10 young men presented at AKA’s PROC Beautillion
Ten young men were presented at the 22nd Annual PROC Beautillion on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
Richmond Sheriff’s Office helps 65 families at Thanksgiving
Sixty-five families of inmates at the Richmond City Justice Center will have a Thanksgiving feast, courtesy of the Richmond Sheriff’s Office, it has been announced.
Smokey Robinson receives Gershwin Prize
An emotional and humbled Smokey Robinson received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song last week at a soul-stirring concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington.
‘Festival of Praise’ coming to Altria on Dec. 4
Grammy, Stellar, Dove, BET and NAACP Image Award-winning gospel singer/songwriter Fred Hammond is returning to Richmond for the third consecutive year of his “Festival of Praise Tour.”
Richmond Boys Choir at VMFA next Sunday
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is hosting the Richmond Boys Choir on Sunday, Dec. 4, during the museum’s “Open Studio Plus: Music and Art-Making” program.
Collard greens: Only $66 at Neiman Marcus
First, cultural appropriation Twitter police called out the popular food blog “Thug Kitchen” in 2013 when a 29-year-old white couple from Hollywood revealed themselves as the anonymous authors of the highly acclaimed blog written largely in black vernacular English.
Art class offers meditation, mimosas
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VCU’s Wilder School to honor 6 at Nov. 30 luncheon
The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University will host its 12th Annual Excellence in Virginia Government Awards during a luncheon ceremony noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Richmond Marriott in …
Petersburg strains to keep operating with shrunken workforce
During her eight-month stint as Petersburg’s interim city manager, Dironna Moore Belton had a simple solution to handling the bills the city had no money to pay.
Washington National Cathedral faces calls to remove stained glass of Confederate generals
After quietly removing panes bearing the Confederate flag from its stained glass windows, leaders of the Washington National Cathedral are now wondering what to do about remaining images of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
Virginia is for ‘Loving’
Six years after Mildred Loving’s death in Caroline County outside of Richmond, people from all over the world still post messages on a website with her online obituary.
VUU Choir concert at Second Baptist
The Virginia Union University Choir, led by Dr. Willis L. Barnett, will perform 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd.
Paisley Park opens as museum Oct. 28
Paisley Park, the estate and studio of the late musician Prince, will operate permanently as a museum after a rezoning request was approved by the Chanhassen City Council on Monday night. The 65,000 square-foot estate where Prince died on April …
BAAAR exhibit opens Oct. 28
Thirteen Richmond area artists will exhibit their works in a new show, titled “Then and Now,” opening Friday, Oct. 28, at the Browne Art Studio, 1100 Hull St., near the Henry L. Marsh III and Harold M. Marsh Sr. Manchester …
Dancer Nora Chipaumire to headline weekend performances
Nora Chipaumire, an acclaimed Zimbabwe-born dancer, will headline two shows at the Dogtown Dance Theatre, 109 W. 15th St. in South Side, it has been announced.
