Police have taped off 4 square blocks from 1st and Broad to 2nd and Clay. Word is as least one man was shot. Investigators were collecting evidence near 1st and Marshall. One report has connected this with Leone’s Sports Bar at 2nd and Marshall. The shooting took place around 5:30 this afternoon. No word on [...]
Originally reported as a murder, today’s Crime Report lists this as an armed robbery. ROBBERY 3/12/12 3:15 p.m. 100 block of West Federal Street A male reported he was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male. I just recieved a witness report that someone was killed near 2nd St and Duval. There’s nothing from the [...]
via the Progress Index: PETERSBURG – Award winning actor, director, and producer Tim Reid presents “Tim Reid’s Movie Night”, a series of events that will be showcasing independent films from the U.S. and around the world. To be scheduled once a month, an independent film will be shown in both Richmond and Norfolk. When in [...]
Herman Baskerville, former owner of the Corner Bar and Grill on Leigh Street, has signed a three year lease of the former Taco Truck Stop location on 2nd Street. According to landlord Michael Ng, Baskerville is planning on using the kitchen for catering and possibly selling barbecue over the counter. Plans are to open for [...]
A woman was struck by a truck this morning at the intersection of 2nd and Franklin. Paramedics arrived on the scene within minutes. Police are investigating.
The New Fish Market at 2nd and Broad, mostly known for fried lake trout and chicken wings has gone upscale, sort of. They are now stocking prepared sushi in their refrigerator case. I had a very tasty selection with shrimp, krab and avacado for $4.99 and am feeling no worse for wear this morning. The [...]
Sadly, Nate’s nationally renowned Taco Truck Stop on 2nd Street is closing it’s doors. Nate cites family obligations (he recently welcomed a new taquito into his house). Whatever the reason, he will be missed. I am going to stand in line for my chicken skin taco before they are all gone. Word is that the “truck” [...]
We already knew we had something special and now apparently so does the Big Apple. Sure they got the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and some other good stuff, but they had to come all the way to Richmond to try out the crispy chicken skin tacos at Nate’s Taco Truck Stop. I [...]
Michael Ng (pronounced “ing”) owner of the popular Thai Cabin food carts and the newly opened Thai Corner, is becoming a growing force on 2nd Street. He now owns a good portion of the block where Thai Corner and Nate’s Taco Truck Stop reside. Michael is a born restaurateur/entrepreneur having started restaurants in locations as diverse as [...]
Michael Ng, of Thai Cabin fame, brings his take on Thai food indoors to 2nd and Marshall. After testing his idea here, he decided to stick with an Asian themed restaurant. Thai Corner opens this morning at 11 and joins Nate’s Taco Truck Stop as the latest 2nd Street business to come in from the [...]
Richmond dot Com’s Jon and Leah Nelson see how Nate’s traditional tacos stack up against Boka Tako’s fusion flair.
