2008 will be the last season the Richmond Braves call Richmond home. They will be moving to the north Atlanta suburb of Gwinett County. The news comes to the Atlanta Journal Consitution from two sources inside the team. Officials notified RTD of the move, but haven’t notified the Diamond. They have until Oct 1st to opt [...]
If you aren’t registered to vote, today’s the deadline to get your name on the list. Print out this form and mail it in with today’s postmark, and you’re golden. Photo by: magandafille
It’s official. Infuzion Lounge, the restaurant/ bar/ nightclub/ ice bar in Scott’s Addition will open it’s doors for the first time on Wednesday, January 16th at 5pm. The restaurant and lounge will be open, but the ice bar will remain closed. The menu actually looks pretty good. It’s filled with a wide variety of appetizers [...]
The number of vehicle break-ins is on the rise in the Museum District. NBC12 reports that at least 21 cars have been broken into in the past 90 days (video). You can see a map of reported break-ins and other crimes in the area on the West of the Boulevard News Crime Map. We need [...]
More updates from the Carytown accident from yesterday. Police have charged the driver (male) with reckless driving. Damages were estimated at $5,000 when he stepped on the gas, not the brake, jumped the curb, and slammed into the organic food section of Ukrop’s. No one was hurt, but his car remained in the among the [...]
Early this morning a Lexus ES-300 crashed into the Carytown Ukrops shortly after opening around 7am. From RTD, the car “crashed through the front of the organic foods section, just to the left of the store’s main entrance lobby.” Carytown Ukrops remains open. Photo by: everchanginggirl UPDATE: NBC12 reports that the driver accidently stepped on [...]
photo credit: Jake Lyell The Byrd Theatre is offering a private tour with the theatre’s manager, Todd Schall-Vess. The tour begins at 5:30pm on Thursday, January 10th, and will last about an hour. Tickets are $20, but with it comes admittance to the 7:00 show (this week, Bee Movie). Byrd Theatre for life! For info on [...]
Governor Tim Kaine has proposed legislation to ban smoking in restaurants statewide. His last attempt failed in the House of Delegates in 2006. This type of legislation is totally needed. I would definitely go out more if I knew I wouldn’t have to do laundry the next day because I smelled like an ash tray [...]
The Weather Channel is putting itself up for sale. The parent company, Landmark, which also owns over 50 metro and local newspapers, is looking to get out of publishing and television. The asking price is around $5 Billion. Style Weekly is also owned by Landmark and would likely be included in the sale. On it’s [...]
VCU’s Ecodefense and the folks at the Byrd Theatre have teamed up to host a weekend film festival with headliner Ralph Nader. The event will take place on February 9th and 10th and will be filled with movies and speakers. Ralph Nader is scheduled to talk for 90 minutes and sign books. Source: Richmond.com
Each Wednesday this winter the Science Museum will open its doors for “Lunch Break Science,” a series aimed at bringing in adults for fun and education at the same time. The sessions are free and run from 12-1, but bring your own lunch. Many of the sessions are focused on the environment and green technology. [...]
New Years on Cary Street was amazing! Kudos to Parker and the folks at RVAMag.com and NYDeli. Now on to pictures (the best ones are on RTD)… Great setup near the Byrd! Craziness above Mongrel. Ron Paul sighting. Ball rising. Now, the unfortunate stuff (click more)…
