1+ week, 2+ day ago   (454+ words) Participating in speech and debate is one antidote to the doubt and despair Young Americans feel. A Harvard Kennedy School poll released this past spring found that half of Gen Z Americans believe that people their age have no real…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (161+ words) In its 78th season, Homefront Players brings Jane Austen to the Fort Lee stage for the first time with “Pride and Prejudice.” Homefront Players is a nonprofit community theater that has been operating on the Fort Lee Army base for over…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (729+ words) This year's Resonate podcast festival to focus on the crisis in American journalism. If you want a brutally honest depiction of the state of journalism in America, John Biewen presents some startling statistics on his podcast, “Scene on Radio.” As…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (334+ words) Local writer Ebony Walden on her new travel memoir exploring the Black diaspora. “I had that same soup in Honduras, and I had something that taste similar when I went to parts of Colombia,” she says. “I think there are…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1038+ words) Unrest's Mark Robinson flies solo and free at the Northside Grille. As an indie-rock bandleader (Unrest, Air Miami) and record label owner (Teen-Beat), Mark Robinson, 59, is still keeping it DIY. “I’m like some dude in an art studio somewhere, I’ve…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (733+ words) RVA Drum Shed is a monthly community percussion event for all ages and skill levels. When drummers Matt Wild and Hunter Johnson were both at a gig at Gallery5, the two got to chatting about doing more with the drumming community…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (812+ words) Alvion Davenport dishes on this fall's Virginia Pridefest programming. Virginia Pridefest kicked off in June with the “Endless Summer of Pride,” a calendar of weekly activations and events leading up to Virginia Pridefest at Midtown Green on Saturday, Sept. 12. Alvion…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (523+ words) Richmond native Brent Baldwin has been working in weekly journalism for over 30 years, including a stint in Northern California. An award-winning writer and editor, he started as a full-time arts and culture editor at Style Weekly in 2010 and became editor-in-chief…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (606+ words) Young Americans need to feel they are full participants in a system that shares their values and isn’t rigged against them. During the height of the cola wars, I helped manage Coca-Cola, one of the world’s best-known brands. Every so…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1261+ words) Three new South of the James restaurants prove that shopping centers can be sexy, too. Suburban denizens — how many times have you self-deprecatingly chuckled when asked where you live? “Oh, just the burbs.” Suburban stereotypes range from convenient at best…...