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The Good and Bad News About Vaping
It’s a good news, bad news kind of thing. The number of middle- and high-school youth who use electronic cigarettes tripled from 2013 to 2014 while use of traditional tobacco cigarettes dropped,...
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Cannes Bound
Devin Druid, the impressive young actor we profiled last November when he was starring in the acclaimed HBO series, "Olive Kitteridge," has another success on his hands.Druid, 17, stars alongside Jesse...
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Richmond Nonprofit Offers a Helping Hand to International Racers
by Ned OliverAbout 1,000 cyclists from 75 countries are coming to Richmond in September to race in the UCI Road World Championships. And not all of them are coming from the well-funded, powerhouse...
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Urban Tarzans Climb Along James River
Richmond’s Riverside Outfitters just got a shout-out from the Washington blog UrbanDaddy for its tree-climbing adventures along the James River.The short piece waxes poetic about clambering up...
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Fists and Facebook
Richmond schools and police combine efforts to squash gang activity and youth violence propelled by social media. by Tina GriegoThe Richmond Public Schools and the city’s law enforcement have been...
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Wildflower
At the Prestwould, an innovative flower exhibit from West Coast artist Amanda McCauley was grown from local family memories. by Amanda Dalla Villa AdamsArtist Amanda McCauley doesn’t just break the...
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Cutting Up
Theater Review: Swift Creek’s original musical "Two Bits" is a charmer. by Rich GrisetWhat better place for barbershop music than an old-fashioned barbershop?That’s the premise of “Two Bits,” Swift...
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Beale Street Blues
Theater Review: the rousing “Memphis” at the Altria Theater explores race relations in the entertainment world. by Rich GrisetVirginia is no stranger to controversy over interracial couples. It was a...
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Underlying Threads
The work of Japanese-born fiber artist Kiyomi Iwata savors the unseen at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond. by Amanda Dalla Villa AdamsAt 74, Kiyomi Iwata shows no sign of fatigue. Petite and spry,...
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Event Pick: The Toyotacare 250 at Richmond International Raceway
Friday, April 24 by Chris Bopst Ed “Big Daddy” Roth is why I fell in love with cars. The late California artist and cartoonist was a custom car designer and builder best known for his depictions of...
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Event Pick: “Panties in a Twist”: An All-Female Sketch Comedy Show at the...
Saturday, April 25 by Chris Bopst For a man known for screwball comedy, one of the screwiest things Jerry Lewis ever said was telling an audience at Aspen’s U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in 1998 that he...
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Event Pick: The Moonbees, Red Light Rodeo and Fool’s Errand at Wonderland
Friday, April 24 by Chris Bopst The Richmond music scene has never had a clearly identifiable sound and hopefully never will. During my three-plus decades as a resident of this city, I’ve come to...
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Event Pick: John Wiese, Doone/Sharitza and Scant at Sediment Arts
Saturday, April 25 by Chris Bopst With more than a hundred 7-inch records to his credit, John Wiese is the embodiment of a musical work ethic. Add to this impressive resume stints with LHD, Sissy...
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Event Pick: Among the Rocks and Roots Tape-Release Party at Strange Matter
Sunday, April 26 by Chris Bopst Among the Rocks and Roots make sludgy outsider metal. Not restricted to any one genre, the Richmond duo’s tribal art damage shares the inspirations that compelled...
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Boiling Point
Coffee in Richmond keeps getting better thanks to some key local players. by Matthew FreemanWhen I lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, one busy downtown intersection had Starbucks shops on three...
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Sweets and Spinoffs: Olio's New Owners Have Plans
by Brandon FoxMatt Fraker and Jason Ferrell assumed ownership of Olio at West Main and Meadow streets last week. Their cupcake bakery in Short Pump, Frostings Bake Shop, was humming along nicely, and...
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The Ails of Light Rail
Opinion: "You don’t build a church for Easter Sunday. And you don’t build a light-rail system for a once-in-a-blue-moon traffic jam." by Kerry DoughertySunday after Sunday I arrive at church with...
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Unprompted
Musings on Sacred Cows and Sacred Deer by Gene CoxBecause I am fond of milk and milk products I maintain a deep appreciation for cows, even though I readily admit that of the wild kingdom on your...
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