Roughly in the tradition of Grace Arents, who started the first free library in Richmond (now the William Byrd Community House), Greg Wells and friends started the Flying Brick Library in their house on Pine Street. Now that household is dissolving, and the Flying Brick Library is changing hands. Style Magazine has an article.

From The 804.com- Richmond VA Real Estate Blog:

It has been reported that a seafood restaurant will take over the old Hollywood Grill on 626 China St. But can someone confirm this rumor that the establishment will actually be a Pescados (probably, the best restaurant in Midlothian)? If that is the case, O-Hill immediately becomes “Seafood Restaurant Row” and a dining destination (if it wasn’t already with just that one restaurant).

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Pescados’ chef/owner Todd Manley bought the Hollywood Grill building and is currently renovating it. I’m not sure if it will be called Pescados but the idea is to have many of the most popular menu items from Pescados in the new location. He plans to hire a chef to run the new restaurant that he will personally train. Obviously, he can’t be at both locations all the time. I think in the long run, his goal is to be mainly at the Midlothian location.

Comment by Check Please — March 12, 2008 @ 11:38 am

For more info please check out http://www.matcallahan.com/

A short Biography on Mat Callahan: 

Born 14 July 1951 in San Francisco. Mat’s Mother and Grandmother were dancers. He spent his childhood dancing at their school Peters Wright Creative Dance. At 13, he took up music. Later, he got involved with the Black Panthers and other revolutionaries. Refused induction into the US Army. Worked with San Francisco Mime Troupe and co-founded the Mime Troupe sponsored band Red Rock. He began composing and performing with the duo Prairie Fire, recording several records and touring the US. Upon his return to San Francisco he formed a band called the Looters. They made several albums, toured the US, Canada, Nicaragua and Europe. He helped found the artists’ collective Komotion International. Spent ten years operating art gallery, recording studio and performance space. Edited and published the magazine Komotion. Produced albums for numerous artists. Authored the book Sex, Death and the Angry Young Man. Formed group the Wild Bouquet. Made two albums. Toured US, Canada and Europe. Began work on Testimony. Testimony published Spring 2000. Began work on the album on “San Francisco”. “San Francisco” completed September 2001. Completed “The Trouble With Music” in 2005.

A recent live review of Mat and Yvonne:

Gabe Kindler of the Sursee Woche, January 24, 2008:

“The voices of Mat Callahan and Yvonne Moore harmonize not only very well, but often blend on stage and create something so new and intense that no one can escape from.  They are vocally powerful and poetic, producing acoustic intensity and touching intimacy.

Songs with fascinating rhythms and sound patterns tell American stories about rebels, outcasts, and the hunted.  They return at times to the era of protest songs during the Seventies and Eighties, but always lead back to the present.

They invite the audience to their parlor, and make clear how the joining of two musical worlds create a thrird, which, to discover, seems an enjoyable adventure for both of them.”