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Mayor Joe Riley, Unrestricted

Charleston, S.C., mayor Joe Riley's visit to Richmond included a brief detour.

Pump and Run

While gas prices spiral, a stretch of Brook Road offers a lesson in consumer psychology.

• by Chris Dovi

Broken Circuit

A national financial crisis pushed Circuit City into bankruptcy, but years of missteps and inattention to the founding father's vision — electronics at bargain prices — sealed its fate. 

• by Peter Galuszka

The HR Department

Remembrance: Rozanne Epps

1922-2008

Peep Show

Six shows look at art jewelry, human consumption, found objects and bears.

• by Paulette Roberts-Pullen

Brave Engagement

A mother's imprint on Richmond.

• by Garrett Epps

Legomotion

• by Chris Dovi

Mayan Prophecy:World Ending in 2012?

• by Amy Biegelsen

Museums

Will Mayor-Elect Jones Keep Job as Pastor?

• by Amy Biegelsen

Mumbai Attacks Claim Virginians

Alan Scherr, and his daughter Naomi, were killed Wednesday in the Mumbai terror attacks.

• News and Features

Time Travel Now Possible, Physicist Says

Yip-Yip at the Triple

Open Mic

The Silent Music Revival at the Firehouse

A heads-up from our music column Inside Track.

• by Mike Rutz and Jay Smack

Dog Day Afternoon

A CGI canine superstar gets in touch with his inner woof.

• by Thomas Peyser

ILAD at Capital Ale House

The Color Fred at the National

Stage

Little Big Planet

Tiny, tiny trains at the Science Museum.

• by Mike Hilleary

Get Along, Little Diaspora

The Weinstein JCC's Book Fair explores the rich Jewish history of the Wild West through two writers.

Staged Alternatives

A nativity play in disarray, Dickens as farce and a Scientology musical. Richmond theaters reconfigure the classics for this holiday season's stage offerings.

• by David Timberline

Costume Changes Must Be a Real Hassle

• by Mike Hilleary

Jason Mraz at the National

Return of the Fugs

Multitalented local musician Coby Batty journeys onward with a radical '60s institution.

• by Brent Baldwin

Boy in a Bubble

Children try to comprehend the Holocaust in “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.”

• by Wayne Melton

Karaoke

Butt Smokers

Since when is a barbecue joint this shiny?

• by Brandon Fox

Short Order

Gingerbread architecture, Carytown adds a sushi place, restaurant review scams and more.

• by Deveron Timberlake

The Case for Reparations

The mental health of the nation would be greatly improved among whites and blacks if the nation were to take substantive responsibility for slavery.

• by Wyatt Tee Walker

Mayoral Campaign No Laughing Matter

School Board Vote Came Down to Change

Print Media Deathwatch?

A new blog focuses onAÿthe state of Richmond news media. Tell us what you think.