Editor's note: In December 2025, the The Joint Commission on the Future of Cannabis Sales wrapped its final public meeting on the future marketplace. This interview with Eric Spencer happened at a CSBA meetup at Bingo Beer Co. in Richmond. Eric Spencer said it...
No film about adolescence has stood the test of time quite like John Hughes’ ode to forced school on a Saturday quite like “The Breakfast Club”. A quintessential 80’s flick, released slap dab in the middle of the decade, was a rounding success at the time of its release and then went on to become a fevered favorite among those looking for...
Alqemy Debuts on BET’s Tales in Sync with Relaunch It was a Tuesday night after 9 PM when Brendon James first heard that his streetwear label had made it on TV. The news came after a hard year of marketing for a relaunch of the label, but it wasn’t a relief. “I was annoyed, excited, confused,” he said, talking about his reaction to the vague...
From monuments to restaurants, Richmonders crave the new, yet remain mesmerized by the old. The dichotomy between old and new comes into focus in the fashion community here, including how we shop and what we buy. For starters, like much of America, we’re heading to the mall much less often. For the first time in history, American shoppers will...
Good nonsense is indeed hard to find. Terry Gilliam’s 1977’s “Jabberwocky” is less the spiritual successor of his previous landmark comedy “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”, but more of a continuation on that film’s satirical bent of the Dark Ages with silliness run amok during very cruel, nasty times. Based (very) loosely off of the mythical...
A new fashion company, Agapito Co. has sprung up in Oregon Hill and is bringing a bright and furry flare to Richmond runways. Co-owners Maya Agapito and Michaela Bradley started the company last August and didn't waste any time launching their brand, High Maintenance. The company started out selling chic square-shaped purses and they’ve quickly...
A cornerstone for gay cinema, “Desert Hearts” is director Donna Deitch’s first scripted feature, but also a rare coming out in independent cinema and the romance genre. It’s 1959 and Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) needs a divorce. She rides in on a train to Reno, Nevada to fulfill and establish a six-week residency, all while trying to maintain her...
Mass Appeal was originally printed in RVA #30 FALL 2017, you can check out the issue HERE or pick it up around Richmond now. The Good Wear Blog Launches To Highlight Richmond’s Sustainable Fashion “I think a lot of parts of the ethical fashion movement can be compared to the food movement that started years ago,” remarked Kelly LaFerriere, the...
Some 500 people were lined up Tuesday morning in front of Need Supply Co. to buy the limited release Nike Air Max 97/1 hybrid sneaker designed by Richmond native Sean Wotherspoon, who won the contract in a contest earlier this year. Some attendees were fans of Nike, others of the designer; still, others were there to make some money but with less...
In a beautiful manifestation of native culture through film, The Pocahontas Reframed: Native American Storytellers Film Festival conveyed the importance of traditional storytelling in a world oversaturated with instantaneous information. This past weekend, veterans of the French Film Festival, as well as some new collaborators, pulled together...
