Ramen Madness
D.C. chef Erik Bruner-Yang takes over Rappahannock. All you have to do is get in line. by Brandon Fox Surprise! Former Richmonder Erik Bruner-Yang of D.C.'s much-lauded Toki Underground is sliding...
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In an October article, New Yorker writer Patricia Marx describes how she boarded an airplane with a pig as she tested the limits of a federal law that allows people to bring animals pretty much...
View ArticleWatch Reggie Pace sit in with Hiss Golden Messenger on Letterman
by Brent Baldwin This year's Style Top 40 under 40 winner Reggie Pace, trombonist from NO BS Brass band and an all-around force on the local music scene, was back repping RVA last night as he sat in...
View ArticleAudit Employee Audited
A former employee of the city auditor’s office apparently didn’t think much of his co-workers’ abilities to ferret out government waste and fraud. The employee attempted to use forged doctors’ notes to...
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The mayor’s office says the early application permits for the Stone Brewing project were about getting free dirt for the project. Critics don’t sound convinced.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments...
View ArticleTroubled Waters
Lender files lawsuit against Canal Walk restaurant. by Brandon Fox A lender has filed a lawsuit against the owners of Haxall Point by F.W. Sullivan’s, saying they’ve defaulted on a $50,000 loan that...
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Ice cream sneaks up on you. Just a taste becomes two or three spoonfuls, and before you know it, you're looking at the bottom of an empty container that you want to hide in the bottom of the trash can...
View ArticleWatch Reggie Pace sit in with Hiss Golden Messenger on Letterman
This year's Style Top 40 under 40 winner Reggie Pace, trombonist from NO BS Brass band and an all-around force on the local music scene, was back repping RVA last night as he sat in with North...
View ArticleREVIEW: TheatreLab's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
Hedwig busts the basement's cherry in grand style. by David Timberline If you keep track of what’s happening in Richmond theater, even vaguely, you know Matt Shofner. The petite powerhouse added two...
View ArticleLeAnn Rimes is Playing Altria Theater Tonight
Country crooner LeAnn Rimes is delivering a short set tonight at Altria Theater for an invite-only crowd. It’s part of the kick-off to a three-day celebration to commemorate the re-opening of the...
View ArticleVideo Fan Meets Fundraising Goal, Will Stay Open
by Tom Nash Richmond will hold onto Video Fan. The video rental store met a $35,200 fundraising goal with less than a day to spare.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleStone Quiet
Members of the Richmond Economic Development Authority weren’t interested in talking Thursday night. After their regularly scheduled board meeting, members declined to answer questions about why the...
View ArticleNew Spire Marks Religious Freedom
by Scott Elmquist Workers erected a 30-foot, 1,500-pound bronze spire Friday morning on the site the new First Freedom Center at 14th and Cary streets. The First Freedom Center is connected to the...
View ArticleSentencing with the Stars
Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Herring says he nabbed a “recent offender with star power,” who's agreed to participate in a local anti-drug public service announcement in lieu of community service. In...
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After initially dodging questions in a way that made everyone look bad, someone’s finally come forward to answer questions about why a contractor filed work permits for the EDA’s Stone Brewing contract...
View ArticleStyle Creative Director Featured on New Fox Show
Congratulations are in order for Ed Harrington, Style Weekly's dryly observant creative director as well as the award-winning illustrator behind our weekly comic "The HR Department."Commercials have...
View ArticleTireless Arts Leader, Beverly Reynolds, Has Died
by Brent Baldwin Beverly Ward Reynolds, owner and director of the Reynolds Gallery and a longtime supporter of the local arts scene, passed away on Sunday due to complications from cancer. She was...
View ArticleFormer Finance Director Expands Allegations Against City
In a new court filing, the city’s former finance director Sharon Judkins adds a claim to her $10 million defamation lawsuit against Richmond and City Auditor Umesh Dalal. Judkins alleges that she is,...
View ArticleLouisiana Bar Steals Barcode’s Logo, Responds with Homophobia
A Lafayette, Louisiana bar got a hard lesson in public relations last weekend when it defended itself from accusations of trademark infringement against a gay bar in Richmond stating it’s a “straight...
View ArticleThe Dominion GardenFest of Lights
Friday, Nov. 28 through Jan. 15. by Chris Bopst Richmond is about to get even brighter, continuing the theme of 1708 Gallery’s InLight public exhibition in Monroe Park. Half a million twinkling bulbs...
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