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Richmond magazine highlights the top spots for dining, entertainment, shopping, and travel throughout the area. It also provides insightful commentary on both political and personal topics affecting the city and surrounding counties. With almost three decades of experience and numerous accolades at both state and national levels, we continue to focus on our mission, which is proudly stated in our masthead each month: "To create an engaging magazine that enriches the community and sheds light on the history, current events, and future of the Richmond region." Think of us as your informed neighbor.

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A Forager’s Feast

1 week ago | richmondmagazine.com | Lauren Vincelli

Spring is here, and the eighth edition of Richmond’s annual fungi fest, Mushroom Mania, returns April 19 to Stone Brewing Co. Ahead of the event, festival founder and ’shroom fanatic Lauren Vincelli has hunted down mushroom maniacs around the city and beyond, highlighting offerings from the region’s many fungi friends. Chaotic Good Tempeh: This lean protein is made by binding cooked beans with the mycelium of Rhizopus oligosporus during the fermentation process.
In Good Hands

1 week ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

On a recent Friday night, an intimate group of diners waits excitedly at Nami, a Japanese eatery at 218 E. Main St. in the former Third Street Diner space. On the agenda: Experiencing a 13-course chef-curated tasting, or omakase, which translates as “I leave the details up to you.” Richmond isn’t necessarily synonymous with high-grade sushi.
Time to Get Real

1 week ago | richmondmagazine.com | D. Hunter Reardon

Those who have delayed getting a REAL ID — an upgraded version of a driver’s license required by federal law — may still have their doubts. After all, the requirement that all American citizens have upgraded identity verification was signed by President George W. Bush on May 11, 2005. Nearly 20 years later, it still has not been fully implemented, leaving a slew of lapsed deadlines in its wake. But according to a U.S. Transportation Security Administration announcement Jan.
Richmond Food News: April 10-16

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Eileen Mellon

Field Guide With the explosion of spring pollen comes a bounty of edible delights. Writer Genevelyn Steele has tracked down the fleeting dishes and drinks that capture the season, from crisp soft-shell crabs and succulent shad roe to fresh strawberries, wild morels and verdant spring peas.
Something Old, Something New

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Joyelle Ronan

When Nine Roses moved to its new storefront at 3300 W. Broad St. last November, the brand planned for a different, more intimate jewelry shopping experience from its last location. Instead of hosting public shopping hours, owners Eliza and Nick DeRosa shifted their business model to a private showroom where they work with clients during one-on-one appointments.
A Slice of Southwestern Life

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Kari Smith

The town known as the gateway to the Virginia Creeper Trail — a rollicking path featuring 34 miles of biking and hiking trails — has developed a second act. Its visual and culinary arts may now best outdoor adventure as the town’s defining features. In 2024, Southern Living named Abingdon one of the “20 Most Charming Tiny Towns in the South,” and Abingdon has topped USA Today’s 10Best list for Small Town Food Scenes for four straight years.
Hop to It

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Nicole Cohen

The Easter Bunny is coming to town April 20. For some fun with a bun, check out Maymont’s annual holiday event, a Spring Fling at a Hanover farm and more. April 12 Enjoy some Eggstreme Easter Fun at Stony Point Fashion Park. This free event is hosted at the shopping center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and features balloon art, face painting, crafts and a petting zoo. The Children’s Entrepreneur Market offers goods from kid-run businesses.
Take a Spin

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Harry Kollatz Jr.

The 17th edition of Record Store Day, hosted worldwide on April 12, celebrates music at independent retail outlets, whether flowing out of the rainbow spectrum, reflected on vinyl or realized in other formats. Jim Bland of the venerable Plan 9 Music in Carytown says he thinks the store was the first in the region to join Record Store Day. “Artists will release singles specifically timed for this date,” he says.
Hope and Remembrance

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Joan Tupponce

Ryan Burgess watches as the students in her 10th grade English class at The Steward School paint small ceramic butterflies. Provided by the Virginia Holocaust Museum on East Cary Street in Richmond, the ceramic figures are part of The Butterfly Project, a global education, arts and memorial-making initiative to remember the 1.5 million children killed during the Holocaust. “The students really appreciate the chance to pause and reflect on the people’s stories,” Burgess says.
Field Guide

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Genevelyn Steele

With the arrival of spring comes its bountiful supply of fleeting foods. We’ve tracked down the restaurants, markets and farmers offering a taste of Virginia, including ingredients sourced from local waterways and fields. After the Atlantic blue crab sheds its hard shell, the crustacean is almost a third larger. Catch them while you can: The shells wrapping fleecy, sweet meat are pliable for mere hours before their protective outside begins to harden again.