Like the garments they've made and worn, the relationship between women and fashion is deeply interwoven with the history of Richmond. A new exhibit at The Valentine Museum, “Pretty Powerful: Fashion and Virginia Women,” explores the individual stories of these...
An old piece of stone often holds more meaning than one might suspect, particularly in a city like Richmond. Although stone carved into monuments or statues may generate friction, a great deal more of it can remind us to ruminate on not only our history, but...
In high school, I, like many Richmonders walked down Monument Avenue during class field trips. I marveled at its beauty with my friends and thought simply of how I loved this town. In high school, I, like many Richmonders walked down Monument Avenue during class field...
Richmond today is a bastion of the arts and independent culture, with a venue, gallery, or studio seemingly on every corner. Richmond today is a bastion of the arts and independent culture, with a venue, gallery, or studio seemingly on every corner. However, not too...
Did VCU "build this city"? T-shirts distributed by the VCU's Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) organization have been proclaiming as much, and some students are not having it. Did VCU "build this city"? T-shirts distributed by the VCU's Students Today Alumni...