Tell me blue lives matter without telling me blue lives matter……

They have the BEST carrot cake in RVA and are crazy friendly.

Well when you consider how many people are stupid as shit and then also how many people own guns, it’s sadly not surprising.

We used to go to Regency Mall when the kids were younger and the weather was crap. I'm not sure if they've reopened their play area since COVID, but it was a good place where even if they escaped the admittedly lame play area, they certainly wouldn't be bothering anyone by running through an empty mall screaming.

What's next? Banning Reading Rainbow?!

HaVe yOu CheckeD yOur XboX LaTeLy!?!!!!!!!!1

Outside of the physical benefits to activity, I simply think it’s good for the soul to not be confined. Being out and around people is so good for (at least for me) my mood.

Timely subject. Today’s NYT The Daily podcast is about the American Academy of Pediatrics recommending really aggressive treatment for obese children, including RX weight loss medication and surgery.

Jesus you're probably one of those "All Lives Matter" people.

Look the pride flag, rainbow, BLM logo isn't saying white people don't matter or cis gendered people don't matter. It's saying that these people are equal to the cis gendered and white people.

Haha sounds like a romantic time over some wine vineyards

They should make right turn on reds illegal in the city. They will never do that. And even if they did they wouldn't enforce it. Drivers turning right never look for pedestrians, they usually look the other way to make sure a car isn't coming and don't look at the crosswalk at all.

We need an ice skating rink near the airport and more roller rinks in general.

Roanoake and forest hill is bad also.

As usual they forgot about southside.

Geeeee, now who made that flag a political football? Step 1: identify a representation of a group you hate, Step 2: be offended by that representation, Step 3: call for that symbol to be banned by a government entity to protect your feelings when it’s really just about sticking your finger in the eye of the “others” you hate.

This is the issue- this isn’t sides on an ideological discussion (no matter how bad folks on the right want to present it as such), the symbol is about recognizing people’s right to be treated as people, plain and simple.

Treating a rainbow flag like it’s representing some kind of special interest group, or even a symbols of “wokeness” is a discursive tactic that makes it seem like a political discussion but it’s really not- its very simply a message that a large spectrum (hence the rainbow) of sexual and gender identities that have a history of discrimination against them are accepted unilaterally and equally as human beings. This shouldn’t even be politicized at this point, let alone seen as a “battle” statement.

VMFA or go see a movie at bowtie.

700 guns taken from cars. Majority unlocked...how do you even quantify the stupidity? My brain is broken after reading this.

Accepting people’s sexual preferences is not picking a side. It’s the neutral, expected way to be. Anything outside of that is just antiquated bigotry that will fade into the abyss in the next few decades.

I'm assuming most of the cars that may have stolen were the Kia and Hyundais that were being stolen during an online trend. Homicides were down to 57, but arson was up by 87%.

One thing I learned way too late with my kids- if you take kids to a museum and you really want to see the exhibits but you're sure they'll be bored, get them a headset. For some reason wearing a headset in a museum seems to entertain them enough that they can stay longer than normal.

>the words on this print out sufficiently state all are welcome

If all are welcome why did Hanover seek the ADF's review of policies regarding trans students? Hanover refused to adopt policies that allow a trans student to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. And then they go and seek the opinion of ADF which has goals of "ensuring the law respects God created order for marriage, the family, and human sexuality.”

Are the words enough? No. Not when Hanover is seeking input from a group that doesn't see trans rights as human rights. Not when Hanover's school board has to individually approve which bathroom a trans student can or cannot use.

Edit: I did notice in your original comment you mentioned how you didn't feel the need to be in "battle mode" all the time. I don't know you or your political ideology, but trans people are continually being targeted by Republicans and the alt-right every day.

My daughter (5) loves going to At Home near the airport, especially near a holiday. It's probably similar to how I used to love going to the O.G. Williamsburg pottery when I was a child.

I live close to here. Crossing at Willow Lawn and Monument is really scary too! I’ve been crossing when it’s legal to cross and had drivers lay on their horns to the point I almost jumped out of my damn skin. Ridiculous.

I wish I had more motivation to do things on rainy winter days. I just hole up, which would be significantly harder if I had kids and not dogs who also dislike rain.