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UPDATE: Woman shot in Gilpin Court; police looking for armed bike riders


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Published Aug. 31, 2010 at 10:51 a.m.

Richmond police today continued their search for two young males on bicycles armed with guns after a girl was shot in the back last night in the Gilpin Court public housing project. Police received a call about 9:20 p.m. about a juvenile female being shot in the back in the 1100 block of ...

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Woman shot in Gilpin Court; police looking for armed bike riders


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Published Aug. 31, 2010 at 1:58 a.m.

Richmond police were searching for two boys on bicycles armed with guns after a girl was shot in the back this evening in the Gilpin Court public housing project. Police received a call about 9:20 p.m. about a juvenile female being shot in the back in the 1100 block of ...

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UPDATE: Suspicious item was empty suitcase


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Published June 9, 2010 at 10:24 p.m.

A suspicious package being investigated by the Richmond police bomb squad turned out to be an empty suitase.  A call came in around 4:30 p.m. about the package, which was inside the parking deck at 501 N. Seventh St. near the Richmond Coliseum, police said ...

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3 firms to study Richmond Coliseum’s future


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Published June 8, 2010 at 4:01 a.m.

Three consulting and design firms that specialize in sport venues have been hired to conduct a market study on the future of the Richmond Coliseum, the city announced yesterday. City government and regional corporate leaders conducted interviews with several finalists before unanimously choosing the firms of Barrett Sports Group LLC, Populous, and Weston Sports & Entertainment to jointly conduct a “market and financial feasibility” study of the Coliseum ...

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Carrie Underwood sparkles at Richmond Coliseum


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Published April 28, 2010 at 9:01 a.m.
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The assured young woman who ascended from beneath the Richmond Coliseum stage last night on a red couch to ferociously snarl “Cowboy Casanova” bore little resemblance to the shy, baby-faced ...

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Spiders No. 25! Rams fall off the map


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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 6:28 p.m.

While the discombobulated VCU Rams were losing two basketball games last week, the improving Richmond Spiders were winning both of their outings. Today the Associated Press rewarded the Spiders with a No. 25 national ranking.The Spiders (20-6) are coming off crucial wins over Temple, Rhode Island and St. Bonaventure and lead the Atlantic [ ... ] ...

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Hotel tax an issue in Richmond Coliseum debate


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Published Jan. 3, 2010 at 5:01 a.m.

A tax on hotel rooms is generating millions of dollars more in the Richmond region than needed to pay for the expansion of the convention center seven years ago. But local officials caution that there is no pot of money available from the 8 percent room tax to pay for a new or substantially refurbished civic arena to replace the aging Richmond Coliseum ...

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Richmond Coliseum needs millions in repairs


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Published Dec. 13, 2009 at 5:01 a.m.

The Richmond Coliseum needs millions of dollars of work soon to continue operating safely while the city decides whether to replace it. Richmond plans to spend about $300,000 from this year’s budget to make the most critical repairs to the 38-year-old downtown building to avoid losing major users, such as the Colonial Athletic Association, that are unhappy with the Coliseum’s condition ...

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Tickets on sale: Styx/REO Speedwagon coming to Richmond


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Published Oct. 1, 2009 at 9:01 a.m.
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If you didn’t get enough lighter-waving action at Journey a few weeks ago, you’ll get another chance in November when Styx and REO Speedwagon hit the Richmond Coliseum.  The classic ...

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Coliseum swoons for Maxwell


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Published Oct. 1, 2009 at 9:01 a.m.
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MAXWELL, COMMON AND CHRISETTE MICHELE Concert review At: Richmond Coliseum last night     Moments before Maxwell opened his show, a bevy of women strategically positioned themselves along the edge ...

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