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7 Virginia Bakeries Making Homemade Sweet Potato Pie Worth Coming Back For

A shop famous for New Zealand-style meat pies also bakes a sweet potato pecan pie. I love that twist, because sweet potato pie usually gets treated like pumpkin’s quieter cousin. Virginia bakers clearly never got that memo. One spot folds the filling into hand pies you can eat while...

Virginia · 3d

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Shenandoah Mansions Sets New Year’s Eve Opening; Rates Start at $290

Shenandoah Mansions has been in development since 2021, and its opening was initially expected two years before this month’s announcement. The building, formerly a senior living facility, is being converted into a 73-room hotel, The Richmonder reported. The project’s progress was interrupted by a dispute with its former general...

Richmond, VA · 1d

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10 Offbeat Restaurants In Virginia Where A Meal Turns Into An Adventure

Searching for offbeat restaurants in Virginia where every meal turns into a real adventure?. These 10 restaurants pack in bold flavors, wild atmospheres, and experiences that’ll keep you talking for days!. 1. Fallout (Richmond) Richmond has a lot of interesting places to spend an evening, but Fallout on North...

Richmond, VA · 7d

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Starr Hill Joins Forces With Hardywood

Virginia’s two largest craft breweries just became one. Richmond-based Hardywood Park Craft Brewery acquired Starr Hill Brewery in an all-equity deal that closed October 1, with Hardywood pledging to keep Starr Hill’s “ownership, leadership, team, and brand identity fully intact.”. Founded as Starr Hill Brewery and Music...

Charlottesville, VA · 3d

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Winter is coming: Inaugural WinterWorld schedule revealed

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - 804Live has released the event schedule for the inaugural WinterWorld at CarMax Park. The winter festival will include a 12,500-square-foot ice skating pond, an ice slide, a Ferris wheel, and the tallest live Christmas tree in Richmond, standing at 45 feet. WinterWorld will also have several...

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Richmond-area musicians remember folk singer killed in hit-and-run

Artists in the Richmond area are mourning Harry “Gerry” Laverty, 75, a folk singer and open mic regular who died after a hit-and-run on Nov. 6.

Richmond, VA · 1d

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New Kristallnacht exhibit opens at Virginia Holocaust Museum

A new exhibit on Kristallnacht has opened at the Virginia Holocaust Museum.

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Jane Dough is Now Open in Bellevue

On Friday morning, I saw on Instagram that Jane Dough had just opened on MacArthur Avenue, so I grabbed my keys and went right over. By the time I got there, they only had two things left: focaccia and lemon sugar cookies. I got one of each, and I loved both! This isn’t a full review since I only got to try two things, but the focaccia was so good that I couldn’t wait to tell you about it.

Richmond, VA · 2d

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Colonial Heights, VA · 4d

Waterbird rescued from fishing line in Colonial Heights

A waterbird was rescued after becoming tangled in a fishing line in Colonial Heights last week.

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BizSense Beat: Richmond restaurant updates, WinterWorld at CarMax Park

BizSense Beat is a weekly collaboration between VPM News and Richmond BizSense that brings you the top business stories during NPR’s Morning Edition on Fridays. Here’s a recap of the top stories for the week of Nov. 6, 2026:. Longtime restaurants in Richmond region close — while others...

Richmond, VA · 3d

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Free LEGO Holiday Workshop Lands in Short Pump as Tour's First Stop

A free, two-day LEGO pop-up opens this Saturday at West Broad Village in Short Pump, kicking off the brick-building giant's nationwide holiday tour with Richmond as its very first stop. The LEGO Holiday Workshop runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday at 2443 Old Brick Road, and families can walk through seven festive, interactive stations built around racing, gift-making and a dose of holiday cheer.

Short Pump, VA · 4d

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PHOTOS: Chesterfield Coffee Con unites business owners, coffee lovers

Coffee aficionados and business owners united for coffee, sweets and more on Saturday morning at the Chesterfield Coffee Con.

Chesterfield County, VA · 2d

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Saying goodbye to legendary anchor Cheryl Miller after 42 years at WTVR CBS 6

Richmond, VA · 3d

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Richmond is throwing a massive 3-day Pickle Party this weekend

From November 6-8, a group of Richmonders is turning a shared affection for pickles into an excuse to bring the city’s culinary, artistic, and cultural communities together for the inaugural Richmond Pickle Party. The celebration will take over the Arts District and Jackson Ward with nearly 75 local businesses, food trucks, fermenters, artists, performers, and more.

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Crunch Fitness Plans 30,000-Square-Foot Mechanicsville Gym With Cold Plunge, Hot Yoga

A 30,000-square-foot Crunch Fitness gym is headed to Glen Lea Centre near Mechanicsville, bringing hot yoga, a dry cold plunge, saunas and massage chairs to a shopping center at the corner of Mechanicsville Turnpike and Laburnum Avenue. The gym is expected to open in the second quarter of 2027 and will mark the brand's first local location to use its newest design format.

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Richmond Food News: Nov. 5-11

RVA loves to lean into a theme, and this weekend is shaping up to be a briny good time. The inaugural Richmond Pickle Party is coming in crisp from Nov. 6-8, with three days to explore all the possibilities of the pickle. Local food businesses are also whipping up everything from pickle ice cream and cocktails to brined fried chicken and other specials. See you in the pickle conga line! (Richmond magazine)

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‘Rescue Roundup’: Animal shelters band together to help find new homes for pets

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) Dogs and cats from shelters across the state will be available for adoption Friday at Richmond Animal League’s Rescue Roundup. The event runs from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Richmond Animal League’s campus on International Drive in Richmond. Adoptable pets from King...

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Restaurant Watch: Oct. 17-24, 2026

The Fishin' Pig , 4028 Cox Road, Suite J – During a risk factor inspection on Oct. 19, inspectors observed chlorine sanitizer at 0 ppm in a bar dishwasher containing washed dishes; and barbecue held at 132 degrees in a cookline hot box, below the required 135 degrees. The Mantu

Glen Allen, VA · 4d

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 16 alum Mirage comes to Richmond

In late October, Mirage, a "RuPaul's Drag Race" alum, traveled from Las Vegas to Richmond for a show hosted by local drag queen Drew Friday at Babes of Carytown.

Richmond, VA · 3d

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