Preparing your home for winter break

Every year, 3,000 of the 5,700 students who live in on-campus housing at VCU have to leave their residence halls for more than three weeks, along with many more off-campus residents who spend winter break at home, according to Allison Patel, assistant director of facilities/conferences.

Alumni-owned skate shop opens near campus

“Common Threads enriches the social fabric and environment of riders worldwide. Help us be an agent of social change in the world,” is the mission statement of the independent store Common Threads that opened Saturday, Nov. 23 next to Panera Bread at 810 W. Grace St.