Tag Archives: Richmond

No Laughing Matter

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Seen at the Richmond International House of Airplanes Airport: Upon arriving at the security checkpoint, I announced loudly that “A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into an airport . . . ” at which point I was quickly … Continue reading →

Posted in General Culture and News, Pictures | Tagged Airports, General Culture and News, Homeland Security, Jokes, Pictures, Richmond, RVA, Security, Terrorism, TSA | Leave a comment

Gene Cox

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Gene Cox began working at Richmond’s WWBT-12 thirty-three years ago. Today is his last behind the anchor desk. The native Virginian presided over half a lifetime’s worth of news items, big and small, making them all his own. Especially the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Television | Tagged Commentary, Gene Cox, General Culture and News, NBC12, Richmond, RVA, Television, WWBT-12 | Leave a comment

RVA Banner Design Contest!

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Tom Garrett

I stumbled across this Richmond, Virginia banner design contest yesterday. I encourage everyone to enter! The deadline is tonight at midnight, April 7, 2011. The premise fueling the endeavor is to design a banner that celebrates our fair city in … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Pictures | Tagged Bruce Lee, Commentary, Contests, Dog Skeletons, General Culture and News, Ghostbusters, Humor, Monument Avenue, Patrick Henry, Pictures, Richmond, Rob Van Dam, RVA, The Civil War | Leave a comment

Richmond’s First Sweet Sixteen

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Those who follow University of Richmond basketball* will recall this memorable year for a number of reasons. Well, two, primarily. The team had perhaps the best season in school history, and certainly one of the three best, finishing 29-8 with … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Pictures, Sports | Tagged 1980's, 1988, Basketball, Chris Mooney, Commentary, Dick Tarrant, Ken Atkinson, March Madness, Peter Woolfolk, Pictures, Richmond, Rodney Rice, Scott Stapleton, Sports, Steve Kratzer, Sweet Sixteen, University of Richmond, VCU | Leave a comment

VCU in the Final Four? Give Tom a Call(?).

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Tom Garrett

I’m not sure which is more remarkable: VCU making an improbable run to the Final Four, or someone reputable actually wanting my opinion on same. Self-deprecation aside, I was lucky enough to be a guest on Spartan Nation Radio up … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcasts, Sports | Tagged Chris Mooney, East Lansing, Final Four, Interviews, March Madness, NCAA Basketball, Podcasts, Radio, Richmond, Shaka Smart, Sports, VCU | Leave a comment

Demographic Maps Are Educational, Pretty

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Tom Garrett

This isn’t particularly timely. It could fairly be called “old news.” But my discovery of Eric Fischer’s demographic maps predates the birth of this site. So, I’m running it now. Here’s what you need to know: Each map is a … Continue reading →