Now that pressure has been restored, Hanover and Henrico counties and the City of Richmond all say they expect to remove a boil water notice sometime Saturday.

Shortly after the trip was planned last spring, the university cut the Theatre program, along with 16 others.

The General Assembly took a back seat to running water this week. Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

The car tax continues to be a hot issue at the General Assembly, where lawmakers are considering a proposal from the governor that would provide some relief. But that legislative vehicle may be headed for partisan gridlock.

“Make no mistake, our freedom to use contraception is on the line,” Sen. Ghazala Hashmi said.

Virginia is again getting national attention for problems in its prisons after six men at the maximum security Red Onion Correctional Center burned themselves so badly they had to be hospitalized. Now comes word that the state may punish those inmates and require them to pay for their treatment.

While running water has returned to city customers, it still must be boiled before drinking or cooking.

In April 1977, a part of Appalachia that’s about the size of Connecticut was flooded. Congress authorized a major rebuilding project and the town of Grundy in Buchanan County was moved.

Virginia’s frigid weather will, no doubt, keep many people in over the weekend, but there’s an intriguing option for those who’d like to go out. A giant cave in the tiny Shenandoah Valley town called Grottoes will host a hot mash-up of bluegrass and South American music. It’s part of a series called Subterranean Sound.

Those who can’t leave their homes but need water can dial 311 in the city and 211 in the surrounding counties to get water delivered to their door.