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Not the Ticket 

Ironically, the admissions tax has been preventing the natural development of a downtown night-life scene that would put much more revenue into the city’s coffers.

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Richmond's peculiar hostility toward the entertainment industry is hardly new. The recent push to turn down the music's volume and discourage dancing — by requiring nightclubs to get licensed to allow it — actually follows a longstanding tradition in Virginia's capital…

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