Tony Gentry

B&W photo showing slatted sand fence and its long shadows in dunes

Here in Outer Banks, North Carolina for annual solo writing retreat, and wow wandering.

thank you - exactly what I thought as I read her memoir

Region's medical marijuana dispensaries now owned by hedge fund after $130M deal - Richmond BizSense The South Richmond cultivation facility and four satellite dispensaries operated the by the region’s sole state-sanctioned medical pot provider are now in new hands. The deal follows a previous failed...

"An out-of-town hedge fund is the new owner of the Richmond area’s medical marijuana dispensaries."

Dude so misses Pat Boone

and with the beatings he took and the beer he slammed, how did Sonny live into his 90s - dang!

oh wow, missed this - I was a Unitas fan but yeah

color photo showing a snowy hill, people on sleds scattered about, bare oak trees at top of hill and yellow low sun in background

Sun sets on a sledding day at Forest Hills Park, Richmond, Virginia.

#scape #RVA #streetphotography

black and white archival photo, apparently taken from top of Empire State Building, of a smog-draped Manhattan cityscape, looking south towards the Financial District.

Trump's determined to MAKE AMERICA GAG AGAIN - a photo of a smog-draped Manhattan, 1966.

tastes like chicken!

3 panel picture, showing a helicopter drone, then party balloons, then another drone

Which of these is not like the others?

bummer, yeah

Gotta be my favorite headline of Trump 2.0 so far, in today's NYT:

#RVA #music #Richmond #Virginia #libraries

While the regime crows over today's job figures, this from The Guardian for perspective:

So grateful to have seen these good people when they came through Richmond - the streets lined for miles to greet them here

so funny to see republicans complaining about this as if they have not been pulling this shit for 15 years.

interior color photo of an imposing writing desk with tilted central panel, a rounded armed chair, a glass case with awards, and a cord around it all to make sure no visitor dares to sit down in that storied (pun intended) chair.

Today is Charles Dickens' birthday. Here's his writing desk, at his home in London.

#Dickens #writing #London

‘Housing near jobs’ bills have cleared Virginia House and Senate • Virginia Mercury Bills that could allow by-right zoning for apartment buildings, townhomes and mixed-use developments in certain commercial corridors cleared the Senate Thursday, one of several proposals to boost hous...

Let’s build some houses.

Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?

Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program. This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE. boltsmag.org/virginia-spa...

screenshot from NYT article about a two-story tall gold Trump statue to be erected at one of his golf courses

Pretty sure the Bible has something to say about the worship of gilded idols?

Our boys went to James River H.S. Glad to see students stepping forth in this way!

#Protest #ICEOUT #RVA

BW photo of a stubby concrete tower, a sculpture frame dedicated to Sally Hemings atop it, a few wintry trees.

This is the old railroad coal tower in downtown #Charlottesville, #Virginia. Key site for my first novel The Coal Tower (see www.tonygentry.com).

#BWphotography #writing

color photo showing five Buddhist monks in brown robes and sneakers walking in a line, greeted by people along the road.

Luckily, was able to join the lines of people greeting the March for Peace monks as they strode towards Richmond this icy afternoon.

#buddhists #RVA #Peace

Join Us in Richmond for a Vigil to Honor Alex Pretti · Mobilize As we continue to mourn the loss of ICU nurse and fellow AFGE member Alex Pretti, we invite you to join us in Richmond for a vigil to honor Alex Pretti's life and legacy. Alex Pretti - A Son of AFGE ...

Tomorrow at the VA Hospital here in Richmond, a vigil in honor of VA ICU Nurse Alex Pretti. Info at this link:

#RVA #Veterans #AlexPretti #Virginia

www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Thanks to all the protests against it here in Richmond this past frigid week, DHS has backed down from using a warehouse here as an ICE detention facility! Whoot!

#RVA #Resist #ICE #Virginia

www.youtube.com/watch?v=60sMbpWONO8/

Proposed changes to federal housing programs could put formerly homeless community members back on the streets Local service providers are trying to figure out how to keep people housed if federal funding doesn't come through. "We're all scrambling," said Shayla Washington.

A helpful rundown of the state of some Charlottesville homelessness interventions in light of potential federal funding changes www.cvilletomorrow.org/proposed-cha...

for sure, re Clash: Don't you ever stop, long enough to start, get your car out of that gear...

#WalkforPeace will be in RVA on Sunday at Firehouse # 17 on Semmes Ave for lunch and a pubic event & a Peace Rally at the Capitol grounds at 3pm.

#BuddhistMonks

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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