jrdahlberg:

The People’s Library Project is making library books that can be written in. The recycled books, when finished, will be a collection at the Richmond Main Library for people to check out and write their personal histories in. To read more on about the project click here.

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xtofux:

kahanimotiani:

awelltraveledwoman:

We enter a little coffeehouse with a friend of mine and give our order. While we’re aproaching our table two people come in and they go to the counter: ‘Five coffees, please. Two of them for us and three suspended’ They pay for their order, take the two and leave. I ask my friend: “What are those ‘suspended’ coffees?” My friend: “Wait for it and you will see.” Some more people enter. Two girls ask for one coffee each, pay and go. The next order was for seven coffees and it was made by three lawyers - three for them and four ‘suspended’. While I still wonder what’s the deal with those ‘suspended’ coffees I enjoy the sunny weather and the beautiful view towards the square infront of the café. Suddenly a man dressed in shabby clothes who looks like a beggar comes in throught the door and kindly asks ‘Do you have a suspended coffee ?’ It’s simple - people pay in advance for a coffee meant for someone who can not afford a warm bevarage. The tradition with the suspended coffees started in Naples, but it has spread all over the world and in some places you can order not only a suspended coffee, but also a sandwitch or a whole meal. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have such cafés or even grocery stores in every town where the less fortunate will find hope and support ? If you own a business why don’t you offer it to your clients… I am sure many of them will like it.

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Awesome!

Sub Rosa Bakery in Richmond, VA, does this as well. They call it caffe pagato (paid coffee) and list it right on their menu. When I learned about it the first time I visited, I liked them even more.

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The Barons of Beer local brewery tasting and panel discussion! #rva #craftbeer (at Capital Ale House)

St. Patrick’s Day beer balancing … with hat. #stpatricksday #rva #poespub #kissmeimirish (at Poe’s Pub)

Shamrock the Block, sky-view #shamrocktheblock #rva (at Shamrock the Block)

What!? #shamrocktheblock #rva (at 17th Street Farmer’s Market)

Sunset at Alamo BBQ #bbq #rva #churchhill (at Alamo BBQ)

rvaimagesandwords:

byrd theatre

simply put, you cannot beat $2 movies. especially when they’re shown in a theatre as stunning as this one, which was built in 1928. it’s worth waiting for a movie’s second showing to see it here, if not to rid you of eight quarters if to enlighten you with glittering chandeliers, rosy lamps, a wurlitzer organ (on saturday nights), and a hearty carytown crowd that laughs, cries, sighs, and screams right along with you.

perhaps contrary to its luxurious appearance, the byrd was built as a movie theatre and nothing else ~ not as a vaudeville house or concert hall. and that fact alone just adds to the magical sheen that encompasses you once you pass through the doors.

a chandelier in the main lobby casts a soft gleam over you as you purchase freshly popped popcorn, drinks, and any typical movie snack (all for cheaper than at a chain movie theatre, of course). and once you step inside the theatre, whether on the floor or up on the balcony (if the show permits), you cannot help but gaze around you in wonder at the kaleidoscopic architectural genius that surrounds you.

the current manager of the byrd, todd schall-vess, describes the byrd as the symbol of the balance between change and history that the city of richmond has so perfected. “there’s one foot in the past, one in the future,” he says. the byrd was, in fact, the first theatre in virginia to show movies with sound on day 1 of its operation. since then, the theatre has always embraced change while maintaining the splendor and main purpose of its creation. 

the byrd hosts around 6-7 fim festivals every year, the most popular being the french film festival, which occurs in 3 weeks. the creators of the french film festival are particularly spectacular in establishing contacts and bringing a high level of involvement to the festival through q&a sessions with the actors, writers, and directors. 

the byrd works with surrounding businesses in carytown and beyond. it brings much profit to the new york deli next door and bev’s ice cream across the street, in particular. but businesses also advertise on the big screen.

the byrd also brings together the people of richmond. most of the 7:15 movies are family-friendly movies, while the 9:30 showings are for a later crowd. there is no stereotype to a byrd frequenter. the byrd is also able to be flexible ~ if one film is particularly popular, it may show for longer than the usual one week. and schall-vess reserves particular movies, such as this week’s life of pi, which received many accolades at the oscars, that he thinks might be especially well-received.

carytown is simply one conglomeration of stores and businesses that are oh so different in their products but oh so identical in their intentions: to make cary street an open-minded, friendly place to work in, to walk around, and to care about.

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rvanews:

If you like a drink now and then, which plenty of people do, it stands to reason that you like being able to get yourself to a drink easily and quickly. Here’s a chartsandgraphs picture of the geography of drinking in RVA. Bottoms up!

My neighborhood’s in 4th place, with 1st place only about 10 blocks away.

Dancin’ #hardywood #rva #craftbeer (at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery)