We love when our local restaurants, shops, parks and businesses get noticed by others. More and more people are finding out something that we’ve known for a long time: Richmond is pretty sweet.
We love when our local restaurants, shops, parks and businesses get noticed by others. More and more people are finding out something that we’ve known for a long time: Richmond is pretty sweet.
Recently, the New York Times spent 36 hours in Richmond and gave their thoughts on some of the best places our city has to offer in a piece in their Travel section.
Everything from our James River Park System, to our fashion boutiques, to our restaurants and record stores, breweries and museums are featured on this list and they all received a nice little shout out.
Check out the businesses featured below:
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, Sugar Shack Donuts, Stella’s, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Libby Hill Park, Pop’s Market on Grace, Steady Sounds, Blue Bones Vintage, Ledbury, Brewers Cafe, Belle Isle, Pony Pasture Rapids Park, Huguenot Flatwater Park, Veil Brewing Co., Supper, Tarrant’s Cafe, and the John Marshall House.
Here are some highlights from The New York Times about a few of RVA’s businesses:
Steady Sounds and Blue Bones Vintage: “For most of the 20th century, Broad Street downtown was an economic powerhouse, with the Thalhimers and Miller & Rhoads department stores dominating the landscape. Smaller stores nearby catered to the thousands of people on foot. By the late 1990s, most of the downtown stores were gone and the pulse in this area was barely noticeable. But Steady Sounds, a vinyl records store with a diverse selection that buys and sells records, along with Blue Bones Vintage, a vintage clothing and accessories store, have breathed new retail life into the area. Both stores share space, so you can combine your hunt for that elusive soul or punk record with a shopping spree that might include a Converse sweater.”
You can read the full article here.
