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And They Will Come

After a 155-year run in Richmond the State Fair of Virginia readies for a long-distance run in horse country.

• by Edwin Slipek Jr

Museums

Blight Fight

Property owner notorious for violations and blight faces fines, jail time.

• by Chris Dovi

The HR Department

• by Ed Harrington

Pave to Save?

VCU's bulldozers in Shockoe Bottom may actually protect slave burial ground.

• by Chris Dovi

Until Proven Innocent

In refusing to give the Norfolk Four full pardons, Gov. Tim Kaine continues a Virginia tradition of believing false confessions. 

• by Margaret Edds

New Plans for Lady Byrd

Investors from Raleigh, N.C., plan to open the former Toad's Place on the Canal Walk as the Hat Factory in early September.

• by Scott Bass

Ukrop's Organic Roots

Southwest Virginia farmers would be "devastated" if Ukrop's changes hands.

• by Scott Bass

Name Games

From abstract to arachnids, are sports mascots more important than winning?

• by Rich Griset

Open Mic

The Low Anthem performs at the Canal Club

Love and Rockitz

Memories of the downtown venue will come alive at a 25th anniversary celebration.

• by Brent Baldwin

The B-52's at Innsbrook After Hours

Karaoke

Stage

Dar Williams at Capital Ale House

Inside Jokes

“Funny People” shows Apatow at his sharpest and most sentimental.

• by Wayne Melton

Easily Digestible

“Julie & Julia” whips up two well-known food lovers.

• by Wayne Melton

Fiery Furnaces at the National

Bad Seed

Comedian Doug Stanhope isn't welcome at national comedy chains, but he's ready to rock your local bowling alley.

• by Brent Baldwin

Inside Track

Louisiana Territory's first full-length. Plus, Tim Barry,  The Thirds and more local band news.

• by Mike Rutz

That One Song: “Match Made in Heaven”

by Jonathan Vassar & the Speckled Bird

• by Mike Rutz

Reading at Sundown

Book picks for the end of summer.

• by Valley Haggard

Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry come to Innsbrook

Derek Trucks Band at The National

Bitten by Bollywood

East meets West End in a block of Little India.

• by John G. Haddad

Short Order

The menu of the new Balliceaux defies Richmond tradition and promises to transport diners.

• by Deveron Timberlake

Virginia's Tax Tank Is Already on Full

Power List Should Include Two More

Maggie Walker's Diversity Complex

The governor's school serves as a beacon of educational excellence but for too long has sidestepped one of our government's founding principles: equality.

• by Genevieve Siegel-Hawley and Paul Fleisher