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The Score

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:27:00 -0400

+4 The XTERRA East Championship marks its 15th year in Richmond, featuring biking, swimming and trail running in a race that takes competitors in and around the James River Park System. These were not the people at the Bacon Festival.…

Toots Returns to Richmond

Ned Oliver — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:16:00 -0400

The case advances against the man accused of hitting the reggae star with a vodka bottle. by Ned Oliver A man with thick dreadlocks puts his hand on the shoulder of reggae singer Frederick "Toots" Hibbert as he leaves the district courthouse in Manchester on Friday. "Richmond loves you man," the guy tells the singer as he walks by.…

Bike Bliss

Ned Oliver — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:40:00 -0400

A proposal to give bicycles priority on Floyd Avenue in the Museum District and the Fan advanced last week when the city won $40,000 to study the project.

The plan, however, is still far from a sure thing.…

Movie Review: "After Earth"

Wayne Melton — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Will Smith and his offspring team up again for a sci-fi story that's a few light years shy of a full galaxy. by Wayne Melton When the main character befriends a gigantic carnivorous bird in the science fiction film you're watching, you know you're in a galaxy far, far away from sound judgment. You're in "After Earth," starring Will Smith and his son Jaden as a father and son stranded on a hostile planet after their spaceship hits interstellar turbulence.…

Movie Review: "Man of Steel"

Wayne Melton — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

This somber and action-heavy adventure leaves no room for fun or surprises. by Wayne Melton In “Man of Steel,” Superman (Henry Cavill) doesn’t leap over tall buildings in a single bound, he smashes through several in one bounce. The Warner Bros. reboot is long, loud, expensive eye candy, high on production value but low on wit and subtlety -- just how they like them in the booming overseas market, where the big studios cast their most avaricious gaze.…

The Air Sex World Championship at Strange Matter

Andrew Cothern — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Friday, June 14, 9 p.m. by Andrew Cothern What began as a one-time parody of an air guitar competition has turned into something bigger and sexier — or at least goofier. The Air Sex World Championship Tour stops in Richmond on Friday, with comedian Chris Trew as host, the Richmond Comedy Coalition on board — and StyleWeekly Editor Jason Roop ditching any potential for prudishness while serving up commentary as a guest judge.…

Star’s Hitch

Peter Galuszka — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

The financial troubles of Star Scientific were well known. Did the McDonnells really miss the red flags? by Peter Galuszka Tucker Martin seemed perplexed. The communications director for Gov. Robert F. McDonnell had learned in the summer of 2011 that the governor might attend a function for a fledgling dietary supplement maker named Star Scientific at the Executive Mansion.…

Food Review: Green Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant

Karen Newton — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

This conscious cuisine makes a case for clean, meat-free dining. by Karen Newton A carnivore might not understand the distinction, but a vegetarian or a vegan does. "I try to eat where I know who's cooking my food," a chef explained to me once about how careful she is about avoiding meat.…

Codes and Clouds

Karen Newton — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Artist Sanford Biggers deciphers a secret language at Anderson Gallery. by Karen Newton When you think of quilts, you probably think of home arts and crafts. But "Sanford Biggers: Codex," the new show at the Anderson Gallery, offers a fascinating look at quilt as canvas, sculptor as painter and American history through escape art.…

Secret Confessions

Walter Pierce — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Few people knew this beloved VCU professor's history as a former priest, who came to Richmond to escape the lives he destroyed in Louisiana. by Walter Pierce Editor's note: Names of victims and their associates in this story have been changed to protect their identities. This story has been updated since it was originally published.…

The K95 CountryFest

Andrew Cothern — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Friday, June 14, 6 p.m. by Andrew Cothern The Classic Amphitheater at Richmond International Raceway opens its doors once again, and the show kicking things off is the K95 CountryFest. It features country superstars Little Big Town, along with openers Holly Williams and Charlie Worsham.…

Geronimo’s Fall

Ned Oliver — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

After details emerge, the sexual assault allegations against Geronimo Aguilar hit home. by Ned Oliver The Richmond Outreach Center's Saturday evening service is about to start when Journey's "Small Town Girl" blasts through the assembly hall — a converted grocery store off the Midlothian Turnpike in South Richmond. A timer ticks down the seconds to 6 p.m. on two massive, projected video screens that bookend an empty stage.…

Punch Drunk

Jack Lauterback — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

RVA's Next Great TV Show by Jack Lauterback Everyone is talking about "The Real Babymamas of Richmond," a reality show that was scheduled to premiere just after Style Weekly went to press, Monday at 9 p.m. on public access television. (That's Comcast channel 95 and Verizon Channel 36.)…

Man of the Land

Gary Robertson — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Painter Eldridge Bagley is still capturing vanishing rural Virginia like no other. by Gary Robertson Forty years ago this year in January, Eldridge Bagley — at the age of 27 and still living with his parents — briefly left his family's tobacco farm in Lunenburg County and drove to nearby Victoria, a former railroad town that was long past its heyday. He was headed for Harold's 5 & 10 Cent store.…

Maymont: Please Don’t Feed the Fat Ass

Ned Oliver — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

by Ned Oliver Percy, the miniature donkey who lives on a hillside at Maymont's petting zoo, was almost 100 pounds overweight last year. So the staff at the Richmond park's nature center put him on a diet.…

Kishi Bashi and Lake Street Dive at Friday Cheers

Andrew Cothern — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Friday, June 14, 6:30 p.m. by Andrew Cothern Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist K Ishibashi spent his formative years honing skills as a touring violinist for the likes of Sondre Lerche, Regina Spektor and Of Montreal. In 2011, he embarked on a solo career, adopting the pseudonym Kishi Bashi.…

Pro-Choice Advocates: Apply Abortion Regs 'Fairly'

Ned Oliver — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

by Ned Oliver A handful of pro-choice activists make up the audience at the State Board of Health's quarterly meeting last week. They sit quietly and don't wave signs — the scene is somber compared with the boisterous crowd that packed the board's previous meetings.…

Short Order

Deveron Timberlake — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

RVA Food News: Haiku Sushi preview, Father's Day dinners + more. by Deveron Timberlake Suddenly the food scene is all about noodles — with a Noodles & Co. franchise coming to the old Biograph Theatre (Hyperion and Club Xcape), and My Noodle coming to the former Cellar Door at 1600 Monument Ave., in the Stuart Court Apartments. On the upper end of the culinary scale, Haiku Sushi & Lounge has opened at 2222 E. Cary St. in the former Sensi.…

The HR Department

Ed Harrington — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

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Young Superman Hangs Up Cape

Dave Timberline — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

by Dave Timberline Superman flies faster than a speeding bullet. Time flies, too, but it also can seem to crawl.…

Sheryl Crow at Innsbrook After Hours

Andrew Cothern — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 11 by Andrew Cothern Sheryl Crow’s take on rock made her one of the most popular mainstream artists of the 1990s. Her hit singles, including “All I Wanna Do,” “If It Makes You Happy,” “Everyday Is a Winding Road” and “A Change Would Do You Good” were radio smashes.…

Wonderwalls

Sarah Vogelsong — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

The Richmond Mural Project begins a five-year plan to make Richmond the capital of lowbrow art. by Sarah Vogelsong They're impossible to miss. Huge, creative footprints of last year's G40 Art Summit, which includes 22 large-scale murals by internationally known artists, remain on walls throughout Shockoe Bottom, the Fan and the new downtown arts district. Organized by Shane Pomajambo, executive director of the Washington-based Art Whino Gallery, G40 aims to bring greater public exposure to lowbrow art.…

Worn Down and Worn Out

Irene Carney — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

"Exposure to early adversity, particularly dire poverty, can powerfully shape the life course of a young person. As a city and region, we continually choose whether we’ll commit ourselves to an alternative course." by Irene Carney and Tom Shields The number of American children living in poverty is staggering, totaling 16 million. That's one in five children younger than 18.…

That One Song

Andrew Cothern — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Those Manic Seas, "Headache/Heartache" by Andrew Cothern Need more proof that the age of the rock star is officially over? Consider three-piece rock band Those Manic Seas, which opts for a mannequin with a television for a head that plays images of a lead singer, rather than the real thing.…

Surprise! Shockoe Bottom Bus Hub Re-emerges

Scott Bass — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

by Scott Bass Almost unnoticed, the list of recommendations released by the GRTC and Transit Study Task Force late last month included a couple of bombshells: One would remove City Council from deciding new routes. The other would reintroduce Main Street Station as a potential site for a new bus transfer station.…