Richmond's Nettspend and Vans turned Laurel Skatepark into a canned food drive that was part skate scene, part community pull-up, built around a simple ask: bring something that helps someone else eat. For readers who may not know him yet, Nettspend is one of...
Whether it starts as a side gig or a passionate new business, college students around the country are opening brands of their own before graduation. College students are not just students anymore. Many students around the country have jobs on top of their schoolwork to earn extra money. Some work as college tour guides, some work in school...
With their Couch Collection, eco-streetwear brand Mamersass showed that upcycled "grandma couches" can transform into glamorous fashion. Sometimes when someone is wearing a gaudy patterned outfit, people joke that they are "wearing a couch." It's an easy joke to make, but not many people ever wonder: could you really pull off wearing clothes made...
At the Richmond Funny Bone, Women Crush Wednesday offers female stand-up comedians a chance to prove the sexist cliche that says "Women aren't funny" is a total lie. "Women aren't funny." It’s a sentiment that has been passed around since the first bored man with one too many shower thoughts decided to share them loudly in public. Even in 2020,...
Ricky Shaw and Carl Sloppy are your typical 30-something best buds in Richmond… until they walk into the world of magic and imagination in their backyard shed. Ricky Shaw and Carl Sloppy are your typical best buds. They like to listen to heavy metal music, play video games and Dungeons and Dragons, and use their imaginations to go on wacky...
Starting a womenswear brand from scratch is a difficult challenge, but it's one that has led Stitch By Chanel to reach great heights in only a few years. Chanel Green, a native of Henrico County and a Varina High School graduate, had never intended to start a clothing company -- until she realized that her hobby and favored family pastime could...
The Richmond Environmental Film Festival kicks off its 2020 edition on Friday, February 7 and runs for an entire week. In anticipation of a new year of fantastic films, here are six to look out for. Bird of Prey Cinematographer Neil Ritter is on a mission to document, and hopefully protect, the near-extinct Philippine Eagle. In Bird of Prey,...
Would I Lie To You? Mural Walk creator George Tisdale unreliably narrates tours of Richmond's murals. It's more entertaining than you'd think. The Would I Lie To You? Mural Walk showcases some of the most beautiful, and most hidden, murals in and around Richmond, but with a twist. The stories told at each mural could be complete lies, and it is...
Illustrator Matt Lively's enamel-and-tar paintings for Spider Mites Of Jesus brought unforgettable imagery to Jerry Williams' engaging documentary about legendary Richmond character Donnie Corker, aka Dirtwoman. How can you make a documentary about Richmond icon Dirtwoman that shows him selling flowers in front of Mamma Zu when you don't have any...
Prepare to laugh, cry, and laugh again -- spoken-word artist Roscoe Burnems will premiere his first stand-up special, Traumedy, at The HEALing Hub this Sunday. “Laugh till you cry, cry till you laugh.” As award-winning spoken word artist and RVA local Roscoe Burnems brings together comedy and spoken word for his first film special, Traumedy --...
