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Club Chow
How do local music venues rate when it comes to food? by Karen Newton Show me a person who doesn't think Richmond has a great music scene and I'll show you someone who doesn't go out much. But those...
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Filmmaker’s Entry Scores Super Bowl Surprise For Richmomnd Dad
by Tina Griego Lee Krost is going to the Super Bowl. You might recall that his son, local filmmaker Lucas Krost, made a short documentary about his dad's love of football and entered it in a contest...
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The Second Annual Jazz Age Preservation Ball
Saturday, Jan. 18. 7:30 p.m. by Chris Bopst If I could go back to any period in American music history I’d pick the Roaring ‘20s. That fertile decade of music, style and dress set the course for the...
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Buggin’ Out
A gritty new Richmond exhibit proves that street art is more than murals. by Brent Baldwin"Unfortunately the only visual content that's updated with any real frequency is commercial advertising...
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Short Order
RVA Food News: Bigs' Vegan BBQ, Sub Rosa Returns + More by Deveron Timberlake To show vegetarians that intentionality can come from unexpected places, Bigs BBQ on West Grace Street sets a new...
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Shockoe Ballpark Debate Fails to Reach Tipping Point
by Ned Oliver The last two weeks have seen concerted lobbying efforts aimed at winning over City Council members in the debate over Mayor Dwight Jones' proposal to locate a ballpark in Shockoe Bottom....
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Charlie Murphy at Richmond Funny Bone
Sunday, Jan. 16-19. by Chris Bopst Whenever I read the name Charlie Murphy, I hear Dave Chappelle’s voice saying it as Rick James. I’m not the only one.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Front and Center
Gov. McAuliffe's inaugural offers a snapshot of who’s in, who’s out and who’s hanging on in Virginia politics. by Edwin Slipek (Find more photos from the McAuliffe Inauguration on the Style Weekly...
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Carol Covell Trio at 2113 Bistro
Tuesday, Jan. 21. 7:30 p.m. by Chris Bopst Most shows are raucous in nature, but sometimes you just want to sit back, sip your cocktail and listen. And for those moments, it’s nice to know that Carol...
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Computer Love
Movie Review: “Her” transforms a plausible future into a timely meditation on the human condition. by Nicholas Emme Spike Jonze's new offbeat drama is about a man who falls in love with his operating...
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The Explorer
Richmond photographer Jamie Betts does what it takes to capture the past life of a decaying place. by Ned Oliver It's 14 degrees outside, the sun hasn't risen, and Jamie Betts is creeping around an...
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Pomp and Circumstance
The Richmond city jail celebrates graduates of a new program aimed at helping them build a better path. by Tina Griego Adlai Bentley was released from Richmond City Jail last Thursday. He returned the...
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Chris Kasper, Jonathan Vassar and Josh Small at Globehopper Coffee
Friday, Jan. 17. 6 p.m. by Chris Bopst Chris Kasper is haunted by the ghost of Nick Drake. The Philadelphia-based singer and songwriter’s baroscopic ruminations echo the work of the late English...
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Sound Scavenging
Black Iris builds an interactive exhibit around the sounds of Richmond. by Karen Newton Of all the ways to play tourist in your own town, it would be tough to find any as sonically satisfying as Black...
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Rules for the Living
You have another year ahead, and this band of goofs, co-conspirators and doofs is all you’ve got. Here's how to make it the best year yet. by Alane Miles As a death and dying expert, I don't do much...
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Bills Would Tighten Disclosure Rules for Discrimination Inquiries
by Ned Oliver Two state lawmakers want to allow public colleges to shield their internal investigations into employment discrimination complaints. Their proposed bills come a year after Virginia...
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The Score
+1 In his outgoing address, Gov. Bob McDonnell apologizes for the gift-giving scandal, saying he followed law but was "deeply sorry for the problems and pain I've caused for you." Fortunately, he adds,...
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Rock Return
A rival radio station brings John Boy and Billy back to local airwaves. by Tom Nash The classic-rock rivalry continues on FM. In the latest episode, Clear Channel’s The Planet 96.1 will start airing...
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