RVA 5x5 - Easy Like Sunday Morning, August 28

Moving to Carb City; Towering Over RVA; COOKS for Life; Maymont Tree Champion; Don’t Start to Guess

No algorithms. No content filters. Honest and insightful analysis. A radio transmission signal quality is measured by 5’s. The term “5x5” means there is a strong and clear signal. On a navigation computer, 5x5 means the flight is on the correct course and not veering off, even in difficult conditions.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second week of the new format we are trying with the 5 main stories on Friday and today features the “5 ALT” stories that are generally upbeat and positive that will make for a nice, leisurely, “Easy Like Sunday Morning” read. If you like it or don’t, please let us know at rva5x5@gmail.com. Thanks for all the great feedback so far — keep it coming!

THE ALT 5x5 -

ALT #1 - OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Maymont, The Champion of Trees
Maymont has long been one of Richmond’s real treasures and it never stops adding reasons to the list why Richmonders love it so (Disclosure: I serve on Maymont’s Board of Directors). As it turns out, according to Richmond Magazine, Maymont’s “arbo…