Every so often Richmond grabs a win that feels almost improbable, and this weekend we got one: Baltik’s Bagel came back from New York BagelFest with the People’s Choice Award. Yes, a Forest Hill Avenue shop walked into a competition packed with 25 of the “best bagel...
The second Saturday in November used to just be another day on the calendar, until Stony Point Fashion Park said, “You know what? We’re gonna throw a big dang party, and you’re gonna be able to drink at it.” This year marks the fourth time in four years they have had this idea. They love having this idea. And we love them for having this idea....
Hello and welcome to Attack of the Killer Thumbs! Hello, my loves! November has arrived! Autumn is coasting inexorably into winter, although we’ve had a few surprisingly warm stretches to soften the blow. We’re kicking through leaf piles on sidewalks! We’re enduring nonsensical mandated clock adjustments! We’re wrapping ourselves in the golden...
My name is Matthew Park. Park is the third most popular Korean surname. I’m not Korean, but I’ve been mistaken many times in my life. I’ve received Korean junk mail and Korean robocalls. I’ve wondered how many people assumed I was Korean when I sent in a résumé or a college application. But no; my father’s family is Jewish. A few generations ago...
Broke student but wanting to explore the city? You have been eating at the university food hall for awhile and its probably a good time to highlight a few places YOU the students at Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University can enjoy and afford. Here is our (in)complete list of great spots to get decent food at decent prices!...
I got really into ramen when I first moved to Los Angeles in 2014. The ramen craze hadn’t yet fully swept across the nation, and there was no ramen shop to be found in Durham, NC, where I was living before then. Well, actually, there was a certain butcher shop that had started making ramen one day a week. That butcher shop later turned into a...
“Attack of the Killer Thumbs” aims to provide answers to your garden quandaries and your houseplant conundrums. We think plants make our lives and homes and balconies a better place to be. But we also know that you aren’t made of money. Here you will not find recommendations for our “favorite” sixty-dollar gadgets or “quick and easy” tutorials...
I realize it’s September already, past Labor Day, and that perhaps this article would have made more sense in July, but it’s okay; there’s still time to eat Ice cream in the warm sun. Besides, true ice cream heads can eat it year-round. I love ice cream so much. I’ve been addicted to that meltable goodness since I was a child. But here’s a thing...
What’s your poison? I usually navigated toward bourbons and scotch (sometimes with a Coke Zero if I was feeling particularly intricate), but when it was time for a new episode of Real Housewives? A bottle of the best Rosé Target had to offer -- ice cold, hold the glass. I haven’t had a drink with alcohol in it since August 2020, and...
You’ve got to appreciate the audacity of a name like "Vietnam One.” Is it hubris? Or is it just a simple, memorable name for a family-owned restaurant in that Little Vietnam section of West Broad Street? Who cares?!? They’re nice people who make great food, and I don’t know why I’m bothering to play with their name like that. I actually have...
