Pete Humes is back after a week in the wild (well, sort of), and he's ready to tell you about it at Pop Culture Rodeo, while Susan Winiecki returns to The Unseemly House with news of a new project and a few new flea markets around town. Meanwhile, over at Food Stuff, a chance to rename the European Market & Café and win dinner for two (plus wine) in the process.

As promised, we've also posted an excerpt from Murder in a Good Neighborhood, the winner of the third annual Best Unpublished Novel Contest, sponsored by James River Writers and Richmond magazine. The first two chapters of Kathleen Kay Chalmers' murder-mystery are definitely worth your time.