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ILoveStickyRice: Top 5 Espresso Drinks
There are over 50 espresso drinks that can be ordered from most cafe menus--there’s a pretty good list on Wikipedia. But is it all just pseudo-Starbucks mumbo-jumbo, or is there really a difference? And what should you order when faced with a list of hard-to-pronounce coffee names? Here is our personal list of the top five coffee drinks that are perfect for any time of day.
RVA No. 10 Is Out Today!
Summer's over, everyone's home from the beach and headed back to school, and along with your textbooks, laptop, pens and looseleaf paper, you're going to want to make sure your backpack contains a copy of the brand new issue of RVA Magazine! Filled to bursting with all the best in local art, music, and creative activity, our new issue has plenty of great articles to keep you awake and interested when the air inside the classrooms starts feeling positively narcotic.
Bottle Condition #2, With S. Preston Duncan
Dispatch 2: Miller Comes In A Can, It Was Put There By A Man.
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.”
-Douglas Adams
I won’t lie. This was supposed to be a regular column. I was thinking weekly, maybe bi-weekly (in the every-other-week sense). But shit happens. Subjectively major shifts in living situation, employment, overall lifestyle. You know, normal stuff. So, it’s been a few months. My bad.
Gabby reps Virginia Beach!
Congrats to gold medal winner and Virginia Beach native Gabby Douglas! Didn't take long to get on that box of Corn Flakes...
RVA No. 9 Is Out Today!
The latest issue of RVA Magazine has hit the streets of this fair city, and it's packed full of outstanding articles for you to enjoy! Featuring a beautiful cover painting by Jeff Soto, our latest issue contains an in-depth interview with Soto, as well as a fascinating conversation with artist Nick Kuszyk, both of which were conducted when the artists were in town for the RVA Street Art Festival. We've also got plenty of music-related content, ranging from the hard-partying thrash of Municipal Waste to the party-starting hip hop of Suburban District.
OneWayRichmond Presents: Know Your Church Hill Markets
Blue Wheeler Market & Deli
3120 East Marshall St.
The Blue Wheeler has been around forever. I used to live a block from it back in ‘95, but never went to Big Blue, as I called it, because back then there was a lot of street-level drug dealing out front.
Audio Dancers #6: Dave Watkins Part I: The Musician
A few years ago, a friend mentioned Dave Watkins to me. The two went to VCU together studied in the same department. My friend was amazed by the creative exuberance that Watkins exuded in everything he did--and soon, so was I. Using a looping station, a set of pedals, and a dulcitar, Watkins truly established himself as a one-of-a-kind musician.
OUT NOW! Street Heat Mini-Mag
RVA Magazine brings you our newest mini-mag publication--Street Heat.
Street art exploded in RVA this spring! With the near-simultaneous arrival of Art Whino's 2012 G40 Art Festival, and Ed Trask and Jon Baliles' RVA Street Art Festival, this spring saw murals popping up all over town. We here at RVA Magazine were very excited to see this development occurring, and we figured there'd be no better way to celebrate it than to document this street art explosion in the latest edition of our ongoing mini-mag series.
Selective Enforcement Of Broad St. Parking Laws Will Only Hurt RVA Business And Nightlife
Anyone who has lived in downtown Richmond for a decent length of time has probably noticed at one time or another the signs on W. Broad St, in the VCU/lower Fan area, that make parking on Broad St illegal between 11 PM and 4 AM, seven days a week. Originally put into place about 12 years ago, this parking regulation was designed to cut down on cruising, a late-night phenomenon on Broad St at the time that involved large groups of people hanging out on sidewalks and in the street as cars with loud stereos circled a several-block stretch of Broad. We could probably debate about whether or not the creation of legal barriers to this activity was merited at the time, but it was certainly effective--within a few weeks of beginning the practice of blanket ticketing and towing for those still in the area at 11 PM, the cruising had come to a stop, and has never started back up. But now, over a decade later, these regulations, rather than preventing a potential problem, are starting to cause one.
Three Good Reasons Why Governor McDonnell’s Veto is Bad for Virginia’s Children
In a General Assembly session more known for its discord rather than its accord, one bill seemed to bring all sides together. It overwhelmingly passed both chambers of the General Assembly, with Republicans and Democrats agreeing upon its value in helping children remain with their families during times of crisis. Its supporters represented a broad cross-section of organizations, including Voices for Virginia’s Children, FACES of Virginia Families (a foster, adoption, and kinship association), the Virginia Poverty Law Center, and the Virginia League of Social Service Executives.
An Oath of Service Betrayed–-By One-Third of the Virginia House of Delegates
During the recent debate on the judicial nomination of Tracy Thorne-Begland for appointment to the General District Court bench, social conservative members of the House of Delegates repeatedly claimed that Mr. Thorne-Begland was unfit to serve as a judge because he had violated his duty to his country when he chose to declare his sexual orientation while in active military service. They likewise claimed that he betrayed his oath as a commissioned officer, thus calling into question his integrity and faithfulness to his mission. These Delegates sought to vote down Mr. Thorne-Begland’s nomination, extolling the sanctity of an oath and a duty that he allegedly broke.
RVA No. 8 Is Out Today!
Yes, that's right, what you've all been waiting for--the latest print issue of our fine publication! It actually hit the streets in limited quantities just in time for the G40 event at First Friday, but if you didn't pick it up there, it should be popping up at all of the finest local independent businesses around RVA today!
A Tale Of Two Mandates
Last week, the Virginia Senate entertained a floor amendment that would require either insurers or the state to pay for the pre-abortion ultrasounds mandated by recently passed legislation. The estimated biennium cost submitted with this amendment totaled $3 million, which, in an overall state budget of $85 billion, barely registers as a drop in the bucket.
When It Comes to the Budget, Mandating Consent Does Not Work Either
During a time in which our Commonwealth continues to ride the waves of economic uncertainty, we look to our representatives to guide us through the storm and secure our safe landing. Specifically, we look for legislation that would encourage job growth, shore up our infrastructure, and support those within our populace who are most affected by the recent recession. Although we recognize that we collectively may be asked to tighten our belts with decreased spending and/or funding cuts, we hope that the oft-stated campaign priorities of education and public safety would ring true when tough decisions need to be made.
What the Kerfuffle is Really About: An Open Letter to Governor McDonnell
As a Virginia citizen, and especially as a woman and a mother of a daughter, I have voiced my opposition to the mandatory ultrasound bill. Although I participated in the public protests to this legislation, I also sought to engage legislators and other constituents in discussions tempered with mutual respect and moderate voice. When the Virginia Senate passed this bill, I expressed my profound disappointment in what I viewed as the misguided failure of our legislative process. Nevertheless, I strove to maintain an open dialogue, free of platitudes and presumptions. This evening, I learned that my Governor does not hold to the same rules in this debate.
Photos And Video From Saturday's HB462 Protest At The Capitol
On Saturday afternoon, over 1000 local citizens gathered at the Virginia Capitol building to protest the passage in both houses of the Virginia state legislature of a bill requiring pregnant women to undergo an ultrasound prior to receiving an abortion. The peaceful protest culminated in an act of civil disobedience in which 31 people who refused to leave the Capitol steps were arrested, and, continuing a recent trend of disproportionate response by law enforcement officials, state police in riot gear were brought in despite the crowd's nonviolent behavior. Multiple RVA magazine contributors were on hand to witness the protests, and we've received photos and video footage from several. We present those photos and videos below.
What I Have Learned Today
February 28, 2012: Early this morning, I learned that Governor McDonnell had ordered a SWAT Team to cover a Candlelight Vigil I attended the night before at the Governor’s Mansion. Riot police were hiding in the bushes while my two small children and I sang “This Little Light of Mine.”
Apparently RVA Really IS That Hipster.
And now, a followup on our post from last weekend, in which we pointed out a post from the Austin, TX branch of culturemap.com, polling readers to see which American city would take over from Austin as the next hipster mecca. At the time that we posted about it, Richmond had two-thirds of the vote, with Chattanooga, TN, our nearest competitor, hovering around 15%.
Socially Conservative Policies Hinder RVA's Attempts To Become An Artistic City
Richmond, Virginia, your PR team is clearly on crack. Or maybe they're just drunk. I find it hard to believe, however, that alcohol alone is responsible for the myopic, spit-take worthy blunders I have endured over the last few years of living in this city. When Virginia, and Richmond in particular, makes headlines for our governing body's repeated attempts to turn the state into a theocracy, we are not only clawing backwards against the tide of history, we are endangering the city itself.
OUT NOW! TV Party: A Collection Of Art Mini-Mag
RVA Magazine brings you our newest mini-mag publication--TV Party: A Collection Of Art.
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