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Strawberry Fields Forever: The Opening of VCU’s Community Garden
Words by Michael Pasco Photos by Aleena Inthaly On Tuesday April 24, you couldn’t walk on the MCV campus without hearing people mention the Strawberry Cook-off. Green Unity, an organization focused on bringing people in the VCU and Richmond community together through the use of healthy food and healthy habits, cut the ribbon to a [...]
Salty Sam: My Life in the Kitchen
Words by Sam Isaacs Food: The most used and abused drug in the world. Think about how many times your mood has been altered because of it. How many times has a scent taken you way back to a favorite dish your family used to eat? Or does the sight of a [...]
Top Five: Worst Places to Take Your Date This Valentine’s
Words by Azam Malik Photos by Aleena Inthaly and Noelani Martin With oft-dreaded, much clichéd V-Day upon us, the least we at Shafer Bird can do for you is to provide you with a list of the five WORST places you could possibly contrive to take your date near campus. With our list and a [...]
Top Five: Best Places to Take Your Date on Valentine’s Day
Word by Aleena Inthaly It is that time of year where romance is in full bloom in the lovely River City as Valentine’s Day is before us. Richmond is a candle-lit, sweethearted getaway in its own way with numerous places to impress that special someone. There is a variety of amorously delicious spots for students [...]
Raising Cane’s, IHOP and Croutons: One Tough Call
Words and Photos by Michael Pasco On October 24th, 2011, VCU introduced a new dining facility labeled the Laurel and Grace Place (which is something I doubt any student would actually say) right by most of the freshman dorms. Weeks before they were ready, I knew I wanted to try all of the establishments over [...]
Laurel and Grace Place: New Dining Options
Words by Amanda Campbell Photos by Michael Pasco VCU Dining Services added three new eatery options for students on campus last Monday and was well received by a crowd of hungry student ready for something different. As a part of the new Laurel and Grace Place, the IHOP Express, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, and [...]
Top Five: Veg Friendly Joints
Words and Photos by Paige Baxter For me, Richmond has always been one of the best places to be a vegetarian or vegan. There are countless delicious vegetarian restaurants that are conveniently located around campus. Not to mention, if it is not a primarily vegetarian eatery, it more than likely has some sort of veggie [...]
An Interview With India K’ Raja at VCU’s 2011 Intercultural Festival
Shafer Bird Correspondent Chad Meister interviews the owners of a local Indian Restaurant at the VCU 2011 Intercultural Festival. Videography by Connor Campbell and Charles Couch. Produced by Charles Couch. Did you like this? Share it:
Sidewalk Selections: Cargo Trike Cupcakes
Shafer Bird reporter Deeva Payne takes to the streets to investigate VCU’s best vendors. Produced by Charlie Couch. Did you like this? Share it:
Weekend Dining Options Leave Many Students Hungry
By: Tommy Lopez Wandering around campus on a Saturday evening, freshman Neil Mistry found his stomach rumbling. Did you like this? Share it:
