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Finding God, DMX, Fire, and Fries On First Fridays

I was tasked with covering the First Friday in April. It was a big day. Not only was it the 18th birthday of Gallery 5, it was also Good Friday. I languished at home for a while, deliberating whether I wanted to go out on a cold and rainy night when the weather had...

Your Guide To ‘Something In The Water’ Festival This Weekend!

As the eagerly-awaited Something In The Water Festival triumphantly returns to Virginia Beach this weekend, attendees can look forward to a smorgasbord of high-energy music, interactive activities, and culinary delights. From April 28th to April 30th, the Oceanfront,...

How Does This Guy Have A Job Fundraising Right Now?

In light of a recent CBS6 report, more questions have been raised about the employment of John Sydnor, former Executive Director of the Enrichmond Foundation, in his new role as Fundraising and Communications Program Officer at LISC Virginia. This development comes...

Kids In The Hall’s Dave Foley Was at GalaxyCon 2023!

Whether it's Kids in the Hall, Newsradio, A Bug's Life, or one of the many other things he has been in and known for, fans of legendary comedian and comic actor Dave Foley were ecstatic to welcome him to his first visit to Richmond as part of GalaxyCon 2023's largest...

An ‘Eclectic Celluloid For The Cinematic Soul’ Weekend

Begun out of two VCU departments - Art History and Photo & Film - in 1994, and later becoming a nonprofit on its own, the James River Film Society has presented "ECLECTIC CELLULOID FOR THE CINEMATIC SOUL" for 29 years. Since 1999, my personal attendance and...

Mardi Gras in RVA

DOgtown Dance Theatre Lady Nawlins Tobacco Company Cha Chas Social Club Sticky Rice https://www.facebook.com/sticky.rice.rva/?fref=ts st james episcopal church mardi gras for a mision DOgtown Dance Theatre Lady Nawlins Tobacco Company Cha Chas Social Club Sticky Rice https://www.facebook.com/sticky.rice.rva/?fref=ts st james episcopal church...

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Maggie Walker commentary

The City of Richmond's budget is an ongoing soap opera of whodunits and epic missteps. It would be hilarious if it was just a TV show with some crack pot protagonists. The City of Richmond's budget is an ongoing soap opera of whodunits and epic missteps. It would be hilarious if it was just a TV show with some crack pot protagonists....

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Gov. McAuliffe declares Natural Bridge the 37th state park

VA Governor Terry McAuliffe has moved to make the formerly private natural landmark Natural Bridge a part of the Virginia state Park system. In a ceremony held VA Governor Terry McAuliffe has moved to make the formerly private natural landmark Natural Bridge a part of the Virginia state Park system. In a ceremony held During the ceremony,...

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Pickles

Chaz Robinson, owner of Sweet Sour Salty and Co., is endlessly friendly and endlessly knowledgeable about pickles. Chaz Robinson, owner of Sweet Sour Salty and Co., is endlessly friendly and endlessly knowledgeable about pickles. When we visited him on a Sunday morning at the Carytown Farmers’ Market, he chatted with his customers about their...

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