A 16-year-old Henrico teen was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the drunk driving accident that caused the death of a popular Applebee’s bartender, near Short Pump Town Center.

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Carol Summers, professor of history and international studies at University of Richmond, has received a sabbatical fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to support her research and writing on political activism in Uganda. [via]

Here are the following stats for various University of Richmond sports programs for this past week ending Friday, August 31st:

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The latest phase of the saga of the Mayor/School Board continues with a 17-page position the Board sent to City Council that simply states “We believe the school system needs to be fixed as quickly as possible.” You think?

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This is probably one of the coolest posts I’ve made since Jonah and I started NWEN only a couple of short weeks ago. To me, it defines community involvement and a spirit of “coming together” for our children.

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The school division will open a telephone hot line during the first two weeks of school for parents and students who have questions or concerns. The hot line can be accessed at (804) 780-7100 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Sept. 4 to 14. [via]

The University of Richmond has been known for its excellent programming at Modlin Center and has decided to “move downtown” by sponsoring the First Fridays artwalk.

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Henrico County is having a surplus sale of all the odds and ends they don’t need any more. Need a radar gun? It’s a steal, only 25 bucks. (You know you want to go play cop!) How about a mop bucket — for only $3 you can have an industrial strength one! I’m still trying to figure out what a $10 jump pump is.
Check it out.