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Opportunity Slip
Architecture Review: The story behind Richmond’s new First Freedom Center and why you can see its best side only from the alley. by Edwin Slipek The green and burgundy, oversized, metallic signs read...
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Theater Review: "This World We Know"
The winner of Firehouse’s New American Play could use some humor in the abyss. by Rich Griset There seems to be a formula when it comes to dramas about dysfunctional families. Pick three or four...
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My Three Sons
Theater Review: Stage drama returns to VMFA with a strong “Lion in Winter.” by Rich Griset It’s been more than a decade since a full-length theater production was staged at the Virginia Museum of Fine...
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Dance Code
The lost world of chivalry in “Don Quixote” makes perfect sense at Richmond Ballet. by Julie Geen Chivalry might be a dirty word these days, but “Don Quixote” lives on. The 400-year-old novel by...
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Movie Review: “Virunga”
Nicholas Emme One of the more affecting Academy Awards contestants still in theaters also is available to stream in your home — and it’s well worth seeking out. The film is “Virunga,” a riveting...
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Dancing With Beers
A local version of Brazil’s Carnaval comes to Hardywood. by Peter McElhinney In Brazil, Carnaval is a whirlwind of earthly excess: a sensual, six-day celebration of life and music before the ascetic...
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Connecting the Dots
The new head of CultureWorks wants to know what issues are important to the local arts community. by Brent Baldwin Scott Garka has taken over as president of CultureWorks, the local nonprofit arts...
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Legislators Hand CenterStage a Win
Richmond CenterStage and its parent group ignited a minor furor in October when they revealed they owed $1.75 million in back real estate taxes and wanted the city to cover the tab. Following a heated...
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Friend in Need: Could Utility Buddy Face Extinction?
Utility Buddy, a gas meter sometimes mistaken for a cellphone or a robot, is the mascot of the Richmond Department of Public Utilities. He appears at elementary schools and in television commercials —...
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Execution Cocktails Would Be Secret Under New Virginia Proposal
by Peter Galuszka An unsettling combination of botched prison executions and a shortage of killer drugs have resulted in a controversial proposal going through the General Assembly. Sen. Richard L....
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Former Research Beagles Now Up For Adoption
by Ned Oliver Ginger, an 8-year-old beagle wearing a loud sweater, spent the bulk of her life in a facility that breeds dogs for scientific research. One of the recent tests she was subject to...
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Word & Image
Doug Solyan, 72: Owner of Uptown Neon by Ned Oliver"Did you ever study Nikola Tesla in school? This is a Tesla coil.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The Score
-6 The city battens down the hatches for snow, with a CBS-6 meteorologist expressing doubt that schools will reopen at all this week. Of course we doubt kids these days are even taught what hatches are...
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Crowned By Chance
How a crew of VCU film students got the rare opportunity to make a Hollywood version of “Macbeth” in a stretch limo. by Richard Foster Back in 1999, Angus Macfadyen was playing Orson Welles in...
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Weekly Food Notes
Winning wine: The Virginia Wineries Association has awarded 30 gold medals to wines across the state, including Barboursville’s 2012 Octagon, Fabbioli Cellars’ 2010 Tannat, Ingleside Vineyards’ 2014...
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GlobeHopper Coffee and Lounge to Close
GlobeHopper Coffee and Lounge opened in Shockoe Bottom in 2008, and since that time, provided a spot for nearby Church Hill neighbors to grab a cup of French press coffee or admire the detailed art...
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Train Wreck Raises Specter of Richmond Evacuations
If a railroad train hauling crude oil derailed, exploded and caught fire in Richmond just as one did Monday 30 miles southeast of Charleston, West Virginia, much of downtown Richmond would need to be...
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Rumors flew. Restaurateur Travis Croxton, owner of Rappahnnock River Oyster Co. and Rappahannock (and a whole bunch of other places out of town) filed an ABC application under the name Ghost Shadows...
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