With My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams, Ava Holloway, who quickly attained fame with her ballet poses at the Lee Monument, illustrates her “summer of activism” as she works for justice during the pandemic. What happens when the world forces you to become an activist at...
Richmond Book Shop: A Time Capsule in the Heart of Broad Street
Since 1969, Richmond Book Shop has thrived, keeping its original vintage feel alive for a new generation of Broad Street literati. For the vintage-holic -- or frankly, anyone who appreciates culture -- walking into Richmond Book Shop is like being a beer...
Obama and Biden Are the Crime Fighting Duo the World Needs in ‘Hope Never Dies’
The world has known so many iconic mystery-solving duos, from Holmes and Watson, to Riggs and Murtaugh, to Shaggy and Scooby. As the world crumbles into shambles around us, there is only one duo we need to save us and bring us together: former President Barack Obama...
110 Years of Incredible: The History of the Treble Clef and Book Lovers’ Club in Richmond
Just a few weekends ago, one of the oldest African-American women’s book clubs in the country celebrated its 110th anniversary. Started in 1908 by Mrs. Mary Simpson, the wife of a Virginia Union University Latin professor, the Treble Clef and Book Lovers’ Club has a...
RVA #31: A Carnival at the End of the World
The mechanical snarl of the coal fire engine keeps pace with the scream of the steam whistle as the locomotive leaves the station. The benches in the train car are wooden and worn, smoothed after years of occupancy. The grain in the surface of the wood spreads out in...
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