Jun 29, 2009
City Names First CAROFLO
June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
City officials today named the first Chief Administrative Rolling On Floor Laughing Officer, charged with ensuring that Richmond residents are provided with a dose of laughter each day – particularly while rolling on the floor, if the situation is humorous enough. John L. Warren, who came to Richmond from Louisville, Ky. after serving for three [...]
Jun 01, 2009
The Richmond City Council last week approved a $630 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes nearly $24 that will go toward the purchase of one of those red phones that mayors and presidents have to get in touch with really important people, and do so really fast. The $23.50 phone will be a hotline [...]
Apr 06, 2009
Mayor Still Chuckling Over That SNL 'I'm On A Boat' Video
April 6, 2009 | 1 Comment
In his Monday briefing today, Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones brought staffers up to speed on his agenda for the week, updated some preliminary budget figures, and revealed that he is unable to stop thinking and giggling about the Saturday Night Live video “I’m on a Boat,” sources said. The song and video, a profanity-laced SNL Digital [...]
Dec 03, 2008
Mayor-Elect Dwight Jones' Collectible Plates Not Exactly Flying Off Shelves
December 3, 2008 | 4 Comments
Despite the strict limit of only two per caller, commemorative plates of Richmond Mayor-elect Dwight Jones aren’t selling as heavily as planned, the Virginia Historical Society Mint said this morning. “We really thought these things would go like hotcakes,” historical society mint president and CEO Paul A. Levengood said of the 8 and 1/2-inch in diameter [...]
Guy Who Lives Above 3 Monkeys Tired Of Asking Everyone To Keep It Down
Nick Cavalieri, who has lived in the apartment directly above 3 Monkeys Bar and Grill since November, is getting "more than fed up" with having to continuously tell his neighbors to be quiet, the 30-year-old said today.
"Monday through Sunday, I hear those guys partying pretty much every night," Cavalieri said. The University ...
