LETTER: Proposed Stadium is Moving Baseball Away From Fans
Even if Mayor Jones' Shockoe Bottom proposal can fly (include me among the skeptics), I think he's greatly overestimating the willingness of suburbanites, who comprise most of the Flying Squirrels'...
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Losing Game
Opinion: Introducing the Obamacare Board Game! by Dale Brumfield[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Punk Rock Frames
Veteran Richmond bassist Greta Brinkman starts a new business. by Brent Baldwin Most musicians never say goodbye to their day jobs. For Greta Brinkman, one of Richmond's earliest and best-known punk...
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Snowden Missing Again
This time in Richmond, and in puppet form. by Ned Oliver Much as Edward Snowden vanished, so too has a 10-foot-tall puppet likeness of the government whistle-blower created by a Richmond artist. Lilly...
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Parade of Memories
Dominion chairman Robert Kelly reminisces about the ups and downs of Richmond's longest-running seasonal parade. by Brent Baldwin If you're going to have a Christmas parade, do it right. And have a...
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Holiday Almanac Calendar
Richmond's holiday events from November to January. by Chris Bopst Nov. 27 Genworth Foundations Holiday Village showcases holiday traditions from around the world at the Children's Museum of Richmond...
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"Race" at the Virginia Repertory Theatre
Thursday, Nov. 29 through December 21, 2013 by Chris Bopst David Mamet’s 2009 Broadway play, “Race,” focuses on two lawyers defending a well-to-do white man charged with raping a black woman. Carol...
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Architecture Review: The Shockoe Ballpark Plan
Richmond's oldest neighborhood deserves a lot more planning than a rubber stamp for a baseball stadium. by Edwin Slipek"This is just beginning of the public discourse," Kathy Graziano, 4th District...
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Spice Remix
Food Review: A revamped Nile Ethiopian Restaurant gives ancient flavors a modern make-over. by Robey Martin There isn't a wait for a table, yet. But there will be.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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Santa's Little Helper
When the work is done, canny bar elves know where to throw one back. by Deveron Timberlake Once the tree is up and the stockings stuffed, it's time to pop a cork or sip some suds. Here are some...
View ArticleLETTER: Better Analysis Should Drive Ballpark Plan
Because I do not believe the mayor's proposed Shockoe ballpark is logistically possible given the current and expected volume of traffic and the available street infrastructure, I requested a copy of...
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Holy Haircut
A ceramic congregation gathers 'round the preacher in this Richmond barbershop. by Tina Griego When Roy Spratley opened his barbershop at 707 N. Sheppard St. almost 25 years ago, he brought with him a...
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Now Hear This
Local jazz singer Emme St. James makes a play for Bad Santa, plus other local releases for the holidays. by Peter McElhinney Christmas records are like perennial flowers, sleeping silently through the...
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Dominion Gardenfest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Friday, Nov. 29 through Jan. 13. by Chris Bopst A half-million lights. By any stretch of the imagination that’s a lot of illumination, but in Richmond that’s what we do to make sure Santa never...
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Your Mural Here
This Grove Avenue couple found a community purpose for their blank brick wall. by Tina Griego Wendy Martin and her husband, Todd, bought their row house at 2702 Grove Ave. 14 years ago. Its eastern...
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Crunch Time
Introducing the first-ever RVA Nacho Taco Week. by Deveron Timberlake Tacos get creative next week when 30 local restaurants go the distance Dec. 1 – 8, during Style Weekly's Nacho Taco week. For $5,...
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Gingerbread Town
The belly-warming story behind the hottest seasonal beer in Richmond. by Hilary Langford More than anything else, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery is known as the creator of the popular Gingerbread Stout...
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Fear of Music at the Camel
Thursday, Nov. 28. 8 p.m. by Chris Bopst Ah yes, Thanksgiving. The day we commemorate our ancestors’ slow but steady extermination of Native Americans.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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