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Shelf Life
Food Review: Three new markets bring fine foods to discerning consumers. by Karen Newton The Cask Café& Market It's less of a market and more of a beer Mecca. But don't be mistaken, the Cask...
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The Score
-4 The week begins with yet another snowstorm, with the Virginia State Police spending the morning responding to 322 crashes, 53 disabled vehicles — and three sleep-deprived television meteorologists...
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Punch Drunk
Last week in San Francisco there was some controversy over an industrious young lady and her plan to sell Girl Scout cookies on the sidewalk in front of a medical marijuana dispensary. Danielle Lei,...
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Review: Stage B's "And Baby Makes Seven"
by David Timberline Playwright Paula Vogel premiered “And Baby Makes Seven” back in 1984, eight years before garnering widespread attention for “The Baltimore Waltz” and 14 years before winning the...
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Friday Cheers announces shows, Lewis Ginter takes hiatus
by Brent Baldwin Doesn't it feel good to think about hot outdoor concerts right about now? Friday Cheers, the affordable summer concert series at Brown's Island, has announced the first six weeks of...
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LETTER: Music Issue Memories
I found the Music Issue interesting, but also was surprised at how much it missed out on. Yes Prince did come to Ivory's on Broad, but left when everyone started gazing and photographing him while he...
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"Everyone Likes Pizza" at the Richmond Public Library
Friday, March 7 through April 1. by Chris Bopst It’s true: Most people like pizza. A cartoon homage to oven-baked flatbread, “Everyone Likes Pizza,” opens Friday, March 7, at the Richmond Public...
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A short documentary details a historic game of mini golf played in Richmond. by Ned Oliver In the world of professional putt putt golf – yes, that’s a thing – only three perfect games have ever been...
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Cut the Architect’s Hand, Strike the Chord and Burn and 45 A.D. at...
Friday, March 7. 9 p.m. by Chris Bopst Cut the Architect’s Hand is a hateful barrage of riffs. As evidenced by the Richmond trio’s new release, “Blood Eagle,” on the local label Aunt Mary Records, the...
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Basketball Among the Brownstones
Going to see VCU and UR in the A-10 tournament in Brooklyn this month? Here's where you should eat. by Don Baker Fans of Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond attending the...
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Richmond native new head writer at SNL
by Brent Baldwin Bryan Tucker is setting a high bar for Richmond comedy writers. The Clover Hill High School and University of North Carolina graduate -- profiled in this 2008 Style cover story -- has...
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Bartender in Richmond Tourism Ad ‘Shocked’ by Hipster Headline
by Tom Nash So, how does Derek Rowe feel about becoming the face of Richmond hipsters? “I’m a husband and father of two very small kids,” he says.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Review: Richmond Triangle Players'"High"
by David Timberline Dealing as it does with the collision of faith, family and drug abuse, there is no escaping the melodramatic elements in Richmond Triangle Players’ latest production, “High.” Even...
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Sculptor Sanguine After Ashe Statue Deemed Inadvertently Horrifying
by Ned Oliver Richmond sculptor Paul DiPasquale is not impressed by your hastily-thrown together list, Mental Floss. The national magazine included DiPasquale’s statue of tennis great and city native...
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Bike Advocates Flummoxed By Democratic Opposition in General Assembly
by Ned Oliver The world championships of cycling are coming to Richmond next year. With that in mind, state cycling advocates were hoping to prod the General Assembly into passing legislation they say...
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Action Plan
Dwight Jones' anti-poverty task force asks the mayor to follow his heart. by Tina Griego The path to economic stability for the city's poor must begin with jobs — more of them, better paying and...
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The Ar-Kaics, Atlantic Thrills, Dirty Fences and Nancy at Strange Matter
Thursday, March 6. 9 p.m. by Chris Bopst Raw, gritty and danceable, garage is one of rock’s most durable subgenres. The main reason is that psychotic reactions never go out of style.…[ Read more ][...
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City Council Wants Independent Consultant to Vet Ballpark Plan
by Ned Oliver Richmond City Council wants Mayor Dwight Jones to find $50,000 in the city budget to hire an independent consultant to vet his ballpark proposal. City Council Vice President Ellen...
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Material World
These student designs for preserving the Menokin plantation suggest how we might expand the Shockoe Bottom debate. by Edwin Slipek When critics of the mayor's Shockoe Bottom development plan have...
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Imarhan Timbuktu at Balliceaux
Tuesday, March 18. 9 p.m. by Peter McElhinney Since the collision of cultures spawns creativity, it’s no surprise that Mali has become a center of musical innovation. Stretching from the lush Niger...
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