Articles by The Peedmont Staff

Leaked Documents Reveal $1.4 Billion Coliseum Plan Includes Installation of Uneven Sidewalks and Potholes

RICHMOND, Va. — Details have started to come to light about Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney’s $1.4 billion dollar proposal for a new coliseum and downtown development plan after an anonymous source leaked several documents earlier this week. RELATED [read more ... ]

Report: Diversity Thrift Inventory 90 Percent “This End Up” Furniture

RICHMOND, Va — A recent study found that 90 percent of the donated items available at Diversity Thrift are from This End Up Furniture Company. RELATED (article continued below): Poll Results Say Ukrop’s, Not Publix, Should Go in Former Carytown [read more ... ]

Chesterfield County Teacher in Constant State of Arousal at the Thought of Impending Snow Day

CHESTERFIELD, Va. — Describing the feeling as a complete and irresistible tease, Winterpock Elementary School teacher Brian Grandoff has been in a state of arousal on the eve of a potential snow day, sources confirmed Tuesday. “The prospect of [read more ... ]

Poll Results Say Ukrop’s, Not Publix, Should Go in Former Carytown Martin’s Location

RICHMOND, Va. — A new poll conducted by the Carytown Merchants Association has revealed that the neighborhood’s residents favor a revived Ukrop’s grocery store taking the place of the former Martin’s location. RELATED (article continued [read more ... ]

Tim Kaine Rejected by Fifth Jam Band He Tries to Join

ARLINGTON, Va. — A devastated Sen. Tim Kaine has just been rejected as the harmonica player for local jam band Intergalactic HASHbrown Experience, sources confirmed Friday. RELATED (article continued below): Terry McAuliffe Drunkenly Screams for [read more ... ]

W&M Alumni Still Bummed to Encounter Griffin at Home Basketball Game

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — On a recent trip to a William and Mary men’s home basketball game, Kevin Barnes, ’97, again reacted with a mixture of ambivalence, apathy, and disappointment towards W&M’s mascot the Griffin. “Watching a William [read more ... ]

New Study Suggests Nothing New Going on in New Kent County

NEW KENT, Va. — A study published by the Virginia State Public Research Project has found that almost nothing “new” has occurred in New Kent County for over four years. Measuring everything from population levels and utility consumption to [read more ... ]

City Council Hopes Renaming Boulevard to Arthur Ashe Boulevard Will Cause People to Shut up About Monument Avenue

RICHMOND, Va. — Explaining that the neverending debate regarding Confederate statues has become very draining, Richmond City Council members are hopeful that renaming Boulevard to Arthur Ashe Boulevard will make people forget about Monument Avenue [read more ... ]

McAuliffe Plays Edward Fortyhands While Announcing Exploratory Committee to One-Up Elizabeth Warren

MCLEAN, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced his intention to run for president today from the comfort of his home in McLean, reportedly while playing the popular binge drinking game Edward Fortyhands. RELATED (article continued [read more ... ]