Just in time for the next issue of Style Weekly to hit the streets, I arrive with news from the last issue – last week's special "You're Very Richmond If..." contest issue, which featured some mildly amusing entries that reminded me that in so many ways today's Richmond is not your father's Richmond.
The demographic shift that has happened in Richmond over the past handful of years has done wonders to strip away the veneer of social status that ruled the roost for so many generations. And while many – myself included – periodically pause to mourn the demise of Richmond institutions, their loss has created space for some new identity to emerge in Central Virginia.
When it finally materializes, I pray that it has no particular allegiance to the past – especially where you went to high school, or who your parents were.
With all of that behind me, here are a few gems from what editor Jason Roop promises will be the last "You're Very Richmond If..." contest ever. Or until it becomes very Richmond to hold the contest again.
Your favorite monument is Arthur Ashe because it proves Richmond isn’t racist. — Mark Schairbaum (First place)
You’re a runner and a smoker. — Lesley Bruno (Second place)
- An ex-boyfriend waits on you at every bar in town. — Susan Howson
