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  • City’s anti-show biz history

    Richmond’s decades-long campaign to stifle show biz was documented in this article, which was printed in the Richmond News Leader on Nov. 6, 1982:

    Art or litter? Judge rules handbills not in ‘public way’
    by Frank Donnelly

    One man’s art may be another man’s litter, but the real question was whether it [...]

    Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:37am EST
    by FTRea
  • Rams tame Wolf Pack

    VCU’s junior forward/center Larry Sanders put on a show for the NBA scouts on press row at the Siegel Center. But at the end of the game it was junior guard Ed Nixon’s contribution off the bench, 17 points and smothering defense, that sealed the deal: VCU 85, Nevada 76.

    Not [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 10:42pm EST
    by FTRea
  • New at Allison and Broad: The Republic

    Cabo’s is kaput. In the same space, The Republic has just opened. With its two separate rooms, it’s just in time to accommodate smokers who need their own space in which to inhale and imbibe at the same time.

    A row of international flags is the first sign that life has [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 10:47am EST
    by FTRea
  • Maybe Rosebud

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    Fiction by F.T. Rea

    October 11, 1985: Waiting for the veterinarian to call back about his cat, Pal, Roscoe Swift sat at his old wooden desk. His breath was shallow. He stared at a blank sheet of paper as he struggled to listen to a radio report about [...]

    Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:34pm EST
    by FTRea
  • ‘Recession 2009′ mural

    Al Harris writes about a controversial mural behind a Fan District business on Main St.

    A mural on the back wall of a Fan District business has caused a stir, with some neighbors demanding that it be painted over. The image is of a man in a business suit gritting his [...]

    Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:56am EST
    by FTRea
  • Ending an era at UR Stadium

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    An era came to a close on Saturday afternoon at UR Stadium. The Richmond Spiders played their last regular season game at the facility they have called home since 1929. Their biggest rival, William & Mary, provided the opposition for the 119th game of their series with [...]

    Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:19am EST
    by FTRea
  • VCU 63, Hampton 52

    Playing in its third game in six days, the Virginia Commonwealth University squeezed out a 63-52 road win at Hampton University on Monday night.

    “I was pleased to see the way our guys were able to grit out this win and really show some mental toughness,” VCU head coach Shaka Smart [...]

    Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:00pm EST
    by FTRea
  • CAA Men’s Basketball Notes

    CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

    David Schneider, William and Mary Sr., G, 6-3, 190 – Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy Prep

    Schneider averaged 20.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in leading William & Mary to victories over Richmond (78-71) and Manhattan (75-70) last week. The senior tallied a season-high 25 points against [...]

    Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:04pm EST
    by FTRea
  • VCU 82, Oklahoma 69

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    After the game “Pavoratti” sent a message to Jeff Capel

    Oklahoma came to the Siegel Center on Saturday night with its No. 17 national ranking. VCU came to the game having blown a big lead in its previous outing, a loss (83-67) at Western Michigan on Wednesday. [...]

    Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:16pm EST
    by FTRea
  • April 27, 1974: Riot at City Stadium

    On Saturday afternoon William & Mary and Richmond will play what will likely be the last college football game at UR Stadium (formerly City Stadium). Richmond began playing its games there in 1929.

    For the last 25 years the university has been renting the facility from The City for $1.00 a [...]

    Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:38pm EST
    by FTRea
  • Lois Chokes

    The staff art show that hung during the Biograph Theatre’s second anniversary party on Feb. 11, 1974 — which featured The Devil Prank — included various works by several then-current employees and some former staff members, too. Most of those who worked there in [...]

    Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:40am EST
    by FTRea
  • W. Michigan 83, VCU 67

    Sophomore Bradford Burgess led Virginia Commonwealth University with 16 points, but a dreadful second half doomed the Rams in an 83-67 loss to Western Michigan Wednesday at University Arena.

    Junior Brandon Rozzell added 12 points and sophomore Jay Gavin provided 10 for VCU (1-1).  Martelle McLemore scored 22 points and hauled [...]

    Posted: November 19, 2009, 12:06pm EST
    by FTRea
  • Harry Shearer at the Byrd

    Harry Shearer, most recently of The Simpsons fame, will be in town on Sunday to raise money for WRIR.

    …Shearer, 65, resides part-time in New Orleans and is working on a documentary about engineering and planning failures involved in the Hurricane Katrina disaster. He’s coming to Richmond to present a special [...]

    Posted: November 18, 2009, 3:13pm EST
    by FTRea
  • O’Sullivan through at VCU

    The Virginia Commonwealth University Athletic Department announced that the contract of Men’s Soccer Head Coach Tim O’Sullivan will not be renewed for next season.

    O’Sullivan spent 15 years on the Black & Gold sidelines, compiling a mark of 148-118-35. His best times came during the three-year span between 2002-2004, when he [...]

    Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:46pm EST
    by FTRea
  • CAA Monday Notes: Nov. 16

    CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    Calvin Lee, Towson, Sr., F, 6-8, 215 – Ettrick, Va./Matoaca

    Lee poured in a career-high 25 points and blocked four shots to lead Towson to an 82-71 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the season opener last Friday. The senior forward hit 10-of-16 shots from [...]

    Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:36pm EST
    by FTRea
  • VCU 77, Bethune-Cookman 51

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    VCU’s new basketball coach Shaka Smart

    Nov. 13: Tonight a new era began on Broad Street; VCU’s  new head coach of men’s basketball, Shaka Smart, won his first game at the Siegel Center. While the Rams have an impressive non-conference schedule this year, they opened their season [...]

    Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:00pm EST
    by FTRea
  • VCU to cut 91 jobs

    Number of comments: 1

    Budget cuts are impacting Virginia Commonwealth University.

    The state’s community colleges will increase tuition for next semester, and Virginia Commonwealth University plans to eliminate 91 jobs as the schools attempt to absorb multiple cuts in their budgets.

    Click here to read the entire article at the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

    [...]
    Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:34am EST
    by FTRea
  • Unplugged, the Day After

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    With all the rain we’ve had, this piece I wrote for STYLE Weekly in 2003 seems appropriate. It is about the morning after Isabel visited Richmond.

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    On the Friday morning after Hurricane Isabel blew through town (Sept. 19, 2003), the sky was blue and the air [...]

    Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:27pm EST
    by FTRea
  • VCU’s basketball signings

    On Wednesday, the Rams added two players who possesses both length and athleticism with the signings of Reco McCarter (Goldsboro, N.C./Wayne Country Day) and Rob Brandenburg (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln H.S.).

    “We’re extremely excited about the addition of Rob and Reco to our program,” VCU head coach Shaka Smart said. “Both are multi-dimensional [...]

    Posted: November 12, 2009, 1:32pm EST
    by FTRea
  • 45-Year History of Craft + Design Show

    Opening with a public reception 6 p.m. -8 p.m. on Nov. 13, at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond (at 1812 W. Main St.), 20/20 A Look Back at the Craft + Design Show is a curated exhibition of works selected from 20 of the most prominent Richmond collections of [...]

    Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:19pm EST
    by FTRea
  • VCU signs Reco McCarter

    VCU has received Reco McCarter’s letter of intent. McCarter, 6-7, is a prize recruit out of Goldsboro, N.C.

    Click here to read more at the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

    [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:06pm EST
    by FTRea
  • Hit-and-run on N. Blvd.

    Number of comments: 3

    Nov.11: Hit-and-Run Investigation

    The Richmond Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect wanted for a hit-and-run. Just after 2 a.m. on Sat., Nov. 7, a Jeep Wrangler struck a pedestrian in the intersection of North Boulevard and Kensington Ave. and fled the scene.

    The pedestrian, a female, [...]

    Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:54pm EST
    by FTRea
  • Cary St. Mini Mart Robbed

    The Cary Street Mini Mart, in what used to be the location for Chop Suey Books, was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night.

    Click here to read the story at the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

    [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:51pm EST
    by FTRea
  • R.Home for the Holidays

    R.Home for the Holidays’ lecture and wreath-decorating contest will take place on Mon., Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Virginia Historical Society.

    It’s a benefit for the School of Richmond Ballet’s need-based scholarship fund. The speaker will be Eddie Ross , a contestant this past season on Top Design [...]

    Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:53am EST
    by FTRea
  • Street closings for marathon

    Traffic pattern changes for the Richmond Marathon on Nov. 14:

    Cary Street will be closed between 3rd and 12th Streets from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m. The recommended detour is southbound 2nd Street to Byrd Street. Byrd Street will bear left and intersect Canal Street. Follow Canal east to 14th Street.

    Broad [...]

    Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:39am EST
    by FTRea
  • Old Dominion Post Card Club show

    What: 32nd annual show and sale of the Old Dominion Post Card Club

    When: Fri., Nov. 13, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 14, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

    Where: The Comfort Inn, 3200 W. Broad St.

    Admission: A $3.00 donation, good for both days.

    Members will display 25 to 30 exhibit panels [...]

    Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:21am EST
    by FTRea
  • Is it still ‘graffiti’ if it’s authorized?

    Number of comments: 1

    A mysterious outbreak of graffiti has covered a Fan District building supposedly owned by Samuel J.T. Moore III.

    All four sides of the former Julian’s Restaurant at 2612 W. Broad St. are swathed in graffiti so fresh that it smelled of paint last night.

    Click here to read the entire article [...]

    Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:56pm EST
    by FTRea
  • A Sign of the Time

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    One summer afternoon in the mid-1970s, I was walking about 30 yards behind a guy heading east on the 800 block of West Grace Street. Then, like it was his, he casually picked up the Organic Food Store’s hand-painted sandwich board style sign from the sidewalk in [...]

    Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:25am EST
    by FTRea
  • Richmond Heart & Soul Revue CD release party

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    Here’s the latest news from my friend Buzz Montsinger (pictured above), who is having a CD Release party. Here is a tidbit from his web site:

    The Richmond Heart & Soul Revue is a concept that began in the heart and soul of Buzz Montsinger and Bruce [...]

    Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:24am EST
    by FTRea
  • Guerilla Art Show 3.1

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    The Guerilla Art Show 3.1 will happen for three hours in Byrd Park on Sunday, November 15, between the hours of noon and 3 p.m.

    The last show of this sort was in September. This next show will give everyone a chance to pick up some unique [...]

    Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:16am EST
    by FTRea
  • Ball’s ‘All That I Will Ever Be’ at Shafer St. Playhouse

    This message from John Porter just came in:

    There will be a (free!) production of Alan Ball’s “All That I Will Ever Be,” at the Newdick Theatre in the Shafer Street Playhouse on the VCU campus (next to the Shafer Dining Court) on November 13th through 15th. The performances will be [...]

    Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:08am EST
    by FTRea
  • Kroger to expand in Carytown

    Number of comments: 1

    Kroger is working on an expansion to its operation in Carytown. RichmondBizSense has the story.

    The chain has new carts for bag boys to use when they shuttle customers’ bundles to their cars. And the Carytown Kroger, which is regarded as one of the chain’s higher grossing stores by employees and [...]

    Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:54am EST
    by FTRea
  • Crime wave?

    ROBBERY 11/6/09 5:50 p.m.:
    700 block of Harrison St. A female reported she was robbed at gunpoint by three unknown males.

    ROBBERY (x3) 11/7/09 2:40 a.m.:
    1200 block of W. Broad St. Three males reported they were robbed at gunpoint by two unknown males.

    ROBBERY 11/7/09 12:15 p.m.:
    2400 block of Stuart Ave. A female [...]

    Posted: November 09, 2009, 1:30pm EST
    by FTRea
  • Day’s VCU Week

    First of all, with Veterans Day just two days away the VCU Athletic Communications Office would like to take time to thank all veterans for their service to our country.

    What is more American than laughing at people crashing into things? That’s right… check these out: [www.youtube.com] and [...]

    Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:35am EST
    by FTRea
  • Name the band

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    The year was 1987; the event was High on the Hog 11. This band, a great rock ‘n’ roll saloon act, was the headliner. Can you name it?

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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:02am EST
    by FTRea
  • The Hub’s All-Time VCU basketball team

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    Jesse Pellot-Rosa was as tough and dedicated as any VCU player, any time.

    Last night at the exhibition game VCU clobbered Union: VCU 85, VUU 55. While in the media room I picked up this year’s press guide. This season’s edition is chock-full of old records. Which prompted [...]

    Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:28pm EST
    by FTRea
  • ‘This Is How It Goes’ at the Firehouse

    “This Is How It Goes” is playing at the Firehouse Theatre. Susan Haubenstock reviewed the play for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

    Playwright Neil LaBute is known for exposing the bad behavior and bad motives that people like to hide. In plays such as “In the Company of Men” and “Fat Pig,” [...]

    Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:49am EST
    by FTRea
  • The Track has closed

    Number of comments: 1
    DD61

    After 30 years of shad roe in season and mint juleps on Derby Day, owner Chris Liles (pictured above) has ended his run at The Track.

    Click here to read the news at STYLE Weekly.

    [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:00am EST
    by FTRea
  • Three arrested in series of Fan robberies

    Number of comments: 1

    Thanks to the hard work and covert actions by several Richmond Police officers, three people who robbed multiple citizens around the Fan and Carver neighborhoods are off the streets and being held without bond.

    “We are pleased to bring closure to these robbery cases and we will continue to [...]

    Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:44am EST
    by FTRea
  • GOP ticket sweeps

    My overnight analysis of the election results from Tuesday is at Richmond.com.

    Former Attorney General Robert F. “Bob” McDonnell, a calm, hard-line conservative Republican from Virginia Beach, clobbered his earnest but vaguely moderate Democratic opponent from Bath County, state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, by 18 percentage points.

    Click here to read [...]

    Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:37am EST
    by FTRea
  • VCU 85, Union 55

    Number of comments: 1

    The annual exhibition game that puts Virginia Union University on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center floor took place on Thursday night. This time it was a blowout; the VCU Rams had the the Panthers from Union outmanned at every position. The game wasn’t as close as the score: VCU 85, [...]

    Posted: November 05, 2009, 11:00pm EST
    by FTRea
  • This View Is

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    The Memphis Rockabilly Band performing in a rainstorm at the last edition of High on the Hog (2006) in Libby Hill Park

    As I was walkin’  -  I saw a sign there
    And that sign said – no tress passin’
    But on the other side … it [...]

    Posted: October 29, 2009, 9:53pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • More robberies

    Area Crime Report from RPD:

    Robbery — Oct. 23, 9:45 p.m.
    1000 block of W. Grace St.
    Two males reported they were robbed at gunpoint by two unknown males.

    Robbery — Oct. 25, 8:30 p.m.
    1125 W. Grace St.
    Two males reported they were robbed by two unknown males.

    Robbery — Oct. 26, 1 a.m.
    100 [...]

    Posted: October 28, 2009, 11:22pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Diradour’s congressional campaign kaput

    Fan District resident Charlie Diradour has decided to discontinue campaign to unseat Rep. Eric Cantor.

    Click here to read the story at the RT-D

    [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 3:39pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Deeds vs. McDonnell, Part Two

    A piece on the statewide political races I penned for Richmond.com is up.

    Purists in both parties have seemed less than happy with the careful campaigns of the two candidates, which have both sought to portray their man as the more genuine moderate, whatever that might be.

    However, the two camps have [...]

    Posted: October 27, 2009, 12:33am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Men’s soccer: VCU 3, Towson 1

    A pair of goals in the first 12 minutes of the opening period allowed Virginia Commonwealth University to roll past Towson 3-1 Saturday at Sports Backers Stadium.

    With the win, the Rams pick up their second straight Colonial Athletic Association win, improving to 5-7-2 overall and 2-5-1 in conference play.  Towson [...]

    Posted: October 24, 2009, 10:25pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Jewell busted for DUI

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    5th District Councilman Marty Jewell

    On Sat., Oct. 24 at approximately 1:30 a.m., Richmond Police arrested Councilman Marty Jewell for Driving Under the Influence. The arrest was made near Byrd Park. Because this case will be heard in court, no details related to this incident will be [...]

    Posted: October 24, 2009, 12:10pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Police arrest two in Fan District robbery

    News of an armed robbery on the 800 block of W. Grace St.

    Richmond police arrested two men for robbing a man at gunpoint in the Fan District early today.

    Click here to read more at the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

    [...]
    Posted: October 22, 2009, 3:13pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • STYLE on Balliceaux

    STYLE Weekly reviews Balliceaux:

    The food, too, is wonderfully satisfying. The falafel wrap contains some of the best chickpea fritters around, well accented with roasted eggplant and garlicky tahini. The side salad is a step up from the usual mixed greens, with sprinkles of edamame and pine nuts. The butter lettuce [...]

    Posted: October 21, 2009, 2:05pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Declaration of Independence at VHS for one day; free admission

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    On Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Virginia Historical Society (VHS) will display one of only twenty-six known original printed copies of the Declaration of Independence.

    The document—coming to Virginia thanks to the Pearson Foundation, the philanthropic arm [...]

    Posted: October 21, 2009, 1:39pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Sally Bell’s

    Writing for the RT-D, Joan Tupponce offers the reader a look at Sally Bell’s Kitchen at 708 W. Grace St.

    Lisa Caperton of Richmond agrees. “When I went to the kitchen, it was charming. It was like taking a step back in time.”

    Sally Bell’s, which traces its roots to the early [...]

    Posted: October 19, 2009, 10:49am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Riggins: Redskins owner has castrated the coach

    Number of comments: 1
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    The Washington Redskins at RFK, in happier times

    The Washington Redskins games were the only National Football League games that were on television in Richmond at one time. This was when I was a child and there was only one television station in town — WTVR. This time [...]

    Posted: October 16, 2009, 10:25pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • New from Kendra Feather: Garnett’s

    Garnett’s is open, according to Valerie Catrow at RVANews.

    Garnett’s is open and ready to feed your faces. Owned by Kendra Feather, the brains behind basement-bar favorite Ipanema Cafe, Garnett’s boasts a menu of some quality lunchtime eats, including sandwiches, soups, salads…

    Click here to read about what’s going on [...]

    Posted: October 15, 2009, 3:58pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • The Case of Gus the Bookstore Cat

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    Note: An earlier version of this piece first appeared at Richmond.com in January of 2000.

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    Though cynical people like to say, “All cats are gray in the dark,” the difference between this and that counts with me. Thus, if for no other purpose than to satisfy [...]

    Posted: October 15, 2009, 3:18pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • It’s official: The Richmond Flying Squirrels

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    The contest to name the new Richmond baseball team in the Eastern League has concluded. The Richmond Flying Squirrels will play their home-opener at the Diamond on April 15, 2010.

    And, the stunt has worked. The whole town has been talking about the list of six possible nicknames for the baseball [...]

    Posted: October 15, 2009, 2:56pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Who’s the guy on the beach?

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    This image once hung on a Fan District bar’s wall. Who is holding the fish?

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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 1:46am EDT
    by FTRea
  • WRIR’s Monster Mashquerade

    A ghoulishly good time for all!

    Join Richmond Independent Radio WRIR 97.3 lpFM for the second annual Monster Mashquerade fall fund raising wrap-up party Friday October 23  at the New York Deli in Carytown.

    The party starts at 9 p.m. and features live performances by Cubscout & the Rhinoceros and Coald Toast [...]

    Posted: October 15, 2009, 12:33am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Friends of the VCU Library Book Sale

    The VCU Friends of the Library Book Sale will take place Oct. 19-23 at the James Branch Cabell Library, Room B-7, Monroe Park Campus, 901 Park Ave.

    All proceeds from the Friends of the Library Book Sale help to fund VCU Libraries’ programs, collections, and lectures.

    Mon., Oct. 19: Noon – 8 [...]

    Posted: October 12, 2009, 6:47pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Music from The Crooked Road to Richmond

    In conjunction with JAMinc, the Virginia Historical Society (VHS) will host an evening of folk and bluegrass music featuring Wayne Henderson, Helen White, and The Dixie Bee-Liners on Saturday, October 17 at 7:30pm.

    Wayne Henderson and Helen White have been playing together for years and have toured extensively in the U.S. [...]

    Posted: October 10, 2009, 11:33pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Chemistry Day at Science Museum

    Fingerprint chemical elements. Identify each element by its spectral line. Create your own buckyball. Make slime. Unlock the secrets of high-bounce balls. Find out how diamonds are formed. Examine elements in ores and refined states. Dissect owl pellets. See a penny shatter. Watch inexpensive elements appear to turn into gold [...]

    Posted: October 10, 2009, 11:24pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • James River Filmmakers Forum

    The Richmond Moving Image Co-op presents the James River Filmmakers Forum this Sunday, October 11 at 8 p.m. at the new Richmond restaurant, Balliceaux, 203 N. Lombardy Street, (Bogart’s old location next door to the Lombardy St. Market).

    Admission is $3, which helps RMIC present this and future programs of independent [...]

    Posted: October 10, 2009, 11:09pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • City Dogs in the Fan

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    A new restaurant, City Dogs in the Fan, has opened in what was the location for Nara Sushi.

    Locally owned Shockoe Slip hot dog joint City Dogs, is opening a new location. The new restaurant, called City Dogs in The Fan, is located at 1309 W. Main Street, only blocks from [...]

    Posted: October 10, 2009, 11:00pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Men’s soccer: W&M 2, VCU 1

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    VCU head coach Tim O’Sullivan

    For the second time in as many weeks, the Virginia Commonwealth University men’s soccer team lost a match in the final minute.

    The Rams held a 1-0 advantage through the first 73 minutes of the contest, but a pair of Tribe scores in the [...]

    Posted: October 10, 2009, 10:35pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Are recent robberies connected?

    WTVR.com has a story about recent robberies in the Fan District.

    A string of robberies has residents in Richmond’s Fan District on edge.  There have been three robberies in the area in the past three days.

    Click here to read more and see the video.

    [...]
    Posted: October 10, 2009, 12:24pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Grace St. resident robbed at gunpoint

    Number of comments: 1

    The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports on an armed robbery on Wednesday night in the alley behind the 1600 block of West Grace Street.

    Click here to read the story.

    [...]
    Posted: October 09, 2009, 3:40pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Richmond Folk Festival Schedule

    It’s back and admission is still free.

    From the Richmond Folk Festival’s web site:

    The Richmond Folk Festival continues in 2009, carrying on the five-year tradition established by the hugely successful National Folk Festival in Richmond, Virginia, celebrating the roots, richness and variety of American culture through music, dance, traditional craft and [...]

    Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:12pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Si soon to change its spots

    According to Deveron Timberlake the restaurant Si on Lombardy St. is about to change its name and format.

    Click here for the story.

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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 1:47pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Introducing CultureWorks

    A newly formed organization that will serve as the collaborative and collective voice of Richmond ’s arts and cultural community was formally introduced today. CultureWorks will facilitate and coordinate the Richmond Region Cultural Action Plan and serve as the overall champion for the region’s arts and culture.

    “This is a time [...]

    Posted: October 06, 2009, 1:21pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Assault on Grove Ave.

    Number of comments: 1

    Oct. 5, at 9:55 p.m., a male reported he was assaulted by two unknown males with a gun on the 2100 block of Grove Avenue.

    – Information provided by the RPD.

    [...]
    Posted: October 06, 2009, 11:51am EDT
    by FTRea
  • City chokes First Friday

    Number of comments: 5

    The City of Richmond has a dilemma. It wants to revive its downtown. It wants to cultivate an arts/nightlife scene around its convention center and other investments.

    So, what does the City do? It moves aggressively to throw cold water on the First Friday Art Walk, which is easily the most [...]

    Posted: October 06, 2009, 11:20am EDT
    by FTRea
  • How about the Richmond Rhubarbs?

    The new baseball team still needs a nickname. But why use a name as plain as The Rapids? Or the The Rocket(t)s?

    Let’s go with a name that says baseball, Richmond-style.

    How about the Richmond Rhubarbs?

    Meanwhile, the Richmond Times-Dispatch has the final five nicknames in a contest to name the team. [...]

    Posted: October 05, 2009, 3:38pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Gary Gerloff parade at Folk Festival

    Number of comments: 1
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    Gary Gerloff performing on Monument Avenue (Easter Sunday, 2006). He died at the age of 58 on May 23, 2009.

    The following email message was received this morning from Jon Lohman and Todd Ranson:

    On Saturday at the Richmond Folk Festival there will be a 2nd Line Jazz Funeral/Parade [...]

    Posted: October 05, 2009, 2:23pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Voter registration deadline

    Monday, October 5, is the last day to register to vote this year, if you need to do that in order to vote. It matters who wins elections. So, let this be a reminder to do what you have to, if you want to vote in November.

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    Posted: October 04, 2009, 7:53pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Numb and frustrated

    All the political news programs televised today routinely use battling spokespersons — talking heads paid to attack their opponents. Too many times those presentations degenerate into shouting contests.

    For the time being, it appears the TV bosses are convinced we can’t get enough of the bickering blowhards they’ve been dishing out.

    Yet, [...]

    Posted: October 03, 2009, 9:56pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Deep Groove sidewalk sale

    From Facebook: Right now Deep Groove at 317 N. Robinson St. is selling lots of vinyl albums on the street. Looking is free, buying is cheap. For info call 804 278 9112.

    [...]
    Posted: October 02, 2009, 3:04pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Free weatherization kits for seniors

    Every year in October, the Department of Public Utilities provides free weatherization kits for senior citizens. These kits include a variety of items helpful in saving home energy. In past years the kits have included fluorescent lightbulbs, weather stripping for doors, plastic sheets for windows, bags to keep the toilet [...]

    Posted: October 01, 2009, 3:20pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Smart signs a blue chip recruit

    We were told that Shaka Smart, VCU’s new men’s basketball coach, had been and would be a good recruiter. Now we’re seeing more about how that will play out. The Richmond Times-Dispatch has the story.

    The list of schools recruiting Reco McCarter suggests new Virginia Commonwealth basketball coach Shaka Smart [...]

    Posted: October 01, 2009, 12:03pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Wilder’s influence a thing of the past

    According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Doug Wilder’s payback stunt to damage Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds has apparently fizzled. Nobody cares.

    Two polls showed yesterday that an endorsement or non-endorsement by former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder means little to Virginia’s voters.

    Click here to read the entire piece, written by Tyler [...]

    Posted: October 01, 2009, 12:27am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Bank-robbing suspects caught

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    E-mail Advisory from the Richmond Police Dept.:

    The Richmond Police Department has released an image of a captured suspect from Monday’s pursuit of the persons responsible for the M&T bank robbery.

    Minutes after the robbery a Department vehicle, pursuing the three bank robbery suspects, captured [...]

    Posted: September 30, 2009, 2:50pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • The Portent: John Brown’s Raid in American Memory

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    This mural depicting John Brown was painted on a wall in the Topeka State House from 1937 to 1939 by John Steuart Curry.

    As a major part of the national acknowledgement of the 150th anniversary of John Brown’s raid on the Federal Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, [...]

    Posted: September 30, 2009, 11:07am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Men’s soccer: Virginia 1, VCU 0

    For the second time in less than two weeks, the Virginia Commonwealth University men’s soccer team needed a pair of overtime periods to settle a match.  This time, however, the Rams came up on the losing end, falling 1-0 at 12th-ranked University of Virginia on Tuesday in the squad’s final [...]

    Posted: September 29, 2009, 11:31pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Where was this tree?

    Number of comments: 3
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    This group of Frisbee-golfers is standing in front of an old Chestnut Oak that is gone. It got sick and was cut down early last year. For 30 years it had been the object to throw at on the sixth hole of an unmarked disc course in [...]

    Posted: September 29, 2009, 8:13pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Hidden parks in the Fan

    RVA Magazine has posted an article, with pictures, about three little parks tucked away in the alleys of the Fan District — Scuffletown Park, Paradise Park and Federal Park. Click here to read the piece.

    [...]
    Posted: September 29, 2009, 2:09pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Year of the Environment

    The Year of the Environment begins Thursday at Virginia Commonwealth University, with a two-day E-Festival that includes a sustainability symposium and the chance to paint a Dumpster. At the University of Richmond, students are using pedal power to get around the 350-acre campus, borrowing green bicycles with sturdy tires and [...]

    Posted: September 29, 2009, 1:10am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Diradour’s Chutzpah

    A new piece I have written about the congressional race in the 7th District is up at Richmond.com. Click here to read it.

    [...]
    Posted: September 29, 2009, 12:14am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Art: What it is

    In a Richmond, Virginia courtroom in November of 1982 I witnessed an entertaining scene in which an age-old question — what is art? — was hashed out in front of a patient judge, who seemed to thoroughly enjoy the parade of exhibits and witnesses the attorneys put before him. The [...]

    Posted: September 28, 2009, 12:13pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Afterglow in Paradise Park

    Number of comments: 1

    Reminder of what’s happening in Paradise Park Monday night! 5 p.m. – 9:30pm:

    Afterglow – Bring your InLight lanterns or another favorite! Donations of string lights are very welcome!! Potluck – Bring your favorite food to share! Bring your own beverage as well — No Alcohol in the park (RPD and [...]

    Posted: September 28, 2009, 11:15am EDT
    by FTRea
  • John Waters at VA Film Fest

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    Filmmaker John Waters, pictured above in a 1981 photo (by Tom Campagnoli) shot in the lobby of the Biograph Theatre, is in the news:

    The University of Virginia and the Virginia Film Festival welcome cult artist, photographer, author, actor and filmmaker John Waters to Grounds Nov. 6 for [...]

    Posted: September 24, 2009, 3:09pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Flashback: 1984 5th District campaign video

    Here’s an unexpected flashback: WTVR-6 has posted a news report on the 1984 campaign for the 5th District seat on City Council. So, you get to see and hear the then-young Chuck Richardson before his downfall. And, a clip featuring a 36-year-old version of Terry Rea (although the reporter calls [...]

    Posted: September 24, 2009, 11:20am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Sports week roundup at VCU

    In Case You Missed It

    - The Women’s Soccer team kept up their strong play with two crucial road wins at Lehigh (2-0 win) and at Bucknell, (3-0 win) two teams that are having strong 2009 campaigns. Shutouts have become a regular thing for the Rams who have now posted four [...]

    Posted: September 22, 2009, 11:17am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Museum Day: Free admission at VHS

    Number of comments: 1

    On Sat., Sept. 26, 2009, the Virginia Historical Society (VHS) will participate in the fifth annual Museum Day presented by Smithsonian magazine.  The Society will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors.  A celebration of culture, learning, and [...]

    Posted: September 22, 2009, 11:11am EDT
    by FTRea
  • CultureWorks and bloggers do lunch

    Richmond Magazine’s Harry Kollatz covered the second luncheon/meeting for invited bloggers hosted by CultureWorks.

    [John] Bryan has orchestrated periodic assemblies with people who write about the town in various capacities and in diverse communities to discuss the best ways to make arts and culture connect with the city, from City Hall [...]

    Posted: September 22, 2009, 10:27am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Free concerts: Paley Music Festival

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    Pianist Alexander Paley, whose performances have been lauded by the Washington Post as “superlative,” “stunning,” and “flawless,” returns to Richmond in September for three free concerts at First English Lutheran Church.

    The Paley Music Festival, now in its twelfth season, has become a fall ritual for the [...]

    Posted: September 22, 2009, 10:17am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Poll: Deeds within four points of McDonnell

    According to a Washington Post poll Creigh Deeds has closed much of the perceived gap that existed just a month ago between himself and his opponent, Bob McDonnell.

    Dramatic shifts among independent female voters and Northern Virginians over the past month have propelled Democrat R. Creigh Deeds to within four points [...]

    Posted: September 20, 2009, 1:12am EDT
    by FTRea
  • VCU 4, UR 3

    Virginia Commonwealth University’s Romario Blandon (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) netted his first career hat trick to lead the Rams past cross-town rivals University of Richmond, 4-3, in a physical battle at Sports Backers Stadium.

    “To get a win tonight is great,” said VCU head coach Tim O’Sullivan.  “It’s never an easy game against [...]

    Posted: September 15, 2009, 11:20pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Famelia’s Deli to open

    Number of comments: 2

    Richmond BizSense has the story about a new eatery to open on Cary St. Click here to read about it.

    [...]
    Posted: September 14, 2009, 2:32pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Person of interest in Broad St. stabbing

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    E-mail Advisory from the Richmond Police Dept:

    The Richmond Police Department needs the public’s help in finding a person of interest, pictured [above and below], in reference to a stabbing that occurred in the 2300 block of West Broad Street early Thursday morning (Sept. 10). The person shown [...]

    Posted: September 14, 2009, 1:39pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Show of Carlyon’s work in four galleries

    A four-venue, collaborative show of the work of Richard Carlyon (1930-2006) opens Fri., Sept. 11. STYLE Weekly’s Edwin Slipek, Jr., writes about the artist, his work and his influence.

    “Richard Carlyon: A Retrospective” opens simultaneously Friday, Sept. 11, at the Anderson, at 1708, a gallery Carlyon helped found, at the Visual [...]

    Posted: September 11, 2009, 10:26am EDT
    by FTRea
  • Midtown Citgo robbed

    ROBBERY (COMMERCIAL)

    Sept. 8, at 10:40 p.m., 1642 W. Broad St. Midtown Citgo. Two clerks reported the business was robbed by an unknown male with a gun.

    – The information above was provided by the RPD

    [...]
    Posted: September 09, 2009, 3:20pm EDT
    by FTRea
  • Third annual Guerilla Art Show

    Number of comments: 2

    The handbill above (click to enlarge) is for the 3rd Annual Guerilla Art Show on Sun., Sept. 13, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. It will happen around the Ha’Penny Stage behind the Carillon in Byrd Park.

    Artists interested in participating are encouraged to do so. Bring [...]

    Posted: September 08, 2009, 12:48pm EDT
    by FTRea

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