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	<title>Carver &#38; Jackson Ward News</title>
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		<title>Sakura Sushi &amp; Steak Now Open</title>
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Sakura has opened their new location in the Kroger shopping center. They are offering 10% off your meal during their Grand Opening.  Their ABC license is still pending, so you can&#8217;t get any sake or Kirin yet.  Hibachi steaks are prepared in the kitchen, not tableside as earlier reported.
Sakura Sushi and Steak
711 North [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/03/16/sakura-sushi-steak-now-open-2/</link>
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		<title>Historic Jackson Ward Association meets on Tuesday</title>
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The next meeting of the Historic Jackson Ward Association will be Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 6PM at the 533 Club (corner of 3rd and E. Jackson Streets).
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		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/03/14/historic-jackson-ward-association-meets-on-tuesday/</link>
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		<title>Quality Eyewear Since 1985</title>
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Warris Dudley, optician and owner is marking the 25th anniversery of Dudley Optical Company Inc. this year.  He came to Richmond 38 years ago working for the original Galeski Optical.  In 1983 he partnered with Dr. Lindley Smith, one of the first black eye surgeons in Richmond, in a shop at 2nd and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/03/12/quality-eyewear-since-198/</link>
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		<title>Balance Bicycle Shop set to open in April</title>
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Balance Bicycle Shop is set to open at 312 Brook Road in April. Grab a flyer at Lift to get 50% off of a tune-up when the doors open.
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		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/03/08/balance-bicycle-shop-set-to-open-in-april/</link>
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		<title>Triple shooting on St. John Street</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The police are seeking Tion Randell Bates, 18,  in connection with the murder yesterday of Keith Lamont Brunson, 23, of the 200 block of West Home Street. At 5:50PM on Sunday,  Richmond Police received a call regarding random gunfire in the 1200 block of St. John Street. When officers arrived, they found Brunson [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/03/08/murder-on-st-john-street/</link>
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		<title>Redbud</title>
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Taken in front of the Colony Club, 10 East Franklin Street
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		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/03/07/redbud-in-springtime/</link>
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		<title>The Irish in Richmond at Shockoe Cemetery</title>
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Music, storytelling, and a bit of Irish History &#8212; but no Irish whiskey &#8212; will headline an early St. Patrick’s Day event at Shockoe Hill Cemetery on Sunday, March 14th, from noon-3PM:


The toil and triumph of Irish immigrants to Richmond and elsewhere in the South in the 1800s and 1900s will be the focus of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/03/07/the-irish-in-richmond-at-shockoe-cemetery/</link>
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		<title>CAA Tournament this weekend at the Coliseum</title>
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VCU will be competing for the CAA Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament this weekend at the Coliseum. Today the Rams trounced the Deleware Blue Hens 66-49 to advance to the 2nd Round on Saturday. Games will be played throught the weekend ending with the Championship Game Monday night. This should generate a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/03/05/caa-tournament-this-weekend/</link>
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		<title>First Fridays Expands East</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An expanded First Fridays leads of a big weekend in Jackson Ward.   For the next three months First Fridays East will venues around the Richmond Convention Center and CenterStage.
From Curated Culture:
On March 5, April 2, and May 7, 2010, from 5-8 pm&#8230;&#8220;First Fridays East&#8221; is our new spring project that showcases the best in arts and culture at four of Downtown&#8217;s most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/03/05/first-fridays-expands-east/</link>
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		<title>2nd Street Eats</title>
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There&#8217;s quite a collection of new and not so new restaurants and shops near the intersection of 2nd St. and Marshall&#8230;



Here&#8217;s a mostly complete list.


2nd Street Eatery (SE Corner 2nd &#38; Marshall)


Indigo Salon


Sweet Peaz


Shakour&#8217;s Merchandise


Al Kawther Catering and Takeout


Tropical Soul


Choe&#8217;s Market


Leone&#8217;s Pizza and Sports Bar


Romanza  Pizza


The north half of the block is still vacant and boarded up.    I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/02/24/2nd-street-eats/</link>
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		<title>Investigation into Friday&#8217;s shooting leads to arrest</title>
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Investigators from the Richmond Police Department are following up on multiple leads after Friday night&#8217;s shooting in the 1600 block of West Broad Street. During their investigation, officers arrested Quionte D. White, 18, of the 1000 block of Edgehill Road, and charged him with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (though he has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/02/22/investigation-into-fridays-shooting-leads-to-arrest/</link>
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		<title>BP Shooting 2nd in Two Weeks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Interesting side story from NBC 12 News.
&#8220;It was a rather wild moment here,&#8221; said Richmond police spokesperson Gene Lepley. &#8220;There were dozens and dozens of people in the area when the shots were fired.&#8221;
That&#8217;s definitely not what you want to hear police describe the area across from where you work.
But for Robert Thompson, who works [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/02/22/bp-shooting-2nd-in-two-weeks/</link>
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		<title>Man in critical condition after shooting at BP</title>
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Police responded to a call of a fight with shots fired outside the BP Gas Station at 1600 West Broad Street at 10:41PM last night. Upon arriving, they encountered a crowd of several dozen people and discovered one individual with gunshot wounds. He was transported to VCU Medical Center where, at last report, he remains [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/02/20/shots-fired-at-bp/</link>
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		<title>Doors closed at Croaker&#8217;s Spot</title>
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The RTD reports that Croaker&#8217;s Spot has closed:


Two signs were posted on several of its front windows. One notice, signed by management, said the restaurant had been closed for &#8220;restructuring.&#8221; A second, bright orange sign, by the Virginia Department of Taxation said Croaker&#8217;s Spot was closed because it owes 43,985.57 in unpaid taxes.
Enjoli Moon, general [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/02/20/croakers-spot-restructuring/</link>
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		<title>HJWA meets tomorrow</title>
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The next meeting of the Historic Jackson Ward Association is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 16, at 6PM at the 533 Club (corner of 3rd and E. Jackson Streets.
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		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/02/15/hjwa-meets-tomorrow/</link>
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		<title>February meetings announced on Bus Rapid Transit</title>
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Two meetings  on bringing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to Broad Street have been called for the end of February:


Join us to improve transit service and traffic congestion on Broad Street. This important roadway and transit route serves many commercial and residential areas and averages more than 700 bus trips daily. The study will focus [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/02/10/february-meetings-announced-on-bus-rapid-transit/</link>
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		<title>Kroger Adding New Fuel Center.</title>
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		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/02/08/kroger-adding-new-fuel-center/</link>
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		<title>Romances beyond the grave at Shockoe Hill Cemetery</title>
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Join the Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery on Valentine’s Day from noon-3PM at the Keeper’s House in the Cemetery (4th Street and Hospital Street). Hear from Chris Semtner, Curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum and author of Edgar Allan Poe in Richmond; and Chief Justice John Marshall scholar Sylvia Evans, in this interactive celebration [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/02/08/romances-beyond-the-grave-at-shockoe-hill-cemetery/</link>
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		<title>Put Carver/Jackson Ward on the Map</title>
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Wikimapia is a mapping tool that allows you to add new locations and comments to existing locations in your neighborhood or anywhere in the world. There are many new businesses, galleries and restaurants in Carver, Jackson Ward, and all over Richmond that are waiting to be added.
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		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/02/07/put-carverjackson-ward-on-the-map/</link>
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		<title>Some venues to open for First Fridays</title>
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Due to inclement weather, a majority of First Fridays participating venues will be closed this evening, Friday, February 5, although a select group will be open for regular operating hours.



WHO’S OPEN:
Belvidere on Broad
Ghostprint Gallery
ISHQ Gallery
Lemaire
Linden Row Inn
Popkin&#8217;s Tavern
Tarrant&#8217;s Cafe
Turnstyle
Visual Art Studio
FIRST FRIDAYS CLOSURES:
1708 Gallery
9WG Studios
art6
Black History Museum &#038; Cultural Center of VA
Centenary United Methodist
Chez Foushee
Corporate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cjwn.net/news/2010/02/05/some-venues-to-open-for-first-fridays/</link>
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