November 8, 2011
From Steven R. Skinner with the City of Richmond: A statement by The Honorable Charles R. Samuels, Councilman, Richmond ...
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June 20, 2011
Some 20 years ago I started writing about the hidden downside of Richmond's admissions tax in SLANT, a hyper-local maga ...
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May 23, 2011
It sure is nice to read about what seems to be progress on the project to replace The Diamond. Slow progress is better t ...
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May 19, 2011
From the beating-a-dead-horse department, Michael Paul Williams reminisces about his support over the years for building ...
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May 10, 2011
In 1985, when the 6th Street Marketplace opened, those who questioned the wisdom of the venture were said to have be ...
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March 3, 2011
A lawsuit was filed last week by a local firm in Richmond's Circuit Court against Rick Mather and others. Mather was the ...
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February 28, 2011
City Stadium opened in 1929. Through half of its existence it was a busy place with all sorts of events and plenty of hi ...
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February 7, 2011
According to an article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch the brouhaha over the proposed development of the old Verizon bui ...
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December 6, 2010
Last month Betsy Thomas opened a second Cafe Ole location in town, this one at Colonial and Cary. “I’m so happy to ...
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July 26, 2010
Somebody broke into the Byrd Theatre on the wee hours of Sunday morning. Money estimated at about $100 was stolen from t ...
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The rare poster above for a gig staged one month after Woodstock was silkscreened by then-VCU art student Chuck Wrenn in 1969. Eventually, the kid pictured on guitar, who was the principle performer in the band — its name was changed soon after this poster was made — went on to become a Rock ‘n’ Roll hall-of-famer. Name him.
