Richmond’s creative economy has always been powered by risk-takers like musicians, painters, actors, writers, photographers, makers, and the small business owners who keep the city’s galleries, venues, and shops alive. Many piece together a living from passion...
A rumored sequel to the 2008 Will Farrell and John C. Riley movie "Step Brothers" is NOT being filmed in Richmond, despite one website's claim otherwise. A rumored sequel to the 2008 Will Farrell and John C. Riley movie "Step Brothers" is NOT being filmed in Richmond, despite one website's claim otherwise. The website LocallNews33 put up a story...
The Times-Dispatch is reporting the famed reggae singer has settled in a lawsuit agianst one of RVA's biggest event organizers, Venture Richmond. The Times-Dispatch is reporting the famed reggae singer has settled in a lawsuit agianst one of RVA's biggest event organizers, Venture Richmond. Toots was in town back in 2013 as part of Venture...
About one in 10 Virginians claim Irish ancestry, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s approximately the proportion for the nation as a whole. About one in 10 Virginians claim Irish ancestry, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s approximately the proportion for the nation as a whole. But the...
RICHMOND – The water might drain from Dominion Virginia Power’s coal ash ponds, but the plot has thickened. RICHMOND – The water might drain from Dominion Virginia Power’s coal ash ponds, but the plot has thickened. Documents brought to light this week show that the director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, David Paylor(seen...
By the end of this summer, The Boathouse at City Point will open in Hopewell marking the fourth location for the southern seafood restaurant. By the end of this summer, The Boathouse at City Point will open in Hopewell marking the fourth location for the southern seafood restaurant. The Boathouse has three other restaurants in Midlothian at...
It’s almost St .Patrick's day and the people of RVA are trying to get lucky. It’s almost St .Patrick's day and the people of RVA are trying to get lucky. Maybe they might have a chance at someone's pot of gold if the one they long for responds to their post on this week’s batch of missed connections. we "danced" at wal mart today - m4w (forest...
The only thing keeping teachers from having to approve books like To Kill a Mockingbird with parents is a signature from Gov. McAuliffe. HB 516, introduced by R. Steven Landes of Verona, requires every educator to send a notice home to parents of students if the material they are teaching involves “sexually explicit” material. Upon receiving this...
Some genius on Craigslist pretty much nailed some of the feelings many of us only talk about in the shadows - RVA has changed. Some genius on Craigslist pretty much nailed some of the feelings many of us only talk about in the shadows - RVA has changed. Now obviously all of this is a joke, especially because some of these folks mentioned below...
If the governor adds his signature, Virginians could be fined $100 for smoking in a car in the presence of children. If the governor adds his signature, Virginians could be fined $100 for smoking in a car in the presence of children. The Senate joined the House by giving final approval to a bill that would make smoking in a motor vehicle with...
