Style Weekly

Australian Firm to Buy Route 895?

Council Finds Few Take Tax Relief

The South's Headless Hero-Terrorist

Being an account of Captain Maxwell's exploits with his deadly machine.

• by Melissa Scott Sinclair

The HR Department

Battle-Worn, Arts Execs Mobilize

Protest, Peace and Picnicking

Midwife defenders rail at the "culture of scheduled birth."

Wanted: Child-Support Dodgers

The Watchdog

After years of attacking local politicians, B.J. Ostergren hits the jackpot.

• by Scott Bass

Neighbors Fend Off Love Cruisers

Ode to Davi:

Nine painters depart from tradition.

"Anything" Has Everything

Singing, dancing, slapstick and romancing — the Barksdale's "Anything Goes" has it all.

• by David Timberline

Museums

Israeli Art Comes to Richmond

Rental Unit: "The Agronomist"

Declaration of Codependence

A daughter tries to fix her man-crazy mom.

• by Thomas Peyser

Set List

Where to go. What to hear.

• by Brandon Reynolds

Fire (With the Works)

Those aren't gunshots. It's a weekend of patriotism.

Galleries

Quick Draw:

VCU attracts international artists at Solvent Space.

Bookmark

The Beasts of Summer

Lamb of God's steady ascent brings it through Virginia, leading the summer's hardest hard-core metal festival.

• by Brent Baldwin

The Science of Writing

Author Dennis Danvers brings a new kind of writing class to town.

• by Valley Haggard

Stage

Glass of Distinction

Virginia wines ramp up the power for the 2005 Governor's Cup awards.

Side Dish

Second Opinion

Consistency in the kitchen can help Sette make its mark.

• by Joseph WCates

My Summer Zen

I learned that we are mostly climate-controlled wimps afraid of the slightest discomfort, moaning every time the seasons remind us that we are not owners, but tenants.

• by Joe Essid