Richmond is #7: 'Hot U.S. cities that offer both jobs and culture are mostly Southern and modest sized'

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcLrGWkd5N2B25THZjS4nXuWzUF10gZaV-JseBRMf0oMpBSjppJ8N4T22Ub-2CjqJaC55pu6agzCif1hyphenhyphenVnMQR_Egbsf8LRhpR1psFzd2j0sWu6cj_X6Ds42pm-FXA2e4eNnnR8yxzF6x/s1600/24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcLrGWkd5N2B25THZjS4nXuWzUF10gZaV-JseBRMf0oMpBSjppJ8N4T22Ub-2CjqJaC55pu6agzCif1hyphenhyphenVnMQR_Egbsf8LRhpR1psFzd2j0sWu6cj_X6Ds42pm-FXA2e4eNnnR8yxzF6x/s400/24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Looking from Rocketts Landing along the James River to the skyline of Richmond.</i></div><br /><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/30/hot-u-s-cities-that-offer-both-jobs-and-culture-are-mostly-southern-and-modest-sized.html">Another day, another poll</a> ... but Richmond has really turned itself around since its decline in the 1970s and '80s as it continues to attract young people with its James River urban recreational sites as well as housing, business, restaurants, and entertainment. It deserves to be a top city pick.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sMw_pQE8xwSnXI9OkAY2xzP55u9lGrNUfgJjmX-61VYQtWXlUUy90l_cUmxF33g5XFhuTAWxhGItJAih-SDisCKr3PVYTp3G5Y6Png0vo4b55TAG1cCFUmOD-8Nc1DnG0QWixp5apUSK/s1600/25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sMw_pQE8xwSnXI9OkAY2xzP55u9lGrNUfgJjmX-61VYQtWXlUUy90l_cUmxF33g5XFhuTAWxhGItJAih-SDisCKr3PVYTp3G5Y6Png0vo4b55TAG1cCFUmOD-8Nc1DnG0QWixp5apUSK/s400/25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i><a href="http://boathouserichmond.com/rocketts_landing/">The Boathouse Restaurant</a> at Rockett's Landing has indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the James River.</i></div><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell

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Looking from Rocketts Landing along the James River to the skyline of Richmond. Another day, another poll ... but Richmond has really turne...

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Virginia's mowing blitz to spiff up for Independence Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7tjQQbXp8foNF5rJDQ4bSZx82BWDxapVotolwRF514bWqFBwvAdZfwY697DFxLHzHbFjtAc8yrGDE_uTU9hDAaGQBezK_4g1nD6VO7A5vNjV_lu1CL7Sa2EoF1bPS_x126b4upUJ1Sqb/s1600/VDOT+truck+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7tjQQbXp8foNF5rJDQ4bSZx82BWDxapVotolwRF514bWqFBwvAdZfwY697DFxLHzHbFjtAc8yrGDE_uTU9hDAaGQBezK_4g1nD6VO7A5vNjV_lu1CL7Sa2EoF1bPS_x126b4upUJ1Sqb/s1600/VDOT+truck+2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo from NBC-29.</i></div><br />Virginia is spiffing up the roadways for the upcoming 4th of July holiday as the Virginia Department of Transportation goes on a mowing blitz during the next week. Shoulders and medians will be mowed and trash picked up as the Commonwealth readies for America's birthday.<br /><br />Governor Bob McDonnell announced the cleanup on Tuesday, noting:<br /><blockquote><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> “A clean, well-cut roadway enhances the state’s appearance for residents and visitors, but of greater importance is the effort to improve a motorist’s ability to see signs, guardrail and oncoming traffic, and to pull over during an emergency. Additional mowing will be ongoing throughout the year, but we wanted to make sure that our roads and highways are ready to welcome the public to the Commonwealth ahead of the holiday weekend.”</span></blockquote>As always, be mindful of VDOT workers who are out there beautifying the Old Dominion. They want to spend a safe Independence Day with their families, too.

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Photo from NBC-29. Virginia is spiffing up the roadways for the upcoming 4th of July holiday as the Virginia Department of Transportation go...

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