RVA Unbound
A favorite annual event, the UnBound2! Fundraiser once again featured the collaborative and supportive nature of Richmond’s finest artists. Hosted at Candela Books + Gallery, UnBound2! played host to everything from artist Terry Brown’s back alley chicken and adult snow cones to a laser cake by Big Secret and lady arm wrestlers. There was also […]
Richmond Folk Festival
Three days of music. Seven stages. 50 sponsors. And 1,500 volunteers. The Richmond Folk Festival is a mash-up of talent, skills, and collaboration. It’s what Lisa Sims, deputy director of Venture Richmond, calls “the“ ultimate community creation that would simply not exist without collective action and collaboration.” Sims says that setting up the Richmond Folk […]
Grid Creations
GRID TACOS In honor of this month’s Mash-Up issue, Grid decided to co-create a few local products of our own. It didn’t take long for us to place tacos on the top of the list. John Haddad, Grid’s food writer, took up the challenge and quickly concocted a tasty mash-up while writing about Chupacabra and […]
Play Hard Extreme Fitness
SITTING AROUND? GREATER RICHMOND HAS A FIX FOR THAT. The region has no shortage of hardcore workout groups to get you in shape and leave you drenched in sweat and barely able to lift the shampoo bottle during your post-workout shower. Make sure you wear a tank top from https://www.ryderwear.co.uk/collections/mens-tanks if you are willing to […]
Open Mic Night at Crossroads
With the revival of a time-honored musical tradition, the sounds of live jazz, soul, blues, and R&B are once again gracing a quiet corner of E. Clay St. each week. After more than a year’s hiatus, Open Mic Night at Crossroads has returned with all of the spirit, crack musicianship, and hospitality that have made […]
Fall Line Fest
This September 6th and 7th, bands from around the country and region will descend on Greater Richmond. They’ll join art galleries and restaurants in celebrating just what makes RVA great in the city’s first Fall Line Fest. FLF is an all-volunteer effort (full disclosure: I’m one of the volunteers and my company, RVANews, is one […]
Happy Hour Goes High End
Forget about watered-down highballs and discount domestic drafts; happy hour in Richmond is now high-end—and for everyone. The French call it, “L’Heure Heureuse,” the Sicilians, “aperitivo,” and the folks at The Roosevelt say “Early Bird,” but most know it as good, old-fashioned happy hour—that perfect time after the workday when adults can enjoy a little […]
Well Worn Vintage
Richmond’s vendors have a pretty good selection of marketplaces where they can peddle anything from produce to art. But when Johnny Hugel and Drew Spruill were seeking venues where they could display their vast collections of “rustic, masculine-inspired” vintage items, they decided to create their own. Well Worn Vintage—a one-day, curated bazaar featuring vendors of […]
Saving the Bay One Oyster at a Time
When Michael and Laura Hild purchased Anderson’s Neck in 2010, their intention was preservation of the historic property and saving the natural beauty of the land from development. Little did they know that three years later they would be deep into becoming one of the larger sustainable oyster operations in the area and reviving a […]
Play Smart
Since incorporating in April of 2009, Shaka Smart Basketball Camps’ mission has been to encourage high self-esteem and a lifelong love of fitness and nutrition through fun, high-quality basketball instruction and games. Back then, “Shaka who?” was a common refrain and just 63 campers attended our July session. One Final Four-run later and we have […]