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Toys Are Us
Megan Marlatt's "Substitutions" brings plastic to life at the Visual Arts Center. by Megan Zalecki When hearing the words still life, landscape or portrait, you might think of images of flowers...
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Tiempo Libre at Richmond CenterStage
Saturday, March 2, at 8 p.m. $10-$76 by Andrew Cothern Nominated three times for Grammys, the Miami-based Cuban jazz band Tiempo Libre brings a highly combustible mix of energetic Latin jazz and the...
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Firehouse Weighs Reinstatement of Ousted Director
by David Timberline and Jason Roop On stage, epic battles end with dramatic deaths. The battle at the Firehouse Theatre Project may be headed toward something more tragic: bureaucratic limbo.…[ Read...
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Progeny of Darkness
The fire-mongering Howl stops in at Strange Matter. by Reyan Ali Vincent Hausman sampled his first taste of heavy metal when he was 11 years old. He was in a record store in Indonesia where he found a...
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“The Spoils of St. Hubris” at Ghostprint Gallery
Feb. 28 through April 27 by Andrew Cothern Ghostprint Gallery presents “The Spoils of St. Hubris” by painter Sterling Clinton Hundley. It’s the first part of an ongoing body of work entitled “The...
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Food Review: Rappahannock
This seafood game changer brings more than oysters to Grace Street. by Karen Newton Rappahannock may be the game changer for Grace Street. The latest outpost of Rappahannock River Oyster Co. has...
View ArticleStatehouse Wrap: Can Hero Dogs Stop U.N. Plot?
by Ned Oliver Yes, Gov. Bob McDonnell got his transportation funding reform passed in the final hours of the General Assembly session that ended Saturday. But how did the other 2,573 other bills and...
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Young Lions
One of Richmond's most promising jazz trios makes every note count. by Peter McElhinney The Marcus Tenney Trio, featuring three of the best players in the city, is an egalitarian high-wire act. At...
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The Writing Show's “Beyond Hollywood” at the Children’s Museum of Richmond
Thursday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. $10-$12. by Andrew Cothern So you’ve written the screenplay of the next Oscar-winning film, but how do you get it out there? The James River Writers team up with the...
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Letter: Dubious Title Aside, Efforts Under Way to Strengthen Families
After reading the Feb. 14 issue of your email newsletter, The Scoop (styleweekly.com/thescoop), I had to comment on your reference to a news release citing Richmond as the country's sixth least...
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Short Order
RVA Food News: Naked Onion preview, Local Eatery's new brunch, Toast for charities + more. by Deveron Timberlake Richmond's love affair with the classic Vietnamese banh mi sandwich appears to be...
View ArticleIconic Bakery Closes, Owner Mum on Shockoe Ballpark
by Scott Bass A 120-pound sailfish takes up a sizable chunk of the eastern wall at Weiman's Bakery in Shockoe Bottom. The fish, after all these years, finally is coming down.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe...
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Senior Service
A comedic duo shines in "Sunshine Boys," bringing a crowd pleaser to Swift Creek Mill. by Rich Griset Following adversity, two crotchety men are stuck together. Hilarity ensues.…[ Read more ][...
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The Queers at the Camel
Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 8 p.m. $12. by Andrew Cothern With a three-chord, Ramones style of pop punk, the Queers formed in 1982 and gained notoriety across their hometown in New Hampshire with their...
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AMC Network to Film Spy Drama Pilot in Richmond
by Brent Baldwin There was HBO's "John Adams" miniseries, followed by Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning epic, "Lincoln," and Bill O'Reilly's less epic "Killing Lincoln" for the National Geographic...
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Bypassing Sense
The Charlottesville Bypass, from just about every angle, is an extraordinary waste of taxpayer funds at a time when the state has no money for road construction. by Randy Salzman With $16.4 trillion...
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Ticky Tax
It was derided as regressive, stupid and ignorant. But whatever, on Saturday Gov. Bob McDonnell’s transportation plan passed the General Assembly with bipartisan support.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to...
View ArticleInside Track
Here's what Richmond's bands are working on. by Andrew Cothern Bass player Brian Cruse, who plays in numerous local bands, including the Larri Branch Agenda, Quux Collective and Marionette, is...
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The Score
-4 The Richmond-filmed "Lincoln" has a disappointing showing at the Oscars, though Daniel Day-Lewis wins lead actor and production design takes a trophy. When is the Academy going to finally recognize...
View ArticleNBC-12 Analysis: Porn Permissible in Pizza Hut
NBC-12’s go-to legal analyst Steve Benjamin notes in last night’s broadcast that it is in fact legal to look at porn in public places -- “even if people can see it.”His expert opinion comes after two...
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