Style Weekly
Richmond's alternative for news, arts, culture and opinion
- Issue Archive for
- Jul 19-25, 2011
- Vol. 29, No. 29
News & Features
Jail Bluff Riles Critics
City Council seeks details, delays jail vote.
The Jail Break
Allowing a taller jail, sources say, gave the city’s chosen builder a huge advantage. But was it fair?
Smoke, Mirrors and the Jail Bluff
Questions linger as City Council prepares to vote on the mayor's jail contract.
2011 Comic Strip Issue
Our second annual leap into Richmond's comic arts
Sharing the Poor
Could the mayor’s redistricting plan solve the city’s most vexing problem — the concentration of poverty?
Death Became Us
During the Civil War, advances in preserving the dead forever changed the funeral industry.
Arts & Events
Absolutely Fabergé
360 degrees of beauty at VMFA.
The Passion of the Potter
"The Deathly Hallows Part 2" will please fans while the rest of us snooze.
Split Decision
No BS Brass Band and Black Girls come together.
Crappy Days
"Two Gentlemen of Verona" takes Shakespeare to the sock hop.
Inside Track
Welcome to the Richmond music scene. What do you need to know?
“Boeing-Boeing” at the Hanover Tavern
Friday, July 22 through Sept. 4
Lucinda Williams at the National
Tuesday, July 26
Hammer No More the Fingers at Strange Matter
Wednesday, July 20
Gomez at Innsbrook Pavilion
Saturday, July 23
Chuck Amuck
Go-Go godfather Chuck Brown is still "Bustin' Loose."
The 48 Hour Film Project
Kickoff at the Camel on Friday, July 22. Screenings at the Byrd Theatre on July 30 and 31.
Food & Drink
Say Freeze
The creamy delights at La Michoacana taste like pure, cold delicious.
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Short Order
Part 2 of Richmond's new restaurant mania.
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Punch Drunk
This Week: Jack's Ode to Corporate Restaurants.
Opinion & Blogs
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The Score
A weekly rating of the city zeitgeist.
Cantor’s Charade
In a time for statesmanship we've seen nothing but childish tantrums from Eric Cantor.
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