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Virginia may unwind decades-old liquor sales mandate

Lawmakers approved a tiered system to replace a food sales mandate dating back to 1968.

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Legislation that would lower the Virginia restaurants&#x27; food-to-<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="liquor" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2024/06/03/virginia-distilleries-generate-1-billion-a-year-for-the-states-economy" data-vars-content-id="71ad8b7c-f8b1-47e5-a9d8-d435474c04f6" data-vars-headline="Virginia may unwind decades-old liquor sales mandate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2024/06/03/virginia-distilleries-generate-1-billion-a-year-for-the-states-economy" target="_self">liquor</a> sales ratio is headed to Gov. Abigail Spanberger&#x27;s desk. Why it matters: Many in the restaurant industry have been pushing for a ratio change for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more than a decade" data-vars-click-url="https://richmondbizsense.com/2016/01/21/bar-owners-take-shot-at-changing-45-percent-rule/" data-vars-content-id="71ad8b7c-f8b1-47e5-a9d8-d435474c04f6" data-vars-headline="Virginia may unwind decades-old liquor sales mandate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://richmondbizsense.com/2016/01/21/bar-owners-take-shot-at-changing-45-percent-rule/" target="_blank">more than a decade</a>.

Richmond police defend Flock cameras as backlash grows

Local activists want the city to end its contract with Flock Safety. Police say the cameras help solve crimes.

Richmond has become the latest flashpoint in the nationwide <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="backlash against surveillance technology" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/doorbell-cams-and-surveillance-tech-face-growing-public-backlash" data-vars-content-id="211a392c-1785-43dd-8761-18efe534f754" data-vars-headline="Richmond police defend Flock cameras as backlash grows" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/doorbell-cams-and-surveillance-tech-face-growing-public-backlash" target="_self">backlash against surveillance technology</a> as local activists urge the city to end its contract with Flock Safety.Why it matters: That doesn&#x27;t seem likely.

Driving in Richmond gets more expensive this weekend

All-electronic tolling begins Saturday and red light cameras start issuing $50 tickets March 1.

Driving around Richmond will get more expensive starting this weekend. Why it matters: If you&#x27;re a red light-runner or non-E-ZPass toll road user, your grace periods are up.

Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle

The latest mass shooting revives a long cycle of violence and uneasy recovery in Richmond's Shockoe Bottom.

The early Saturday morning mass shooting in Shockoe Bottom was the latest in a string of violence going back decades in one of Richmond&#x27;s oldest neighborhoods.Why it matters: The Bottom&#x27;s recent history shows that high-profile violence can become a tipping point prompting lasting policy changes.State of play: Shockoe Bottom has a long and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="complicated history" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2023/03/14/richmond-shockoe-bottom-slavery-center" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2023/03/14/richmond-shockoe-bottom-slavery-center" target="_self">complicated history</a>, but the flood-prone valley as a Richmond nightlife destination didn&#x27;t really begin until the mid-1980s and super-charged in the mid-&#x27;90s, after the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Floodwall" data-vars-click-url="https://www.rva.gov/public-utilities/news/floodwall-faqs" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.rva.gov/public-utilities/news/floodwall-faqs" target="_blank">Floodwall</a> was completed.<ul><li>After the Floodwall was done in 1995 and the district was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="mostly" data-vars-click-url="https://www.12onyourside.com/2022/08/30/remembering-destruction-hurricane-gaston-18-years-later/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.12onyourside.com/2022/08/30/remembering-destruction-hurricane-gaston-18-years-later/" target="_blank">mostly</a> protected from frequent flooding, developers flocked in, converting old warehouses and buildings into apartments and retail, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Style Weekly reported." data-vars-click-url="https://www.styleweekly.com/after-the-party-2/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.styleweekly.com/after-the-party-2/" target="_blank">Style Weekly reported.</a></li><li>New restaurants, clubs and music venues quickly joined existing Shockoe spots, like <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bird in Hand" data-vars-click-url="https://richmond.com/from-the-archives/plus/article_4a719cf3-4f30-5486-9b23-111a15ebecb4.html" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://richmond.com/from-the-archives/plus/article_4a719cf3-4f30-5486-9b23-111a15ebecb4.html" target="_blank">Bird in Hand</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Chetti&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.styleweekly.com/short-order-24/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.styleweekly.com/short-order-24/" target="_blank">Chetti&#x27;s</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Moondance" data-vars-click-url="https://www.styleweekly.com/the-lights-go-out-on-moondance-saloon-ending-seven-years-as-richmonds-most-eclectic-and-reliable-musical-venue/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.styleweekly.com/the-lights-go-out-on-moondance-saloon-ending-seven-years-as-richmonds-most-eclectic-and-reliable-musical-venue/" target="_blank">Moondance</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the Flood Zone" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/Czb3oU8uqWR/?hl=en" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Czb3oU8uqWR/?hl=en" target="_blank">the Flood Zone</a>. </li><li>By the early aughts, Shockoe Bottom had arrived. The nightlife destination offered high-end restaurants like <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Havana &#x27;59" data-vars-click-url="https://www.havana59.com/our-story" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.havana59.com/our-story" target="_blank">Havana &#x27;59</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Julep&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://rva.juleps.net/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://rva.juleps.net/" target="_blank">Julep&#x27;s</a>, live music at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Alley Katz" data-vars-click-url="https://richmond.com/entertainment/article_67418ff2-7903-5327-a022-459864258672.html" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://richmond.com/entertainment/article_67418ff2-7903-5327-a022-459864258672.html" target="_blank">Alley Katz</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Bottom Line" data-vars-click-url="https://www.yelp.com/biz/bottom-line-tap-and-grill-richmond" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/bottom-line-tap-and-grill-richmond" target="_blank">The Bottom Line</a>, late-night eats at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="River City Diner" data-vars-click-url="https://richmondmagazine.com/restaurants-in-richmond/food-news/river-city-diner-shockoe-bottom-closes/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://richmondmagazine.com/restaurants-in-richmond/food-news/river-city-diner-shockoe-bottom-closes/" target="_blank">River City Diner</a> and dancing and debauchery in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tiki Bob&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://mytiki.life/tiki-bars/tiki-bobs-cantina-4" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://mytiki.life/tiki-bars/tiki-bobs-cantina-4" target="_blank">Tiki Bob&#x27;s</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Have a Nice Day Cafe" data-vars-click-url="https://richmondbizsense.com/2014/12/05/nightclubs-party-days-are-over/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://richmondbizsense.com/2014/12/05/nightclubs-party-days-are-over/" target="_blank">Have a Nice Day Cafe</a>, plus dozens more. </li></ul>Zoom in: Just as the Bottom&#x27;s upswing began, so did the violence. By mid-2004, Richmond Police started ramping up patrols in the neighborhood after nine people were shot, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per Style" data-vars-click-url="https://www.styleweekly.com/here-comes-the-neighborhood/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.styleweekly.com/here-comes-the-neighborhood/" target="_blank">per Style</a>. <ul><li>It wouldn&#x27;t matter. The end of summer brought <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hurricane Gaston" data-vars-click-url="https://www.12onyourside.com/2022/08/30/remembering-destruction-hurricane-gaston-18-years-later/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.12onyourside.com/2022/08/30/remembering-destruction-hurricane-gaston-18-years-later/" target="_blank">Hurricane Gaston</a>, which left much of the Bottom submerged. It took some businesses <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="two years to recover" data-vars-click-url="https://www.12onyourside.com/2019/08/28/we-came-back-have-been-successful-ever-since-bottoms-up-pizza-recounts-horror-gaston-years-later-paying-off-million-dollar-fema-loan/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.12onyourside.com/2019/08/28/we-came-back-have-been-successful-ever-since-bottoms-up-pizza-recounts-horror-gaston-years-later-paying-off-million-dollar-fema-loan/" target="_blank">two years to recover</a>. Some never did. </li><li>In 2010, the Bottom was back, but not the same. Another spate of violence brought another round of increased police attention — and action by Richmond City Council, which passed an ordinance requiring nightclubs get a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="permit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.styleweekly.com/months-later-some-clubs-get-dance-permits/#:~:text=Vernal%20Coleman,permit%20by%20mail%20last%20week." data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.styleweekly.com/months-later-some-clubs-get-dance-permits/#:~:text=Vernal%20Coleman,permit%20by%20mail%20last%20week." target="_blank">permit</a> to operate, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Style reported" data-vars-click-url="https://www.styleweekly.com/after-the-party-2/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.styleweekly.com/after-the-party-2/" target="_blank">Style reported</a>.</li></ul>Yes, but: The Bottom was improving. Between 2005 and 2010, Shockoe Bottom was on track to see a 50% decline in major crimes, per Style. <ul><li>But by then, the Bottom had a perception problem, it seemed.</li><li>There were efforts by City Hall to turn things around. Notably, former Mayor Dwight Jones&#x27; failed pitch to put a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="baseball diamond" data-vars-click-url="https://www.12onyourside.com/story/23937603/mayors-plan-brings-baseball-economic-development-to-shockoe-bottom/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.12onyourside.com/story/23937603/mayors-plan-brings-baseball-economic-development-to-shockoe-bottom/" target="_blank">baseball diamond</a> in The Bottom, the years-long renovation of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="17th Street Farmers&#x27; Market" data-vars-click-url="https://richmondmagazine.com/news/meet-me-at-the-plaza/" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://richmondmagazine.com/news/meet-me-at-the-plaza/" target="_blank">17th Street Farmers&#x27; Market</a> and former Mayor Stoney&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Shockoe Project" data-vars-click-url="https://www.rva.gov/capital-improvement-projects/shockoe-project" data-vars-content-id="fd7be07c-d66b-4cf7-80b8-81908f1ad354" data-vars-headline="Shockoe Bottom shooting revives long violence cycle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.rva.gov/capital-improvement-projects/shockoe-project" target="_blank">Shockoe Project</a> plan, which brought new businesses to the district. For a bit. </li></ul>The latest: Guns — the sheer number of them on the streets and in the hands of crowds flocking to Shockoe Bottom on the weekends — are the problem, Richmond Police chief Rick Edwards said in response to the Saturday shooting. <ul><li>RPD Major Crimes is investigating the mass shooting and asking anyone with information, particularly video to call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.</li></ul>What&#x27;s next: Mayor Danny Avula said Saturday that the city&#x27;s new Office of Gun Violence Prevention is working on a &quot;community ambassadors&quot; program that will focus on the bars and clubs and should launch by summer.

Parties are going phoneless to bring back the old days

It's an up-and-coming trend tapping into a resistance to always being online, and it's made it to Richmond.

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The new way to party is the old way to party: Phoneless.Why it matters: It&#x27;s an up-and-coming trend tapping into a growing, multi-generational resistance to always being online, and Ern Weaver brought it to Richmond.

The Bad Bunny songs to know ahead of Super Bowl Sunday

For anyone tuning in to the Puerto Rican artist's history-making halftime show and needs a crash course.

Sports

Ahead of the &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Benito Bowl" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/04/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-latinos" data-vars-content-id="124bfa82-b9a5-470b-946d-5f30f72c53d3" data-vars-headline="The Bad Bunny songs to know ahead of Super Bowl Sunday" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/04/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-latinos" target="_self">Benito Bowl</a>&quot; on Sunday — more commonly known as the Super Bowl — we&#x27;ve put together a crash course on the Bad Bunny songs to know before his halftime show.Why it matters: The Puerto Rican <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reggaetonero" data-vars-click-url="https://www.speakinglatino.com/word/reguetonero/#:~:text=A%20term%20used%20to%20refer,that%20originated%20in%20Puerto%20Rico." data-vars-content-id="124bfa82-b9a5-470b-946d-5f30f72c53d3" data-vars-headline="The Bad Bunny songs to know ahead of Super Bowl Sunday" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.speakinglatino.com/word/reguetonero/#:~:text=A%20term%20used%20to%20refer,that%20originated%20in%20Puerto%20Rico." target="_blank">reggaetonero</a>, fresh off an Album of the Year win at the Grammy&#x27;s, has become one of the most famous artists in the world.<ul><li>But it&#x27;s OK if you&#x27;re among those who are just now getting familiar.</li></ul>

Richmond-area leaders reveal their top songs and artists of 2025

Guess which one had "Trash Panda" by Ray Wyatt as their most-listened to song.

Just in: We got the top songs and artists of 2025 from the people who run Richmond, Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico. The big picture: Local leaders listen to everything from Phil Collins and Imagine Dragons to Shaboozey and Sam Cooke. <ul><li>One of them had a most-listened-to song named after a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="raccoon" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/12/05/viral-drunk-raccoon-virginia-ashland-liquor-store" data-vars-content-id="23f0ea7d-9a18-475f-96be-cdbe67e5a265" data-vars-headline="Richmond-area leaders reveal their top songs and artists of 2025" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/12/05/viral-drunk-raccoon-virginia-ashland-liquor-store" target="_self">raccoon</a>.</li></ul>

Richmond's 2025 Spotify Wrapped

It includes the city's top Spotify podcasts, some of which might surprise you.

The most-streamed song on Spotify this year in the U.S. — and Richmond — was &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="luther" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNY_2TEmzho" data-vars-content-id="899e2bd0-9e7e-4cbb-81ee-292f387315bc" data-vars-headline="Richmond&#x27;s 2025 Spotify Wrapped" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNY_2TEmzho" target="_blank">luther</a>&quot; by Kendrick Lamar and SZA.Why it matters: Knowing people&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Spotify Wrapped," data-vars-click-url="http://otify-wrapped-2025-bad-bunny-tops-global-artists" data-vars-content-id="899e2bd0-9e7e-4cbb-81ee-292f387315bc" data-vars-headline="Richmond&#x27;s 2025 Spotify Wrapped" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://otify-wrapped-2025-bad-bunny-tops-global-artists" target="_blank">Spotify Wrapped,</a> the platform&#x27;s annual roundup of users&#x27; listening habits that came out this week, has become an annual tradition.

Gwar's Blöthar auctioned off a signed bidet to John Oliver

It was to raise money for public media — and someone bid over $6,000 for it.

Comedian John Oliver auctioned off a signed bidet from Gwar&#x27;s frontman Blöthar to help save public media.Why it matters: That&#x27;s a sentence most of us thought we&#x27;d never read.

Metallica's "Enter Sandman" causes seismic activity at Virginia Tech show

The ground shook twice during "Enter Sandman."

<figure><img alt="a gif of a concert" height="438" id="8b25a4e2-6496-4543-98a4-b0eb3614cd4f" src="https://images.axios.com/m_o1ap1i69AmixBllBd2_MBuNu0=/filters:no_upscale()/2025/05/09/1746820285352.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>The sold-out crowd when Metallica played &quot;Enter Sandman&quot; Video: Courtesy of Metallica and Virginia Tech</figcaption></figure>When Metallica performed at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Virginia Tech&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2024/09/20/the-current-40-cent-ice-cream-scoops" data-vars-content-id="1382ccda-3c66-4fba-aa0a-630029d5649b" data-vars-headline="Metallica&#x27;s &quot;Enter Sandman&quot; causes seismic activity at Virginia Tech show" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2024/09/20/the-current-40-cent-ice-cream-scoops" target="_self">Virginia Tech&#x27;s</a> stadium for the first time ever on Wednesday, the ground shook — twice.The first was when Metallica took the stage and teased the intro to &quot;Enter Sandman,&quot; a song that&#x27;s defined the Hokies&#x27; team entrance — named <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="one of the best" data-vars-click-url="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1547957-power-ranking-the-25-best-team-entrances-in-college-football" data-vars-content-id="1382ccda-3c66-4fba-aa0a-630029d5649b" data-vars-headline="Metallica&#x27;s &quot;Enter Sandman&quot; causes seismic activity at Virginia Tech show" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1547957-power-ranking-the-25-best-team-entrances-in-college-football" target="_blank">one of the best</a> in college football — for 25 years.

Richmond's favorite songs from this year's Rock & Roll HOF nominees

We love "Wonderwall," "Ms. Jackson" and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," according to TouchTunes.

TouchTunes, a jukebox company used by local bars and restaurants, found Richmond listeners&#x27; top song for each of the 14 artists nominated for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/39268120.56/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL2NsZXZlbGFuZC8yMDI1LzAzLzExL3JvY2stcm9sbC1oYWxsLWZhbWUtb2Rkcy0yMDI1LW5vbWluZWVzP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zZW5kdG9fbG9jYWxuZXdzbGV0dGVydGVzdCZzdHJlYW09dG9w/621cf7632d0d7c1ea2551892B04dc8c36" data-vars-content-id="69e40219-1a6b-42a0-837e-eb0ab4c69939" data-vars-headline="Richmond&#x27;s favorite songs from this year&#x27;s Rock &amp; Roll HOF nominees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/39268120.56/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL2NsZXZlbGFuZC8yMDI1LzAzLzExL3JvY2stcm9sbC1oYWxsLWZhbWUtb2Rkcy0yMDI1LW5vbWluZWVzP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zZW5kdG9fbG9jYWxuZXdzbGV0dGVydGVzdCZzdHJlYW09dG9w/621cf7632d0d7c1ea2551892B04dc8c36" target="_self">Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame</a>:

Meet Brax, the Richmond rapper immortalized in a Northside mural

One of the biggest murals in Brookland Park is dedicated to the rapper, who died in 2020.

Her name was Braxton Baker. She was a rapper, a poet and a fashion icon — and she was from Richmond.Why it matters: One of the biggest murals in Brookland Park is dedicated to her, and we thought you should know about her if you don&#x27;t already.

Dave Matthews Band's Richmond tickets soar past $2,700

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Resale tickets for Dave Matthews Band&#x27;s July concert at Richmond&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new outdoor music venue" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/01/06/allianz-amphitheater-riverfront-2025-lineup" data-vars-content-id="6174d6ff-d486-4b2a-870d-b8bf1e511491" data-vars-headline="Dave Matthews Band&#x27;s Richmond tickets soar past $2,700" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/01/06/allianz-amphitheater-riverfront-2025-lineup" target="_self">new outdoor music venue</a> are ranging from $646 to more than $2,700.Why it matters: People are pissed.

Shaq DM'd Richmond rapper Chandler — now they have a song together

The remix came out a day before the local rapper, who's repeatedly gone TikTok viral, has his send-off party.

Shaquille O&#x27;Neal is getting hip to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Richmond" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2024/11/18/mutant-academy-richmond-hip-hop-legacy" data-vars-content-id="25cb9fa4-edf2-47ba-8fc7-e557aca1e033" data-vars-headline="Shaq DM&#x27;d Richmond rapper Chandler — now they have a song together" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2024/11/18/mutant-academy-richmond-hip-hop-legacy" target="_self">Richmond</a> — and it&#x27;s because of local rapper Chandler Matkins.The best part: Matkins, who goes by just <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Chandler" data-vars-click-url="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7hKEIXWtAS2LHVE8FK4kQx?si=8Hns-fP7SQyLWnZsfgDm5g" data-vars-content-id="25cb9fa4-edf2-47ba-8fc7-e557aca1e033" data-vars-headline="Shaq DM&#x27;d Richmond rapper Chandler — now they have a song together" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7hKEIXWtAS2LHVE8FK4kQx?si=8Hns-fP7SQyLWnZsfgDm5g" target="_blank">Chandler</a>, told Axios the NBA legend, rapper and DJ reached out to him first on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Instagram" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGVj7HOpxHc/" data-vars-content-id="25cb9fa4-edf2-47ba-8fc7-e557aca1e033" data-vars-headline="Shaq DM&#x27;d Richmond rapper Chandler — now they have a song together" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGVj7HOpxHc/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> last fall, saying his &quot;sh-t was hard.&quot;