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Colby.Rogers@pilotonline.com (Style Weekly Editor) Colby.Rogers@pilotonline.com (Style Weekly Webmaster) Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.styleweekly.com http://www.styleweekly.com/binary/c822/style_web_logo.jpg Style Weekly is your alternative for RVA news, arts, events, restaurant reviews and classifieds. 189 500 http://www.styleweekly.com/TheReportersNotebook/archives/2013/05/21/pastor-g-surrenders-by-us-marshals http://www.styleweekly.com/TheReportersNotebook/archives/2013/05/21/pastor-g-surrenders-by-us-marshals Ned Oliver <img src="http://www.styleweekly.com/imager/b/toc/1895039/fc0a/Aguilar__Geronimo_S._052113.JPG" width="75" height="48" /> <p>Geronimo Aguilar surrendered to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at his Richmond home on Tuesday afternoon after authorities in Fort Worth, Texas, issued a warrant for his arrest. Aguilar, who goes by Pastor G, founded the Richmond Outreach Center, a mega-church in south Richmond.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/TheReportersNotebook/archives/2013/05/21/pastor-g-surrenders-by-us-marshals">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894931&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> http://www.styleweekly.com/TheReportersNotebook/archives/2013/05/21/pastor-g-surrenders-by-us-marshals?show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894931&id=comments 2 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/TheScore/archives/2013/05/21/the-score http://www.styleweekly.com/TheScore/archives/2013/05/21/the-score <img src="http://www.styleweekly.com/imager/b/toc/1894883/fa9c/_8.jpg" width="75" height="48" /> <p><strong>+7 </strong>Dominion Riverrock draws tens of thousands of Richmonders to a festival of daredevil boulder climbers, bike flippers and adventure competitions. Heck, even the reggae singer was forced to show bravery.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/TheScore/archives/2013/05/21/the-score">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894882&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> http://www.styleweekly.com/TheScore/archives/2013/05/21/the-score?show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894882&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:19:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/most-confusing-business-rivalry/BestOf?oid=1894587 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/most-confusing-business-rivalry/BestOf?oid=1894587 <img src="http://www.styleweekly.com/imager/b/toc/1894686/63e0/most_confusing_business_rivalry.jpg" width="75" height="49" /> John Moulton is suing Charles Ward. The two are former business partners, jointly operating Richmond Trolley Co. But things soured and Ward now operates a trolley company out of his Segway tour and dealership company, Segway of Richmond, while Moulton has opened a competing Segway shop, River City Segs, and has taken control of their Richmond Trolley fleet of five buses.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/most-confusing-business-rivalry/BestOf?oid=1894587">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894587&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Goods and Services http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/most-confusing-business-rivalry/BestOf?oid=1894587&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894587&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-technique-for-taking-out-an-armed-intruder/BestOf?oid=1894501 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-technique-for-taking-out-an-armed-intruder/BestOf?oid=1894501 <img src="http://www.styleweekly.com/imager/b/toc/1894626/9b34/technique_for_taking_out_an_armed_intruder.jpg" width="75" height="49" /> If a gunman walks into your workplace, "What are you going to do?" asks Tina Buck, owner of Guardian Angel Protection. Most people say they'll hide.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-technique-for-taking-out-an-armed-intruder/BestOf?oid=1894501">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894501&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Goods and Services http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-technique-for-taking-out-an-armed-intruder/BestOf?oid=1894501&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894501&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-dog-park/BestOf?oid=1894777 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-dog-park/BestOf?oid=1894777 First Place: Barker Field at Byrd Park Second Place: Bandy Field Nature Park Third Place: Rockwood Park Barker Field, Richmond's first dog park, is an off-leash dog park in the southeast corner of Byrd Park, just beyond the Carillon and Dogwood Dell. It's a backyard for many dogs living in the city, a place to get out, stretch some legs, socialize a little and sniff.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-dog-park/BestOf?oid=1894777">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894777&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/People and Places http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-dog-park/BestOf?oid=1894777&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894777&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-use-of-double-entendre-rawfl-and-rofl/BestOf?oid=1894659 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-use-of-double-entendre-rawfl-and-rofl/BestOf?oid=1894659 <img src="http://www.styleweekly.com/imager/b/toc/1894660/c412/use_of_double_entendre_RAWFL_and_ROFL.jpg" width="75" height="113" /> We were stoked when we learned that the ladies arm-wrestling trend, which started big-time in Charlottesville, had made it to Richmond with the formation of the Richmond Arm Wrestling for Ladies (RAWFL). Where else can you see powerful women with names such as Swiss Missfit, Brusin’ B Anthony, Camela Toe and the Southern Barbell do battle at a small table for a good cause?… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-use-of-double-entendre-rawfl-and-rofl/BestOf?oid=1894659">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894659&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Arts, Culture and Entertainment http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-use-of-double-entendre-rawfl-and-rofl/BestOf?oid=1894659&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894659&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-massage-therapy/BestOf?oid=1894540 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-massage-therapy/BestOf?oid=1894540 First Place: Back in Action Health Resource Center 4911 Augusta Ave. 254-0200 feelgr8.com Second Place: Massage Envy Spa Third Place: RVA Massage and Wellness At Back in Action Health Resource Center, massage is a medical treatment. Doctors and massage therapists work together to treat the pain that weekend warriors pick up, along with professional athletes and amateur ones.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-massage-therapy/BestOf?oid=1894540">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894540&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Goods and Services http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-massage-therapy/BestOf?oid=1894540&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894540&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/most-alternative-perspective-of-monument-avenue/BestOf?oid=1894834 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/most-alternative-perspective-of-monument-avenue/BestOf?oid=1894834 <img src="http://www.styleweekly.com/imager/b/toc/1894835/6d77/most_alternative_perspective_of_monument_avenue.jpg" width="75" height="100" /> Cartoonist and illustrator Doug Orleski shares unique and artistic views of Richmond through his blog, rvacoffeestain.tumblr.com. He also practices art abandonments, leaving clues to free art he’s planted in spots across town.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/most-alternative-perspective-of-monument-avenue/BestOf?oid=1894834">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894834&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/People and Places http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/most-alternative-perspective-of-monument-avenue/BestOf?oid=1894834&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894834&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-breakfast/BestOf?oid=1894721 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-breakfast/BestOf?oid=1894721 Joe's Inn 205 N. Shields Ave. 355-2282 joesinn.com Second Place: McLean's Restaurant Third Place: Perly's Restaurant You aren't officially a Richmonder till you've waited on the sidewalk outside Joe's Inn for weekend breakfast. Everyone knows the rule: Large parties don't get seated until everyone arrives.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-breakfast/BestOf?oid=1894721">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894721&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Food and Drink http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-breakfast/BestOf?oid=1894721&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894721&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-antique-store/BestOf?oid=1894491 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-antique-store/BestOf?oid=1894491 First Place: West End Antique Mall 2004 Staples Mill Road 359-1600 westendantiquemall.com Second Place: Class and Trash Third Place: Alexander's Antiques When you want everything old to be new again, one option is the West End Antique Mall in the Crossroads Shopping Center, near Broad Street and Staples Mill Road. The antique mall has been around for two decades, and within its 53,000 square feet and 250 booths, you're likely to find what you're looking for in the way of glassware, jewelry, furniture, pottery and porcelain.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-antique-store/BestOf?oid=1894491">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894491&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Goods and Services http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-antique-store/BestOf?oid=1894491&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894491&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-asian-restaurant/BestOf?oid=1894765 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-asian-restaurant/BestOf?oid=1894765 First Place: Mekong Restaurant 6004 W. Broad St. 288-8929 mekongisforbeerlovers.com Second Place: Peter Chang China Cafe Third Place: Fat Dragon In addition to winning best pho and best beer list honors, Mekong takes best Asian. Its extensive menu is appealing any way you look at it.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-asian-restaurant/BestOf?oid=1894765">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894765&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Food and Drink http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-asian-restaurant/BestOf?oid=1894765&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894765&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-museum-discovery-the-poe-kittens/BestOf?oid=1894637 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-museum-discovery-the-poe-kittens/BestOf?oid=1894637 <img src="http://www.styleweekly.com/imager/b/toc/1894638/0e92/museum_discovery_poe_kittens.jpg" width="75" height="49" /> 'Twas November, gray and dreary When the gardener found something eerie: Three kittens black from head to toe Born behind the shrine to Edgar Poe. Poe Museum Curator Chris Semtner had long wanted a resident pet raven or black cat.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-museum-discovery-the-poe-kittens/BestOf?oid=1894637">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894637&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Arts, Culture and Entertainment http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-museum-discovery-the-poe-kittens/BestOf?oid=1894637&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894637&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-gift-store/BestOf?oid=1894528 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-gift-store/BestOf?oid=1894528 First Place: Mongrel 2924 W. Cary St. 342-1272 mongrelrva.com Second Place: Tweed Third Place: World of Mirth Another Carytown favorite, Mongrel is a place where you can find all manner of creative gifts, as wide-ranging as greeting cards (of which its site offers a full catalogue), kitchenware and fancy pens. Mongrel's selection is eclectic and never sits still for long, and that's part of what keeps customers coming back, according to owner Stan McCulloch.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-gift-store/BestOf?oid=1894528">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894528&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Goods and Services http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-gift-store/BestOf?oid=1894528&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894528&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-way-to-spend-10-after-10-pm/BestOf?oid=1894817 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-way-to-spend-10-after-10-pm/BestOf?oid=1894817 <img src="http://www.styleweekly.com/imager/b/toc/1894818/d609/way_to_spend_10_after_5_pm.jpg" width="75" height="49" /> The cook's plate at Belmont Food Shop is a changing array of whatever the chef sends out, but available only after dinner hours. The selection is at the discretion of the kitchen.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-way-to-spend-10-after-10-pm/BestOf?oid=1894817">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894817&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Food and Drink http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-way-to-spend-10-after-10-pm/BestOf?oid=1894817&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894817&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/six-best-cocktails-to-order-when-youre-trying-to-impress-a-date-and-make-yourself-look-like-a-worldly-man-of-wealth-and-taste/BestOf?oid=1894703 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/six-best-cocktails-to-order-when-youre-trying-to-impress-a-date-and-make-yourself-look-like-a-worldly-man-of-wealth-and-taste/BestOf?oid=1894703 <img src="http://www.styleweekly.com/imager/b/toc/1894704/d84f/sox_best_cocktails_to_order_when_trying_to_impress.jpg" width="75" height="49" /> Note: We don't recommend ordering these at your local dive bar. 1.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/six-best-cocktails-to-order-when-youre-trying-to-impress-a-date-and-make-yourself-look-like-a-worldly-man-of-wealth-and-taste/BestOf?oid=1894703">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894703&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Nightlife http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/six-best-cocktails-to-order-when-youre-trying-to-impress-a-date-and-make-yourself-look-like-a-worldly-man-of-wealth-and-taste/BestOf?oid=1894703&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894703&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-richmond-jazz-artist-or-group/BestOf?oid=1894577 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-richmond-jazz-artist-or-group/BestOf?oid=1894577 First Place: No BS Brass Band nobsbrass.com Second Place: D.J. Williams Projekt Third Place: Plunky and Oneness It's no big surprise to find cheerful metallic juggernaut No BS Brass Band once again topping the list of Richmond's favorite bands.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-richmond-jazz-artist-or-group/BestOf?oid=1894577">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894577&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Arts, Culture and Entertainment http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-richmond-jazz-artist-or-group/BestOf?oid=1894577&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894577&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/man-sues-gotcha-for-defamation/Content?oid=1894879 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/man-sues-gotcha-for-defamation/Content?oid=1894879 Ned Oliver by Ned Oliver A Richmond-area man has turned the tables on local mug-shot magazine Gotcha, listing the weekly paper's publishers as defendants in a defamation lawsuit. A sister publication of The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Gotcha consists of rows of booking photographs of recent arrestees, often arranged by such categories as hairstyle and celebrity look-alikes.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/man-sues-gotcha-for-defamation/Content?oid=1894879">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894879&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> News & Features/News and Features http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/man-sues-gotcha-for-defamation/Content?oid=1894879&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894879&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-fashion-coup/BestOf?oid=1894481 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-fashion-coup/BestOf?oid=1894481 <img src="http://www.styleweekly.com/imager/b/toc/1894618/889b/fashion_coup.jpg" width="75" height="49" /> A high-priced denim boutique in Shockoe Slip? It seemed like a long shot.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-fashion-coup/BestOf?oid=1894481">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894481&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Goods and Services http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-fashion-coup/BestOf?oid=1894481&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894481&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-local-radio-station/BestOf?oid=1894737 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-local-radio-station/BestOf?oid=1894737 First Place: WRIR-FM 97.3 wrir.org Second Place: 103.7 The River (WURV) Third Place: WCVE-FM 88.9 Richmond's only independent radio station, WRIR-FM 97.3, hit the airwaves eight years ago. Since then it's become a consistent supporter of local artists and musicians, while dialing in a unique variety of community voices to Richmond ears.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-local-radio-station/BestOf?oid=1894737">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894737&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/People and Places http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-local-radio-station/BestOf?oid=1894737&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894737&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-local-comedy-group/BestOf?oid=1894606 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-local-comedy-group/BestOf?oid=1894606 First Place: ComedySportz Improv Theatre 8906 W. Broad St. 266-9377 comedysportzrichmond.com Second Place: Richmond Comedy Coalition Third Place: The Funny Bone Maybe it's the reliability of its schedule — one show every Friday and two every Saturday — that has voters naming ComedySportz Improv Theatre tops in yukking it up. Maybe it's that the instructors can teach ordinary people to be funny, offering classes for all ages, little league through adult.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-local-comedy-group/BestOf?oid=1894606">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894606&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Arts, Culture and Entertainment http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-local-comedy-group/BestOf?oid=1894606&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894606&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-fitness-club-or-gym/BestOf?oid=1894519 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-fitness-club-or-gym/BestOf?oid=1894519 First Place: Gold's Gym goldsgym.com Second Place: American Family Fitness Third Place: YMCA of Greater Richmond With its roots stretching back to the muscle beach days of Southern California, Gold's Gym offers the same kind of laid-back, customer-centric place for iron pumpers. While Gold's isn't substantially different from the other health clubs, there's a lot more flexibility when it comes to payment schedules — $30 on a month-to-month schedule is typical — and it pays a lot of attention to keeping machinery and weights clean and trainers easily available.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-fitness-club-or-gym/BestOf?oid=1894519">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894519&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Goods and Services http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-fitness-club-or-gym/BestOf?oid=1894519&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894519&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-restaurant-beer-list/BestOf?oid=1894804 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-restaurant-beer-list/BestOf?oid=1894804 First Place: Mekong 6004 W. Broad St. 288-8929 mekongisforbeerlovers.com Second Place: Capital Ale House Third Place: Sedona Taphouse It might be unusual for a Vietnamese restaurant to have one of the city's best beer lists, but Mekong has carved out a serious reputation for brews and for beer-loving customers. Under the savvy leadership of An Bui, Mekong has been named best beer bar in the nation by a craft beer website, among other awards.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-restaurant-beer-list/BestOf?oid=1894804">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894804&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Food and Drink http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-restaurant-beer-list/BestOf?oid=1894804&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894804&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-dance-club/BestOf?oid=1894694 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-dance-club/BestOf?oid=1894694 First Place: Off the Hookah 140 Virginia St. 225-1918 offthehookah.com Second Place: Nu Nightclub Third Place: Tobacco Company Club So many lights, so much haze and plenty of crazy beats keep the dance floors bumpin'. Everything about Off the Hookah screams good time.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-dance-club/BestOf?oid=1894694">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894694&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Nightlife http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-dance-club/BestOf?oid=1894694&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894694&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-venue-to-see-a-band/BestOf?oid=1894568 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-venue-to-see-a-band/BestOf?oid=1894568 First Place: The National 708 E. Broad St. 612-1900 thenationalva.com Second Place: The Camel Third Place: Innsbrook After Hours Voters again reward the 1,500-capacity big room at the National, a historic vaudeville venue that once saw the likes of Orson Welles on its stage, and now sees the likes of Ted Nugent and on special occasions, Jay and Silent Bob. The venue has become adept at mixing big-name indie acts such as Cat Power and Tame Impala with formerly big-name artists on their way down (Marilyn Manson), along with a potpourri of tribute acts, and the all-important youth-oriented dance groups seemingly made for hula-hooping and trippy toys.… <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-venue-to-see-a-band/BestOf?oid=1894568">Read more</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894568&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Arts, Culture and Entertainment http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/best-venue-to-see-a-band/BestOf?oid=1894568&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894568&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/most-clever-branded-item-at-a-restaurant/BestOf?oid=1894861 http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/most-clever-branded-item-at-a-restaurant/BestOf?oid=1894861 <img src="http://www.styleweekly.com/imager/b/toc/1894862/6f12/clever_branded_item.jpg" width="75" height="49" /> At Dutch & Co., tiny, old-school wooden clothespins are hand-stamped with D&C, intentionally off-kilter, and used to hold together napkins covering bread from neighborhood bakery Sub Rosa. Co-owner Michelle Shriver’s Dutch ancestry shows up in honey-pot dishes and other Old World details at the Church Hill restaurant, 400 N. 27th St., 643-8824. <p>[ <a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894861&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Best of Richmond/Food and Drink http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/most-clever-branded-item-at-a-restaurant/BestOf?oid=1894861&show=comments#readerComments http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/Rss.xml?oid=1894861&id=comments 0 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 Style Weekly