You Can’t Fight City Hall | Weekly Report for August 26, 2022
I have opened five businesses. Every time I had to get permission from City Hall (aka a business license). When I opened Madison+Main, the City of Richmond was very helpful. When I bought the Texas Inn restaurants…
Extra! Extra! | Weekly Report for July 15, 2022
Headlines. You just read one. Did it hook you? I started my career as a writer in college and was schooled on headlines by every editor I worked for. I…
Never Ass-u-me | Weekly Report for June 24, 2022
An old baseball coach of mine once wrote on a blackboard, “Never ASSUME anything because it makes an ‘ASS’ out of ‘U’ and ‘ME’.” I always remembered that line. Partially…
Everything Old is New Again | Weekly Report for June 10, 2022
Remember 2007? I remember most of it, except for the 40th birthday party. (Wooo, that was a wild night). 15 years ago, Internet Explorer was the most popular web browser. Bob Barker hosted The Price…
Look Out World | Weekly Report for May 27, 2022
If you were anywhere near Broad Street this week, you would’ve seen thousands upon thousands of fresh faces in funny hats, snapping selfies and hugging everyone in sight. In this first normal…