Rachel DePompa – bio | email
SWINE FLU:
Achoo! I know at least 10 people who came down with the swine flu in the last week! I am determined NOT to be the next to go down. Alas, I missed out on my chance for a free H1N1 shot today. I was at a press conference where [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Richmond Baseball’
October 14, 2009
Flatheads, Swine Flu and Debates Oh My!
October 12, 2009
It’s Monday: What’d I Miss This Weekend?
Rachel DePompa – bio | email
I’ve been out-of-town since Thursday so here’s an update to a few stories…..
GRTC Photo Controversy:
The Free Press has apologized. The newspaper posted a disgraceful picture after the deadly bus crash two weeks ago. (You can read my prior thoughts about that here.) The editor and chief has finally addressed the incident in the newspaper. He [...]
September 23, 2009
Baseball Comes Swinging Back!
Rachel DePompa – bio | email
As a huge sports fan, I can’t for the life of me understand why Richmond doesn’t have any sort of professional team. I’m originally from Maryland (just outside DC) and I can’t miss a Redskins, Capitals or Maryland Terrapins game. Throw in the Wizards, and the Nationals and I’m set! [...]
August 13, 2009
Back in town for Richmond Round-up
Rachel DePompa – bio | email
Sorry for the LONG delay in blogs, but I was sent on secret assignment this week. (No, really!) I was gone for two days, but i’m back today and ready for the week in review.
Gene Lepley: I was so happy to see my former co-worker today. Many of you [...]
July 2, 2009
Add Manchester to the List
Rachel DePompa – bio | email
I try not to weigh in on things and I’m not really going to right now. What you are about to read is more tongue and cheek, but I think it perfectly sums up Richmond’s Baseball Debacle. So here goes…..
I’m pretty sure if I hold a press conference tomorrow to say I think [...]
June 24, 2009
New Crime Wave, New Hire, Old Problem
Rachel DePompa – bio | email
New Crime Wave: When Kitchen Utensils Go Bad…
So, I have to call Richmond Police today to ask about an assault case. Two women fought in North Richmond. One had a frying pan, the other? A steak knife. This comes one week after a man was beaten with a meat tenderizer. Too [...]
May 28, 2009
Baseball Debate Getting Ugly
Rachel DePompa – bio | email
There are some days I’m glad that I’m a journalist. (Today is one of them.) Not having to weigh in on the “Great Richmond Baseball Debate” is nice. I get to just report the facts as we know them and sit back and watch all the opinions fly. From business owners to joe schmoes on [...]
May 18, 2009
Covering the Bases: Baseball in the Bottom
Rachel DePompa – bio | email
First I’d like to thank everyone on Twitter for the great baseball analogy suggestions. By far, my favorite was “more costly than peanuts and cracker jacks.” But I digress….
Richmond’s Mayor, Dwight C. Jones unveiled the findings of his $100,000 dollar study of the Shockoe Center proposal. As expected, we learned the city would have [...]
May 4, 2009
The Great Baseball Debate: Part Deux
Rachel DePompa – bio | email
Listen up all you Richmond Sports fanatics (crickets?), the Great Baseball Debate is Back! The $100,000 dollar baseball study is due at City Hall today. But you and I won’t see it for a few more weeks. The firm who researched the Highwood Properties proposal for Shockoe Bottom is supposed to give its preliminary results to [...]
April 22, 2009
Baseball is Sliding Back to Richmond….
By Rachel DePompa – bio | email
Baseball is back…. at least at the Diamond. That’s right, the one place no one is talking about playing baseball will host a team next year. It appears the deal will be inked by the end of the week to bring the Connecticut Defenders to the River City. The Defenders are [...]
