Noah Scalin Publishes The Design Activist’s Handbook
The road has been long, but at last Richmond’s Noah Scalin, known for his award winning Skull-A-Day art project, has brought to life a decade’s old idea. His new book, The Design Activist’s Handbook, is Scalin’s way of sharing the ideas that have shaped his career.
Briana Kirby Runs to Support VCU Massey Cancer Center
Running 13.1 miles is tough-but it’s still easier than chemotherapy. That’s the mantra of Briana Kirby, who plans to run 12 half marathons in 12 months to raise $10,000 for the VCU Massey Cancer Center. She runs every mile in memory of her mother, who passed away from cancer in 2012.
Bird Cox Brings Bizarre Market to the Arts & Cultural District
At the helm of the Bizarre Market, Richmond’s favorite handmade extravaganza hosted by Chop Suey Books, is Bird Cox.The inventory of the Bizarre Market is the handcrafted work of local artists. Cox, a crafter herself, believes there’s something unique about handmade products.
Ken Johnson Launches RVA Grooves
Ken Johnson, owner of a Richmond-based communications firm, has launched “RVA Grooves: All Things Arts and Culture.” Johnson, who has also been instrumental in the The Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont, created RVA Grooves as a captivating new lifestyle reality series that showcases the talent RVA has to offer.
RVANEWS: LESSONS LEARNED
RVANews, the online news magazine I created with my co-owner and pal Scott Pharr, recently turned five. How crazy is that? Don’t they say that something like 100% of all businesses never last five years?
Food is Good Business
Richmonders celebrate their love of food. They share photos of meals, write blogs, attend cultural festivals, are in-the-know about pop-up restaurants, delve into food truck courts, explore the latest hard cider and beer microbreweries, and create events like Richmond Restaurant Week and Broad Appetit. Richmond is becoming known as much for food as it is […]
Making a Story and Painting a Picture
If you follow music in Greater Richmond at all-or even if you don’t – there’s a good chance you’ve been told to catch a Black Girls show.
Photosynthesizers: Walking Through Walls
When GRID Magazine first met up with Photosynthesizers two years ago, the band-then little over two years old-had been performing at a furious pace and was in the process of completing their EP, Speakers in Black Holes. Since then, they’ve stepped back, reformulated, and overcome to reemerge with av fresh take on their musical message.
Locally Roasted: The Richmond Coffee Scene
“This is my morning, every day,” Noelle Archibald says after a cup of espresso the size of a golf ball and a butter croissant is placed before her. “This is why I do this.” This, for Archibald and her two business partners (one of whom also plays the role of husband), is the operation of […]
Urban Cider: Manchester’s New Brew
A Richmond cider startup is joining the growing artisan food and beverage movement brewing in Manchester. Courtney Mailey’s Blue Bee Cider brews its apple juice and fermented cider in a 4,800-square-foot converted warehouse space next to the Corrugated Box Building and across from the Legend Brewery and features a tasting room with panoramic views of […]