A trip to the Gun Hole to talk about misinformation and urban myths. October means two things: it's Halloween season and election season. The 2024 election has spread campaigns of misinformation, with panics about controlled hurricanes in Florida, Haitians eating dogs...
Richmond’s own independent radio station, 97.3 WRIR LP-FM, has two upcoming events: The 9th annual Party for the Rest of Us at the Renaissance Ballroom and their 8th annual Black Valentine’s Day Party, free at Gallery 5. Richmond’s own independent radio station, 97.3 WRIR LP-FM, has two upcoming events: The 9th annual Party for the Rest of Us at...
The main location of Mayor Jones’ coveted project to revitalize Shockoe Bottom is currently stark and uninhabited. There’s not much more than a street sign at the corner of 17th Street and Grace Street right now, but in a few years it may be where home plate is at the Flying Squirrels’ new home. The main location of Mayor Jones’ coveted project...
The event has been a buzz online since it happened last night and the premise was simple - get two learned men in a room and have them duke it out with words over one of the greatest questions that still plagues humanity - where did we come from? The event has been a buzz online since it happened last night and the premise was simple - get two...
Reddit user Twwalter (AKA Tyler Walter) has an interesting little project he put together - a light-rail map for Richmond. Reddit user Twwalter (AKA Tyler Walter) has an interesting little project he put together - a light-rail map for Richmond. He calls it a pipe-dream, and he's probably correct. But wouldn't it be awesome to see this sucker...
Rand Burgess, owner of The Camel, has filed a petition to Richmond City Council President Charles Samuels seeking to extend the building’s noise curfew to 2AM nightly. Currently, live music at The Camel must end earlier than other music venues in the city. Rand Burgess, owner of The Camel, has filed a petition to Richmond City Council President...
TomoNews, a Taiwan based news agency or comedy/animation studio, or both, has never been afraid to lampoon a serious topic. TomoNews, a Taiwan based news agency or comedy/animation studio, or both, has never been afraid to lampoon a serious topic. I suppose my biggest surprise was when the group even picked this story up, but I suppose government...
RICHMOND -- Electronic cigarettes could be banned from the hands of minors as Virginia legislators in the House and Senate push for regulation. RICHMOND -- Electronic cigarettes could be banned from the hands of minors as Virginia legislators in the House and Senate push for regulation. In response to the growing number of young people...
The first thing I would like to do is clarify that Lunar New Year is actually called Lunar New Year, not Chinese New Year. Not only do the Chinese even call it Lunar New Year (農曆新年), Lunar New Year is observed in many other Asian countries as well, such as Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The first thing I would like to do is clarify that Lunar New...
There’s been a buzz around town saying Richmond may build a new baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom for a while now. It began as the brainchild of Mayor Dwight Jones, and the Richmond City Council has shown flashes of support of the idea, but there’s still a ways to go before anything becomes concrete. There’s been a buzz around town saying...
