NYTimes: Richmond

[xjohnx]

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/tr ... rs.html?em

AS the heart of the old Confederacy, Richmond, Va., watched with envy as other cities like Atlanta and Charlotte became the economic and cultural pillars of the New South. But Richmond may finally be having its big moment: a building boom in the last few years has seen century-old tobacco warehouses transformed into lofts and art studios. Chefs are setting up kitchens in formerly gritty neighborhoods, and the city’s buttoned-up downtown suddenly has life after dusk, thanks to new bars, a just-opened hotel and a performing arts complex, Richmond CenterStage. Richmond is strutting with confidence, moving beyond its Civil War legacy and emerging as a new player on the Southern art and culinary scene.

 

[MarcusNation]

I was actually surprised at how much I liked this article. Granted, there were places I would have mentioned, and some I may have left out, but all-in-all, as a 36 hour guide, the writer could have done a lot worse.

 

[ram4life]

Nice to hear good things about Richmond in the New York Times. I am surprised that it didn't mention our many other festivals. In spite of the excellent job that VCU has done to revitalize Broad Street, much needs to be done to revitalize lower Broad Street (between our two campuses). I love Richmond and want it to see it join our sister cities to the South. Thanks, John, for sharing.

 

[ramathon74]

So did this have anything to do with Sometimes moving to NYC?

 

[artRAMinMN]

this time it's the Washington Post...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 03468.html

hmm, this quote almost sounds like it could be from 'chill

Farther down the desolate street we found pockets of night life, including an opening at the 1708 Gallery, at 319 W. Broad St. There we met Brad Birchett, a Virginia Commonwealth University professor and co-curator of the new exhibit, who told us that although redevelopment is underway downtown, ties to the past complicate plans for the city's future: No one wants to tear anything down. "Richmond has always been divided over how much history you hold on to, and how much you allow to change," he said.

 

[Sometimes]

So did this have anything to do with Sometimes moving to NYC?

Don't count out my influence.

That being said, I was blown away by this article when I first read it. Just about a perfect 36 hour guide. They even got it right and mentioned my favorite bar (Empire) and my favorite restaurant (Lulu's)!

Good job to the writer. He had to have had some contacts in Richmond to have pulled that off.