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Getting Radical
Preview: “No Exit” is the latest envelope-pushing element of Firehouse Theatre's overhaul. by David TimberlineThere’s a new coat of red paint being applied to the distinctive exterior of the Firehouse...
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Event Pick: "#BlackLivesMatter" at Dogtown Dance Theatre
Saturday, Aug. 15 by Chris Bopst A provocative topic is addressed head-on in the new original play, “#BlackLivesMatter,” written and performed by young people enrolled in Art 180’s eight-week summer...
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Event Pick: Dog Adoption Social at Blue Bee Cider
Saturday, Aug. 15 by Chris Bopst It’s been said that dogs are man’s best friends. While I agree with that sentiment, I submit that beer runs a close second as humanity’s closest and dearest companion....
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Event Pick: ZZ Top and Blackberry Smoke at Innsbrook
Thursday, Aug. 13 by Chris Bopst It isn’t easy trying to write about a band like ZZ Top. What can you say about the band that hasn’t already been said? The longtime Texas troubadours of blues-based...
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Event Pick: Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers at the National
Tuesday, Aug. 18 by Chris Bopst Despite my aversion to popular music, I’ve always had a soft spot for Bruce Hornsby. He’s a likeable guy who has proven to be no one-hit wonder. More importantly, the...
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Event Pick: Welcome Week Fest at Strange Matter and the Camel
Aug. 15 and 16 by Chris Bopst Slow summer days in Richmond are coming to a close. Downtown streets and parking spaces soon will be filled with the bright-eyed and bushytailed, who are tanned, rested...
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Food Review: Family Meal
A celebrity chef’s venture shows potential, but doesn’t quite live up to its hype. by Matthew FreemanRichmond is like the underachieving and overlooked middle child of the Eastern Seaboard — we love...
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Unprompted: The Unforgivable Tutti Frutti
I like to eat as much as anyone else, perhaps more than most, but so far I have avoided doing stupid commercials even for money. by Gene CoxOne of the first things I noticed when I quit work was that...
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Endgame
If Richmond wanted to remove all references to Confederate figures from public property, what would have to go? The list may surprise you. by Edwin SlipekNowhere does the recent national furor over...
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Up to Speed
After years of preparations, the global UCI bike race is about to descend on the city. Is Richmond ready for its close-up? by Edwin Slipek"The Worlds Comes to Richmond” is the slogan proclaimed with...
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Weekly Food Notes
It’s only temporary: Both Church Hill’s Proper Pie Co. and the Dog and Pig Show will be closed for the month of August — the first for the owners’ much-needed annual vacation and the latter for...
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$19 Billion for Dominion's New Nuclear Reactor?
For years, Dominion Virginia Power has been considering building a third nuclear reactor at its North Anna station but has always been shy about suggesting how much it would cost. Now, lawyer and...
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Talley's Is Coming to the Old Estilo Space
Fans have been waiting for a reveal ever since co-owners Jessica and Josh Bufford announced a new venture in the old Estilo space in the Village Shopping Center. Well, count that wait as over because...
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'Cop Car' Opens This Weekend
The indie sensation at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, “Cop Car,” starring local actor Hays Wellford and Kevin Bacon opens Friday, Aug. 14 at the Criterion Theater in Richmond. If the advance...
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Fall Line Replacement: "The Extragavanza" [sic] Announced
The organizers of Fall Line Fest, which was recently cancelled this year, don't want their hard work to go to waste. So they're holding a one-night event billed as The Extragavanza on Friday, Nov. 6 at...
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Brew Confusion
Virginia craft brewers call for updated state regulations. by Patrick Wilson [Image-1] State agencies are duplicating regulation of craft breweries, some beermakers told lawmakers Thursday. In...
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RVA Represents
It's always nice when you meet a personal hero and he or she delivers. One of the places where this has the best chance of happening is onstage, when the hero is a musician and ego is left behind in...
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New Home Sought for Richmond Police Memorial
by Peter GaluszkaNearly forgotten amid dust-ups over Richmond’s large array of Confederate statues and the city’s spiff-up for the UCI Road World Championships, one lonely statue is finally getting...
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On the Agenda: Deciding How to Honor Slave Sites
by Peter GaluszkaCall them dueling conversations.Nearly 15 months after the failure of Mayor Dwight Jones’ vigorous campaign to build a $79 million baseball stadium and mixed-use project in Shockoe...
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The Score
-2 A nationwide egg shortage sends prices climbing at grocery stores across the area. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has already curated a few Eggland’s Best into its Fabergé collection. +1 Hordes of...
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