Try out Alewife specials like the Siren Song. | Photo via @alewiferva
Rounding up the best eateries in the River City isn’t always as easy as A-B-C, 1-2-3. That’s why we came up with one listing from A to Z, so you can eat your way through Richmond one letter at a time.
Here are 26 restaurants making Richmonders ravenous.
Alewife, 3120 E. Marshall St. | $$$ A classy seafood stop perfect for an anniversary or work trip.
Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” | Wed., Sept. 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Firehouse Theatre, 1609 W. Broad St. | $10+ | Watch this 1927 silent film with a live accompaniment by David DiDonato.
Thursday
Shrek Rave | Thurs., Sept. 15 | 10 p.m. | The Canal Club, 1545 E. Cary St. | $25+ | Onions have layers + you got the moves. 💚
Silent Dance Party on Clay Street | Thurs., Sept. 15 | 6-8 p.m. | The Valentine, 1015 E. Clay St. | Free | Put on your dancing shoes + groove to your own beat.
Trivia Night | Thurs., Sept. 15 | 7 p.m. | Intermission Beer Co., 10089 Brook Rd. | $6+ | Test your knowledge of all kinds of subjects while sipping Intermission IPAs.
Friday
Fiction Focus Senior Book Club | Fri., Sept. 16 | 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | RPL Westover Hills Branch, 1401 Westover Hills Blvd. | Free | This month the club is discussing Matt Ruff’s “Lovecraft Country.” 📚
St. Benedict Oktoberfest 2022 | Fri., Sept. 16- Sun., Sept. 18 | Times vary | Saint Benedict Catholic Church, 300 N. Sheppard St. | Free | Break out the beer steins + cheers to the upcoming fall season. 🍺
Saturday
Attack of the Weekend Warriors | Sat., Sept. 17 | 7 p.m. | Another Round Bar And Grill, 7515 Brook Rd. | $10+ | Merciful Zero, Mourn the Light, Spiral Grave + Oxblood Forge take the stage to rock your Saturday. 🎶
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Up All Night Bakery is about to add a new location on Bellevue Avenue. The owners don’t have an exact opening date, but the expansion near Little House Green Grocery has chairs, some kitchenware + counters installed. 🍞
Festival
The 2nd Street Festival has released the full schedule of performances for the free celebration coming up Oct. 1-2. Headliner DJ Grandmaster Flash will take the stage Saturday + I Would Die 4 You: A Musical Tribute to Prince will performSunday. There willl also be artists, vendors, food trucks, and games coming to the Jackson Ward fest.
Concert
The Last Waltztour is dancing its way into Richmond on Sun., Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. The Band performed what was called the greatest concert of all time back in 1976 at a San Francisco arena + is continuing the fun decades later at the Altria. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. 🎹
Civic
Early voting in Virginia starts on Fri., Sept. 23. Richmonders can go to their registrar’s office and vote in person with a ballot on-demand system. The deadline to register to vote is Mon., Oct. 17. 🗳 (NBC12)
Traffic
Chamberlayne Avenue will have intermittent lane closures due to a pedestrian curb ramp + traffic signal installation project. Expect detours daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. tomorrow through Fri., Sept. 23. ⚠️
Community
The VA Hispanic Chamber of Commerce just dropped a list of several local celebrations in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). Coming up, the Kickers will host Hispanic Heritage Night at City Stadium on Sat., Sept. 24. 🎉
Outdoors
James River Week kicked off this weekend with a regional cleanup. 172 volunteers scoured 12 sites for garbage along the river. They collected 182 bags of trash, 16 tires + evena desktop copy machine. Check out the other events this week celebrating the mighty James. 🌊 (ABC8 News)
Eat
Heirloom watermelon hunters Deb Freeman and Joshua Fitzwater brought an extremely rare variety of melon into Virginia for the first time this summer. Since 2019, they’ve been developing the Red-N-Sweet watermelon, native to Louisiana. For a taste of the Red-N-Sweet, try Benchtop Brewing’s Jouble Jeuce sour beer. 🍉 (Style Weekly)
Drink
Celebrate Bryant’s Dry Cider and Brewery’s birthdayon Sat., Sept. 17 at its Shockoe Bottom tasting room. Tickets are$75 for two guests, six bottles of Apothec syrups and shrubs, a “Brite Good” beer flight, a take-home six-pack + a tote. 🍻
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According to Richmond BizSense, plans for the 67-acre site include an 11-acre public park, a hotel, infrastructure upgrades + a mix of office, residential, and retail businesses.
The centerpiece of the development is a redesign of the 37-year-old baseball diamond. The new structure will have a capacity of 10,000 —seating 8,000 with standing room for an additional 2,000.
Projected Timeline
🏛️ 2022 — Final project approval by City Council
🏗️ 2023 — Work to begin on the stadium
🏟️ 2025 — Finished stadium by the start of the season
A public meeting to discuss the project will take place tonight at 6 p.m.at the Bon Secours Training Center (2401 W. Leigh St.).
Read more about the top three plans Richmond chose from.
THE WRAP
Today’s issue was written by Katie.
Editor’s pick: I’ve gotten more into gardening in my year living in Richmond, and I’m thinking of adding some produce to my balcony box. 🥬
Green-thumbed readers, let me know: What grows well when planted during autumn in the River City?
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