Rag&Bones Bike Co-op Benefit Concert Tomorrow Night

From the FaceBook event page:

MANZARA – https://manzara.bandcamp.com/

HALLELUJAH – https://hallelujah69.bandcamp.com/

SLURRY – https://slurry.bandcamp.com/releases

@ MOJOS
August 3rd
Doors 9pm
Music 10pm

We are asking for a $5 donation to Rag & Bones Bicycle Co-op (https://ragandbonesrva.org/). Rag & Bones is a non-profit organization that provides near universal access to bicycle repair and technical knowledge, affordable bicycles and parts, and space within which to feel safe and welcome while learning and repairing.

Also, don’t forget the metal show on Sunday evening: TERROR ASSAULT #13

Terror Assault brings you the psychedelic death grinding SKULLSHITTER along with Oakland maniacs, DEATHGRAVE. LEFT CROSS will be emerging from dormancy to join in the savagery.

RRFP BENEFIT + GUMMING TAPE RELEASE at Mojo’s Saturday

From the FaceBook event page:

LIPID
(Cary Street Rap Punk-Featuring Members of Kuni, Leather Daddy, and No Tomorrow)

BUTT
(you already know them you already L.U.V. them)

HAIRCUT
(you want it you need it ‘Shutting Down’ is a 7in you should bump almost daily)

GUMMING
(new tape out on Not Normal!)

BUFFALO TOFU BITES AT 8 MUSIC AT 9
8-10 dollars ALL OF IT FOR RRFP.
Portion of Gumming merch sales to RRFP.

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The Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project (RRFP) seeks to further Reproductive Justice by providing practical and financial support for abortion services in Virginia and surrounding communities. RRFP strives to be a resource to the community by engaging in grassroots advocacy for the full spectrum of reproductive rights.

More info: http://www.rrfp.net/

L’Opossum: ‘The South’s Best Restaurant’

Southern Living magazine released its annual “The South’s Best” reader survey results and L’Opossum restaurant was declared the best in the entire South.

Excerpt:

As the accolades for L’Opossum keep coming—Shannon was named a James Beard Award Best Chef Mid-Atlantic semifinalist in 2016—guests are smitten by his refined and irreverent restaurant, a major player in the city’s dining renaissance.

An 8-foot, 6-inch coppery reproduction of Michelangelo’s David greets guests at the front door, and 12-inch versions adorn the booths. The dark red dining room ushers guests from gritty to glam in a moment. You’re in Oregon Hill, and you’re out of this world.

New Restaurant Opens – Peddler On Pine Street

After a long wait, new neighborhood restaurant Peddler On Pine Street is now open. Its location is on the alley behind the Fine Foods store on Idlewood.

238 S. Pine Street
Richmond, Virginia 23220
(804) 729-6475
www.peddleronpinest.com

From their site:

Order from our full menu for pick up at 238 South Pine Street in Richmond or we can deliver your order within the VCU Area! We deliver West to the Boulevard, East to 14th Street, North to I-95, and South to the James River.

Councilperson Agelasto Proposes Cigarette Tax For Schools

With the Mayor and City Council having successfully jammed through a meals tax increase this past Monday, it will be interesting to see if Councilperson Agelasto receives support from the rest of City leadership for his upcoming attempt at implementing a cigarette tax, something that has not passed before. After all, it’s also ‘for the children’ and has the support of the American Heart Association.

In the meantime, the original Put School First referendum is still in the Virginia General Assembly. Oregon Hill’s state senator, Glen Sturtevant, was able to navigate it through the senate side quite easily.