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Brew View
Richmond and beer have been BFFs for a long time. Just ask author Lee Graves. He wrote a whole book about it, which RVA Growler excerpted a few months ago. If you’d like a more hands-on approach to...
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Google Nights
Google wants to help you plan your visits to local restaurants so you don't have to wait around forever for a table. From now on, when you google a restaurant’s name and click “more about,” you’ll see...
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Review: TheatreLab's "The Altruists"
Humor and energy carries latest play at TheatreLab. by Rich GrisetA curious time warp of sorts takes place during TheatreLAB’s “The Altruists.”Scrawled onto one of the play’s bedroom set pieces is a...
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Lucinda Williams Coming to National
Americana legend Lucinda Williams will be performing at the National on Sunday, Oct. 4. Tickets range from $25 to $28 dollars and go on sale Aug. 7 at 10 a.m.Her most recent album "Down Where the...
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Bowman’s Return
The host of Richmond’s “Shock Theater” returns for more ghoulish laughs. by Richard FosterElvis Presley’s first television appearance. The first decade of Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show.” Super Bowl...
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Ab-tastic!
Theater Review: Fewer clothes and more caricature perk up Richmond Triangle Players’“Psycho Beach Party.” by David TimberlineSome may consider campy theater an acquired taste. The outrageous artifice...
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Stage Hopping
Listeners should walk to hear the best of the Richmond Jazz Festival. by Peter McElhinneyLast year’s crowd-pleasing mélange of artists at the Richmond Jazz Festival set an extremely high bar. The 2015...
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A musician talks about the VCU grad who helped “Birdman” swing. by Paul SpencerGrammy-nominated tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman and his band, James Farm, are scheduled to play grooves at Maymont...
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Nerd Cred
Richmond Blacklist Burlesque group will perform for the creator of “Game of Thrones.” by Richard FosterIt’s clear that George R.R. Martin has a self-deprecating sense of humor. The celebrated “Game of...
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Flying Solo
Food Review: Laurel Street’s Asado Wing and Taco Co. stands out by honing its focus. by Karen NewtonPart of the reason for Richmond’s trending status — aside from being awash in tattoos, murals and...
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Behind the Scenes at Balliceaux's Revamp
by Brandon FoxBalliceaux charged out of the gate six years ago with a solid menu created by chef Russell Cook. Meanwhile, the restaurant began slowly turning its focus to the live music in its back...
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The Score
A weekly rating of the city zeitgeist.-4 Redskins Training Camp's opening day kicks off to low attendance, with the Times-Dispatch noting a bigger turnout for the Richmond Flying Squirrels game. And...
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Greek Suppliers Watching, Waiting
by Peter GaluszkaCustomers who come in to Nick's International Foods at West Broad and Monroe streets ask their questions with worried faces."How's it going in Greece? Are your people OK?" says Manuel...
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The New Gig
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner on what a different kind of economy means for 83 million millennials — and everyone else. by Peter GaluszkaAt INM United, a digital tech company in Scott's Addition, dozens of...
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The Hospital Standoff
Hundreds of local children have illnesses that send them beyond Richmond to seek pediatric care. Why can’t we treat them here? by Peter GaluszkaDylan Lipton-Lesser scrambles about a playroom as any...
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Event Pick: The Carytown Watermelon Festival
Sunday, Aug. 8 Watermelon is the perfect summer food. Brought to the New World by European colonists and slaves from southern Africa in the 1600s, the universal appeal of the fruit and vegetable —...
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Event Pick:“The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead,” documentary at the...
Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9 Like Rodney Dangerfield, the Damned don’t get no respect. The clown princes of the British punk movement never got the academic accolades of the Sex Pistols or the Clash....
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Event Pick: Drew Gibson, Dan Navarro, Triple Crossing Jazz Project with...
Aug. 5-9 If you like your music festivals spread out over the week, the Tin Pan has you covered. For relaxed song consideration, Richmond-born guitarist Drew Gibson plays hauntingly beautiful tunes...
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