Six Burner review
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Watching a baseball game at The Diamond
Last Saturday I took in a college basketball game at The Diamond. The game was pleasant enough, but seeing the stadium’s appearance post-R-Braves was the most interesting aspect of the adventure.
The facility itself had a strange look to it. Yes, it felt haunted. Up in the press box, cords and other stuff had been hurriedly […]
Creative Art class at the Carillon
Richmond ’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is offering a new three-week intensive drawing class set to music.
The class, “Creative Art at the Carillon,” will be taught by Richmond artist William “Blue” Johnson at the Carillon War Memorial in Byrd Park . The class will blend melodic sounds with creative visual […]
Plans for abandoned Ukrop’s location
At Richmond BizSense Al Harris writes about the future of the abandoned grocery store building and lot at Harrison and Grace that VCU has recently acquired.
The empty grocery store and parking lot at Grace and Harrison streets could soon be converted into classrooms and library storage for VCU, according to the school’s facility manager.
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Independent Film Festival at the Byrd
From the Virginia Film Office:
On Sun., Apr. 26, from noon to 10 p.m. the Virginia Film Office and the Virginia Production Alliance present the 2009 Virginia Independent Film Festival at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond. The festival is divided into a three part screening series by category.
Documentaries will be screened from noon-4 p.m., Short Films […]
Saturday’s Binford Bash
At Oregon Hill they have the story about an event at Binford Middle School.
Join us at the Binford Bash: A Celebration of the Visual and Performing Arts on Saturday, April 25 from 11 am – 6 pm behind Binford Middle School at 1701 Floyd Ave.
Click here to read all the details.
Police riot on campus
Alas, some years are all about change, whether anybody wants it or not. 1974 was surely one of those years. It was a time in which extremes seemed the norm.
The most obvious change in the air in 1974 had to have been the investigation of, and the resignation of, President Richard Nixon. The whole culture […]
Motorist shot by cops on W. Broad St.
On Wednesday at approximately 2:30 a.m. a motorist was shot by a VCU police officer. It happened after the motorist got out of his car wielding a knife. The Richmond Times-Dispatch has the story:
John M. Bennett, VCU’s senior vice president for finance and administration, said campus officers were among those to respond after the suspect […]
Bogart’s: Lombardy to Cary
Bogart’s closed its doors on Lombardy St. last summer. Now it has completed it move a few blocks southwest in the Fan to Cary St. RVAjazz has the story:
Located at 1903 West Cary, the new restaurant boasts a 32-foot bar, large outdoor patio and free off-street parking. Although the restaurant’s interior is completely new, the […]
