Richmond's thriving martial arts community offers plentiful opportunities for self-improvement -- provided you find the right gym. As long as there’s been civilization, individuals have waged war. In Egypt: 3400-year-old paintings hang, detailed with ancient grappling...
Monument Avenue and The Insidiously Seductive “Lost Cause” Narrative
Monument Avenue features statues commemorating five Civil War-era political and military figures, all of whom were on the Confederate side of that conflict. These statues stand at the center of a longstanding controversy that has heated up considerably over the last...
VA Pro-Gun Organization Helps Shoot Down Gun Safety Bill
Richmond has seen an uptick in gun thefts over the last several years, and often, these guns end up in the wrong hands. In the Virginia House and Senate, legislators recently struck down a bill that would require gun owners to report missing weapons within 24...
“Fresh Paint” Offers Fresh Look At Virginia’s Complicated History
For Richmond, 2018 is a time for us to come together to understand not only the present we live in, but the ways in which the past has influenced us. The Virginia Museum Of History & Culture is doing just that with their most recent installation, Fresh Paint:...
Arthur Ashe Boulevard: To Be Or Not To Be
Something about Arthur Ashe elevates him into the mythology and lore of Central Virginia. It goes beyond his legacy as a tennis great, beyond his positive contributions to the community around his hometown of Richmond. As a black man who grew up during the Jim Crow...
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