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Free D. Matthews tickets not so free now
Economists say there’s no free lunch. There might not be free concert tickets, either. Tickets to next Sunday’s Dave Matthews Band’s concert – an Obama campaign-sponsored event at VCU meant to encourage people to
Read More »More Prostitutes in Richmond?
Economic downturns can be boom times for prostitutes, according to an economist who has studied the oldest profession for decades
Read More »Booted from Craigslist: Oldest profession needs to find new ways to market
Richmond’s call girls and their customers are no longer using Craigslist as a virtual bulletin board to arrange business. The popular website has a new warning, “Human trafficking and exploitations of minors are not
Read More »A brothel is a small biz, right?
A few keys to operating a profitable brothel include having a website and selling advertising. Josh Levin in Slate writes about how Eliot Spitzer’s favorite escort services diversified beyond just whoring. Richmond brothels don’t
Read More »Craigslist is the best recruiter
I’ve written about the wonders of Craigslist before. But it’s like the gift that keeps on giving. I’m hiring some new writers so on Wednesday I posted the position on Craigslist. That day alone,
Read More »Craigslist…where everything is for sale
When it comes to taking a pulse of Richmond’s economic activity, leave the consumer confidence index or consumer price index to people who know how to index things. Instead, there’s an easy-to-use alternative in
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