Do Bikes Tell Stories? Dead Ones Do.
Ride, walk, bike, run, or Segway down Broad Street, in Carytown, through Oregon Hill, and around Byrd Park and you will see the Dead Bikes—missing saddles, rusted poles, bent wheels that can no longer be used, rubber sheared off by the pounding sun, rain, and time. Dead Bikes are not to be mistaken for “Ghost […]
Building a Village
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has received the largest corporate partnership gift in its history.Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc. (HDL, Inc.), located in the Virginia Biotechnoloyg Park, has agreed to a $4 million partnership to support the VCU Department of Athletics and its future capital projects. “The progress of a national research university is accelerated by strong partners with […]
NO BS! Brass Band
They’ve won over national audiences with their dynamic, New Orleans-flavored sound and their lively performance style, but NO BS! Brass Band never really leaves its hometown behind. “The way the city moves and the people of the city influence every single note that I write,” remarks trombonist/percussionist Reggie Pace, who with drummer/vocalist Lance Koehler founded […]
Richmond VA Hosting a Real Food Revolution
Richmond chef Ann Butler, of Edible Education, is helping to lead a revolution. Back again for the Annual Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Day in RVA, Butler is part of a global initiative aimed at inspiring people of all ages to cook and champion better food skills. The mission of Food Revolution Day is straightforward: Cook […]
En Su Boca Set to Open on Boulevard
The past few years have seen major changes and development in Richmond’s “Boulnobro” (Boulevard north of Broad) neighborhood. The Bowtie and Criterion Cinemas have been packing in crowds since they opened, and Fat Dragon Chinese Kitchen and Bar have delighted folks with its Asian fusion and ”Sex on Tap.” 180 apartments are being developed in […]
In It for the Long Run
Zoë Romano is no stranger to the running lifestyle. As an ultra-runner, Romano frequently runs distances longer than a standard 26-mile marathon, her longest coming in at 50 total miles. This summer Romano will become the first person, ever, to run the route of the Tour de France, a nine-week experience beginning in Nice and […]
Reclaiming Workmanship
Ask Sam Sikes about the front door to the showroom at Wellborn + Wright, and he will tell you exactly where each board came from – centuries-old barns. His general manager, Hunter Webb, can remember milling the rough boards out of the original reclaimed timbers, white oak inflected with nail holes and small networks of […]
Things Are Getting Strange in RVA
An “Mekong” Bui Interviews Neil Burton of Strangeways Brewing In recent months, Neil Burton has heard it all: Where will you be located? What’s up with the vest you are wearing? What the heck are you guys going to be brewing? Burton, who previously made his mark in the clothing industry, will soon launch Strangeways, […]
Carving Out a Place for Lasers
On the corner of North Adams Street and Brook Road, Jason Lefton is making a living on having fun. At his company Big Secret – a laser engraving, cutting and marking shop – Lefton uses fun as a way to create quality products and build connections with the Greater Richmond community. Big Secret, now in […]
Makerset Design Keeps it Local
In the corner of a wood working shop on the North Side, three guys are cutting shapes out of metal, polishing them, and shipping their shiny product around the country. Humming with machinery and echoing with clanging tools, this small shop is where 21st century manufacturing is alive and well. This is Makerset Design Co., […]