Boz Boschen
@bozatwork.bsky.social
Marketing & Advertising Strategist | Richmond civic advocate | BSA Troop 400 Leader | Former @mckesson, @capitalone, @martinagency | Past-Pres @amarichmond | Student of consumer behavior, media, communications strategy, and leadership
Report: Virginia highlights groundwater risks east of I-95 www.vpm.org/news/2026-08...
Report: Virginia highlights groundwater risks east of I-95 - VPM
Lawmakers, water users and environmental advocates are all contending with the major finding of a recent state report — there’s not that much extra
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ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted
As immigration arrests hit record highs, ICE appears closer than ever to meeting its goal of 2,000 daily arrests.
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How Much Exercise Balances the Health Risks of Sitting All Day? | Outside Magazine www.outsideonline.com/health/welln...
A New Study Explores Whether Exercise Can Really Cancel Out the Health Risks of Your Desk Job
Scientists debate whether it’s possible to fully reverse the metabolic effects of a sedentary life.
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When I see vaccine misinformation, unknowing people frequently cite the Amish. "Why do they not get sick, then, if they don't get vaccinated?" Indeed. I wonder why this serious outbreak is centered in Amish country, for an easily preventable disease. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w...
Two Unvaccinated People Died From Measles in Pennsylvania, Officials Say (Gift Article)
The deaths were the first in the United States in 2026.
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Albert Hill Middle's tennis courts have needed a $120k resurfacing and makeover for over four years. I'm sure it's the same at other public schools. Where are these tennis benefactors?!?! In Arthur Ashe's hometown. www.richmonder.org/baseball-and...
Baseball and soccer fields proposed at Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary after tennis facility falls through
The program has roughly 700 children enrolled, which is the maximum the league can support at the current fields.
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RPD's Lt. Phibbs: The Third Precinct has free gun micro-safes available to Richmond citizens for storing their handguns. The safes come with cables to secure them. Remember, if a gun is left in the open, it can be stolen or accidentally fired. Pick up at the precinct.
Meta's on trial this month. Up to $1.4T in damages over claims it designed Instagram/Facebook to be addictive to kids. Courts have already sided against them more than once. Richmond parents: you don't have to go it alone. Wait Until 8th connects you with other families: waituntil8th.org
Wait Until 8th
The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until the end of 8th grade.
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Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/u...
Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags
The curious case of Guren “Bobby” Zhou shows the ease with which investors with shady backgrounds and unknown motivations can funnel money to the president.
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Anna Julia Cooper School founder retires; school he started keeps growing www.richmonder.org/anna-julia-c...
Anna Julia Cooper School founder retires; school he started keeps growing
This summer they cut the ribbon on a brand-new, $14 million building — the latest addition to a campus that has spread across three buildings.
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Our Senate debating Blanche as AG. There’s no chess game. You’re not holding moves for future leverage. Trump is take all at every step. Shut him down at every vote. He’s robbing everyone, and he thinks laws mean nothing for him.
Wish my former colleagues well. But the same leadership that missed forecasts so badly that the parent company had to issue layoffs and a spinoff isn't a good signal. Maybe Apollo will force change. "Henrico-based McKesson Medical-Surgical rebrands as Wellverse" richmond.com/news/local/b...
Henrico-based McKesson Medical-Surgical rebrands as Wellverse
Richmond’s McKesson Medical-Surgical is getting a new name. Wellverse will become an independent healthcare company after a planned spin-off and IPO in 2027.
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Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.
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The city that won't collect what it's owed, then asks for more. "Richmond residents owe city $142 million in delinquent taxes" richmond.com/news/local/g...
Richmond residents owe city $142 million in delinquent taxes
That's an increase of over $10 million from last year’s debt totals, according to figures from the city’s Department of Finance.
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'Somebody is going to get killed': Residents say pedestrian safety concerns go unanswered richmond.com/news/local/g...
'Somebody is going to get killed': Residents say pedestrian safety concerns go unanswered
Across Richmond, residents say blocked sidewalks, poorly planned lane closures and inadequate traffic signals are putting their lives at risk. Those concerns, they say, are largely ignored by City Hal...
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Data centers want to build their own gas turbines. Would that skirt state renewable energy laws? virginiamercury.com/2026/07/20/d...
Data centers want to build their own gas turbines. Would that skirt state renewable energy laws? • Virginia Mercury
As connection queues grow, data center companies propose to build out their own power, with many of them eyeing natural gas turbines.
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Paging Mat Armstrong. A lot of effort will be needed to bring this 2025 GT3 RS back. Only 1,200 miles, too. Criminal. www.iaai.com/VehicleDetai...
2025 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS for Auction - IAA
2025 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS for auction at Fontana (CA) branch location. Current Bid: - - Mileage: 1,252 mi (Actual) - Color: GRAY - Transmission: Automatic - Stock: 45067109
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Official Chippendale Workout: If you are looking to do workouts used by actual Chippendales performers, you can check out their archived instructional videos online. The troupe has released routines that feature at-home glute thrusts, military presses, and their famous "Muscle Motion" aerobic steps.
As a constructive critic of the rezoning implementation process, I respect their critique of the outcome measurement. "Richmond housing advocates put forth anti-displacement agenda" www.vpm.org/news/2026-07...
Richmond housing advocates put forth anti-displacement agenda
The coalition wants the city to take steps to stop people being priced out of their homes.
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Age, term limits for Virginia politicos should be on the agenda virginiamercury.com/2026/07/09/a...
Age, term limits for Virginia politicos should be on the agenda • Virginia Mercury
It's difficult to pass the baton to a new generation of leaders when the old guard refuses to exit the arena, columnist Roger Chesley writes.
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My second Richmond op-ed. Richmond needs better development institutions. But machinery operates on inputs. Better pros, optimizing for the wrong priorities, still produce deals that fail communities. Residents need to be in the room before the term sheet. richmondbizsense.com/2026/07/10/g...
Guest Commentary: Richmond’s front door problem - Richmond BizSense
Think of Richmond's development governance as a very expensive kitchen renovation. If the people who live there never agreed on what they actually wanted before the crew showed up on demo day, even th...
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Hashmi asks state regulators to postpone Dominion–NextEra merger www.vpm.org/news/2026-07...
Hashmi asks state regulators to postpone Dominion–NextEra merger
"We need to slow down the process."
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Five Words That Changed America www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o...
Opinion | Five Words That Changed America
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WOW. Todd Blanche IGNORES the court order to produce certain Epstein files or explain redactions, and INSTEAD claims it needs more time, and should be able to do it UNDER SEAL. We saw this deflection coming a mile away. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Response to Order to Show Cause – #19 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.com
RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re 15 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by TODD BLANCHE. (Woodward, Stanley) (Entered: 07/02/2026)
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Tune in to Billy Strings' new appearance on Austin City Limits, streamed live right now. www.youtube.com/live/Y3Ou83O...
Live From Austin City Limits - An ACL Taping with Billy Strings
YouTube video by Austin City Limits
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N.I.H. Announces World’s Largest Integrated Health Database www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/s...
N.I.H. Announces World’s Largest Integrated Health Database
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"The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s" Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
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My op-ed in @richmond.com today: Richmond's transparency problem isn't a communications problem. It's 30 years of deciding not to decide — acknowledging problems instead of solving them. This is the conversation we need to have about what's really stopping progress. richmond.com/opinion/colu...
Richmond's transparency problem isn't a communications problem | Guest column
Richmond’s leaders talk about transparency, but the past year shows a city that too often reveals the full story only after pressure, scrutiny, or the law forces long‑ignored problems into
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