Inmates and advocates continue to report unsafe conditions in the Richmond Jail. Reports from incarcerated people, activists, family members, and the Richmond Public Defender’s Office suggest that the Richmond City Justice Center (RCJC) may be experiencing its worst...
Instabowl Wants to Be the Go-To for To-Go
The latest restaurant to enter Richmond’s ever growing food scene is Instabowl, a fast-casual eatery offering a variety of take-out only bowls from the chef that brought you Perch. Across the country, restaurants are adjusting their businesses model to adapt to a...
The Amazon Trail: But…
At the end of a long, extremely difficult year, Lee Lynch tries to find the silver linings to the many clouds that hung over us all in 2020. The year 2020 wasn’t a total bust, except for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who should not have died or have been...
The Psychological Cost of RCJC Quarantine
In the Richmond City Jail, COVID safety protocols look a lot like torture. If anyone doubts how little the City of Richmond values the emotional well-being of incarcerated people, they should look no further than the Richmond City Jail's harsh (and unacknowledged)...
Post Sixty Five Returns With New Single, ‘Middle Child’
Spurred on by pandemic-provided alone time and inspired by the loss of a loved one, the Richmond/Charlottesville indie-rock quintet brings us their first new music in three years. Over three years removed from their last release, Richmond-via-Charlottesville...
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