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With its latest album, RVA All Day, the N o BS! Brass Band delivers a funky shout-out to its hometown just as the group is gaining national attention (recent articles in Spin and Time and an August gig at Lincoln Center). The album will be on heavy rotation in my home and car this summer as inspiration for my two horn-playing sons. — Jessica Ronky Haddad
For Richmond's racing enthusiasts, a road course will no longer require a road trip. If all goes according to plan, Old Dominion Speedway will be coming to Thornburg, just a short drive up I-95, in time for the 2014 season. When there's no racing, they can host drive-in movies, concerts and more. —James Dickinson
The Well Restaurant (formerly Cous Cous) has added a lounge area with a leather couch and a jukebox stocked with real records. The 45's will be curated by partner Chris Ramming and the guys at vinyl shop Steady Sounds. —Justin Vaughan
The signs that Preservation Virginia put up recently around the fence at the John Marshall House raise awareness about the chief justice and his home, while the accompanying cellphone audio tours have generated some 200 calls a month. —Susan Winiecki
The ladies of Naked Girls Reading — Richmond ( nakedgirlsreading.com/richmond ) are making the case that reading can be sexy. Their first live nude literary salon was held on May 22. "I love storytelling," burlesque artist Deanna Danger says. "The bonus is, I get to do it naked." —Anne Dreyfuss
