Friday, March 19, 2010
Posted: 3/17/10 1:00 PM
Frequent readers of The Hat may recall a semi-occasional feature wherein I, the pedestrian and user of public transit, hone my eavesdropping abilities by surreptitiously jotting down snatches of bus-borne conversation.
Though few have the emotional impact of a romance gone awry on a cell-phone call, this one packs a certain punch. Two men, hereafter noted as Champeen and Defending, discuss the merits of boxing. We begin with the bout already in progress. Read full story
Brand-New Shine
It’s been a while coming, but the city of Richmond has been steadily showering TLC on its park system. City workers and contractors are putting the finishing touches on one of the system’s biggest projects this year — a major overhaul of the lake at Forest Hill Park (pictured). Until recently, it was an overgrown bog. Richmond parks director J.R. Pope says he hopes that “doing these things will bring people into the park who Read full story
