Alice is a reporter at Our Community Now writing about culture, the internet, & the Society We Live In™.
When she's not writing, Alice enjoys slam poetry, historical fiction, dumpster diving, political debates, FOIA requests, and collecting the dankest of memes.
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| As the Beaches in Virginia Beach Reopen Today, Governor Urges Caution for Memorial Day Weekend | 5/22/20 |
| Gym Owner Gives Out $40,000 of Equipment So Members Can Work Out During Quarantine | 5/22/20 |
| Monty Python 'Silly Walk' Yard Signs Encourage Neighbors to Laugh in COVID-19 | 5/21/20 |
| These Flamingos Are Not Social Distancing at All | 5/20/20 |
| Governor Reopens Virginia Beach's Beaches for Memorial Day Weekend | 5/18/20 |
| Virginia Is Hiring 1,300 Contact Tracers: Here's How to Apply | 5/18/20 |
| Northam Approves Stoney's Request to Delay Richmond's Reopening | 5/15/20 |
| Northam: Virginia Will 'Go Ahead' With Reopening on Friday—But Without NoVA | 5/13/20 |
| Northern Virginia Will Likely Not Reopen With the Rest of the State, Northam Says | 5/13/20 |
| How 43 Giant, Crumbling Presidential Heads Ended Up in a Virginia Field | 5/13/20 |
| 6-Year-Old Boy Opens 'Joke Stand' to Cheer Up His Elderly Neighbors | 5/13/20 |
| COVID-19 Patient Exchanges Uplifting Notes With Nurses Through Glass Window | 5/12/20 |
| London Man Claps for 24 Hours in Solidarity With Health Care Workers | 5/11/20 |
| Virginia's Stay-At-Home Order Will Soon Become Safe-At-Home Policy, Governor Says | 5/8/20 |
| This Week's Uplifting Coronavirus News: 3 Ways Humans Coped This Past Week With Acts of Kindness | 5/8/20 |
| Richmond Bus Routes Delayed as Nearly Half of of GRTC Employees Strike for Hazard Pay | 4/29/20 |
| Divorced for 30 Years, Elderly Couple Remarries Under COVID-19 Pandemic | 4/24/20 |
| These Grocery Stores Now Require Their Workers to Wear Face Masks | 4/24/20 |
| DC to Construct Temporary Field Hospital for COVID-19 Patients at Convention Center | 4/20/20 |
| Virginia Governor Proposes 60-Day Eviction Grace Period | 4/16/20 |
| Virginia Just Decriminalized Marijuana: Here's What It Means for You | 4/14/20 |
| Americans Are Making More Phone Calls Than Ever Before | 4/13/20 |
| In Virginia Beach, Coughing on Someone Is Considered a Crime | 4/9/20 |
| 'Quarantine Letters' From 1918 That Sound Exactly Like Your Twitter Timeline | 4/9/20 |
| The 7 Best Interactive Maps Tracking the Coronavirus in Real-Time | 4/8/20 |
| Auto Insurers Will Pay Back $800 Million to Consumers Since Americans Are Driving Less | 4/8/20 |
| How to File for Unemployment in Virginia | 4/3/20 |
| The Maryland Historical Society Is Now Cataloging Your Stories of Life Under Quarantine | 4/3/20 |
| What You Can (and Can't!) Do Under DC's Stay-at-Home Order | 4/1/20 |
| What You Can (and Can't!) Do Under Maryland's Stay-at-Home Order | 4/1/20 |
| Here's What You Can and Can't Do Under Virginia's 'Stay-at-Home' Order | 3/31/20 |
| There's a Coronavirus Pop-Up Store Selling Face Masks, Hand Sanitizer, and More in DC | 3/9/20 |
| Let's Pause Aging and Cure Your Cat Allergies: Scientific Discoveries You Missed This Week, Explained | 3/6/20 |
| UVA Cancels Spring Break Study-Abroad Amid Coronavirus Concerns | 3/4/20 |
| Win Tickets to the Foo Fighters at DC Jam Live 2020 this Summer | 3/4/20 |
| Get Local: 15 Hot New Trends to Watch for in Richmond This Spring | 3/4/20 |
| Feeling Down? 12 Best Places in Richmond to Have a Good Cry | 2/6/20 |
| 15 Things That Happen When You Quit Drinking | 1/31/20 |
| The 5 Most Haunted Places in RVA (According to Ghost Hunters) | 1/24/20 |
| Hands Off: Virginia Debates Bill Making It Illegal to Hold Your Phone While Driving | 1/24/20 |
| 12 Adult Life Hacks No One Ever Tells You | 1/24/20 |
| The Creepy History of Richmond's 18th-Century Hotspot-Turned-Real-Life Haunted House | 10/25/19 |
| The 6 Best Neighborhoods for Trick-or-Treating in Hampton Roads | 10/24/19 |
| Dude, Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery Is Totally Haunted | 9/16/19 |
| 5 Apps to Help You Stay Safe During a Hurricane | 9/3/19 |
| Esports Programs to Launch in Virginia High Schools Starting This September | 7/31/19 |
| Richmond Grad Student Performs Science Experiment Onstage, Wins Miss Virginia 2019 | 6/25/19 |
| Here's Everything We Know About Facebook's New Cryptocurrency | 6/18/19 |
| As '90s Toys Make a Comeback, Tamagotchi Returns to Awaken Millennial Nostalgia | 6/6/19 |
| In an 8-Hour Day, the Average Worker Is Productive for This Many Hours | 5/6/19 |
| Everything You Know About Facebook Is Changing | 5/3/19 |
| Facebook Is Changing: Here's Everything You Need to Know | 5/3/19 |
| 36 Weird Hobbies That Are Better Than Dating in 2019 | 5/1/19 |
| Weird Gift Guide: 10 Shocking Mother's Day Gifts Your Mom Has Always Dreamed Of, Probably | 4/24/19 |
| FDA Approves First Generic Naloxone Nasal Spray, Reducing Price of Life-Saving Overdose Antidote | 4/23/19 |
| From Netflix to Hulu to Prime to Disney+: Here's Every Streaming Service, Compared | 4/19/19 |
| Rideshare Drivers Can Kick Back, Relax, and Even Do Their Taxes at New 'Lyft Hub' in Richmond | 4/1/19 |
| 13 Weird Websites to Help You Waste Time on the Internet | 3/27/19 |
| CVS to Sell CBD Products in Maryland Stores | 3/25/19 |
| Survey Asks Parents to Weigh In on the State of Henrico County Schools | 3/22/19 |
| Oops! MySpace Just Accidentally Deleted All Your Embarrassing Photos From High School | 3/21/19 |
| Walmart to End Its Popular Price-Matching Program | 3/19/19 |
| How Every Neighborhood in Richmond Got Its Name (Part 1) | 3/18/19 |
| Getting Ready for PEEPshow? Here's the Best of Peeps Art Contests of Old | 3/11/19 |
| Virginia Is Raising the Smoking Age to 21 -- And Actually, That's What It Used to Be | 2/25/19 |
| Virginia Governor Signs Bill Increasing Tobacco Age to 21 Starting this July | 2/22/19 |
| This City in Maryland Is Hosting a Peeps-Themed Art Contest, and We're Obsessed With It | 2/22/19 |
| This Startup Is Offering a '100% Fatal' Service to Preserve and Upload Your Brain to the Cloud | 2/14/19 |
| Here's How Much Your Personal Data Is Selling for on the Dark Web | 2/8/19 |
| Virginia Lawmakers Vote to Raise Legal Vaping and Smoking Age to 21 | 2/7/19 |
| The Perfect Valentine's Day Gift Guide: Weird Internet Edition | 1/30/19 |
| 7 Weird Change.org Petitions to Inspire Your Activism for the New Year | 1/24/19 |
| Saturday Halloween? Thousands Sign Petition to Move Holiday's Famous Date | 10/26/18 |
| Wheel of Fortune's 'Wheelmobile' Is Rolling Through RVA in Search of Trivia Experts | 10/23/18 |
| Chesterfield County Accidentally Leaked 2,300 Taxpayers' Social Security Numbers | 10/23/18 |
| Rocket Lab Wants to Launch 3-D Printed Rockets From Virginia Coast | 10/19/18 |
| Virginia Beach Schools Give WiFi Hotspots to Students With No Internet at Home | 10/18/18 |
| 'Not Haunted' House for Sale in Crozet, Virginia | 10/17/18 |
| Virginia Brothers Save Woman, Dog Trapped in Sinking Minivan: 'We Got to Get the Lady Out' | 10/15/18 |
| Facebook Says Hackers Accessed Phone Numbers, Email Addresses As Part of Latest Breach | 10/12/18 |
| Virginia Faced With Tornadoes, Flash Floods, and Widespread Power Outages in Michael's Aftermath | 10/12/18 |
| 5 Confirmed Dead In Virginia After Hurricane Michael | 10/12/18 |
| 165,000 Without Power in Central Virginia Due to Severe Storms | 10/12/18 |
| Here's What's on Your Ballot for Election Day in Virginia | 10/12/18 |
| Tornado Warning Issued in 7 Virginia Counties | 10/11/18 |
| Hurricane Michael Expected to Bring Tropical Storm-Force Winds to Hampton Roads | 10/9/18 |
| Netflix In Richmond? The Streaming Giant Eyes a Virginia Expansion | 10/9/18 |
| Officials Warn Facebook Users About Hoax Messages | 10/9/18 |
| Astronaut John Glenn's Maryland Home Sold for $1.3 Million | 10/8/18 |
| Google Is Shutting Down Google+ Following Massive Data Breach | 10/8/18 |
| Hurricane Michael Is Strengthening, Could Impact the DMV | 10/8/18 |
| Banksy Painting Self-Destructs Moments After Being Sold for $1.4 Million | 10/6/18 |
| Siri Can Now Discreetly Record If Police Pull You Over | 10/6/18 |
| Norfolk Has Confiscated More Than 400 Bird Scooters | 10/5/18 |
| The Facebook Hackers Could Have Accessed Your Tinder, Spotify, Instagram, and Airbnb, Too | 10/4/18 |
| At Virginia Restaurants, OpenSeat Will Match You With Other Strangers Dining Alone | 10/4/18 |
| Virginia Is Now Offering REAL ID Licenses, And Soon You'll Need One to Board an Airplane | 10/4/18 |
| DC Council Votes 'Yes' on New Law Restricting Airbnb Rentals | 10/3/18 |
| 3.4 Million Chickens Drowned in Hurricane Florence | 9/25/18 |
| Coca-Cola Is Considering Selling Marijuana-Infused Drinks | 9/21/18 |
| The Rise of eSports Lounge Gaming: Gameworks Expands In Chesapeake | 9/20/18 |
| A Movie About Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Is Set to Film in Richmond | 9/19/18 |
| Photos: 1 Man Dead After Confirmed Tornadoes Near Richmond | 9/18/18 |
| Truck Driver Rescues 64 Cats and Dogs from Hurricane Florence on an Escaped School Bus | 9/17/18 |
| All the Viral Hoaxes We Survived With Hurricane Florence | 9/17/18 |
| Tornado Reported Near Richmond, Virginia | 9/17/18 |
| Norfolk Is Opening 2 Pet-Friendly Shelters for Hurricane Florence | 9/13/18 |
| Norfolk Warns About People in Fluorescent Vests Trying to Force Residents to Leave Their Homes | 9/13/18 |
| The Full List of Hurricane Closings and Cancellations for Hampton Roads | 9/11/18 |
| Hurricane Florence Looks Terrifying From Space | 9/11/18 |
| The Vikings Are Coming to DC | 9/7/18 |
| Good at Video Games? Virginia's Randolph-Macon College Could Give You a Gaming Scholarship | 9/7/18 |
| Crabby MD Restaurant Owners Respond to PETA Campaign With Billboards of Their Own | 9/6/18 |
| The Vikings Are Coming to Baltimore | 9/6/18 |
| Virginia Man Erects Electrified Fence to Keep Schoolchildren Off His Lawn | 9/5/18 |
| The Vikings Are Coming to Norfolk | 9/5/18 |
| Chick-fil-A Is Ditching Its Famous Cow Calendars, And People Are Not Happy | 8/31/18 |
| Marylanders Are Crabby About These PETA Billboards Telling Them to Stop Eating Their State Food | 8/30/18 |
| 'Sea Lice' Attack at Ocean City Beach ... Right Before Labor Day Weekend | 8/30/18 |
| DNA Drugs and Secrets of Stonehenge: Scientific Discoveries You Missed This Summer, Explained | 8/30/18 |
| Here's What to Do If You Can't Find an EpiPen During the Nationwide Shortage | 8/29/18 |
| 41% of Maryland Teachers Work Second Jobs; 91% Buy Their Own School Supplies | 8/29/18 |
| Kroger Will Phase Out All Plastic Bags by 2025 | 8/29/18 |
| I Asked Everyone I Encountered for Life Advice One Day, and This Is What They Told Me | 8/28/18 |
| Dozens of Companies Are Vying for a Piece of the Med Marijuana Market in VA | 8/28/18 |
| Ready to Get Slimed? Your Favorite '90s Game Show Is Back -- And It's Coming Live to Baltimore | 8/28/18 |
| Ready to Get Slimed? Your Favorite '90s Game Show Is Back -- And It's Coming Live to Norfolk | 8/28/18 |
| Auditions for American Idol Are Being Held in Richmond | 8/27/18 |
| Over 500 People Are Sick From Eating McDonald's Salad | 8/25/18 |
| Virginia Man Shot Over Argument About Aretha Franklin | 8/24/18 |
| Deep Sea Jellyfish and Water on Mars: Scientific Discoveries You Missed This Summer, Explained | 8/23/18 |
| Grand Theft Noodle: Nearly $100,000 of Contraband Ramen Noodles Stolen in Heist | 8/21/18 |
| Traffic No More? The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Gets a Makeover | 8/21/18 |
| There's a 'Magic School Bus' Event, and I Am So Here for It | 8/21/18 |
| Kings Dominion Bans Cell Phones on Roller Coasters | 8/20/18 |
| 7 Unusual Things to Do With Your Body After You Die | 8/20/18 |
| A Leaked Internal Memo Reveals Pumpkin Spice Lattes' Earliest Release Date Yet | 8/17/18 |
| This Is What AI Art Looks Like in 2018 | 8/17/18 |
| Take a Picture of Your Food With the Hashtag #ShareYourPlate, and Feed the Homeless | 8/17/18 |
| A Brief History of Popular Richmond Neighborhood, 'The Fan' | 8/16/18 |
| Dozens of Norfolk Students' Private Health Info Gets Posted on School System Website | 8/16/18 |
| Synthetic Organs and Art By AI: Scientific Discoveries You Missed This Summer, Explained | 8/16/18 |
| Here's How to Celebrate National Honeybee Day on August 18 | 8/16/18 |
| Virginia Beach Military Families Wanted for Country Music Documentary | 8/14/18 |
| 1,600-Pound Great White Shark Spotted Off Virginia Coast | 8/13/18 |
| Lime, Anyone? Silicon Valley Scooter Startup Scopes Out RVA | 8/8/18 |
| I Want to Ride My RVA Bike Share Bicycle | 8/3/18 |
| The Updated List of Things Millennials Are Killing in 2018 | 8/3/18 |
| Maryland Man Attempts to Bribe Police Officers With Doughnuts | 8/1/18 |
| The Education System Is Failing Kids with ADHD. VCU Is Trying to Change That. | 7/31/18 |
| NTSB: Please Stop Jumping Out of Cars for Drake's #InMyFeelings Challenge | 7/31/18 |
| 41 Things You Only Miss About College Once You Graduate | 7/23/18 |
| After Months of Rescheduling, RVA Is Finally Having its Christmas Parade -- in July | 7/18/18 |
| This Game Show Is Basically the Hunger Games for Millennials With Student Loan Debt | 7/18/18 |
| VCU Students Compete in Elon Musk's Hyperloop Competition | 7/17/18 |
| Hampton Roads Man Wins $1 Million Lottery | 7/12/18 |
| Virginia Schools Are Now Required to Talk About Mental Health, Thanks to These High Schoolers | 7/11/18 |
| 13 Weird Dating Sites That Actually Exist | 7/10/18 |
| 10 Shows to Binge-Watch on Netflix This Summer | 7/9/18 |
| 7 Grocery Shopping Tips for Broke Millennials | 7/5/18 |
| This Company's New Site Lets You Simulate the Effects of Aging | 7/2/18 |
| RVA Fireworks Guide: Everywhere You Can See Fireworks This 4th of July in Richmond | 6/29/18 |
| CVS Fights Opioid Crisis With Safe Drug Disposal Program | 6/28/18 |
| Starting July 2, Richmond News Agencies Can't Monitor Police Scanners Anymore | 6/27/18 |
| Pulse of the City: RVA's New Rapid-Transit Buses Launch With One Week of Free Rides | 6/25/18 |
| The 8 People You Always Meet on Tinder | 6/22/18 |
| This School Honoring a Confederate General Will Now Be Named After Obama | 6/22/18 |
| The 8 People You Always Meet on Tinder in RVA | 6/15/18 |
| Welcome to Adulting 101, The Class You Don't Want to Admit You Need | 6/14/18 |
| In Norfolk This Summer, Every Kid Gets Free Lunch | 6/11/18 |
