An assortment of parts at The Clock Shop of Richmond (Photo by Justin Chesney)
In This Issue
70 / Fix It, Don’t Nix It The declining art of repair gets a boost from consumers. By Claire Fortier
78 / Chasing the Championship Local favorite Denny Hamlin seeks NASCAR’s elusive top prize. By Adam Cheek
84 / Decoding the Dream Forget the duplexes and special use permits — Richmond’s zoning rewrite is about delivering on America’s unfulfilled promise: access to housing. By Scott Bass
UPFRONT
18 / FROM THE EDITOR
LOCAL
28 / CATCH UP Digitizing newspapers at the Library of Virginia, plus a vibe check
30 / HOSPITALITY Teatime comes to Stony Point Fashion Park.
32 / DEVELOPMENT Plans for a new convention hotel raise questions.
36 / PUBLIC SAFETY Chesterfield Police deploys drones as first responders.
38 / FLASHBACK Objects in the skies above Richmond are nothing new.
112 / PARTING SHOT The state removes three Confederate statues from Capitol Square.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
44 / DATEBOOK Exhibitions at the Black History Museum and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, a theater production, the Folk Festival, the Zombie Walk, Garden Glow, and Día de los Muertos celebrations
46 / SPECIAL EVENTS Escape from ghouls and goblins at these local haunted mazes.
47 / HAPPENINGS 23 things to do this month
48 / PROFILE A River City author’s newest thriller catches Hollywood’s attention.
50 / PROFILE Folk duo Colin & Caroline lend their voices to a video game franchise.
52 / SPOTLIGHT The departed materialize once again at Historic St. John’s Church.
LIVING
56 / SHOP TALK Field Trip Bikes parks itself in Church Hill.
58 / TRY THIS Ghost tours conjure up Richmond history.
62 / HEALTH Infant aid is in the bag at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU.
64 / GIVING BACK An Arts District nonprofit finds a new home.
66 / FAMILY Bonny Day RVA creates a model for kid-friendly coworking.
EAT & DRINK
98 / IN DEPTH Sunday Bagel, now every day of the week
100 / AROUND TOWN Revisiting Pegasus, plus Best Bites
102 / SPOTLIGHT The dough maestro behind the newly opened Antonelli’s Deli
104 / SPECIALS Dumplings are front and center at a forthcoming food festival.
106 / Q&A Living off the land with Alexis Nikole Nelson, the Black Forager
108 / SHORT ORDER Kitchen alchemy and packages of Peruvian flavors
110 / OPEN TAB The region’s most melodious cocktails
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