Everyone in the media business will tell you it has been a tough year. In some ways it has been, but it was also the year we found another gear. As newsrooms froze up, we kept shining a light on the people who make Richmond what it is. The musicians, artists,...
I was just thinking to myself, it really has been a long time since someone has brought a good, strange surrealist comedy show ala Kids in the Hall or The State into the world, let alone this city. Just as the thought popped into my head, Baltimore-based Wham City Comedy announced they would be making their way to Richmond next month for a one...
Tonight, the Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) kicks off at the historic Byrd Theatre, launching a week-long screening of more than 150 films. RIFF includes films from a wide range of genres and styles, from animated shorts to documentaries, and features works from over 35 countries. The festival opens with “Nona”, a narrative feature...
It’s Friday in Richmond. Quarter to 11, at 202 W. Broad St., there’s a group of men gathering on the sidewalk. They’ve got bags in hand, or shoeboxes under their arms. They’re hoping some of their shoes, shirts, and hoodies might lead to a payout from Round Two’s Richmond store. Inside, Round Two store manager Austin King has been setting up for...
When Heloíne Moreno left her hometown of Bauru, Brazil, locals mourned. The striking young woman had quickly risen from anonymous local daughter to highly sought-after fashion model. Now she was heading to the far-off city of Richmond, Virginia, to take the next step in her new career. Before she got her break, she had lived with her mother and...
This spring, online boutique Evolve brings stylish, affordable women's fashion to Richmond. Co-founders Colleen Hegarty and Emma Manis began the clothing line with a mission of empowering women, separating their brand from current clothing trends that often promote unattainable standards of beauty. “Both Colleen and I have always found the...
From slavery to freedom through food and resistance, John Dabney’s story is one not often mentioned, but one that should be celebrated and honored not only for Black History Month, but for the mark he left on Richmond as well. And that story will be told at the Black History Museum this week with a screening of The Hail Storm: John Dabney in...
The 8th Annual Richmond Environmental Film Festival, which kicked off last night, has come around once again for its week-long showcase to raise awareness on environmental issues featuring local and national films at various venues across the city. Every year, the festival bolsters its lineup with an arsenal of films, providing breathtaking,...
The man who has made us laugh and rose to stardom with his self-deprecating humor and tales of his family like Uncle Richard Jr. and his kids, to attempting to keep up with the ballin' out lifestyles of rappers and basketball players, will make a stop in Richmond in March. Comedian and actor Kevin Hart has expanded The Irresponsible Tour, adding...
No film about adolescence has stood the test of time quite like John Hughes’ ode to forced school on a Saturday quite like “The Breakfast Club”. A quintessential 80’s flick, released slap dab in the middle of the decade, was a rounding success at the time of its release and then went on to become a fevered favorite among those looking for...
