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+4 "Man of Steel" opens nationwide, setting box-office records and featuring Richmond's Robert Cooper Timberline as one of the young Clark Kents. Or as sixth-grade girls call him, Super Dreamy.

-5 After a bogus threatening call that was part of several hoaxes across the country, Richmond International Airport must be evacuated. On the upside, it was a great day to vacuum the carpet.

+1 "It was the first time a sitting senator has delivered a floor speech entirely in Spanish," The Washington Post notes of Sen. Tim Kaine's headline-generating discussion of immigration reform. But Kaine loses all points scored with Latino-Americans when he ends the speech by shouting, "Goooooooaaaaalll!!!"

+3 Thousands of meat-averse diners and the veggie-curious turn out for the Richmond Vegetarian Festival in Bryan Park. After the previous weekend's Bacon Festival, the city's balance has been restored — and most important, its cholesterol levels.

+2 A father-son team opens Rusty Beaver Brewery in Ruther Glen, with its Smashed Bastard being an early hit. It goes over much better than the test version, Stop Drinking, You Bastard.

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+4 The XTERRA East Championship marks its 15th year in Richmond, featuring biking, swimming and trail running in a race that takes competitors in and around the James River Park System. These were not the people at the Bacon Festival.

+6 Yes, thousands of local eaters eager for pork have a weekend for the books, flocking to the Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival and Richmond's first Bacon Festival. Mark your calendars now for next weekend's I Swear These Pants Used to Fit Me Fiesta.

+1 The summer vacation countdown begins, with students and parents across Richmond heading toward the last day of school on Friday, June 14. For teachers, this is also known as the Second Job Season.

+3 Richmond-based Media General, which sold off its newspapers last year, merges with New Young Broadcasting, growing to 30 television stations in 27 markets, reaching 14 percent of U.S. TV households. Employee attractiveness just skyrocketed.

+2 The filming of "Killing Kennedy" kicks off star-spotting in Richmond, with the actress playing Jackie O., Ginnifer Goodwin, tweeting about a French meal enjoyed at Bistro Bobette. And now we wait for Instagram pics of a shirtless Rob Lowe playing water pong at Cha-Cha's.

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+7 Tens of thousands of people eat their way through the weekend at Broad Appétit and the Richmond Greek Festival. Let's just say we had more Greek-filled bellies than a Trojan horse.

0 City Council approves the mayor's $1.4 billion budget for Richmond's new fiscal year, which starts in July. Sure it sounds like a lot, but have you seen the skyrocketing prices on red tape?

-1 A somewhat controversial event billed as the first of its kind in Virginia, the RVA Adult Expo, turns out to be relatively mild and uneventful. Just like prom night.

+1 Shockoe nightclub the Lucky Buddha closes, promising to reopen as a full-service restaurant and bar with a "modern Chicago-style lounge setting." Expect a lot of deep dish V-necks.

+2 The National Geographic Channel film, "Killing Kennedy," starts production in Richmond with Rob Lowe playing JFK. According to rumors on set, Judd Nelson plays a very convincing Lee Harvey Oswald.

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-4 Virginia Republicans' new candidate for lieutenant governor, E.W. Jackson, makes headlines for his controversial comments on gays, the Ku Klux Klan and Democrats' "Antichrist" agenda. Just wait till he's asked about the Boy Scouts.

+2 With egg month barely behind us, Gov. Bob McDonnell proclaims June as Virginia Dairy Month, and reminds residents that milk is the official beverage of the commonwealth. Also: Anyone know a good omelet chef? The mansion is hiring.

+1 A study is released on the millennial generation, meant to help attract young professionals to the region, showing they want cool jobs, good food and fun places to hang out. And so let us resolve to erect a Dave & Buster's on every corner!

+8 Memorial Day is commemorated in Richmond with backyard relaxing, fireworks over Rocketts Landing and a ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial. Moments of reflecting on those who died while serving our country, before we go back to complaining about Facebook's new layout.

+5 Also as part of Memorial Day weekend, Center of the Universe Brewing releases Homefront IPA, a beer aged on Louisville Slugger bats and made by several breweries to raise money for a military charity. We will always get behind beer for a cause.

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+7 Dominion Riverrock draws tens of thousands of Richmonders to a festival of daredevil boulder climbers, bike flippers and adventure competitions. Heck, even the reggae singer was forced to show bravery.

-3 City Council members are surprised to learn that the budget for the Washington Redskins training camp has increased by $1.1 million, an increase of 10 percent from its original $10 million estimate. To be fair, this is the kind of accounting they're used to in D.C.

+4 Local beer lovers celebrate American Craft Beer Week with tastings, drink specials and tap explorations across town. In some circles, this is called Saturday.

-1 At its convention in Richmond, the Virginia Republican Party swings for the far right field, with a delegation of 8,000 choosing a highly conservative ticket for statewide office. Those popping sounds you hear are champagne bottles being opened at "The Daily Show."

+1 The Air Sex World Championships, a more adult version of air guitar, announces that it's making a stop again in Richmond, bringing the competition to Strange Matter on June 14. The next morning, get ready for the Air Walk of Shame Showdown.

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+8 Mother's Day brings out the brunches, greeting cards and well-wishes in homes and restaurants across the city. Because nothing says "thanks for bringing me into this world and dealing with all my crap" like two minutes in the card aisle of CVS.

+6 We get two wine festivals, a beer festival and a seafood festival with all-you-can-drink brew — in a single weekend. Is this a festival infestation or an infestation of festivals? Either way, by the time the cicadas invade we'll all be too drunk to notice.

-7 Caroline County officials, residents and some local Islamic leaders express outrage over the secret burial of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev at a cemetery near Kings Dominion. No plans to update the tourist attraction brochures.

+5 Students, teachers and administrators at Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies revel in a ranking from Newsweek and the Daily Beast as the 14th best public high school in the country. Nerds rule!

-2 The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports on a fight over washing-machine noise between South Side neighbors, in which police charged a woman with aggravated assault for using pepper spray on another. Next time, ladies, can't you just Shout it out?

-4 With its scouting-for-ideas trip to Denver done, the Greater Richmond Chamber says next year’s intercity visit will take city officials and business folks to Tampa, Fla. So get ready for Richmond’s Next Big Thing: A pirate-themed entertainment district anchored by steakhouses and strip clubs. In other words, Norfolk. *

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+5 With shows across town, RVA Fashion Week celebrates its fifth year and closes on a high note. Now everyone can exhale and go back to looking schlubby.

+4 Rugged Maniac draws 4,500 adventure seekers to Petersburg, where they tackle a 5-kilometer obstacle course over walls, down a water slide and through tunnels of mud. Proving that you can race through a muddy field in Petersburg without stumbling over Confederate bones.

-2 Speaking of mud, the television ad battle for Virginia governor begins, with Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe running his first statewide ad alongside Republican Ken Cuccinelli. Yet again our TVs are held hostage by three undecided voters.

+3 The city kicks off a Bicycle Commuter Challenge, with the mayor encouraging people to log miles biked to work, leading up to a Bike to Work Day on May 17. Extra cool points if you double a friend or co-worker on the handle bars.

* With credit for inspiration from @richmondgl, @sarvay and @themarinara.

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+8 It's NASCAR weekend, with Kevin Harvick winning the big Toyota Owners 400 and Kyle Busch making news for his victory in the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown. Then there was that one creepy dude trying to get on Danica Patrick's lap.

+3 Food and travel renegade Anthony Bourdain draws a crowd to the Landmark Theater with his spicy anecdotes, irreverent take on the dining industry and the bashing of Paula Deen. Yup, he still has a beef with the Butter Queen. Mmm, buttery beef y'all.

+5 RVA Fashion Week kicks off its fifth year with a City Skyline Trunk Show, featuring designers and performances atop the observation deck at City Hall. It concluded with a base-jumper taking a dazzling leap using Dirtwoman's bloomers as a parachute.

+1 Giving itself a makeover, the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau changes its name to Richmond Region Tourism. Now if only we could get the region's leaders to visit each other.

+2 In a charity cook-off for the Positive Vibe Cafe, University of Richmond men's basketball coach Chris Mooney beats VCU counterpart Shaka Smart with a sautéed calamari appetizer and a duck breast over sweet-potato pancake. Shaka should have gone with that dish of crow he served Dick Vitale in the 2011 NCAA tournament.

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+8 Thousands of Richmonders become one with nature, celebrating Earth Day with free festivals, riverside fun and outdoor adventures. Then there was the dude we saw recycling a PBR can into a bong.

-2 Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, a Republican who explored running for governor as an independent, tells the T-D that he regrets dropping out of the race so soon. See? This is the kind of bold decisiveness we're going to miss in Virginia's next governor.

+3 Richmond School Superintendent Yvonne Brandon says she's stepping down, a mutual decision between her and the School Board. But considering how many city school kids play hooky, she'll still be seeing a lot of them out and about.

+2 The University of Richmond's baseball players and coaches shave their heads, the student newspaper reports, raising $6,612 for the Vs. Cancer Foundation. We haven't seen this many bald athletes since the Shriners zipped around in those little cars at the Christmas parade.

-4 Bug experts give a heads-up for a glut of cicadas soon to hit Richmond, a major swarm season described in the Washington Post as a "frenzy of sex and death" that will last as long as six weeks. Where do we sign up?

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+3 The T-D reports that the Science Museum of Virginia is raising $60 million to transform into a marketing agency for science. So much work to get kids in the door. Let's just face it: We've lost a generation to Justin Bieber.

+4 The inaugural Carytown Craft Beer Festival sells out at 3,500 revelers on a sunny Sunday. The "Mile of Style" quickly turns into the "Quarter of Quaff."

+2 The Richmond Flying Squirrels announce that the Soup Nazi from "Seinfeld" will appear at Friday's game as part of a canned soup drive for FeedMore. And if you can't bring any cans you're welcome to make a donation from your Costanza wallet.

+1 Richmond native Henry Hager and his wife, former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager, become new parents with the birth of Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager. Grandpa Bush finally has a reason to unpack that Mission Accomplished banner.

+7 More than 38,600 people run in the Monument Avenue 10-K, a day filled with inspiring stories, good times and free entertainment. But more important, considering events in Boston: Everyone was safe.