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Tourism Board Sells Richmond’s Hipsters With New Ad Campaign
by Tom Nash A new ad campaign from Richmond Region Tourism is making the pitch that mixing Civil War history and hipster culture makes for a great vacation. The "find your mix" campaign launched last...
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Black Sheep + Perly’s
Chef Kevin Roberts takes over a downtown landmark. by Deveron Timberlake In a combination that is setting food-lovers’ hearts aflutter, chef Kevin Roberts is expanding his reach by reviving Perly’s...
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Tales of King Midas
Graham Nash discusses protest songs, legalizing marijuana, and a lifetime of musical memories. by Brent Baldwin English musician Graham Nash is one of rock's gentlemen. The 72-year-old singer and...
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University of Richmond President Stepping Down
Ed Ayers says he will stay on as a faculty member. The University of Richmond will launch a search for a president in the coming academic year, it announced today, with Ed Ayers stepping down to join...
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The 2014 Music Issue
An aural history of River City. Plus, our annual free album: Sounds of Richmond, Vol. 7. by Brent Baldwin, Craig Belcher, Chris Bopst, Dale Brumfield, Gregg Kimball, Peter McElhinney, Karen Newton,...
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Doug Dobey Graphic Designer "[The punk scene] was a real closed society, sort of like the beats or hippies — it was a rite of passage. It was not so much important that it was punk, but it was where...
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Kelly Joe Phelps at Ashland Coffee and Tea
Thursday, Feb. 27. 8 p.m. If there’s one form of music I truly hate, it’s modern blues. Since the late 1950s, only Howlin’ Wolf, Captain Beefheart and Tom Waits have brought something new to the game,...
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City Slow to Collect Money for Schools
by Tom Nash As Mayor Dwight Jones touted the economic benefits of the Redskins training camp at his state of the city address last month, the city had yet to collect on a $100,000 payment for city...
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The Gold Standard
Remembering High on the Hog, 1977-2006. by F.T. Rea The stage was a flatbed trailer parked in a cobblestone alley in Church Hill. It faced the back of Chuck Wrenn's house.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to...
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Resolution
The new Lamb of God documentary covers the drama of the Randy Blythe manslaughter trial. by Brent Baldwin While shooting a documentary about Lamb of God's rabid fans around the world, director Don...
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The Score
A weekly rating of the city zeitgeist. -2 In yet another name change, the Landmark becomes Altria Theater. Let’s just call it “The Building Formerly Known As …” and be done with it.…[ Read more ][...
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Titfield Follies
One of VCU’s all-time weirdest bands gets the reissue treatment. by Ted Salins Sure, there's the legendary rock story about the shark and the groupie. But forget about that — have you ever seen a...
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Richmond Flashmob Fashion Show
Friday, Feb. 28 Richmond is about to get fashion bombed. Billed as the Richmond Flashmob Fashion Show, local designers and models will bombard the city with pop-up performance fashion shows starting...
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The Song Thief
How a melodic kleptomaniac from Richmond coined the phrase Tin Pan Alley. by Dale Brumfield One evenin’ in de month of May, Johnny get your gun, get your gun,I met old Peter on de way,Johnny get your...
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Artist Advocates for Neglected Cemeteries
by Brent Baldwin Growing up in Richmond, Barry O’Keefe knew about the famous markers at Hollywood Cemetery. But the 25-year-old printmaker was stunned when he recently discovered the history of the...
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Richmond's Aural History: The 1990s
Tim Barry Lead singer for Avail I'd been coming to Richmond to visit my brother since 1986 and we [Avail] were tired of living in Northern Virginia. Beau and I came down for a visit in 1990, and we...
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Richmond's Aural History: The 2010s
Tracy Keats Wilson Lead Singer, Positive No After nearly two decades of feeling alone and like an outsider as a female musician, there is an army of us ladies here who play music. … Positive No has...
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Funding for Slavery Site Uncertain
The House of Delegates voted to slash all but $2 million for the project from their budget. by Ned Oliver The General Assembly adjourns Saturday and lawmakers have yet to resolve how much money the...
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UR’s Student Newspaper Kills Print Edition
The centennial year of the University of Richmond’s student newspaper will be marked by its elimination. The centennial year of the University of Richmond’s student newspaper will be marked by its...
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