Beer Lovers, Beer Drinking & Custom Furniture in RVA
By Karri Peifer What happens when a professional stunt drinker/international celebrity/Richmond bartender/furniture maker gets together with the chief beer officer of Richmond over a few beers? A whole new look and feel for a beloved Richmond restaurant-and the number one beer bar in America. An Bui, owner of Mekong restaurant in the Near West End, […]
A Botanical Makeover of the RVA Arts District
The RVA Arts District just got a makeover-a botanical makeover, that is. The RVA Arts District Beautification Plan has successfully revamped the Broad Street gateway and the 400 block of E. Grace Street thanks to the efforts of Capital One, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Venture Richmond, and the City of Richmond. “This project says ‘you […]
Feeling The Impact of TEDXRVA
The TEDxRVA forum earlier this year was a place for local, national, and international speakers to come together and create an experience for themselves, the audience, and the greater community. It was, in many ways, an experiment within itself. We assembled an incredible group of community leaders who share a love for TED and a […]
Pedicabbing Around RVA
By Cameron McPherson Who has the best quad muscles in Richmond? There’s no scientific evidence, but it’s likely the dependable, customer service-driven crew at Spoken4. The team of cyclists is known for carting Richmonders around in the company’s environmentally-friendly and attention- grabbing bike taxis. The brainchild of Richmond couple Katie Hurst and Kyle Langemeier, Spoken4 […]
Mash Up: Defining RVA by The Way We Co-Create
Two things became clear when putting together our stories of collaboration among Richmond’s finest organizations. One, these mash-ups were so unplanned—natural, even—that people involved in them could barely recall how they started. At first glance, there’s not even that much to the story. “That’s pretty much it.” “It just happened.” “That’s basically the whole story.” […]
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 […]
Bethany Miller Q&A: How Will You Impact RVA
Interview with Bethany Miller, vice president of business development at Greater Richmond Partnership. Bethany helps coordinate the region’s existing business efforts in Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, and Richmond as part of the Business First Greater Richmond umbrella. What is your job function? I’m responsible for coordinating the region’s existing business efforts. Each of the communities represented […]
Donuts Get Their Day in RVA
Casey Ward and Ian Kelley had big plans for Sugar Shack-an express window outside, gradual growth and name recognition, and dreams of a peaceful little shop on a corner where their enterprise would take hold. On the contrary, Sugar Shack exploded out of the gates, immediately outgrew its space, and has become one of the […]
Grid Flavor: Mrs. Yoder’s Donut Ice Cream
Local, homemade ice cream is a mandatory part of summer in RVA. Especially when we have Richmonders like Beverly Mazursky scooping out new flavors on a regular basis. When Greater Richmond Grid set out earlier this year to make a few tasty treats of our own, Mazursky, owner of Bev’s Homemade Ice Cream, was the […]
Making It Easy to Give Back
It’s no secret that RVA has experienced a boomlet of new innovative companies, many with a philanthropic twist. Bonfire Funds is one of a growing number of Richmond-based, small businesses that are all about giving back. But, why is it important to give back to the community? The answer to this is simple, giving back […]