Joe Morrissey Publicly Acknowledges He Is New Father
"We had our baby. We love our baby," he says on radio show. by Patrick WilsonFormer state lawmaker Joe Morrissey acknowledged on a Richmond radio show this morning that he fathered a baby with a former...
View ArticleGhostprint Gallery moving to Scott's Addition.
Call it the seven year itch. Gallerist Geraldine Duskin was looking for a change.Ghostprint Gallery, a fixture on a key block of the arts district, is relocating to Scott’s Addition come June 1. Like a...
View ArticlePublic Service Announcement: The Cream Puffs Will Go On
Although news that Pizza Tonight found a brick-and-mortar home is exciting, Richmond diners were devastated that Aziza's on Main would close. (Pizza Tonight is moving into the building.)People were...
View ArticleVideo Recap: Dominion Riverrock 2015
by Christine Lockerby and Scott ElmquistIn the freestyle bikes competition at Dominion Riverrock, Mike Kent of Cape Cod competes on the Garmin Virb course Sunday. Kent walked away with the...
View ArticleWhat the MeadWestvaco Merger Means
It’s official. The name on the MeadWestvaco building downtown will change. MeadWestvaco, which moved its corporate headquarters to Richmond from Connecticut in 2006, is merging with Georgia’s RockTen...
View ArticleLumber Liquidators CEO Quits
Robert Lynch, the chief executive of embattled Lumber Liquidators of Toano, quit suddenly Thursday, sending stock shares tumbling again. The flooring firm is still reeling from a report in March on CBS...
View ArticleSuzanne Hall To Retire From VMFA
After three decades, Suzanne Hall is ready to leave what she calls one of the best jobs in town, especially for an arts lover.Hall, a longtime public relations specialist with VMFA, is retiring next...
View ArticleScenes From the RVA Stop the Violence Rally
by Scott Elmquist On Tuesday May 12th, community leaders, police and concerned citizens marched from Martin Luther King Middle School to Mosby Court in protest to recent violence. The killing of...
View ArticleGet Ready, Get Set, Go!
Gwar-B-Q tickets are now on sale. And the event has expanded to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary. For three days, from Aug. 14 to 16, Gwar has released its slaves from the pit to throw not one but...
View ArticleWhy the Economics are Bad for a Children's Hospital
There's a valid argument that economics are strongly against building an independent children’s hospital in Richmond. What’s more, the General Assembly’s stubborn refusal to expand Medicaid coverage to...
View ArticleBest Gay Bar
Babes of Carytown3166 W. Cary St. 355-9330Second Place: Godfreys Restaurant and NightclubThird Place: BarcodeMaybe it’s those cheap Jell-O shots or the ginormous volleyball court out back, but one...
View ArticleBest Taxi or Shuttle Service
Uberuber.com/cities/richmondSecond Place: Napoleon TaxiThird Place: To the Bottom and Back / the Hop RVAVoters consider Uber the hands-down easiest, fastest way to snag a ride across Richmond. Heck,...
View ArticleMost Naked Cocktail Menu
Since opening in early 2014, the Rogue Gentlemen and owner John Maher have been anything but under the radar. The bar program is a particular bright spot, with an ever-changing quarterly and seasonal...
View ArticleBest Stops for Bob McDonnell’s “Last Night of Freedom” Bar Crawl
Will the former Virginia governor go to prison on corruption charges or won’t he? While the appeals process takes its course, we say it’s important to plan a good sendoff party. You’ll have plenty of...
View ArticleBest Way to Start Your Night With a Salad
Every now and then we’ll throw out a Bartender Challenge to a local drink-maker to see if mixologists really can turn any inspiration into a cocktail worth tasting. We thought we’d finally found a way...
View ArticleBest Party-Starter on Wheels
Perhaps you’ve seen what appears to be a bar on wheels rolling around the Fan and Scott’s Addition recently, and maybe you thought, no, that’s not a bar on wheels, it couldn’t be, could it? Your eyes...
View ArticleBest Candidate for Mayor of Richmond in 2016
Jonathan Baliles, 1st District City Councilmanjonbaliles.comSecond Place: Not Dwight JonesThird Place (Tie): Shaka Smart and Levar StoneyYou don’t have to live in the city’s 1st District to know that...
View ArticleBest Mind-Stimulating Local Event or Series
The Richmond Forumrichmondforum.orgSecond Place: TEDxRVAThird Place: RVA Makerfest This long-running Richmond Forum series brings such heavy hitters as presidents, humanitarians and entertainers to...
View ArticleBest Local TV News Reporter
Curt Autry, NBC-12nbc12.comSecond Place (tie): Sarah Bloom and Rachel DePompa of NBC-12, Greg McQuade of CBS-6, Amy Lacey of 8 NewsCurt Autry is an Emmy-winning journalist and all-around hometown guy...
View ArticleBest Local TV News Anchor
Curt Autry, NBC-12nbc12.comSecond Place: Juan Conde, 8 NewsThird Place: Sabrina Squire, NBC-12Not only do you think Curt Autry is the man when it comes to reporting, but you dig his on-air anchor style...
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