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Uber And Lyft’s Rideshare Services Return to VA

It looks like the ban on personal ridesharing has been lyfted here in Virginia. It looks like the ban on personal ridesharing has been lyfted here in Virginia. A statement from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) released last week suggests the VA DMV will...

Camel Gains Support for Extended Hours, In City Council Hands Now

In a packed meeting Monday at City Hall, the Richmond Planning Commission voted to recommend a request by popular RVA venue The Camel to stay open later throughout the week. In a packed meeting Monday at City Hall, the Richmond Planning Commission voted to recommend a...

On A Run With Red Eye Cookie Co.

“You trying to throw some free cookies our way?” Asked the laughing driver from the SUV perched next to us at a red light on W. Broad St. “You trying to throw some free cookies our way?” Asked the laughing driver from the SUV perched next to us at a red light on W....

Apparently, RVA Loves The World Cup

We got the feeling people in Richmond had caught World Cup fever but now we have the numbers to prove it. We got the feeling people in Richmond had caught World Cup fever but now we have the numbers to prove it. According to Grantland, our city had the 4th highest...

Changes To Moped Laws Hope To Deter Theft

Starting this month, moped owners can no longer run rampant (at a whopping maximum speed of 35 mph) through Richmond without having their vehicle titled and registered through the DMV. Starting this month, moped owners can no longer run rampant (at a whopping maximum...

When The Portrait House Met The Nile In Carytown

The culinary scene around Richmond lately has been awash with new ideas. From a cookie delivery place to a GWAR bar, there is a real willingness to give new things a shot. The union between The Nile and Portrait House is just the latest example--but it's a powerful...

Kulture Opens VCU Area Store, Man

Kulture has opened a new location on 1212 1/2 W. Cary Street located near the VCU campus and I'm guessing lots of VCU students are going to be excited. Kulture has opened a new location on 1212 1/2 W. Cary Street located near the VCU campus and I'm guessing lots of...

CBS Gives Carytown Gunmen A Soapbox

Local CBS 6 got the story someone should have done a few weeks ago - the group of men who walk up and down Carytown with 'long guns' - rifles or shotguns - an American flag, and low hanging balls. Local CBS 6 got the story someone should have done a few weeks ago -...

Terry Gilliam Reborn in Austrailian Sketch Show’s Bumpers

I'm a sucker for a good sketch comedy show - and while I'm yet to explore much from Australia's The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting, I think I have a new series of questions for our Aussie Intern when I see her next week. I'm a sucker for a good sketch comedy show - and while I'm yet to explore much from Australia's The Elegant...

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Floyd Ave Is One Step Closer to Becoming a Bike Boulevard

A nearly unanimous decision on Monday by Richmond’s City Council is setting the stage for Richmond to pursue making Floyd Ave. a bicycling boulevard. A nearly unanimous decision on Monday by Richmond’s City Council is setting the stage for Richmond to pursue making Floyd Ave. a bicycling boulevard. The 8-1 vote Monday night was in support of a...

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VCU Police Wants To Know About Your Halloween Party

Well, here's an interesting trade - VCU Police have started a new program where, if you register your party through their online program, you'll get a text to let you know you've gotten a noise compla Well, here's an interesting trade - VCU Police have started a new program where, if you register your party through their online program, you'll...

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City Council Says No Booze at Captain Buzzy’s

In what has turned into a battle of neighbor against neighbor, the Church Hill staple Captain Buzzy's Beanery was denied the ability to sell beer and wine by City Council last night. In what has turned into a battle of neighbor against neighbor, the Church Hill staple Captain Buzzy's Beanery was denied the ability to sell beer and wine by City...

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Show Me Yours: The Harvest Folk Festival

A recent transplant to Richmond from Alabama via upstate New York, Laura Confer is primed and ready to experience the city everyone is so happy to show off. As she navigates this new terrain, she’ll be writing about her adventures. Tell her where she should go! Tell her what she should do! Tell her to stop talking about food so much! There was a...

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Broad Street Blitz Aims to Clean Up RVA façades

Almost half a million dollars has been allotted by the city of Richmond to help improve the façades of buildings throughout the city. Almost half a million dollars has been allotted by the city of Richmond to help improve the façades of buildings throughout the city. One of the programs to come out of this revitalization effort is Broad Street...

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Screens’n’Suds Is Back with Brews’n’Prints for a Good Cause

Screens and Suds, a local organization dedicated to fundraising through a unique combination of craft beers and screen printed artwork, will be having an eve Screens and Suds, a local organization dedicated to fundraising through a unique combination of craft beers and screen printed artwork, will be having an event at The Camel on October 28th....

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