Brewer’s Ball
The Virginia Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation introduced RVA to the inaugural Brewer’s Ball this June at the Virginia War Memorial. The event showcased Richmond’s finest craft beer, restaurants, and cocktails. Beer aside, the heart of the event was found with this year’s class of honorees. Members of the community nominated young professionals for […]
Local Physicians Collect Sports Equipment for Fit4Kids
RVA likes to give. This spring and early summer, Richmonders dug deep into their closets and searched their garages for gently used sporting equipment as part of the annual AdvancedItUp! initiative. Advanced Orthopaedics, a Richmond full-service orthopaedic practice featuring 10 separate “Centers of Excellence,” each focused on the treatment of one specific area of the […]
Here for the Beer
Richmond’s tourism marketers want everyone to know what’s brewing in RVA. The folks at Richmond Region Tourism are doing their level best to spread the word that Richmonders like beer—and we’re pretty darn good at making it, too. Good beer. Lots of good beer. RVA’s storied heritage reaches back to the beginnings of our country. […]
Community Supported Agriculture in RVA
RVA likes to mash up, collaborate, and find mutually beneficial relationships in the startups that we support. It comes as no surprise that Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) continues to thrive in the River City where the bond between local farmers and the community is growing. From strawberries to sugar snap peas and everything in between, […]
Old Produce: Preserving Our Future
Over the past several generations, the food we eat has changed. Farm subsidies have impacted what farmers grow. More than 90 percent of crop varieties have disappeared from our farming landscape, half of the breeds of domestic animals have been lost, and more than 80 percent of corn and 90 percent of soybeans are now […]
The Photohontas Story
Envision yourself on the river, the James River. Envision yourself on a rock in the middle of the river with water flowing by. Now turn 360 degrees in place and take in the vistas that surround you. Starting this summer, two Richmond-based entrepreneurs are teaming up to make their vision of the James a reality, […]
Tapside: Sharing Good Times and Good Beer
He will make you laugh, confused, interested, uncomfortable, thirsty, and wanting more. Will Herring (aka Willy Beans) of Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream is sharing his love and knowledge of beer from inside his shop, out into the world via a new web series called Tapside with Willy Beans. Tapside is the product of community, […]
Sharing the Answer
Huddled in a dark room in the back of Fuego, a West End restaurant and nightclub that has since closed, An Bui prepared to take the stage. It was a makeshift stage, surrounded by a collection of odd, mismatched chairs and a gaggle of small business owners just beginning to explore social media. This was […]
The Savory Grain
Joining the small but expanding ranks of Richmond’s farm-to-table dining establishments, The Savory Grain embraces the same ethos that guides Jami Bohdan, owner and operator, in her daily life as a consumer. To the 18-year restaurant industry veteran, indulging in the bounty of nearby farms, breweries, and wineries just makes sense. “I don’t see why […]
Good, Clean, and Fair Food
Slow Food RVA took root in 2009, bringing to Richmond an important national and international food movement. Waving the banner of “good, clean and fair food,” the mission of Slow Food RVA is three-fold—to celebrate, educate, and advocate. The organization celebrates the pleasures of food and breaking bread together through events such as their Graze series […]