Favorite Richmond Things: Jonathan Edition

VCU or University of Richmond?

Gonna have to go with the University of Richmond. I actually worked there for a quick spell and enjoyed getting to work on that beautiful campus. I’ve heard people compare it to Hogwart’s, which endeared it to me further. Another thing that ties me to UR is that I can remember watching the men’s basketball team play in the 2004 NCAA Tournament and thinking the fact that their mascot is a spider is cool.

Annual Event

The Carytown Watermelon Festival! Cause who doesn’t love watermelon? Honorable mention goes to walking down Monument Ave to look at Christmas lights. Although it’s not an official event, it did become an annual tradition for my family.

Favorite Mexican Restaurant

En Su Boca. Excellent tacos, street corn, and lemonade. The tacos are more creative than authentic but dang tasty. The building design and placement are also kind of fun and having an awesome patio never hurts. En Su Boca was the first restaurant I ever went to in Richmond so it holds a special place in my memory.

Coffee Shop

Wawa! (just kidding – see next section). I’d go with Cafe Zata and specifically their lavender white mocha 👌🏼

Richmond Quirk

The way people love Wawa around here. Granted, Wawas are nicer than any gas station chain in Colorado, but I was so surprised that people could feel so strongly about a convenience store.

Place For An Afternoon Stroll

I’m gonna go with Bryan Park on this one, mostly out of sentiment. During the last half of my wife’s pregnancy in 2020, we went for an after-work walk in Bryan Park almost every single day. Those walks grew to be even more important once covid hit and we were working from home.

Spot For Taking A Photo Of Downtown

The Church Hill Overlook.  It was my first good view of Richmond when I visited before moving here (if you hadn’t noticed I’m kind of sentimental haha).