
WTVR carries water for the cops as RPD brass angles to renew its Flock contract
Feb 20, 2026
Plus: DPW issued few warnings for unshoveled East End sidewalks!
Feb 17, 2026
3 min read
The “ICE-Free Communities Act” wasn't worth the paper it was printed on
Feb 13, 2026
12 min read
Plus: A long-awaited Church Hill North coffeeshop nears opening!
Feb 6, 2026
Plus: Homages to Bill Martin, and a call to action!
Jan 30, 2026
Plus: Riverbend turns pro-ICE smear into cold hard cash for legal aid!
Jan 23, 2026
Plus: More like Danny AI-vula, amirite?!
Jan 16, 2026
Plus: Here's how much Cynthia Newbille and her liaison made last year!
Jan 9, 2026
Plus: Getting schooled by the “education governor”!
Dec 29, 2025
6 min read
The 71 year-old was run down in the crosswalk Sunday in front of City Hall
Dec 21, 2025
Just because the governor gives himself top marks doesn't mean the newspaper should
