Do you know who the seventy-fifth most powerful person(s) in Richmond is/are?

OMG IT IS ME AND JOHN MURDEN (according to Style Weekly’s Power List). This means one of two things: There is literally no one less powerful than us in town. We should run for mayor since Paul Goldman is only #74.

Eight Track: COMMENCE NOW TO VOTE!

The second week of our beloved song contest rises from the grave like Altered Beast. I’m still not sure anyone can top that Special Ed and the Shortbus song. Because honestly people, HONESTLY. So get in there and get voting. Week One Week Two

Deshun Taylor vigil

Photo by: John Murden.

Top eight moments from last night’s Eight Track show

Many many thanks to all those who came out last night to the “show”. Beautiful music all the way around, a truly magical blend of song. Top eight moments: 8. Lets be honest, Reggie Pace kinda reminds me of Sly Stone 7. Line out that door.... (more...)

Eight Track winner’s show tomorrow

Remember the Eight Track? Maybe you’ll remember it as the time your ears were melted off with incredible local music? Or maybe you’ll remember it as a couple weeks ago? Either way the winner’s show is tomorrow at Cous Cous @ 8.30. It... (more...)

Armed man on UR campus

From NBC12: Richmond, Henrico and University of Richmond Police have responded to a report of an armed person on the U-of-R campus. A university spokesman says that students and faculty are being told to stay where they are and to lock their doors. Police... (more...)

Notes from the school board meeting re: charter school

What follows is the raw unedited version of the notes I took at the 4.30pm School Board meeting. The purpose of the meeting was for the Review Committee (sometimes abbreviated as RC) to present their recommendation on the Patrick Henry Initiative (PHI). The... (more...)

School board to discuss Patrick Henry at 4.30pm

The RPS school board has decided to discuss the Patrick Henry Initiative at its 4.30pm meeting today. Typically the school board reserves the 4.30 meeting to discuss boring legal business that does not concern parents or citizens — its 6.00pm meeting... (more...)

The Mayor’s shiny new website

Anyone seen the mayor’s shiny new website? It looks like someone in the mayor’s office is trying to move beyond the stale, hard to use, fugly Richmond City website template. Blogs, news, and videos — what more could you want. I wonder... (more...)

Skull and Bones

Dead body

Top Chef Fantasy League: the ketchup edition

Morimoto’s Monkfish Mayonnaise (125) Team SplinterHead (95) Literate Eater (76) Hello Winners! (73) The Crushinators (70) Tard Strength (38) The Insane With Angers (32) Kool (24) Dice it up (23) This! After two weeks! Sam’s Monkfishes still... (more...)

Penzys, my new lover

Free Kickers tickets

Throughout today you might see a Richmond Kickers ad floating around. Today we are giving away a bunch of family four packs to Satuday’s season opener. All you have to do is click the ad and fill out your name/email. Boom tickets.

Opinionation

Kickers open regular season Saturday

From the Richmond Kickers: RICHMOND, VA - (Wednesday, April 16, 2008) – The Richmond Kickers open the 2008 regular season this Saturday, April 19th when they host the Western Mass Pioneers at 7:00 pm at the University of Richmond Stadium. Pro Pass... (more...)

TCFL2k8: Week 4

DAMN YOU MONKFISH MAYONNAISE! I will continue my bottom feeding until Mark rises above the lesser, American, competition and defeats everyone with Southern (hemisphere) charm and wit. Morimoto’s Monkfish Mayonnaise (76) Team SplinterHead (63) The... (more...)

As promised: TCFL scores (aka Sam keeps winning)

Gah people. If Sam wins one more thing in life I might just go over and punch him in the face. Here’s this week’s scores: Morimoto’s Monkfish Mayonnaise (50) Tard Strength (46) Hello Winners! (31) Team SplinterHead (29) Literate Eater... (more...)

Ugh Top Chef.

I have not forgotten. I will tabulate the scores tonight. I promise!

Top Chef Fantasy League: Week 2 scores

Hello hello! I’ve used my archaic Chinese abacus to compute this week’s Top Chef scores. My fingers ache from the process. This week’s top players were Andrew and Mark. Mark won the Quick Fire and placed in the top three with his something... (more...)

Eight Track week two is up

This week’s incredible, edible, ineffably sublime local musical selection has been released into the wild! Open your ears, jackass, and let the good times roll. Week 2, starring: Josh Small Supa Fly Floosies David Schultz and The Skyline Coald... (more...)

Free pizza pi day.

Do you like pizza? Do you like it when it’s free? Stop by the RVANews office at 1205 W. Main St., Suite #211 and eat some pizza. Seriously, we free pizza. On pi day. Come eat.

THE PROJECT RUNWAY PRIZE!!!