Details I’m loving: burlap + lace

03   from: little white book

RBS bumper stickers: seriously

We now have Richmond BizSense bumper stickers. Please e-mail jon@richmondbizsense.com for a ceremonial placing on your car. Just tell him where you are parked the make model and license plate, and he will come place a sticker on ...

03   from: Richmond BizSense

Local builder files for bankruptcy protection

Prospect Homes, a local homebuilder for more than 25 years, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday. The company, owned by President Joe Audi, owes creditors between $50 million and $100 million, according to the filing. More than 20 ...

17   from: Richmond BizSense

Northside business rocks the world

Lindy Fralin’s business on Laburnum Avenue looks like a high-school shop classroom, with five workbenches and half-finished projects lying around. But like a rock star’s press office, the walls are covered with fan mail. To thousa ...

06   from: Richmond BizSense

Remembering Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square, 1989 Photo: Jeff Widener/AP June 4, 1989 Over at Virginia Virtucon rightwingliberal posts Twenty Years Later. The irony here – and one we must ...

00   from: The Write Side of My Brain

NewsFeeds 6.04.09

Advance’s CEO touts future in Web sales (Roanoke Times) The Minnesota-based chief executive officer of Advance Auto Parts said Wednesday in Roanoke that the company is in no hurry to build stores on the West Coast but wants to equip itse ...

00   from: Richmond BizSense

The Paul Hammond Demographic

The Paul Hammond Demographic(PHD) came into being after the phrase was coined by a self described "uncouth social activist". The discovery of the Paul Hammond demographic came as a surprise. Up till then, I thought I was working alone. I am not sure how to describe this other than it is modeled on ...

35   from: Lost Art of the City

Shenanigans: The Paris Lemon Song – With Lyrics!

ozsultan’s Mobile post sent by JolieODell using Utterli.  Replies.  mp3 Based very roughly on U2’s “Lemon.” Performed ad libitum and in toto by @OzSultan. Just press the little grey button to hear all 50-some seconds of glory. Lyrics: [IN A HIGH VOICE] Paris Lemon, Sitt ...

00   from: Jolie O'Dell

Song of the Day

Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - turkish delight Electronic space jazz for the futuristic...

01   from: Blaaahg

In Which I Join A Yellow Snowball Rolling Down The Hill

Mr. Blacker tagged me in this aforementioned Zappa-spiced misadventure, so forgive me for any possible glibness, stentorian tone, excessive self-aggrandizement, the usual....My five words:1.  Quartered2.  Maslow3.  Confidence4.  Cla ...

13   from: A Virile Nagalingam

In Which I Join A Yellow Snowball Rolling Down The Hill

Mr. Blacker tagged me in this aforementioned Zappa-spiced misadventure, so forgive me for any possible glibness, stentorian tone, excessive self-aggrandizement, the usual....My five words:1.  Quartered2.  Maslow3.  Confidence4.  Cla ...

02   from: A Virile Nagalingam

aMUSEment

Valentina Zelyaeva Sarah Shahi Daria Werbowy Julie Ordon Adriana Lima …pshhhh

00   from: Blaaahg

EXCLUSIVE FULL VIDEO : Wale featuring Lady Gaga “Chill ...

DC Native just released the video for his single with that crazy bitch Lady Gaga. Peep the...

00   from: Blaaahg

David Lynch’s Interview Project

David Lynch has just launched Interview Project. It is, as the filmmaker states in his video intro,...

01   from: Blaaahg

IKEA Assembly Service Ads

Sweet and simple ads by Grabarz & Partner. Agency: Grabarz & Partner, Hamburg,...

00   from: Blaaahg

VA Rep Nate Brown and Gasper Noe’s “Enter the Vo ...

VA Wild Child / raging buddy, Nate Brown, has had a string of fortunate events lead him to...

00   from: Blaaahg

Nashville Summer Fever

Wow! Anna here, subbing for Mary Claire. Charlie and Alison featured Nashville on City Spotlights right before me, so I'll keep the country music going for a while, then see what happens. Maybe I'll even play some of that disco music, who knows?

00   from: WRIR

IndyCar notes

It’s a rainy Wednesday evening, and I’m kind of grumpy. Not that you care, but the new issue of The Hockey News came in the mail today, and Sidney Crosby is on the cover. As a Capitals bac ...

00   from: Sports blog on myTimesDispatch.com

Virginia in a Hurry, 6-04-09

Recognition for Virginia Tribes Passes U.S. House 00   from: Virginia Tomorrow

What have we learned here? Pt1

So E3's biggest events have come and gone. I am speaking, of course, of the big three's press conferences, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony. What can be learned from them, well a lot really.

04   from: WiFi-Pirate.com

Our New Food Blogger Explores, Umm… Alternative Establishm ...

Avalon on 2619 West Main Street Look up gay-friendly restaurants in Richmond and you’ll come across some familiar names. Barcode, Nations, Babe’s. While these places are fine (I frequent all of them regularly), There’s more out there for the gay community and we’re going out to find it. Firs ...

15   from: GayRVA :: Richmond VA's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Queer News Blog

Former Closeted Vets Speak Up At “Don’t Ask…” Meetin ...

Tracy Thorne-Begland, Emily Heck, and Ben Mishkin gave perspective on repealing DADT at a community meeting held at the Gay Community Center of Richmond. Photo by Eric Russell. Right now, civilians are legally protected against discrimination under an executive order to work under any other federal ...

00   from: GayRVA :: Richmond VA's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Queer News Blog

It’s Been Done Writtin’

You're listening to W-R-I-T where its been DONE WRITall countries all the timereading radio W-R-I-Tit plays between your ears

00   from: GenevelynSteeleSwallows

A Walk in the Park.

Models seem to be everywhere. There I was, just minding my own business in Forest Hill Park and all of a sudden… 09   from: photographs and the like

art6 Junteenth Exhibit opens First Friday

Juneteenth: A Sankofa Celebration of African Freedom! Opening Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 28, 2009 This exhibition features paintings, photography, mixed media, sculpture ...

24   from: art 6- the blog

Local Laurels…

I had to put up a quick post to acknowledge a couple of significant milestones for two local folks we've mentioned in past blogs.  The first kudos go to ...

09   from: Tim's Music Journal

What’s that in my BBQ?

As I dumped the barbeque into the pan to cook, I started to notice that it contained parts of the pig that I didn't want to eat. Each mystery pig part that I found in the BBQ looked different ...

02   from: worldwidebrian

PREORDER Atom-Bomb Bikini: The Lurid Art of Robert Ullman

So, I have a new book coming out soon, thanks to the wonderful Alberto Ruiz and BrandStudio Press. Atom-Bomb Bikini: The Lurid Art of Robert Ullman features 64 hardcover, full-color pages of art from my fevered brain...everything from editorial spots to sketchbook pages, and girls of every kind, be ...

06   from: Atom Bomb Bikini

Nuclear Secrets Aren’t THAT Important. Right?

The government revealed a document on Monday that contained "Sensitive" information about the location of U.S. nuclear facilities including those containing highly enriched, weapons grade uranium. The information ...

00   from: Voodoo: National Security Law Blog

Galaxion: The Jump

This first collection of the Galaxion webcomic is a space soap opera, the story of an exploration ship caught up in a mysterious experiment with unproven technology. Think Star Trek with more women and a resulting greater emphasis on interpersonal relation ...

17   from: Comics Worth Reading

City Spotlights: Nashville!

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County.[5] It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. Nashville is a major hub for the health ...

10   from: WRIR

Parking Lot visitor

Some of you may know that we have a pond outside the studio. Tonight, during our regular Wed. night class, we got to watch gorgeous thunderstorms because our windows are so large, and It’s a corner studio. When I left after the storms and class, there was this handsome fellow in the parking lo ...

07   from: River City Weaves

On Thursday 06/04/09…

Will Ferrell and Danny McBride will both be on the show to talk about their upcoming movie, Land Of The Lost.

03   from: EITMfans | Elliot In The Morning Fans

the great divide

00   from: Ploafmaster General

Lisa Lampanelli Gets Dumped…Shocker!

Lisa Lampanelli was on Elliot this morning and got dumped...It appears the "dump guy" doesn't like the f-word...no the other one. Nevertheless, you can click

52   from: EITMfans | Elliot In The Morning Fans

Sotomayor’s record is there to examine

Sonia Sotomayor has 17 years of experience on the federal bench. There's plenty of material in her writings and decisions to mine for how she might act as a member of the Supreme Court.Of course there are members of the Republican Party that will oppose her because they would oppose anyone President ...

02   from: SLANTblog

Blues queen Koko Taylor dies at 80

“The passion that she brought and the fire and the growl in her voice when she sang was the truth,” blues singer and musician Ronnie Baker Brooks said Wednesday. 00   from: Rock'n'Roll America

Horseshoe Crab

click here to bid

06   from: A Painting a Day

Illustrative Art Stuffs and Getting One’s Dance On

So here's something exciting: Forrest's card game (Furoticon) is now live, and I have art in it! Yay! So this means that I now have two instances of illustrative artwork that is published, neither of which I can put on a resume, especially together. One is art in ...

59   from: Android Hell is a real place.

Campaign 2009: The left hand doesn’t know what the left h ...

Jason Kenney has the scoop over at Bearing Drift. Democrats Don’t Know If They’re Coming Or Going

10   from: The Write Side of My Brain

Richmond Review: Elkin Sports Performance

I was recently invited to participate in a class in a new kind of gym, located in Richmond Virginia. It was an invitation from a personal friend of mine who knew just how obsessed I was with all things fitness, so I thought I would go try it out. Wow, was I impressed! It is unfair to call Elkin Spor ...

03   from: WhitSTYLES

What the mess?

Here’s a list of things that are making me say “What the mess?” at this moment in time… As of Sunday, Ross and I will have been married for 6 years. My child is almost 7 months old. I have been sustaining said child with my own body (primarily) since February of 2008. That&# ...

04   from: Made in Richmond

“Mow for the Money”

It’s a cut and a run. James Towey, the Democratic candidate for the 56th House of Delegates district, last week ran 56 miles through the district to “earn” campaign donations and, he hopes, votes. He’s challenging Republican incumbent Del. William R. Janis, who has the ad ...

00   from: Virginia Politics

Wassup?

Thursday is your day to be a guest blogger. Express yourself on the subject of your choice.

15   from: TanyaFree

In my worst nightmares…

I never imagined an Obama Administration would be so bad, so quickly.  Faster even than the writers of 24 can dream up another bad season.  I mean, I know I spent most of last year telling you why he shouldn’t be President.  I’ve admitted to never being that thrilled with John McCain ...

20   from: The Write Side of My Brain

June 4th, 2009

Tonight, what do we have in store? Well, we've got the local favorites and everything in between. Also, tonight is an honor to an old good friend of mine who's birthday it is tonight.Click "Read More" for the playlist of course!And oh m ...

12   from: WRIR

Stringlish - would you buy this game?

The above illustration is for a game concept I came up with last year right before the economy blew apart. I'd like your help in seeing if it's worth a damn. The concept is one that involves stringing different phrases, titles, words and cultural references together--sort of like Dennis Miller would ...

04   from: Fouroboros

Photos from Butterflies LIVE!

This past Saturday we decided to get out and enjoy some of the amazing weather we have been having in Richmond (except for right now – as I write this, its nearly pitch black and downpours and lightning everywhere). It was great to see all these butterflies on top of the amazing blooms already ...

01   from: Jon's Blog

Do you believe in Thor?

There is something awe-inspiring about thunder and lightning. As I write this in Glen Allen, the heavens have opened, warm rains and hail drive down upon the earth like bullets, and the sky is nothing less than a stereophonic cacophony of sounds effects moving from the left speaker to the right...a ...

06   from: Take Another Road to Another Time

The Girls Return

See all of my sisters pictures from Jamaica.

06   from: Blaaahg