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Remembrance: Charles Finley, Historic Jackson Ward Association President
1946-2013 by Paul Hammond You probably never heard of Charles Finley. He would have wanted it that way.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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RVAlution at the Canal Club
Saturday, Dec. 7. 8 p.m. by Chris Bopst I feel sorry for people who never dance. They truly live lives of quiet desperation.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Wheels Turning
Harrisonburg's Americana heroes, the Steel Wheels, keep gaining steam. by David Timberline"No other band has sold out a show this far in advance," says Truman Parmele, the owner of Ashland Coffee and...
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Short Order
RVA Food News: Ukrop's Catering Thrives, Stuzzi Seafood + More by Deveron Timberlake On the outside it's a generic, brown building on Maywill Street. But inside the Ukrop's Homestyle Foods office is a...
View ArticleFielding Help
Dreaming of a Redskins memorial brick stocking stuffer? These local sports orgs need your help too. The city wants you to consider a contribution to the Redskins this holiday. Here are four other...
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Luray at Ashland Coffee and Tea
Thursday, Dec. 5. 8 p.m. by Chris Bopst If you ever wondered what Kate Bush would have sounded like if she played with the Avett Brothers, wonder no longer. Luray is as close to that musical marriage...
View ArticleLETTER: Attack at Art Site Is a “Teachable Moment”
While the violence that occurred at the site of 2013's Street Art Festival is deplorable, it is saddening to see that GRTC is closing the site of these murals to the public as a result. Partly because...
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Anchors Aweigh
A new collective at the end of First Fridays makes and displays art. by Rich Griset On East Broad Street, an artist collective is taking the idea of being an anchor tenant quite literally. The story...
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Punch Drunk
Jack's December To-Do List by Jack Lauterback The holidays usually bring along a pretty solid bender, and I find that if I don't write things down, I may end up forgetting about them. As you can see...
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The Score
+3 A 12-foot Fraser fir from Sweet Providence Farm in Floyd County becomes the Christmas tree at the Executive Mansion. And you just know the gifts under that tree are gonna be good.…[ Read more ][...
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[Update] Pot Hurler Found Guilty
The flower pot was decorated with ladybugs. It was a gift from Kimberly Chen to the now-deceased wife of Bob Buffington.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Fast-Food Workers Take Demand for Higher Wages to McDonald’s
Leah Taylor has worked at the Kentucky Fried Chicken on Belt Boulevard for six years. She says her $8.90 hourly wage means she can’t afford to eat the food she helps prepare all day.…[ Read more ][...
View ArticlePolice: Street Art Fest Security Guard ‘Stalked’ then ‘Blindsided’
The security guard who was severely beaten while patrolling the GRTC Bus Depot on Cary Street was blindsided by his attacker, police say. “I think it’s one of those deals -- he got caught off guard,”...
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Anyone want to clean the leaves out of Richmond’s giant poop tunnel?
Maybe you know this already, but the city has a 7.5 million gallon underground holding tunnel for “combined sewer overflow” or, in layman’s terms, poop water. It’s next to the James, is wide and tall...
View ArticleCouncilwoman: Residents Say “Hell No” to Shockoe Stadium
by Ned Oliver Move one more to the no column, or in this case, the hell-no column. Mayor Dwight Jones needs seven of the nine City Council members to make his Shockoe Bottom ballpark plan a reality.…[...
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The Millennium Metal Show II at Artemis Gallery
Friday, Dec. 6, from 5-10 p.m. by Chris Bopst I like little things. And if those little things are intensely crafted to the point of obsession, my heart gets all aflutter.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to...
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Riverside Venture
Manchester’s future just may lie in what happens on these 17 well-placed acres. by Tina Griego The new owners of the 17-acre Reynolds South property are easing into a long-term development that could...
View ArticleTo the Reader: Wrapping Up a Year in Richmond
Politics, sports and an overweight donkey were among the head-spinning stories of 2013. In the next three issues, Style Weekly will look back: Next week, The Score tries to make sense — or nonsense —...
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Short Order
RVA Food News: Tuffy Stone's Win, Saison's Hip-Hop Dinner + More. by Deveron Timberlake Tuff Talking Tuffy Stone may be the only Richmond chef with his own Wikipedia page. He's called the Professor,...
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