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UPDATE: Woman shot in Gilpin Court; police looking for armed bike riders

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Published Aug. 31, 2010 at 5:51 a.m.

Richmond police today continued their search for two young males on bicycles armed with guns after a girl was shot in the back last night in the Gilpin Court public housing project. Police received a call about 9:20 p.m. about a juvenile female being shot in the back in the 1100 block of ...

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Woman shot in Gilpin Court; police looking for armed bike riders

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Published Aug. 30, 2010 at 8:58 p.m.

Richmond police were searching for two boys on bicycles armed with guns after a girl was shot in the back this evening in the Gilpin Court public housing project. Police received a call about 9:20 p.m. about a juvenile female being shot in the back in the 1100 block of ...

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Richmond Fed president sees economy growing next year

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Published Nov. 17, 2009 at 10:20 a.m.

The economy should grow at a reasonable pace next year, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond told state legislators this morning. In housing, Jeffrey M. Lacker said several indicators of sales and construction activity hit low points earlier this year and have already risen modestly. “Housing is no longer a major drag on GDP growth,“ he said, referring to gross domestic product, which is the sum total of goods and service produced in the country ...

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Monsters of Folk, Beatles and Byrds, Reno 911 and SunTrust Marathon

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Published Nov. 9, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.
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There's lots to do in Richmond this week. Check out some of our highlights ...

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Richmond Fed chief: Economy improving

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Published Aug. 27, 2009 at 11:01 p.m.

The outlook for the economy is improving, but a recovery is likely to be “slow and uneven for some time,“ the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said yesterday as new government figures indicated the recession is waning. “Currently, the latest data indicate that the economy is leveling out,“ Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said yesterday in a speech to business and community leaders in Danville, the center of a textile-manufacturing and tobacco-farming region with

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Richmond boy with heart defect to join in bike ride to benefit VCU center

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Published Aug. 7, 2009 at 11:01 p.m.

Eight-year-old Peter Staropoli will join local cyclists in a 17-mile bike ride tonight. He is well-aware he may not get to the finish line, but for the Richmond boy this ride is a significant accomplishment. Peter, an energetic child with a profound curiosity for weapons and the U.S. military, was diagnosed with a rare heart defect when he was 8 months old. Since then, he has had five surgeries and six cardiac catheterizations ...

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Sports Backers Marathon Training Team Kicks off Saturday

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Published May 27, 2009 at 1:33 p.m.
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  Don Garber does an amazing job of encouraging runners of all abilities to finish the SunTrust Richmond Marathon by signing up for the Sports Backers Marathon Training Team.  He and his cadre of experienced coaches are both encouraging and inspiring as they keep people focused on their goal of crossing the finish line.  Thousands of Richmonders have completed the 26-week program and felt the thrill of crossing the finish line!   ...

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Dominion Riverrock Redux II

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Published May 18, 2009 at 2:43 p.m.
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Rusted Root was the heart of the party of 10,000 on Brown's Island Friday night -- the vibe was of a contented Richmond with mud runners, dock dogs and aerial bike acrobats adding to the fun -- ...

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Kaine, Richmond mayor lead Bike to Work Day ride

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Published May 15, 2009 at 11:01 p.m.

Beverly Butler doesn’t usually get a police escort for her morning commute. But since the governor led the last leg of her bicycle ride yesterday morning, she pedaled to work with sirens blaring and traffic stopped. On Bike to Work Day, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones met more than a hundred cyclists in Monroe Park to lead a procession down Franklin Street to Capitol Square ...

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Quieter commute: hundreds bike to work in Richmond

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Published May 15, 2009 at 6:56 a.m.

Several hundred people met in Monroe Park this morning for the final leg of the Richmond version of National Bike To Work Day. Many of the riders came from more than 10 miles away ...

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