Barrel Day at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Saturday, July 26. 2 p.m. by Chris Bopst Hardywood Park Craft Brewery is one of the city’s favorite fermented fun factories. I have yet to hear anybody say a bad word about the local beer-makers.…[...
View ArticleThe 2014 Richmond Uncorked Gala
Thursday, July 24. 5 p.m. by Chris Bopst The fight against cancer joins forces with the fruit of the vine Thursday, July 24, at the fourth annual Richmond Uncorked Gala by Wines for a Cure. The...
View ArticleDiamond Hairbrush, Bitchmouth, Hot Dolphin and the You Go Girls at 25 Watt
Sunday, July 27. 9 p.m. by Chris Bopst You can’t throw a stone in Richmond without hitting six new restaurants. One of the places that rock would hit (though Style doesn’t advocate throwing rocks at...
View ArticleThe Happy Lucky Combo at Crossroads Coffee and Ice Cream
Friday, July 25. 8 p.m. by Chris Bopst If you need to be reminded that yes, life is, in fact, awesome and worth living, the Happy Lucky Combo is here. Featuring Barry Bless on accordion, bassist Dave...
View ArticleThe Supersuckers, Mudd Helmet and Blackout Shift at Bandito’s Burrito Lounge
Monday, July 28. 9 p.m. by Chris Bopst Sean McClain has a soft spot for rock ’n’ roll. The owner of Bandito’s Burrito Lounge and the Viceroy doesn’t like all rock music though.…[ Read more ][...
View ArticleShort Order
A Southern Season Preview by Colby Rogers Comfort chef Travis Milton saunters toward the door of the brightly lighted cooking school at Southern Season. He's been discussing his demonstration slated...
View ArticleCarte Blanche
FOOD REVIEW: Boka Tako Bar expands its street flavor indoors on Robinson Street. by Karen Newton Despite the tangy plot of the recent culinary film "Chef," in which a top toque blanche ditches a...
View ArticleShockoe Standoff
What will it take for Richmond to break the cycle of cynicism and negativity? by John Bates Why does Richmond have a reputation for not being able to get things done? Why is it that we can't seem to...
View ArticleThe Score
+6 The Capital Ale House National Beer Expo draws 2,500 attendees and scores of craft breweries across the country to the Greater Richmond Convention Center. It's the shared love of fine beers that...
View ArticlePunch Drunk
For the first time, Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey has cracked the top 10 in overall sales in Richmond and the surrounding counties, according to preliminary fiscal year sales figures out last week for...
View ArticleInside The Box
An interview with "King of Indie Soul" Eric Roberson by Craig Belcher Losing your Iphone is nothing like what Eric Roberson experienced. Roberson is known as the “king of indie soul," a genre of...
View ArticleBoiling Over
Captain Buzzy’s lawsuit accuses neighbor of ulterior motives in efforts to block his special-use permit -- a shop of his own. by Tom Nash While a group of Church Hill residents fought off a coffee...
View ArticleMekong Owner Buys Commercial Taphouse
by Colby Rogers and Robey Martin An Bui, the famously beer-loving owner of popular Broad Street vietnamese restaurant Mekong has agreed to buy the long-running Commercial Taphouse & Grill at 111...
View ArticleA Diamond Ring
Opponents of a ballpark in Shockoe plan to encircle the Boulevard stadium Sunday. by Tom Nash Opponents of Mayor Dwight Jones’ plan to build a baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom say they're going to...
View ArticleCourt Strikes Down Virginia's Gay Marriage Ban
"Inertia and apprehension are not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples equal protection of the laws." The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals struck down Virginia's ban on gay marriage in a 2-1...
View Article“Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then” at 1708 Gallery
Friday, Aug. 1. 5 p.m. by Chris Bopst A film usually brings a story to life. Rarely does it become the story.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleJay Turner and the Swinging Doors at Daddio’s Grille
Saturday, Aug. 2. 9 p.m. by Chris Bopst Country music is perfect for crying, trying or dying. Done right, all three emotions can be covered in the space of a single tune.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to...
View ArticleWhores, American Sharks and Hex Machine at Strange Matter
Sunday, Aug. 3. 9 p.m. by Chris Bopst It’s strange when the music of your youth becomes nostalgia. Such is the case with Whores.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleMichael Rider, Sam McCoig and Billy Bacci at the Camel
Monday, Aug. 4. 8 p.m. by Chris Bopst Listening to Michael Rider is like listening to Kate Bush through a prism of Justin Bieber. As repugnant as that may sound to some, the boy wonder from Richmond...
View ArticleFinding the Forgotten
An invitational exhibition at Candela shows modern photography in a process of rediscovery. by Amanda Dalla Villa Adams As cultural theorist Walter Benjamin remarked nearly a century ago, our world is...
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