Beginning tonight comic prints by R. Crumb will be on display at the Page Bond Gallery at 1625 W. Main Street. (You may have read other stories of R. Crumb in RVA this week.) An opening reception honoring the artist will be held from 6-8 PM on Friday, October 30. The display itself will run [...]
The Firehouse Theatre at 1609 W. Broad Street debuted Neil Labute’s This Is How It Goes last night. The play runs through Saturday, November 21. Additional insights can be gleaned from the Firehouse blog. Staged on continually shifting moral ground that challenges our notions about gender, ethnicity, and even love itself, This Is How It Goes [...]
From the Fan District Association: Fellow residents, Once again the VCU student body is working within our community to enhance the safety of our streets. For several years now members of the student body have organized themselves to assist the surrounding communities on nights that we have our special events. On HALLOWEEN night, Saturday, October 31st, [...]
VCU’s team in action That’s right, “quidditch”. As in the game played by Harry Potter with flying broomsticks and floating goals. I’m a little late getting this info, but apparently VCU and UR have quidditch teams. College students right now are the ones who grew up with Harry Potter, the first book having come out [...]
Richmond Bizsense has an article about the new stores going into the space at W. Cary and Lombardy streets. In Spring of 2007, the area was transformed from a used car lot and garage into retail space. Now it houses Nirvana Salon & Spa which opened in September, and Fitness Together, which is a personal [...]
10/23/09, 9:45 p.m., 1000 block of West Grace Street: Two males reported they were robbed at gunpoint by two unknown males. 10/25/09, 8:30 p.m., 1125 W. Grace St.: Two males reported they were robbed by two unknown males. 10/26/09, 1:00 a.m., 100 block of North Morris Street: A female and a male reported they were robbed at gunpoint by two unknown males. RTD article
So it’s a rip-off of my favorite thrift store’s name, but catchy, no? We’re going to start posting some Fan pictures (via Fan District flickr pool) from time to time so that people can appreciate the artistic genius among us. Here are some Fall selections…
23 Hair studio is a new salon that opened in the Fan on October 6th. The salon is not named in reference to their address (it is located at 1213 W. Main St.), but because 23 is a special number for owners Kelly Hopkins and her husband. Both of their birthdays and anniversary are on that [...]
Fan of the Fan recently received this email from local firefighter Alex Farber: Currently in the City of Richmond, there is an ongoing issue with the fire department closing companies on days where staffing shortages exist. The Richmond Firefighters Association, I.A.F.F. Local 995, has created a blog to help keep the public abreast of these [...]
So apparently Drew Barrymore has been reading the New York Times. Namely, the recent article about Richmond. (It’s entitled 36 Hours in Richmond, VA, and if you haven’t read it, I recommend it – because it’s always fun to hear other people praise the city you love.) Barrymore was spotted today getting out of a [...]
Could the two men arrested early this morning be responsible for the rash of robberies occurring lately in the Fan? Police are reporting that two men were arrested after robbing a man in the 800 block of West Grace St. at 2:30 this morning. Police do not know if these men were responsible for a [...]
H1N1 vaccinations were given today to all students whose parents signed a waiver allowing them to do so. The vaccinations were delayed a day due to a shortage of supply which is apparently happening in other parts of Richmond as well. From an RTD article: Young people are among the priority groups for early vaccination [...]
This year, restaurant week is Monday, October 26th through Sunday, November 1st. Several restaurants in Richmond will offer a $25.09 3-course prix-fixe menu. $2.09 from each meal will be donated to the Central Virginia Foodbank & Meals on Wheels. There are many Fan area restaurants participating, including: Acacia, 2601 West Cary St, 562.0138 Bacchus, 2 North Meadow St, 355.9919 Delux Diner & Lounge, 2229 [...]
Garnett’s (2001 W. Park Avenue) just opened up yesterday so I decided to stop in for lunch. The food and service were both great. I had a spinach salad with a grapefruit basil vinaigrette that was just plain yummy – although I like anything with grapefruit (which would also include their black-eyed peas). The real [...]
Fight the Big Bull will be playing at Balliceaux every other Wednesday evening. RVANewsJazz has the details: [FTBB leader Matt] White said Cous Cous management was no longer able to continue hosting the band every other week and instead wanted a monthly event. White subsequently approached Balliceaux’s music booker Chris Bopst, who welcomed the thought [...]
