The work commute along Broad Street should be a little slower beginning this morning as a $450,000 road project begins between Belvidere and 14th streets. Last night, crews began work on the approximately 1¼-mile stretch in downtown Richmond, removing about an inch and a half of pavement from the current roadway. “The street is not going to be closed at all. It will remain open, and traffic will be monitored by the Police Department,“ said Sharon North, public information manager for the Department of Public Works. “We’re not just going out there, doing a patch here and there, or plugging in a pothole here and there; we’re resurfacing the road.“

David Gracer readily admits he was a finicky eater growing up. While avoiding foods such as pizza and tomatoes, he did eat the unusual combination of butter and jelly sandwiches. In the past 10 years, the English-composition and public-speaking teacher from Providence, R.I., has experienced a change in his palate—and he has added insects to the ever-growing list of foods he now eats.