Al Campanis was a scout for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1950s and 1960s. He said the hair on his arms only stood up twice in his life. Once when he saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the other time when he witnessed Sandy Koufax throw a...
It was fun chatting with Jonathan Mehring, an award-winning photographer and director who has built a stellar reputation in the world of skateboarding. With a unique blend of adventure travel, specialising in action sports, and lifestyle photography, Mehring has explored over 30 countries, capturing skateboarders in awe-inspiring settings such as...
The anticipation is high as Richmond Raceway, one of NASCAR's most storied tracks, prepares for the upcoming Toyota Owners 400 Weekend, taking place from March 31 to April 2. Kicking off the weekend with a bang, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will light up the track on Friday, March 31. Saturday's lineup will be packed with action, featuring...
Eric Ash is the head coach and owner of Richmond's Vintage Boxing, a gym he opened about four years ago. He has a long history with boxing, starting as a teenager competing in amateur fights. After taking a long break from the sport due to personal conflicts, Eric returned to boxing as a coach, slowly building up from teaching small seminars...
River City Roller Derby has been presenting flat-track roller derby competitions here in Richmond for over a decade now, but the last couple of years were tough; just as the pandemic basically shut down live music for a year and a half, RCRD lost two seasons of competition to quarantine restrictions and COVID safety protocols. Luckily for us all,...
Youthful enthusiasm on the streets of Virginia, as car culture connects with a new generation of young drivers who love being behind the wheel. Occasionally while driving through the streets of Richmond, the low rumble of a modified exhaust will cause eyes to roll. It’s not a classic car, but something newer that eventually zips past everyone...
With RVA SK8 Club, the Richmond Area Skateboarding Alliance is passing on their knowledge to the skateboard-loving youth of Richmond's elementary schools. Skateboarding isn’t the most conventional sport — within skate culture, plenty don’t acknowledge it as a sport at all. However, as the popularity of mainstream competitions such as the X-Games,...
A new proposal from Major League Baseball would radically restructure the minor leagues, and many now fear for the future of Richmond’s beloved baseball team. Baseball and the city of Richmond have been synonymous since the game’s introduction to the city almost 140 years ago. There have been only a few years between 1880 and today in which the...
With golf balls, grill food, and community service, Drive Shack is setting the par for driving ranges in the River City. Driving up Route 288 just before it meets I-64, Richmonders have watched an impressive-looking structure grow over the last several months, and awaited their chance to go inside. Drive Shack, the brand-new driving range in...
When women cyclists struggled to find gear without making special orders, the women behind Carytown Bicycle Co. took the situation into their hands -- and made their own. When Emma Troy, a mechanic at Carytown Bicycle Co., first started going on group rides, she felt like she had to be someone she wasn’t in order to fit in. “For the longest time,...
