Britain is trying something. They’ve approved a plan where, if you were born in 2009 or later, you’d never be allowed to legally buy cigarettes. The age just keeps moving up every year, and at some point there’s a whole group of adults who were never let in. It still...
Marijuana legalization- Marijuana legalization- “Welcome to California,” said the dispensary owner as he beckoned towards seemingly endless rows of green filled jars. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The year was 2008, and my best friend from high school had arranged for me to get a real look into her “life in Los Angeles.” As a Virginia native, this...
“Welcome to California,” said the dispensary owner as he beckoned towards seemingly endless rows of green filled jars. I couldn’t believe my eyes. “Welcome to California,” said the dispensary owner as he beckoned towards seemingly endless rows of green filled jars. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The year was 2008, and my best friend from high school...
Hardywood's Gingerbread Stout is officially on sale and we couldn't be more excited (trust me) - but it seems the only people more excited are the folks at Hardywood. Hardywood's Gingerbread Stout is officially on sale and we couldn't be more excited (trust me) - but it seems the only people more excited are the folks at Hardywood. And they've...
The ever-polarizing issue of the possibility of a new baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom was on The ever-polarizing issue of the possibility of a new baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom was on full display at last night’s City Council meeting. Two ordinances, each of which acquires land back to the City of Richmond immediately near The Diamond on...
The much-loved Sub Rosa Bakery in Richmond's Church Hill neighborhood is set to reopen after a fire put them out of The much-loved Sub Rosa Bakery in Richmond's Church Hill neighborhood is set to reopen after a fire put them out of business early last year. Known for their sweets and home-made organic baked goods, Sub Rosa was a shining star in...
The city, or maybe just Mayor Jones, has doubled down on what some consider to be his name-sake project - a new baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom. The city, or maybe just Mayor Jones, has doubled down on what some consider to be his name-sake project - a new baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom. A complex marketing project, Loving RVA, was the...
Speedy Ortiz Interview By Chris Suarez Speedy Ortiz Interview By Chris Suarez Sure, Speedy Ortiz could easily be written off as just another band everyone listens to just because Pitchfork says they’re cool. If you actually do listen to them however, you’ll understand why they receive all the hype they get. Their music harkens back to what indie...
Here's an event which promises to be every bit as fun as it is bizarre. We all know what air guitar is, so the idea of what air sex is should be pretty easy to grasp. But who would ever think to turn it into a public exhibition, much less a worldwide competition? Here's an event which promises to be every bit as fun as it is bizarre. We all know...
Proverbial has been regularly packing out venues around the city for years now and tonight marks the first opportunity this seven-piece funk/rock band will have to do the same for Richmond’s newest Proverbial has been regularly packing out venues around the city for years now and tonight marks the first opportunity this seven-piece funk/rock band...