Weather: High of 63. Temperatures drop to the mid-50s this evening.

On this date in 1977, the area requiring parking permits in the Fan is expanded out to Lombardy Street.

The (Real) State of the City breakfast event returns on January 15. Advance ticket sales will begin soon, keep an eye out!

In Virginia, happy hour must end at 9 p.m. Some Richmond restaurants want to change that.

Since 1985, happy hour in Virginia has had a hard cutoff of 9 p.m.

A number of Richmond businesses are joining a push by the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging and Travel Association to change the state’s ABC rules to allow establishments to extend happy hour to as late as midnight.

“You see folks who want to dine later, or you see folks who are getting out of work at a late hour and would still like to have a drink affordably,” an industry representative said. Read more here.

Richmond food pantries strain to meet demand as SNAP funding halts

Local pantries like the one at Broad Rock Baptist Church are seeing a greater demand in visitors, while receiving a limited supply of food. 

“It’s light!” said one volunteer at the church Tuesday morning, pointing to the normally full table that was now holding sparsely laid out produce like eggs, juice and vegetables. “This week we didn’t get a lot. And it may be the beginning.”

• Over 22,000 households in Richmond receive federal funding to purchase food. They are now at risk of losing over $7 million in benefits in just a few days.

Feed More said demand is already up 14% at its food pantries this year. Read more on how the shutdown is impacting people, and what the city and state plan to do.

Scott's Addition will get a freestanding ER, joining a nationwide trend

Henrico Doctors’ Hospital is building a new 24-hour freestanding emergency room in Scott’s Addition, the first full-service emergency health care facility in a neighborhood known for nightlife and new construction. 

However, one expert cautioned that patients can confuse the facilities with urgent care centers, which are much cheaper. Read more here.

Police issue charges stemming from 'car club' night of disruptions

Richmond police have charged four individuals with crimes after investigating disruptions that occurred across the city on Saturday night, October 18.

More than 200 individuals gathered on two of the city's busiest intersections, shutting down traffic while cars did burnouts in front of the spectators.

All four are from outside the Richmond area. Read more here.

In other news

• Bank of America now controls half of all local deposits in latest FDIC rankings (Richmond BizSense)
  • Wells Fargo, Truist and Atlantic Union Bank followed in the rankings.
• VCU dorm fire alarms went off 91 times last year (Commonwealth Times)
  • Vaping and smoking was the most common cause. Alarms at the Cary and Belvidere dorm went off 45 times, the most of any building.
• Clocks turn back on Sunday. A poll says most Americans don't like the system. (Associated Press)
  • Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time. 47% are opposed, with 40% neutral.

The editor's desk

Reese's is the top candy of course, but I feel like Halloween is a big night for 100 Grand. A great option that I don't see the other 364 days of the year.

Michael Phillips, founding editor
mphillips@richmonder.org

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