Goshen Market prepares for competition with new 7-Eleven
Goshen Market owner Tony, who requested his last name not be printed due to pending lawsuits, is worried about the impact a new 7-Eleven store will have on his own customers.
Compass superhero seeks to bring reproductive rights to Richmond citizens
This past Tuesday and Thursday, passersby in the Compass have borne witness to a dashing, mysterious figure in a red cape and eyemask, wielding a giant wooden gold-painted uterus.
VCU’s RamBikes provides alternative mode of transportation for students
Eight new bicycles are now available for VCU students and faculty to rent, free of charge, at one of the university’s libraries.
Baseball buries Liberty for second time in a week
VCU junior Taylor Buran laid a slow-rolling bunt down the third-base line that nestled perfectly in an unreachable spot.
Cary Street Gym one of nine nationally recognized sports facilities
VCU’s Cary Street Gym has been listed as one of nine outstanding sports facilities in the nation by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association.
Album review | Rusko, ‘Songs’
Rusko puts the dub back in dub step with his new album, “Songs.”
Your way: General Assembly selling naming rights for roads
Virginia’s General Assembly has approved a plan to allow the state to sell off the naming rights to bridges and roads. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the move could generate up to $27.3 million in the first five years.
It’s the economy, stupid: Political candidates use gas prices to fuel their campaigns
The signs of an oncoming summer are abundant, even as we just begin to enter spring: Beach wear is back on sale, honeysuckles are beginning to bloom, and gasoline prices are stretching into the $4 per gallon range.
At juried art show, student art across mediums, experience levels
Tonight will mark the opening reception of the annual Juried Student Fine Arts Exhibition at the Anderson Gallery.
Documentary chronicles summer camp for next generation’s female rock stars
GR! RVA, a newly formed volunteer-based, free-admission summer camp, took place – and was filmed for a documentary – July 25 through July 29 last summer. Twenty-two girls ranging from ages 8 to 13 from the Richmond metropolitan area attended.
The idea behind GR! originated 11 years ago in Portland, Ore. and has since gained momentum, not just in the U.S. but also as far away as Sweden and Germany. This past July, the idea was picked up as a collaboration between the VCU Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies and the VCU Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.