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The Fighting Jamesons and Born Crooked at the National
Tuesday, March 17 by Chris Bopst If you want to get your groove on for St. Patrick’s Day, the Fighting Jamesons are here for you. Drawing obvious inspiration from the legendary Pogues, this Virginia...
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Father at the Broadberry
Sunday, March 15 by Chris Bopst Father is not your average Dad. The trip-hop collective from Atlanta makes for an intoxicating journey into sound.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Sheer Mag, Lady God, Christi, No Love and Latter-Day Saints at Strange Matter
Saturday, March 14 by Chris Bopst It’s hard not to like Sheer Mag. Lighthearted without being superfluous, the Philadelphia band makes good time rock ’n’ roll for the soul.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to...
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More Richmond Chefs React to Stone Brewing Decision
"City Hall just needs to get out of the way and good things will continue to happen." by Brandon Fox When City Council initially approved the Stone Brewing Co. project in December, some of Richmond’s...
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Weekly Food Notes
Grocery fanfare: National media keeps poking around Richmond’s food scene. Last week it was The Wall Street Journal.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Reporters in the Mist
TV news may have come a long way, but it never would have gotten there without the "sports bush." by Gene Cox Patchy Fog, a former weather lady who’d morphed into a journalist, stood in the cold...
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A Reformer Remembered
On the occasion of democratic reformer Boris Nemtsov's death, a reporter recounts his turbulent time in Russia. by Peter Galuszka Let me run through my list: There’s Yuri Shchekochikin, a Russian...
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2015 State of the Plate
Favorite dishes, unsung heroes and the rise of hospitality in Richmond. Plus, why our Restaurant of the Year is Metzger Bar & Butchery. by Don Baker, Matthew Freeman, Rachel Machacek, Robey...
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The Thoughts That Count
Style Weekly’s Restaurant of the Year: Metzger Bar & Butchery by Brandon Fox It isn’t an easy thing to find something truly new happening in the local dining scene, especially one as propelled by...
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Undercover Drugs
Richmond Police spent $12,700 on illegal drugs last year, according to a city audit of the department’s Special Investigations Division released Tuesday. That’s up from $8,700 in 2013, according to the...
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Chefs’ Choice
Richmond chefs have to eat, too, and they bring a unique perspective. We asked which local dishes are their go-to picks when they can’t cook for themselves. Brittanny Anderson Metzger Bar &...
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Young Stars
Style Weekly's food reviewers talk about their favorite restaurants in Richmond. Critics eat out — a lot. Often, they’re checking out a restaurant for a review, usually visiting twice for dinner and...
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Bowled Over
Sure, pimento cheese and roasted Brussels sprouts still may find their way into diners’ hearts. But Richmond is slurping up a new love: Ramen. by Brandon Fox If you could name the trendiest trend of...
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Homegrown Heroes
Jo and Rob Pendergraph of Manakintowne Specialty Growers have been supplying restaurants with local products since 1985. by Brandon Fox This generation of food writers, chefs and restaurateurs makes...
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Learning Curve
Growing up with the familiar and choosing to cook the unfamiliar. by Matthew Freeman Kevin Roberts, the chef and owner of the modern Jewish deli Perly’s Restaurant & Delicatessen, isn’t Jewish....
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Your New Best Friend
Enlightened hospitality arrives in Richmond. by Karen Newton The server standing over me responds to my question about which tequilas the restaurant carries. “Patron, Cuervo and Sauza 901,” she...
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New Republic Raves About Richmond Sound
Matthew White has done as much as anyone in the last few years in drawing recognition for Richmond musicians through his Spacebomb label, whose instrumental prowess has been compared to the classic...
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Virginia Set to Expand Trade With Cuba
It may not be time quite yet to break out the Cuba Libres, but Virginia is poised to expand its trade ties with Havana. Gov. Terry McAuliffe will visit Cuba later this year as the U.S. takes steps to...
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Going, Going, Gone.
I’ve always wanted a grocery store conveyor belt system. Haven’t you?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Why Didn't Sweet Briar Anticipate Crisis?
Proud members of the Sweet Briar College community are scrambling to save their venerable school, which will close after 114 years because of a financial crisis. But there’s been plenty of evidence...
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