36 hours in Richmond

In case you haven’t seen it, here’s the New York Times article where writer Justin Bergman takes a 36-hour tour of Richmond. He offers an interesting, outsider’s look at our city: As the heart of the old Confederacy, Richmond, Va., watched with envy as other cities like Atlanta and Charlotte became the economic and cultural […]

October 16, 2009; 10:27 AM • by Valerie Catrow

In case you haven’t seen it, here’s the New York Times article where writer Justin Bergman takes a 36-hour tour of Richmond. He offers an interesting, outsider’s look at our city:

As the heart of the old Confederacy, Richmond, Va., watched with envy as other cities like Atlanta and Charlotte became the economic and cultural pillars of the New South. But Richmond may finally be having its big moment: a building boom in the last few years has seen century-old tobacco warehouses transformed into lofts and art studios. Chefs are setting up kitchens in formerly gritty neighborhoods, and the city’s buttoned-up downtown suddenly has life after dusk, thanks to new bars, a just-opened hotel and a performing arts complex, Richmond CenterStage. Richmond is strutting with confidence, moving beyond its Civil War legacy and emerging as a new player on the Southern art and culinary scene.

Bergman spotlights Richmond gems like Gallery5 (owner Amanda Robinson looks stunning as usual in the story’s main image), Mezzanine, Kuba Kuba, the Jefferson, Black Sheep, Tredegar, Legend, along with many others we know and love.

Head over and read the whole story, and be sure to check out the slideshow, too.