“When it ends, you fall off a cliff.” Those were the words uttered by the losing coach in the “other” NCAA Men’s Basketball semi-final after his team lost last night. But will John Calipari’s words foreshadow what will happen in Richmond, now that the NCAA magic carpet ride came to its inevitable end in Houston? [...]
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“When it ends….”
Posted by Jon Newman on April 3, 2011
http://hodgesblog.com/2011/04/03/when-it-ends/
#RVA, this week, we are ALL Rams.
So you thought last week was wild, well Richmond, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Final Four, baby! And another week for the team, the school and the city to bask in the glow of national attention. First and foremost, let’s stay classy and celebrate safely. Many cities have had their reputations destroyed forever during sports [...]
Posted by Jon Newman on March 27, 2011
http://hodgesblog.com/2011/03/27/rva-this-week-we-are-all-rams/
#RVA, two teams. Our one shining moment.
So there I was about half way through the second half last night, with most of this blog post already written in my head and my wife’s uncle, a huge college basketball fan, sent me this email. “Jon, can Richmond handle two teams in the Sweet 16??? A lot of hype and PR for [...]
Posted by Jon Newman on March 20, 2011
http://hodgesblog.com/2011/03/20/rva-two-teams-our-one-shining-moment/
#RVA and Creativity, one year later. #RVACreates
One of the most viewed posts in this blog’s two-plus year history was one I wrote on Richmond and the concept of creativity. Posted early last March, I made the case that Richmond’s “brand” should not rely on its history but on its future and that future should highlight the strong creative community that exists [...]
Posted by Jon Newman on February 10, 2011
http://hodgesblog.com/2011/02/10/rva-and-creativity-one-year-later-rvacreates/
The hot dog lives in #RVA
Okay, a quick diversion in this post to focus on a long, lost passion. Growing up in the New York-area there were a couple of foods that required almost religious-like journeys to satisfy your desire for them. Pizza was one of them, as early in life you discovered which of the crispy-thin-crust, off the [...]
Posted by Jon Newman on December 14, 2010
http://hodgesblog.com/2010/12/14/the-hot-dog-lives-in-rva/
