PETER CHANG IS HEADED DOWNTOWN
After leading rabid followers across the southeast for the past several years, the critically acclaimed and award winning Sichuan chef Peter Chang is putting down roots in Virginia. Since opening Peter Chang’s China Grill in Charlottesville in 2011, Chang has moved east down the I-64 corridor. His Short Pump location, Peter Chang’s China Cafe opened […]
BBGB Brings Back Great Books
Jill Stefanovich and Jenesse Evertson are telling a story. As owners of BBGB, the Museum District children’s book store, these business partners are committed to bringing a new voice to an age old medium.
A Better Way to Do Business: B Corporations Changing Our Marketplace
Conscious consumers know that our local community is strengthened when they purchase goods and services from locally owned businesses. These actions support the local economy by ensuring that the money earned here is spent in our local marketplace and in turn, helps fund our community’s tax base. But there is more that can be done […]
Biotech Boom: Local Firm Unveils Life-Saving Products
Nearly a decade of hard work is starting to pay off for Intelliject LLC. The Shockoe Slip biotech firm recently received federal approval of its epinephrine injection system, called Auvi-Q. When the device becomes available in November, people who suffer from severe reactions to shellfish, nuts, and other allergens will be able to use Auvi-Q […]
Renew Richmond
Sometimes starting a movement is easier than you think. Maybe it doesn’t take shape in a brilliant bathtub “eureka” moment, nor hit you suddenly on your morning commute. Sometimes it grows more organically. Such was the case for the RENEW Richmond initiative. The venue for inspiration: the patio of Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market. The topic of conversation: beautifying the River City.
Happy RVA
Richmond is the birthplace of America. It has blessed my family, my career, and my life. My 8 children are scattered now – Florida, Texas, California, Minnesota, parts unknown, and in heaven. They have learned love, courage, and the rewards of exploration from our home on the Southside. I’m extremely grateful.
The Power of LIVE MUSIC
Ellen Cockerham, Principal Second Violin confidently stepped onto the stage at the start of the 2012 season he knew it would be monumental. “Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, which embraces an entire world of breathless expectation and joyous fulfillment, was an ideal way to open the 55th season of the Richmond Symphony,” reflects Smith.
KindnessGirl.com: Simple Way to Love: McDonough Community Garden
I am starting to wonder if it isn’t the simplest ways of connection that hold the greatest hope for change and good. Take the McDonough Community Garden for instance.
At the Center of It All: CenterStage Turns Three
Standing tall in the heart of Richmond on Grace Street is Richmond CenterStage, home to a cadre of world-class performing arts facilities, and the site of the biggest three-year birthday party in town.
SPARC Sets the Stage for Success
Wherever you look in RVA these days, there’s SPARC. The School of the Performing Arts (SPARC) has been on a roll, from their “Minds in Motion” performance on Brown’s Island during this summer’s Fireworks on the James event to its “LIVE ART” performance at the Carpenter Theatre with a surprise appearance from multi-Grammy winner Jason Mraz.