Blue Hair, A Museum Replica, and Water Supply
Cheers RVA!
Today will be sunny with a high of 77 and a low of 52 in the evening. The rest of the week is expected to be sunny with highs in the mid-80’s. Stay hydrated.
the juice
A water main break in Richmond at 7th and Canal streets caused water pressure to be reduced at the Church Hill Tank which affected residents in Henrico County, but officials say there is adequate supply and the water is safe to drink.
DPU work crews accelerated the timeline for repairing the break and began work Sunday evening.
the pulp:
Three separate deadly shootings occurred in Richmond over the weekend: a man was shot multiple times and killed early Saturday morning in the East End near MLK Middle School, and a woman was found suffering from gunshot wounds in Randolph near Hollywood Cemetery Saturday morning and later died, via WTVR. Also a man was shot and killed while driving on I-64 in Richmond early Sunday morning. There have been 28 homicides in the city so far this year, as compared to 26 at this time last year.
The Monument Avenue Commission is currently not actively working on any projects to reimagine the space, five years after the George Floyd protests which ultimately resulted in all of the Confederate monuments along the avenue being removed, according to Victoria Ifatusin at the Richmonder.
Redditor AimlessBen constructed a replica of the Science Museum of Virginia with 35k LEGO bricks:
image via reddit 100% of seniors at John Marshall High School graduated this school year, and RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras fulfilled a pledge to dye his hair blue, a promise he had made to principal Monica Murray if the milestone was achieved, via WTVR.
the vibe:
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