While the Mayor and friends were busy celebrating the AAA bond rating upgrade atop City Hall, inside the lower levels the city continues to fall apart. Most notably, the meals tax fiasco that we were told was being handled and improved is showing more and different...
In this week's batch of Missed Connections, there are hopeful souls searching for a fling or their special encounter from grocery stores, Panera, weddings and even two centered around a mysterious tomato joke that has me intrigued. Check out the mystery and see if you can solve it or help these people out in this week's Missed Connections below:...
Whether it’s the rainy and cloudy weather or the long lines in Starbucks, people are taking that extra look around to find their fall partner. Whether it’s the rainy and cloudy weather or the long lines in Starbucks, people are taking that extra look around to find their fall partner. This week is full of longing looks across the room, exciting...
While many people are hoping to create initiatives to save water few are as creative and simple one local VCU Brandcenter student. Yelena Sophia, who served as an art director on the project and now works for TBWAMedia Arts Lab, and her team came up with a unique idea. While many people are hoping to create initiatives to save water few are as...
There’s a football simulation game experiencing a renaissance. The player becomes the coach of a full 53-man team, devising game plans and strategies all the way down to blitzes and blocking schemes. It’s so visually detailed that you can make out the individual braids on Robert Griffin III’s head, and you can literally feel the action. There’s a...
Meet the newest, most exciting form of public transportation in 2016: the bus. Meet the newest, most exciting form of public transportation in 2016: the bus. Well, not just any bus. GRTC is in the earliest stages of building a bus rapid transit (BRT) line called The Pulse, and it hopes the line will be the first part in the transformation of...
Texas Beach, a popular James River spot frequented and beloved by Richmonders for... any number of reasons... is getting its annual cleanup this Saturday, and there’s still time for you to pitch in and volunteer. Organized by the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club and Clean Sweep RVA, this year’s Texas Beach cleanup has already garnered an...
RVA motorcycle enthusiasts and riders now have a space to tinker with their bikes, rent tools and get their bikes fixed thanks to a local certified Harley-Davidson mechanic. Cory Manning revved up his non-profit community garage and repair shop, Engine and Frame in Shockoe Valley this spring to create a place for riders to work on their bikes...
For skateboarders in Richmond, finding a permanent place to skate isn’t an easy thing to do. Places where they’re allowed to skate are limited, and the alternative, street skating, means risking a ticket or worse. Some Richmond police see street skating as a nuisance and destruction of property. “Just about anyone you talk to that rides a...
The Richmond Mural Project 2016 is getting underway and we've got about 10 artists to announce, including one very special local muralist to add to the otherwise international crew. The Richmond Mural Project 2016 is getting underway and we've got about 10 artists to announce, including one very special local muralist to add to the otherwise...
