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Old City Hall
Most of the time when we pass Old City Hall on Broad Street on one our tours, people ask me: “Which Church is That?” And my response… Gothic Architecture was en vogue in 1894 when that was built to house the workings of the...
Peter Francisco – Remarkable Richmonders
This post is about the Virginia Giant, American Revolutionary War Hero, and most notable Portuguese person in Richmond's history; Peter Francisco. His feats of strength and bravery are legend... and may or not have had the legend grow around the initial feats. Either...
Hop On Bus Tour from 5/29/2016
This past Sunday we did a private hop on bus tour for a group of Portugese-Americans from New Jersey... we made it a point to talk about Richmond's most famous Portuguese-American, the Giant of the American Revolution, Peter Francisco. The tour was 3 hours: we started...
2016 Richmond Jewish Food Festival – RVA Events
It is the 7th year for the Richmond Jewish Food Festival... and it gets better every year. The festival had it's beginnings in the Kiniseth Beth Israel Temple... after 5 years, it got crowded and moved to The Weinstein Jewish Community Center. I had never been to this...
VMFA Jazz Happy Hour – Reviews by The Tour Guys
Every Thursday night the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts hosts a Jazz Happy hour in the museum’s café. From 6-9pm you can enjoy music from local and traveling artists. Best of all, like general museum admission, the jazz café is free of charge. Upon my fashionably late...
Broad Street – Roads of Richmond
When you come into Richmond, you will probably be driving on Broad Street. It is the main East-West thoroughfare in Richmond. Broad Street use to be known as Richmond Road. It is a part of US Route 250 which stretches from Sandusky, Ohio to Richmond, Virginia. It...
James & Sallie May Dooley of Maymont – Remarkable Richmonders
The cold winds have ceased, the ice has thawed and the sun has finally decided to grace Virginia with its presence. Summer time is in full swing. Locals and tourists alike are finding their warm weather clothes and looking for places to enjoy nature. Luckily, if...
Historic RVA Photos: Theodore Roosevelt from 1905, Murphy’s Hotel, and Daily Life
Every so often, we like to raid the Library of Congress to find some hidden gem photos from Richmond. It's pretty interesting seeing photographic evidence a lot of the stuff that one reads about happening in the City; or buildings that are no longer there. One of the...
James Branch Cabell – Remarkable Richmonders
James Branch Cabell was a Richmond author of fifty-two books, including an eighteen book series and many other publications in genres such as fantasy, science fiction, comedy, satire and various works of genealogy. This rather shy, yet talented southern gentlemen’s...