Jun 30, 2009
Local Artist To Paint Mural Onto Powhite Parkway
June 30, 2009 | 2 Comments
Famed local artist Ed Trask, known for his Americana-themed murals on the sides of numerous buildings around Richmond, said today that he will paint his latest composition onto the 12-mile strech of the Powhite Parkway.
Entited “Visions of Regionalism,” the mural will be placed on both the north- and south-bound lanes of the Powhite starting this [...]
Jun 15, 2009
NOT REALLY ORLANDO, FLA. – Looking to save money in a down economy, Chesterfield County parents Greg and Andrea McGlaughlin convinced their three young children on Saturday that a 30-minute ride north to Kings Dominion was actually a week-long trip to the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla.
Throughout the course of the seven-hour visit to the [...]
Jun 11, 2009
Giant Baby Ruth Bar Floating Down River
June 11, 2009 | 3 Comments
Officials are urging Richmond residents to remain calm in the wake of a log-like clump bobbing in the James River, which has now been confirmed as “just a Baby Ruth bar.”
The 50-foot long, two-story high block of chocolate-covered peanuts, caramel and nougat floated down the James late yesterday, and is currently wallowing in the low river waters [...]
Jun 10, 2009
Playboy Reports Sluggish Sales On ‘Girls of VCU’ Issue
June 10, 2009 | 1 Comment
Playboy magazine said today that its most recent issue, “Girls of Virginia Commonwealth University,” will go down as one of its poorest sellers ever for the men’s entertainment giant and marks a surefire return to photographs of the publication’s more traditional playmates.
Company Chairwoman and CEO Christie Hefner said external market research suggested that more readers were [...]
Jun 02, 2009
Veteran Richmond newsman Gene Cox said today that he is attempting to organize an “absolutely wicked” Ultimate Frisbee team for the summer, with the hopes of playing one game a week before his nightly newscast on NBC12.
Similar to football and played heavily in college circles, “Ultimate,” as it is known, is a seven-on-seven game that involves [...]
May 28, 2009
YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS – In what dream officials are calling “one of the worst nightmares we have ever experienced,” that guy from the Dominion Auto Group commercials appeared in a horrifying dream of yours last night, forcing you to wake in a deep sweat.
According to you, the Dominion guy – the spokesman for the dealership for [...]
May 27, 2009
Local College Students Graduate And Hear Speeches About Hope Or Realizing One’s Potential Or Whatever
May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment
A whole bunch of college students – 17,000, if we had to ballpark it – from all kinds of universities and colleges in the Richmond area graduated last weekend, the weekend before, or the weekend before that, and were more than likely told a lot of promising stuff about their futures, probably.
“Something something hard work something-or-other [...]
May 22, 2009
So it’s been like nine months since I’ve been out on the field doing my thing. You know, tail wagging, racing those little shits around the bases, shooting a bunch of fucking T-shirts at fans, and I gotta tell you: as mildly retarded as I may look out there on the field, I kind of miss [...]
Virginia First Lady Can’t Stop Talking About ‘The Hangover’
Virginia First Lady Anne Holton told reporters this morning that she has now seen the new comedy The Hangover three times and can't stop gushing about the box office hit with friends and family members.
"I have to admit that going ...
