If you are in the market for a glass eye in the same shade as your lover’s, some elaborate hair jewelry, or even an electric couch to use as a Victorian cure-all, then you need to head over to The Veiled Mirror. This Victorian antique store opened downtown in January,...
This week, we're welcoming Verillas to Richmond. This LGBTQ-owned clothing brand, which specializes in creatively designed kilts and boots, was founded in Fredericksburg, but has officially arrived in Richmond on W. Cary St. as of the start of 2022. They're embracing their new city with open arms, working to make Richmond their home and find a...
This week I got to talk with Annie Lederman. You may recognize her from Opie and Anthony, as the voice of Cheryl Fawkes on Grand Theft Auto V, her new hit podcast Trash Tuesday with cohosts Esther Povitsky and Khalyla Kuhn, or the comedy stage. I called while Lederman was shooting a promo video for her upcoming shows -- a few of which are here in...
Independent filmmaker Dorie Barton has only been in Richmond for a couple of years, but she's definitely made an impact. Her latest movie, Welcome To The Show, is the first she's made since arriving in RVA. It features a group of college kids stuck in an immersive game with shifting rules while lost in and around the city. Dorie already had a...
Ron Dillard Jr. does it all. He writes his own plays and screenplays. He has television shows in his head ready to go out into the world. A storyteller has to have stories to tell, and Ron is ready to tell his. Finding his way through the business of filmmaking and finding an audience hasn't been easy, but to hear him tell it, this is all part of...
What are you doing with your life? Everyone wants you to have a vision for the future: the motivational guru will tell you about it, for a fee. The barfly has an idea for you. Your buddy is always ready to tell you what's about to happen. Then one day, you have a conversation and realize you have bumped into the future. It brings you a kernel of...
Sometimes you meet someone with so much energy, you have to take notice. That's how it went recently when Andee Arches was helping out around the studio a bunch. Pretty soon, Kimberly Frost suggested I interview her. Andee is a young filmmaker, audio engineer, editor, and photographer. She's currently working on a documentary called Sister Radio...
Richmond-based independent film production company Remember Tommy gets a lot done, but they keep friendship and love of their hometown at the heart of it all. Austin Lewis and Dewey Collins of Richmond, VA embody what it means to have a dream and pursue it. Lewis, CEO and Director of up-and-coming production company Remember Tommy, enlisted his...
Headwaters Down is the winner of this year's Virginia Environmental Film Contest and a highlight of the RVA Environmental Film Festival 2022, which kicks off tonight. Kieran Cleary delves into the story behind the film to better understand what can be learned from a two-week trip down the James River. On Friday, February 18, the James River...
The world is healing in more ways than one. All over the world, people are standing together to fight against injustices, and the same is happening within the tattoo community. Once an exclusive subculture, tattoos are becoming more accepted in mainstream society and culture. What used to be an industry full of gatekeeping and hazing run...
