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Homespun Tales
Three-Penny Theatre company finds its own Lake Wobegon in Richmond. by Rich Griset For fans of Garrison Keillor's sonorous voice and his news from Lake Wobegon, Ray Carver has a treat better than a...
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Cultural Happy Hours
Five places where you can eat and learn. by Karen Newton Maybe you don't think you're the museum type. Perhaps you've got no idea what's in some of our local cultural institutions.…[ Read more ][...
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Brother, Do You Know the Road?
Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C. Taylor finds no easy answers, just great songs, on his spiritual odyssey. by Patrick Wall M.C. Taylor's voice creeps up about 21 seconds into "Brother, Do You Know the...
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Pedal Power
Greig Leach, official artist for the 2015 UCI Road World Championships, talks about how he got into painting speed. by Rich Griset From the legions of hipsters on fixed-gears to the debate over the...
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The 2014 Gwar B-Q
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16 and 17 by Chris Bopst If Dave Brockie knew how much attention he would get from dying, he would have done it a long time ago. I jest about the recent passing of Richmond’s...
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The Latin Jazz and Salsa Music Festival
Saturday, Aug. 16. 3 p.m. by Chris Bopst Sweet Luis Hidalgo is a man on a mission. He wants to bring Latin music to the masses.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Steep Canyon Rangers and Chamomile and Whiskey at the National
Saturday, Aug. 16. 7 p.m. by Chris Bopst Our hills’ sound is the cat’s meow these days. It never goes out of style, but the old-time music, country and bluegrass sung in Virginia a century ago is...
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Teen Body, Spacemonster and the Cales at Strange Matter
Monday, Aug. 18. 8 p.m. by Chris Bopst When I first heard “Quarterlife” by Brooklyn’s Teen Body, I thought I was listening to an unreleased track from the Cure’s 1980 album, “Boys Don’t Cry.” Is that...
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Bar Talk at Gallery5
Wednesday, Aug. 13. 7 p.m. by Chris Bopst Not all musical experiences have to be a descent into hedonism. I know that sounds impossible, but it’s true.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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Double Segregation
Opinion: On the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, how many of our youth are we willing to sacrifice at the altar of educational inequality? by Julian Hayter This year marks the 60th...
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Eye of the Needle
Inside Henrico County Jail's new heroin detox unit, seven women talk about their experiences. by Ned Oliver One snorted the last of her stash while cops burst through her bathroom door. One shoplifted...
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Hello, Luhvah! Locally Made App Helps You Get Busy
by Hilary Langford Solid relationships are built on open lines of communication. But when it comes to talking about sex, even the most candid can clam up.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Dollars for McDonnell
A 20-lawyer head count creates a hefty bill. So who’s paying for the defense of the former governor and first lady? by Joanne Kimberlin Fifteen for him + five for her = 20 lawyers. That's the head...
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Food Trucks Flame Out at Redskins Camp
by Ned Oliver Of the five local food trucks that paid $2,500 to sell outside the Redskins training camp, only two bothered to show up for the camp's final week: Red Eye Cookie Co. and the Boardwalk, a...
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-6 Week two of the McDonnell corruption trial brings news that Maureen McDonnell's former chief of staff, Mary-Shea Sutherland, referred to her as a "nutbag." Which, sadly for the former first lady, is...
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REVIEW: Richmond Jazz Fest at Maymont
by Peter McElhinney In its fifth iteration, the Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont has become a major event. With acts on three dispersed stages there were more choices than ever.…[ Read more ][...
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Counting Cockroaches
A study finds 450 roaches per apartment in Richmond's public housing projects. by Ned Oliver A Virginia Tech researcher looking for ways to improve pest control techniques in public housing projects...
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Man Builds Sailboat Inside Fan Apartment
Ned Oliver Local carpenter Verlon Vrana says the idea came to him the first time he walked into the living room of his new apartment on the Boulevard. "I thought, 'I could build a 14-footer in this...
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Students Salivate for VCU Professor
by Tom Nash Seniors at Virginia Commonwealth University will be among the first class to finish out what could be the school's grossest retention effort. Psychology professor Danielle Dick started...
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