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1 week ago |
virginialiving.com | Hope Cartwright
Ian Newell wanted to create something meaningful, something people needed-like oxygen, water, or food. The first two, he reasoned, were already handled by nature and the utilities department. That left food. The 38-year-old founder and owner of Goatacado, a fast-casual, health-focused eatery in Richmond's Fan district, dreamed of a place where people could get to know their food intimately, from seed to plate. "There's something inherently important about being in touch with food," Newell says.
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3 weeks ago |
virginialiving.com | Hope Cartwright
Anticipation hums through the air as the audiences settle into Richmond's Leslie Cheek Theater at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), double-checking silenced phones and shifting for the best view of the eminent stage, framed by colossal red curtains. The feeling is unmistakable-a quiet, buzzy awe, knowing something extraordinary is about to unfold.
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1 month ago |
virginialiving.com | Hope Cartwright
The sun-warmed stone patio at Ballast, the new mixed-use development off Summit Avenue in Richmond's Scott's Addition, beckons passersby with its striped umbrellas, outdoor seating galore, and inviting sounds of chatter. Cirrus Vodka's new tasting room, which opened April 24, sits beside the bonny courtyard across from specialty food shop Yellow Umbrella-evoking Mediterranean beach town charm in the heart of an urban landscape.
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1 month ago |
virginialiving.com | Hope Cartwright
RICHMOND - Dominion Energy RiverrockMay 16-18: The James River turns into an adrenaline-filled playground at this outdoor bash. Watch kayakers face whitewater, climbers scale boulders, slackliners defy gravity, and dogs take flight in the high-flying Air Dog competition-all set to a live music lineup.
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1 month ago |
virginialiving.com | Hope Cartwright
" Think about when you read a book you really, really loved," prompts Paige Williams, owner of Downtown Books in Lexington. "Where were you? Does it tie you to a beach? Does it tie you to a cozy chair by a fire at your grandparents' house? What makes you love that book?" As an independent bookstore owner, Williams is familiar with the deep responses these questions evoke. "We all have that," she says.
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