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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][google][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tobacco Capitol[/quote]

Ok. Super helpful. Any other enlightening info?[/quote]

Capital of the Confederacy.[/quote]

Do you watch the news?  The Robert E Lee monument is DOWN. And the protests last summer and the George Floyd lights on that monument were named the most important piece of protest artwork in decades. So to quote Bob Dylan “times they are a-changin”[/quote]

I feel like people who post this stuff aren't from Richmond or don't really get it-- I live in DC but was born and raised in Richmond and still visit my parents there 1x a month. It is not some laid back artsy cool city on the up and up. There is old money in the museum district, libby and grove and church hill, sure, and there ARE cute places and artsy kids throughout the fan because of VCU. There are also horrendous schools, very high crime, and it is very dead in most places. Downtown is absolutely dead on the weekend, even places like carytown which is like the main attraction downtown leave a lot to be desired-- scotts edition is something but it's not much. you certainly need a car there and public transport is a joke.

I also think people are not wrong that it is home of the confederacy there are very very deeply held conservative values throughout richmond and the adjacent burbs, I think you can see that playing out right now in the very close governances race in VA. Not for everyone, but thinking that most people that are from DC/NOVA/MD are escaping this area to move to richmond bc its some slower pace mecca for the arts is a joke. its cheaper, and you get what you pay for. IT'S NOT PERSONAL AGAINST YOU OR THE DECISION YOU MAKE.[/quote]

I am from Richmond. I was born at Henrico Doctors hospital.  I am sitting outside in my backyard in the Fan right now. My kid goes to PUBLIC school in the city (8th grade) I am heavily involved in the school board. I make public comment every meeting and sit on committees and boards all around town [/quote]

I think this really depends on if you're living in the city or the suburbs. I'm in the suburbs and kind of wish I'd never done it, but the schools are good and the driving is easy. But it's soccer moms for miles around and boring as hell. I do make it downtown every once in a while but it's a 25 minute drive and then I have to find parking. Easier to get take out from Red Salt. There's no doubt the Fan area is pretty and walkable and has more liberal people--who are more my people.

Unless the Near West End has changed a lot (which maybe it has but maybe not considering all the Youngkin signs I just saw driving around near my parents' house), it's a lot of old money and St. Chris and St. Catherines and Collegiate. A lot of FFVs....and if you're from Richmond, you know what that means. It IS pretty, but you get more bang for your buck in the Far West End McMansions.

Richmond is definitely cooler than when I was growing up here. It is way more convenient than DC and the NOVA suburbs. It's an easier life. We do have good restaurants and we're getting more cultural and entertainment options. But your experience living here will depend on what area you live in. And don't even ask me about Chesterfield, because who lives across the river? ;) (That's a joke, BTW....sort of.)[/quote]

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