Making the Perfect Kitchen Knife in RVA
Billy Fallen is a master of his craft. And he knows the tools of his trade better than anyone. As the famed creator of Billy Bread, Fallen now offers Richmond something new at Billy Pie, a wood-fired pizza restaurant that he launched earlier this year at the corner of Paterson Avenue and Three Chopt Road. […]
Tang & Biscuit to Host Grand Opening Celebration for World’s Largest Shuffleboard Court
Tang & Biscuit, the world’s largest indoor shuffleboard court and social club, will host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, September 1. The newly opened venue is located in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood at 3406 Moore Street and features 10 regulation courts. In addition to shuffleboard courts, Tang & Biscuit provides oversized games like giant Checkers and Jenga; […]
The Gift of Making
When she was 15 years old, Sallie Plumley received three gifts from her grandfather that changed her life: his wedding ring, his own handmade bed, and his woodshop. While each gift had a particular significance, it was the woodshop that gave the young artist the inspiration to make what came next. But, understandably, not everyone […]
Dayberry Should Be A Household Name
Drew Dayberry, founder of Roaring Pines, proprietor of it’s late Union Hill storefront, and secret web-developer, is on to his next big thing. His eponymous brand of “shaker-style” brooms may only seem the logical evolution of Drew if you know him personally, but if you’re of the unfortunate masses that has yet to meet him, […]
On The Mend
The Mending Project, a traveling art installation by artist, Lee Ming Wei, is entering it’s final month of exhibition at VCU’s Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), but it’s mark won’t be so quickly forgotten. On the surface, the project seems simple; guests arrive with a personal garment to be repaired, and engage in conversation with […]
Old Concepts Meet New Media to Build Community
Building community is both easier and more difficult with the constant presence of social media in our lives. The power of tools like Facebook groups can build meaningful relationships between like-minded people from near and far. The ability to live quietly behind the mask of a curated Instagram feed also makes it possible to live […]
A Woman’s Work Is Never Done
Some of Richmond’s Female Entrepreneurs on Life & Work in the River City. The old adage goes that in life, there are followers and there are leaders — those that are different from the rest, separate because of extraordinary success and drive. In Richmond, these are the entrepreneurs. In a city of budding industry and […]
Richmond Celebrates A Sweet New Product
Calling all ice cream lovers! A new line of dairy-free gelato from a Richmond-based company hit shelves in June 2018 at local, independent grocers like Ellwood Thompson’s, Libbie Market, Good Food Grocery and Little House Green Grocery. With only about a little more than a month under its belt, the company is rapidly expanding into […]
On a Roll: CarLotz Expands to the Chicago Area
CarLotz, Richmond’s hometown favorite used vehicle consignment and remarketing business, is expanding – again. The company today announced that it will open its first store in Illinois, located at 2150 Ogden Avenue in Downer’s Grove, a suburb of Chicago. At roughly 30,000 square feet, the new CarLotz location mark’s the fast growing company’s seventh and […]
RVA Makers: What’s In A Name?
If a group of birds is a flock, a group lions is a pride, and a group of whales is a pod, what is a group of small business owners? What if the businesses range from carpenters to screen printers, florists to chocolatiers to artists? What if the group includes enthusiasts, dreamers, and other professionals […]