Stretching Out
Page Bond Gallery features two emerging visual artists with restless technique. by Karen Newton Tis the season for visitors, and whether they're here for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts'"Hollywood...
View ArticleSounds of RVA Third Anniversary at the Camel
Wednesday, Nov. 13. 9 p.m. by Chris Bopst There’s no greater champion of the local music scene than Sarah Moore Lindsey. For the last three years her blog, Sounds of RVA, has been my go-to source for...
View ArticleSign Language
A new documentary reveals an old but thriving trade that's still alive in Richmond. by Sarah Vogelsong Sometimes all you need is a sign — literally. In the late 1990s, filmmaker Faythe Levine was...
View ArticleTaste Testing
Three Richmond restaurants just opened and hope you notice. by Deveron Timberlake Over the weekend, three restaurants opened in Richmond within four miles of each other, and that’s where the...
View ArticleFor the Fences
Opinion: Four reasons why a new ballpark in Shockoe Bottom is the right solution. by Mark Kronenthal I make my home in Union Hill and work in Shockoe Slip. People often are surprised when I tell them...
View ArticleThe Collector
VCU First Novelist Award-winner Ramona Ausubel returns to the horrors of World War II. by Dale Brumfield Being a writer means you need to be like Velcro so that experiences stick," author Ramona...
View ArticleDoes the Mayor Have the Votes to Get His Ballpark Plan Through City Council?
Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones introduced his proposal to put a ballpark in Shockoe Bottom with much fanfare Monday, but it still faces an uncertain fate in City Council. Because it will require the...
View ArticleThe Score
-3 RVA Beer Week — which lasts 10 days — comes to a close. For you, maybe.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleUR Law School Set to Graduate Registered Sex Offender
University of Richmond’s student newspaper, The Collegian, reports that a third-year law student who served on the school’s honor council is a registered sex offender. The paper says it's uncertain how...
View ArticleSouth of the James Farmers Market Doesn't Want to Hibernate
The South of the James Market wants to make Forest Hill Park its permanent home, but they’ll need Richmonders to help. GrowRVA owner Karen Atkinson has put up a petition asking for support for the...
View ArticleWhat About the Boulevard?
So far, we’ve heard a lot about Mayor Dwight Jones’ proposal to redevelop Shockoe Bottom, but not so much about his plans for the corresponding mixed-use development on the 60-acres owned by the city...
View ArticleThanksgiving in a Glass
Sage, cinnamon and cranberries: a lesson in beer-making at Legend Brewery. by Jason Roop About the only thing the safety goggles saved me from was a surprise spray of water from a hose cleaning out...
View ArticleCourt Holds Hearing on School Redistricting Suit
A suit filed against the Richmond School Board alleging some members colluded to redraw district boundaries may be headed to trial. During a hearing today at Richmond Circuit Court, attorney Charlie...
View ArticleFrench Travel Advice on Richmond Gets Lost in Translation
Here’s one list of six major East Coast cities Richmond probably doesn’t want to be on: the French Foreign Ministry’s rundown of dangerous areas for tourists.As reported in the Washington Post...
View ArticleThe Moonbees’ Record Release at Bogart’s in the Fan
Saturday, Nov. 16. 9 p.m. by Chris Bopst If music is to evolve in the new millennium, the instrumentation must change. Here’s why: Granddad had a band with bass, drums and electric guitars and it was...
View ArticleDriving Dwight
The expensive trips, mounting overtime and clean cars behind the mayor's full-time security detail. by Ned Oliver Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones is eating lunch at M Bistro and Wine Bar for the third day...
View ArticleThe Mayor and John Grisham Are Throwing Terry McAullife's Inauguration Party
by Ned Oliver The Associate. The Broker.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleHome Plate
Three local chefs show NYC why Richmond should be on its radar. by Deveron Timberlake He’d barely finished last night’s successful Ideas in Food dinner at Heritage, when chef Joe Sparatta hit the road...
View ArticleMatuto and La Subrosa Sabrosura at Balliceaux
Nov. 13 and 14. 9:30 p.m. by Peter McElhinney On two consecutive nights, two bands with proven ability to charm huge crowds at international music festivals will squeeze into the more intimate...
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