Tag Archives: Annum In Review

Combining Two Months Into One Post Because You Remember All This Stuff, It’s Already Jan. 5, And We’re Getting Lazy Nov. 3: One day before the election, longshot mayoral candidate Lawrence Williams abruptly remembers that he’s running for mayor. Nov. … Continue reading →

The Month Advertisers Love ‘Cause It Rhymes With “To Remember” Sept. 2: Henrico County Fashion Police fatally trash talk seven women after they were seen wearing white less than 24 hours after Labor Day. Sept. 3: Whole Foods Market opens … Continue reading →

A Month That Sucks If You’re In Grade School, Or If You Just Plain Hate August August 6:Louisville, Ky. resident Hayden Goode passes by downtown Richmond bar Sine six times in search of a bar called Shinay. August 7:The new … Continue reading →

Because It Sounds Way Better Than Jufact July 1: Thirteen protesters form a human chain by cementing their hands together in front of the entrance to Dominion.  Police are able to simply move the radical environmentalists aside so traffic can … Continue reading →

A Month Kinda Like The Movie, Only With An ‘-e’ And Not A Pregnant Teenager June 3: Right-handed School Board member Keith West attempts to write his name with his left hand, but says later that he was unsuccessful and … Continue reading →

May Or May Not, Who Knows: May Just Might May 2:Richmond’s NBC12 takes weather-forecasting food technology to the next step, after its Arby’s WeatherNet radar begins beaming hot roast beef sandwiches into homes across the region. May 5: Mayor L. … Continue reading →

A Month Containing The Only Day Of The Year You’re Allowed To Joke Around April 1: Capitalizing on “the perfect opportunity” to play an April Fools Day joke on someone, Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder does the iconic Grey Poupon … Continue reading →

The Only Month Named After A Drum Line Command March 1:  The VCU Medical Center announces opening dates for its $192 million critical-care hospital.  In anticipation, area woman Rachel Westaway becomes less attentive when driving, starts playing with loaded handguns, and … Continue reading →

A Good-For-Nothing Month With Not Enough Days, One Of Which Is Dedicated To A Rodent Feb. 1:  CBS6 Reporter Ashley Wise is suspended for three weeks after accidentally using the derogatory commuter slur “rubbernecker” during a morning traffic report. Feb. … Continue reading →

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is our first of 12 “look backs” at the year that was, and currently still is, if only for a few more days. January 2008: A Look Back At The Month Named After Your Mom Jan.  1: … Continue reading →