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Scenes From First Fridays May 2023

Our talented photographer Jody Adams @artbyothers__ managed to capture some splendid moments from a bustling Friday night at First Fridays in Richmond, VA, along with a few snaps from the weekend performance of Devoids at Get Tight Lounge. From people admiring the...

A List Of Mass Shootings in The United States So Far in 2023

Another tragic mass shooting occurred yesterday, and like many of you, we find ourselves growing increasingly desensitized to these all-too-frequent events. As members of both the media and the Richmond community, we acknowledge that simply writing another opinion...

Finding God, DMX, Fire, and Fries On First Fridays

I was tasked with covering the First Friday in April. It was a big day. Not only was it the 18th birthday of Gallery 5, it was also Good Friday. I languished at home for a while, deliberating whether I wanted to go out on a cold and rainy night when the weather had...

Your Guide To ‘Something In The Water’ Festival This Weekend!

As the eagerly-awaited Something In The Water Festival triumphantly returns to Virginia Beach this weekend, attendees can look forward to a smorgasbord of high-energy music, interactive activities, and culinary delights. From April 28th to April 30th, the Oceanfront,...

How Does This Guy Have A Job Fundraising Right Now?

In light of a recent CBS6 report, more questions have been raised about the employment of John Sydnor, former Executive Director of the Enrichmond Foundation, in his new role as Fundraising and Communications Program Officer at LISC Virginia. This development comes...

Maggie Walker commentary

The City of Richmond's budget is an ongoing soap opera of whodunits and epic missteps. It would be hilarious if it was just a TV show with some crack pot protagonists. The City of Richmond's budget is an ongoing soap opera of whodunits and epic missteps. It would be hilarious if it was just a TV show with some crack pot protagonists....

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Gov. McAuliffe declares Natural Bridge the 37th state park

VA Governor Terry McAuliffe has moved to make the formerly private natural landmark Natural Bridge a part of the Virginia state Park system. In a ceremony held VA Governor Terry McAuliffe has moved to make the formerly private natural landmark Natural Bridge a part of the Virginia state Park system. In a ceremony held During the ceremony,...

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Pickles

Chaz Robinson, owner of Sweet Sour Salty and Co., is endlessly friendly and endlessly knowledgeable about pickles. Chaz Robinson, owner of Sweet Sour Salty and Co., is endlessly friendly and endlessly knowledgeable about pickles. When we visited him on a Sunday morning at the Carytown Farmers’ Market, he chatted with his customers about their...

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Slave trail story

$19 million dollars. $19 million dollars. With this amount of funding given to the Richmond Slave Trail Commission by state and local governments, Richmond might finally see a large scale project devoted to some of its darkest days. For over 30 years, until the end of the civil war, Shockoe Bottom held one of the nations worst slave prisons,...

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