Style Weekly

Fore Man

Lower crime. Better schools. Golf?

• by David Clementson

Plywood Cover-Up Dismays Neighbors

Group Aims to Beautify Broad

Developer Is First to "Jump the River"

Bed Heads

Now that they have badges, Virginia's official mattress inspectors are catching flak.

• by Melissa Scott Sinclair

How to succeed in politics and make it look easy.

The Luck of Jerry Kilgore

• by Greg Weatherford

History Mystery

Is a Union spy buried here?

• by Brandon Walters

quick flicks

Road to Perdition, Stuart Little 2, Eight Legged Freaks, Men In Black 2, Minority Report

A Boy and His Guitar

Now Hear This

Sixer, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, Various Artists "The Osbourne Family Album" , Guided by Voices, Ralph Stanley

Random Noise

The Big Question

Shrek

Around the World

The Richmond Chamber Players transport listeners to four different musical cities around the world Sundays in August.

• by Angela Lehman-Rios

Take It Easy

venue reinvention

Ashland Coffee and Tea

calendar

Bound For Glory

Though long and ponderous at first, "K-19" becomes a rousing tale of honor and courage.

• by Maribeth Brewster

Eluding Form

Louisa Matthiasdottir

music: Called to Play

Every time Randall Bramblett thinks he's going to quit playing, his phone starts ringing.

• by Ames Arnold

what's my name

The Essence of Reality

"Making Faces" appeals on several levels, the most basic being the opportunity it provides for unfettered voyeurism.

• by Paulette Roberts-Pullen

Cheap Date: The Big One

Living the Dream

One of the oldest Oriental restaurants in the area, Saito's, simply has it.

• by Randall Stamper

Medley of Tastes

Art and Wine

You can fall in love at the museum, with a little help from their wine list.

• by Layne Witherell

Sticker Shock

The problem with Parental Advisory stickers is that they are issued according to one set of morals. It's mass parenting at its worst.

• by Taylor Loyal