Main Street Station
Dessert at L’Opossum
IMAGES: ALAMY; BETTY CLICKER PHOTOGRAPHY
They call it the Richmond Curse. Once under its spell, it’s said, those who leave this Southern American city almost always return. Some claim the curse dates back to Native American chief Powahatan, who allegedly hexed the British colonists who irst landed in Virginia in 1607. The city’s current mayor, Levar Stoney, recently joked: “I’ve seen a lot of people leave … and a lot of them come back. So maybe there’s some truth to it?”