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Colleen Curran @collcurran

Richmond Times-Dispatch features editor, covering arts and entertainment and food and drink.

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15 Oct 2025
Richmond's infamous 'Gun Hole' is back richmond.com/life-entertainm…

Richmond's infamous 'Gun Hole' is back

The Gun Hole is not lost. It was preserved by Richmonders and is headed to The Valentine.

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25 Aug 2025
Virginia students are back at college, and they're paying more than ever. The cost to attend a Va. public school increased 3% to $29,500.
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ICYMI: RTD 100: The 100 best Richmond restaurants of 2025 #rva #rvadine #rvafoodie richmond.com/life-entertainm…

RTD 100: The 100 best Richmond restaurants of 2025

If you're planning on dining out for the holidays, check out our guide to the 100 best restaurants in town.

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21 Apr 2025
Meet the Richmond-area businesses now taking cryptocurrency. Marshall Hays of Henrico owns vacation houses. To stay on the cutting edge of technology, he started taking crypto payments in February. He's still waiting for his first one.
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6 Jan 2025
Last night’s snow. @RTDNEWS
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EXCLUSIVE: First look at VMFA's new $261 million expansion @vmfamuseum richmond.com/life-entertainm…

EXCLUSIVE: First look at VMFA's new $261 million expansion

“This is the largest expansion in our history both in terms of size of the building and the cost,” Alex Nyerges, director and CEO of the museum, said. "“When we’re

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How service fees add up for Richmond diners and for restaurants with Uber Eats, DoorDash. 'Restaurants operate on razor thin profit margins. Uber comes in and wants to take 20% to 30% commission. You end up losing money to do business,” one owner said. richmond.com/life-entertainm…
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Our new Dining section @rtdnews launched today! Featuring all of our Richmond dining news in one place, every Friday. #rvadine
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1 Jul 2024
Petula Burks resigns as Richmond city spokesperson richmond.com/news/local/gove…

Richmond city spokeswoman resigns; was subject of purchasing card questions, FOIA whistleblower...

The announcement came as the Richmond Times-Dispatch raised questions regarding the use of her purchasing card to obtain nearly $100,000 worth of services from consulting and advertising firms...

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10 Jun 2024
An RTD editorial says the city of Richmond has a leadership problem, given the tax issues at local restaurants and VCU Health's failed Clay Street project. "The city and state wind up cannibalizing one another, all at taxpayer expense." richmond.com/opinion/editori…

Editorial: Chasing shiny objects, VCU and city leaders lose their way

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29 May 2024
The observation deck atop City Hall in Richmond won't reopen to the public. It's been closed since the beginning of the pandemic. richmond.com/news/local/gove…

Observation deck at Richmond City Hall won't reopen to public

City officials changed the building's security protocols following the shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal building in 2019.

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Anna Bryson @AnnaBryson18
13 May 2024
In part 1 of this series we show that 70 years after the landmark Brown ruling, Va. students remain largely separated by race & class. While segregation is no longer mandated by law, it’s reinforced by school attendance zones & segregated housing patterns. richmond.com/news/local/educ…

Virginia students still segregated by race, economic class 70 years after landmark ruling

Nearly 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, all-white schools of the past have all but vanished and have been replaced by schools with almost exclusively students of color.

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Honored to be awarded 1st place for business writing by @va_press_assoc for covering the #RVA dining beat. Our video series "Where Richmond Eats" took home best in show and first place for video lnkd.in/gFzgPDSK
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30 Apr 2024
Scenes from last night’s clash between law enforcement and pro-Palestine demonstrators on VCU’s campus. 1/3 @RTDNEWS
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Richmond Restaurant Week starts Monday! Check out the menus on Richmond.com: #eatrva #rrweek #rvadine richmond.com/life-entertainm…
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29 Richmond area restaurants that opened in 2024 so far #rvadine #rva richmond.com/life-entertainm…
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New restaurant 1870 from Midlothian Chef's Kitchen opening in Chesterfield #rvadine richmond.com/life-entertainm…
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Smoke & Barrel now open in the Fan in former Lady N'Awlins spot #rvadine richmond.com/life-entertainm…

Smoke & Barrel now open in the Fan

Smoke & Barrel is now open in the former Lady N’Awlins space in The Fan at 2329 W. Main St.

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Richmond, we have a winner for the best fried chicken in town. It’s a Cinderella story. The best fried chicken in Richmond, according to our readers, is: @MamaJsRVA ! #rva #rvafoodie #rvafoodies #rvadine richmond.com/life-entertainm…

Best fried chicken in Richmond: The winner of the fried chicken bracket is ...

Richmond, we have a winner for the best fried chicken in town.

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ML Steak now open at Chesterfield Towne Center, Kali Love next richmond.com/life-entertainm…

ML Steak now open in Chesterfield, Kali Love next

High-end chophouse ML Steak is now open in Chesterfield, bringing with it fried chicken sandwiches from Buttermilk Honey.

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