Parting shot

November 2, 2011

Who is the hippie on guitar?

The rare poster above for a gig staged one month after Woodstock was silkscreened by then-VCU art student Chuck W ...

June 25, 2011

Name the reporter

When Union Theological Seminary decided to divest itself of its FM radio station, WRFK, there was a groundswell o ...

June 8, 2011

Name the building

This structure was hit by lightning in 1994. It caused quite a fire. Now rebuilt, it sits atop what Fan District b ...

May 18, 2011

Name the Coach

Before he retired this basketball coach guided his teams to eight NCAA Final Fours in winning three national champ ...

Name the R-Brave

The poster above was on display at the last Richmond Braves game played at the Diamond in 2008. After this guy's ...

March 30, 2011

Where is this clock?

This clock is on the front of a building that sits on land that once served as the Hermitage Country Club. Do you k ...

September 17, 2010

Where’s this fountain?

It's in the part of the Fan District east of the Stuart monument. Where is this small fountain located? ...

August 30, 2010

Name the band

Name the band. ...

July 26, 2010

Name the smuggler

The man pictured in this early-70s photo was a well known hippie mover-and-shaker in the Fan District in the late-60 ...

July 6, 2010

Who is the guitarist with sideburns?

This photograph by Artie Probst (circa 1975) documents a little sliver of local rock 'n' roll history. Name the guy ...

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