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Why Is There So Little Solar Power in Virginia?
UPDATE: Dominion must have been reading my mind. On Jan. 20, they announced plans for a 20-megawatt solar power station in Fauquier County.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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How Much Does It Cost to Buy a Richmond Island?
If you’ve ever wanted to own a wooded island in the James River, well, you missed your chance. A coalition of outdoor groups lead by the Enrichmond Foundation recently bought the only one up for...
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The Score
-4 Richmond hits its first true deep freeze of the winter, with schools closed, work delayed and cars skidding all over the place. How cold was it?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Weekly Food Notes
When a 6-year-old Manny Mendez first walked into the grocery store on Broad Street where Lowe’s Home Improvement is now located, he was dumbfounded. He’d never seen row upon row of shelves stocked with...
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Floyd Avenue Bike Boulevard Stalls
The Richmond Planning Commission deferred action Tuesday on a proposal to turn Floyd Avenue into the city’s first bike boulevard. At this point, hardly anyone is excited about the project, which calls...
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Ryan Adams Playing Charlottesville in May
Former Whiskeytown frontman Ryan Adams will be bringing his latest tour to nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville on May 3 at 7 p.m. The show also will feature opener Jenny Lewis.…[ Read more ][...
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CEOs as "Cockeyed Optimists"
“I have heard people rant and rave and bellow that we're done and we might as well be dead. But I'm only a cockeyed optimist and I can't get it into my head.”– Nellie Forbush, South Pacific....
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REVIEW: 5th Wall Theatre's "The Lyons"
First you’ll cringe then you’ll laugh at “The Lyons.” by David Timberline If comedy is tragedy plus time, then the most impressive achievement of “The Lyons” is that it generates loads of laughs from...
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Boiling Rhythms
Antibalas keeps Afrobeat music working no matter the weather. by Patrick Wall The Antibalas ensemble is on a mission. Paired with a stunning group led by Congo-born Belgian vocalist Zap Mama, born...
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Lights on the Lake
During the darkness of winter, we just can't get enough colorful lights. …[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Smart Cabs Get Some Respect
Time and again, technology bypasses regulation. Such is the case with Uber and Lyft, the extraordinarily fast-growing taxi companies that provide good service by having their customers summon and pay...
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"Why Don't You Play In Hell?" Seriously.
The Byrd is getting a little bloody next month. …[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Mushroom Magic
The word farm is relative. Bucolic pastures are great, but you really just need something to grow and a place to grow it.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Stadium Shuffle
A proposed City Council resolution has turned into a test of allegiances in the ballpark debate, and it looks less certain that a majority of council members still oppose the development. Five of nine...
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Westhampton Cinemas to Close
Local movie fans are bummed. …[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Disco Dining
"You know there isn't any alcohol in the bottles," says the culinary student manning the water station at the 2015 Elby awards. The two be-sequined women staring at his straight face couldn't quite...
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An Ambush for the Marlboro Man?
The Marlboro Man had better watch his back. His two biggest cigarette competitors, Reynolds American and Lorillard, may decide to merge this Wednesday.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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Fast Lane
A proposed bus rapid transit line along Broad Street will eliminate 708 on-street parking spaces to make way for dedicated bus lanes, GRTC officials said at public meeting on the project Monday. The...
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Market Shift
The train shed in Shockoe Bottom begins its transformation. by Ned Oliver Workers recently finished gutting the train shed behind Main Street Station — the first step toward plans to turn the building...
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Reggae Legend Says He's Broke and Depressed After Richmond Injury
by Ned Oliver Reggae legend Frederick “Toots” Hibbert says he’s destitute and depressed — a “shadow of himself”— after a drunken Richmond man threw a vodka bottle that hit the performer during a...
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