RVA 5x5 - November 18, 2022

Stylin’ for 40 Years; Legislative Gambling Language; Fourteen Year Old Excuse at the Ready; Positive On Permitting; Convenience Store Services.

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STORY #1 — Stylin’ for 40 Years
It’ hard to believe Style Weekly first appeared on the streets of Richmond 40 years ago and is celebrating with a must-grab, souvenir print issue edition.

Lorna Wycoff launched Style in 1982 as a free weekly magazine that began from a “fortunate confluence of good breaks, luck and timing that would propel us far beyond any intention or vision” that “sent folks dashing to Ukrop’s on Tuesdays to see who was on the cover.”

She is super humble in her credit to those legions who kept it going for many years after she left but was proud that the “excellence, energy and vibrancy of the early days somehow remained with Style throughout the decades with the next team of dedicated editors, writers, designers, photographers and freelancers bringing smart, fresh perspectives on critically important topics and notables of the day.” Well said.

Style continues today as an online publication after being pur…