Style Weekly

City Will Drop Wilder's Appeals to Supreme Court

• by Chris Dovi

Museums

VCU Looks into Mirror, Finds Rao

City Funds for Ballpark Drainage Could Top $15 million

• by Scott Bass

Goading Goats

As tobacco farming wanes, a new livestock trend is breathing life into Virginia farms.

• by Amy Biegelsen

School Budget Fight Ushers in New Era

City School Board members seek info ahead of vote.

• by Chris Dovi

In Stimulus Bill, Warner Initially Nixed Arts Money

What's a Nice Guy Like Tim Kaine Doing in a Job Like This?

• by Amy Biegelsen

Before Drug Arrest, State Lawyer Visited House in West End

The HR Department

VIDEO: Dirtwoman's New Ramp

After local media volunteers build her a new wheelchair ramp, Donnie "Dirtwoman" Corker takes a ride.

• by Chris Dovi

Remodeling Anarchy

A band of activists fixes up a vacant home in protest, sparking a debate over squatter's rights amid a national housing crisis.

• by Chris Dovi

Bagel Beat

A bagel shop moves to fill the musical gap on West Grace Street.

• by Brent Baldwin

Third Ear

Latin music, party of one.

• by Brent Baldwin

Stage

The Richmond Symphony Goes to the Movies

Karaoke

Disco Biscuits at the National

Firehouse Theatre goes down the “Rabbit Hole.”

And suddenly, poets were everywhere.

A new poetry series at Vis Arts.

Signs of Life

An evocative script and exceptional performances highlight Barksdale's “Children of a Lesser God.”

• by David Timberline

A Theater Near You

A 300-year-old city finally gets a big movie house.

• by Mike Hilleary

Open Mic

David Archuleta at the National

Hoobastank at Toad's Place

Double Visionary

“Che” parts one and two offer too similar accounts of the same revolutionary.

• by Wayne Melton

Economic Slowdown

“The International” proves a thriller doesn't have to be like a rollercoaster to be fun.

• by Wayne Melton

“The Vagina Monologues” at Union Theological Seminary

Now Hear This

Reviews of recent releases by Lily Allen, Dan Auerbach, Lamb of God, Near Earth Objects and more.

Good Composer, Bad Composer

“Amadeus” pits two musical rivals against one another in a production that also seems to fight with itself.

Rare Treat

With food this good, where are the people?

• by Tess Autrey Bosher

Short Order

Cannon's Pig Paint shoots to Austin, TJ's does wine and Morton's does philanthropy.

• by Deveron Timberlake

Green Metropolis

To have any hope of containing global warming, we have to bring people and prosperity back to our cities.

• by Thad Williamson

Methodology Questioned in “Prettiest Mayor” Race

Is Ballpark Proposal a “Perfect Storm”?