Shelby Mertens

Strange Matter, Green Leaf, Harrison Street Café, 821 Café, Panda Garden and Sticky Rice are just a few of the vegan-friendly restaurants located in the greater Richmond area. From vegan Buffal...

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In the last few months, five young people on the East Coast have died after using the drug Molly, catapulting it into the national spotlight. While the drug isn’t new, it’s making a comeback ...

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TyRuben Ellingson  has worked as a concept designer and visual effects artist for the Hollywood film industry for over 20 years. His work  can be seen in blockbuster movies like “Avatar,” ...

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While some might find spending time in graveyards morbid or eerie, VCU graduate Christine Stoddard is fascinated by the folklore and legends behind them. She is directing her second documentary f...

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Over the past few years, the population of international students at VCU has increased, with a total of 1,278 students from around the world attending VCU this fall. Read more at The Commonweal...

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Morgan Meadows was alone in her apartment smiling and crying simultaneously. She had just gotten the phone call that made all her dreams come true. A $100,000 voice-over contract was hers. Read...

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Ever wondered where men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart gets his threads? Through a Freedom of Information Act request, The CT obtained the head coach’s contract and receipts for his clo...

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Have you tried to decipher the handwriting on a doctor’s note before? While many doctors are notorious for their sloppy handwriting, trying to make sense of it might become a task of the past. ...

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By: Shelby Mertens Students from the departments of interior design and crafts and material studies have teamed up to create a series of LED light fixtures inspired by Cabell Library’s Specia...

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RICHMOND – Starting July 1, parents in Virginia will have “a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the upbringing, education, and care” of their children. Gov. Bob McDonnell s...

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By Shelby Mertens Capital News Service RICHMOND – All’s well that ends well, Shakespeare’s own words, as the Virginia Shakespeare Festival at the College of William and Mary will become t...

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ipadjournos : > INTERVIEW WITH ADAM HARRISON, DOMINION SHOOTING RANGE >  > Adam Harrison of Dominion Shooting Range explains the differences > between assault and non-assau...

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Assault weapon debate sends gun owners into buying frenzy : ipadjournos : > While the battle over the proposed assault weapons ban goes into its > final stretch in the U.S. ...

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By Shelby Mertens Capital News Service RICHMOND – Moped operators in Virginia would have to wear helmets and eye protection, carry a government-issued photo ID, and title, register and put a ...

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By Shelby Mertens Capital News Service RICHMOND – For Gov. Bob McDonnell, the proposition for the Virginia Shakespeare Festival at the College of William and Mary is simple: To be or not to ...

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By Shelby Mertens Capital News Service RICHMOND – A House subcommittee has rejected the Senate’s proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Virginia governors to serve two consecuti...

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They’ve Got Game at VCU Basketball Classic : Check out a slideshow I made of the Capitol Square Basketball Classic fundraiser for the VCU Massey Cancer Center.

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By Shelby Mertens Capital News Service RICHMOND – State legislators and lobbyists will battle it out on the basketball court Tuesday night to benefit Virginia Commonwealth University’s Mass...

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By Shelby Mertens Capital News Service  RICHMOND – A divided House of Delegates this week passed a bill formally declaring that parents have “a fundamental right to make decisions concerni...

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By Shelby Mertens Capital News Service RICHMOND – Starting in 2017, Virginia voters could have the opportunity to re-elect the governor to a second consecutive term if the House joins the Sen...

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