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Cheers Richmond! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How one Richmond nonprofit is filling school-meal gaps this winter break.
  • Why a long-vacant Richmond building just forced two neighbors out
  • How a Richmond crash survivor turned his recovery into holiday hope

Also on today's calendar: Burlesque Bingo and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy, temps: high: 62, low: 34.
  • Friday: Cloudy and cooler, with a high of 43 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Local organization feeds students missing school meals over break (nbc12.com) — A Richmond-based nonprofit, Hope for Learning, is stepping in over winter break to feed students who lose access to free school breakfasts and lunches in Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield. The group stocks elementary school food pantries, directly supports about 30 families, and regularly feeds up to 1,000 students, while inviting anyone in need—or willing to donate—to contact them.
   

2. Two displaced after fire in vacant building spreads to their Richmond home (wric.com) — Two Richmond residents were displaced Tuesday evening after a fire in a long-vacant building on Y Street spread to their home, damaging the side and attic. Richmond Fire crews responded around 5:48 p.m., and officials say the vacant structure had previously burned and remained unrepaired, leaving neighbors dealing with the fallout just before the holidays.
   

3. Crash survivor helps 100 families celebrate Christmas in Richmond (wtvr.com) — A Richmond crash survivor nicknamed “Coach” teamed up with two local doctors to help nearly 100 Richmond families celebrate Christmas through a new effort called Operation Holiday Hope. After surviving a devastating car crash, he’s now channeling gratitude and community support into gifts for local children, hoping small acts of kindness brighten a tough season for many neighbors.
   

4. Virginia teens arrested for attempted murder at FedEx facility (wtvr.com) — An 18-year-old Richmond resident and another teen from Sandston have been arrested after a November shooting outside a Hanover County FedEx facility that investigators say stemmed from a parking lot altercation. No one has been reported killed, but both face attempted murder and gun charges, and tips are being sought through Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers.
   

5. Many Virginians don't have access to an attorney: VSB report (wric.com) — Richmond is flagged among Virginia localities where residents face high barriers to finding legal help, even though it isn’t technically a “legal desert.” A new Virginia State Bar report shows one in four Virginians lack ready attorney access, with Central Virginia’s rural counties hit hardest and an aging attorney workforce deepening the problem statewide.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday December 24
  • Preschool Storytime
    North Avenue Meeting Room
    11:00 am
    • Friday December 26
  • Holiday Music Time
    Twin Hickory Area Library , TW Children's Program Room , Tuckahoe
    10:30 am
  • Trap Karaoke
    The National , 708 E Broad St , Richmond
    7:00 pm
    • Monday December 29
  • Mornings at the Museum: Battling Boredom – Soldiers' Games Behind the Lines
    The American Civil War Museum Richmond, VA 23219
    10:00 am
  • Library Mini Golf
    Tuckahoe Area Library , TU Meeting Room , Tuckahoe
    1:30 pm

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