Comments on: The weekend guide to Richmond http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754 All the news, none of that gross newsprint feel Thu, 24 May 2012 04:48:02 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Katie http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3270 Katie Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:38:34 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3270 How is the community going to address your issues w/the biscuits at 821? You want to hold a protest march at Monroe park? Maybe we can get a petition going? How about advising the community to address more important issues than biscuits? Yeah, that one sounds right. How is the community going to address your issues w/the biscuits at 821? You want to hold a protest march at Monroe park? Maybe we can get a petition going? How about advising the community to address more important issues than biscuits? Yeah, that one sounds right.

]]> By: Pauline http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3245 Pauline Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:49:33 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3245 The bottle of wine part at Libby Hill Park from 9-11 p.m. -- isn't that the part of the schedule where you get gangraped and your companion is beaten and tied up? The bottle of wine part at Libby Hill Park from 9-11 p.m. — isn’t that the part of the schedule where you get gangraped and your companion is beaten and tied up?

]]> By: Gray http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3205 Gray Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:58:43 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3205 One block from St. John's Church, visit the Eric Schindler Gallery (EST. 1960), Richmond's oldest still operating commercial gallery. You'll find Richmond's finest artists there. One block from St. John’s Church, visit the Eric Schindler Gallery (EST. 1960), Richmond’s oldest still operating commercial gallery. You’ll find Richmond’s finest artists there.

]]> By: Top 9 Richmond bands you should go see | RVANews http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3173 Top 9 Richmond bands you should go see | RVANews Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:03:25 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3173 [...] spat all that out and I’m satisfied. All those bands rule, and if you pair this calender with Tess Dixon’s, your Richmond experience will level up a million levels…maybe then you will get to play Last [...] [...] spat all that out and I’m satisfied. All those bands rule, and if you pair this calender with Tess Dixon’s, your Richmond experience will level up a million levels…maybe then you will get to play Last [...]

]]> By: Jonah http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3167 Jonah Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:17:53 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3167 Great post, thanks for writing it. BTW how do you manage to stay on schedule? oh, yeah, I guess you don't have to prod a 3-year-old along to hurry-it-up. Great post, thanks for writing it. BTW how do you manage to stay on schedule? oh, yeah, I guess you don’t have to prod a 3-year-old along to hurry-it-up.

]]> By: ElisaB http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3160 ElisaB Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:20:51 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3160 You need to have a lot of money to eat out for all of your meals all weekend long! I can only treat myself to a restaurant a couple of times a month, especially if we take the kids. Other than that, pretty good list. Some free things I do with my children (we love to "explore" during the weekend): - Take the Floodwall tour, followed by a visit to Old Dominion Railway Museum on Hull Street - Visit City Hall and take the elevator to the top floor which is in Viewing Deck with that provides a stunning panorama of the city - Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the rope swing at the river by Tredegar - Instead of dinner at an expensive restaurant, go for dessert such as ice cream at the coffee shop (such as Cross Roads or Captain Buzzys - my favorite) - Pack up the kid's bikes and visit the BMX park off of Government Road or play frisby golf in the disc golf course adjacent to the BMX park - There's bound to be a festival somewhere in Richmond during the summer - seek it out and attend! You need to have a lot of money to eat out for all of your meals all weekend long! I can only treat myself to a restaurant a couple of times a month, especially if we take the kids.

Other than that, pretty good list. Some free things I do with my children (we love to “explore” during the weekend):
- Take the Floodwall tour, followed by a visit to Old Dominion Railway Museum on Hull Street
- Visit City Hall and take the elevator to the top floor which is in Viewing Deck with that provides a stunning panorama of the city
- Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the rope swing at the river by Tredegar
- Instead of dinner at an expensive restaurant, go for dessert such as ice cream at the coffee shop (such as Cross Roads or Captain Buzzys – my favorite)
- Pack up the kid’s bikes and visit the BMX park off of Government Road or play frisby golf in the disc golf course adjacent to the BMX park
- There’s bound to be a festival somewhere in Richmond during the summer – seek it out and attend!

]]> By: Eric http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3134 Eric Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:52:13 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3134 All that in one weekend. Awesome -- but don't forget to take Monday off.. Croaker's Spot - I forgot all about this place. See what living in the burbs does to you!!! All that in one weekend. Awesome — but don’t forget to take Monday off.. Croaker’s Spot – I forgot all about this place. See what living in the burbs does to you!!!

]]> By: of clowns and machine guns. « parasol party http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3133 of clowns and machine guns. « parasol party Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:43:14 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3133 [...] That weekend guide I was working on for RVANews is now online!  So for those of you who were asking for my list of stuff to do, there’s a lot of it. [...] [...] That weekend guide I was working on for RVANews is now online!  So for those of you who were asking for my list of stuff to do, there’s a lot of it. [...]

]]> By: john m http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3126 john m Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:59:00 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3126 Great great great! I've only got 2 additions: When you walk Brown’s Island and Belle Isle, remember the pipeline walk along the rapids. Also, consider Croaker's Spot as a radical alternative to Can Can. Great great great! I’ve only got 2 additions: When you walk Brown’s Island and Belle Isle, remember the pipeline walk along the rapids. Also, consider Croaker’s Spot as a radical alternative to Can Can.

]]> By: John http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3121 John Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:20:04 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3121 For out-of-towners and locals alike, the Shakespeare Festival at Agecroft Hall is tons of fun, and gorgeous for a picnic looking over the river. My two cents. For out-of-towners and locals alike, the Shakespeare Festival at Agecroft Hall is tons of fun, and gorgeous for a picnic looking over the river. My two cents.

]]> By: Tess http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3119 Tess Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:07:30 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3119 Scott -- Yep, that's partly where the disclaimers come in. When asking a question or two about the assignment, I was told to make the guide with my own personal style in mind, so I put down all of my favorite places / things. I'm sure there are other awesome places / things, which is why I'd be interested to see other peoples' guides. You up for it? Scott — Yep, that’s partly where the disclaimers come in. When asking a question or two about the assignment, I was told to make the guide with my own personal style in mind, so I put down all of my favorite places / things. I’m sure there are other awesome places / things, which is why I’d be interested to see other peoples’ guides. You up for it?

]]> By: Kelly http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3114 Kelly Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:27:21 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3114 This is an excellent guide, but I think we as a community need to address that although 821 has delicious lunch/dinner fare, the biscuits haven't been good for a long, long time. This is an excellent guide, but I think we as a community need to address that although 821 has delicious lunch/dinner fare, the biscuits haven’t been good for a long, long time.

]]> By: mattwhite http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3112 mattwhite Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:50:46 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3112 really wonderful. fantastic article really wonderful. fantastic article

]]> By: Scott Burger http://rvanews.com/etc/the-weekend-guide-to-richmond/5754#comment-3111 Scott Burger Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:29:16 +0000 http://rvanews.com/?p=5754#comment-3111 It's a wonderful guide. I mean it. I will share with visitng friends and relatives. Lots of local insight. On the other hand, and I don't want this to sound like a personal attack, I am taking in your disclaimers at the begining, but, in a City that is mostly African American, where is the diversity? All of these places in your guide are great, but they are mostly white-owned, patroned by white people. It’s a wonderful guide. I mean it. I will share with visitng friends and relatives. Lots of local insight.

On the other hand, and I don’t want this to sound like a personal attack, I am taking in your disclaimers at the begining, but, in a City that is mostly African American, where is the diversity? All of these places in your guide are great, but they are mostly white-owned, patroned by white people.

]]>