A Cut Above
A good barber is a storyteller – someone who appreciates tradition and good conversation. He’s straightforward, and, when you leave his chair, you always feel confident. George Monroe is a classic barber. He’s an interesting guy, with interesting stories. A native of Charlottesville, Monroe moved to Richmond in 1995 to study at Virginia Union University. […]
Shop and Sip Roaring Pines
Drew Dayberry is an advertising man gone rogue. He is the owner and operator of Roaring Pines, a general store and soda shop in Union Hill. Walking through the front door of Roaring Pines is like walking through time. The walls are made mostly of frosty gray-green pegboard decorated with American-manufactured goods: brooms, galvanized buckets, […]
Technology Meets Craftsmanship
“We’ve got a lot going on these days,” a grinning Jeff Rock says as we stand in a bright, 2,000-square-foot single-room warehouse off North Hamilton Street. It’s here where Rock, co-founder of the city’s most prominent software development company, along with his father and colleagues at Mobelux, are trying their hands at creating high-quality handmade […]
Making RVA Active
By Kyra Oliver Dr Jo pumps a fist in the air and shouts, “Boom, RVA, Boom.” She then turns to the 250-plus crowd and asks everyone in their seats to make a pretend mirror with their hands and gaze into it. “Now yell – you sexy thing, don’t you ever die.” This was the […]
Gears in the Garden: Bike Gardens In Bloom At The Center of the Universe
A green bike with a yellow seat and an American flag sits in front of Cross Bros. Grocery with a country cured ham hanging from the handle bars. Nearby, two bikes – one baby blue and the other hot pink – sit atop the Ashland Theater marquee covered in lights. Decorated bikes sit in front […]
How We Roll: Richmond’s Inner-City Youth Cycling Program
By Craig Dodson What does cycling have to do with low-income kids from public housing? Nothing and everything. When I started Richmond Cycling Corps (RCC) in 2010, it was merely a project: a “let’s see what would happen if …” kind of thing. Well, in our first year, a group of four kids from Fairfield […]
Wheels of Change: The Library of Virginia and the Bicycle Boom
By Dana Puga The “Bicycle Boom” refers to a period during the 1890s when cycling was at its height. There seems, however, to be another bicycle boom taking place in Richmond these days. And the Library of Virginia is in the thick of the action. Located in the heart of downtown Richmond, the Library of […]
Cycles of Kindness
By Patience Salgado Between this boy and his bike, there was a deep love. I completely get it: the wind blowing on your face and going faster than your legs can take you. It is all of boyhood in its perfect freedom. Then it happened. Just one look and I knew it was gonna be […]
Yoga Everywhere
By Leslie Strickler Richmonders work hard. We are a tough and resilient lot when we want to be. But we also understand the value of play, getting outside, and being active. While there are many ways to maintain our physical and spiritual core, there’s nothing quite like the practice of yoga to harness the power […]
On the Rocks: Ladies Who Climb RVA
My 30th birthday found me in Colorado, staring up at a sheer 45-foot rock face, strapped into a borrowed harness, and wearing shoes that were way too big. The climb was terrifying. Would the ropes hold? Would my belayer drop me? While my first send (climbing speak for making it to the top) wasn’t pretty, […]