A grasshopper appetizer may not be what you expect to see on a restaurant menu in the Fan in Richmond, but it is at Flora. No, this isn’t a Fear Factor challenge or even a ploy to draw in eccentrics, it’s co-owners Jason Alley, Michelle Jones, and Jay Bayer’s way of...
Most people see plastic bottles as disposable, but Hamilton Perkins saw them as an opportunity. The Virginia entrepreneur turned that opportunity into a brand, and it all began with the search for the perfect bag. “I was looking for a bag I could be proud to carry,”...
Studio Two Three (S23) is bringing art to the people-- literally. The brick and mortar art studio recently revamped an old truck, turning it into Studio Two Three To-Go, a mobile printmaking and photography studio on wheels. Ashley Hawkins, Studio Two Three’s...
Less than a month ago, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney sat down with RVA Mag for a special interview with Municipal Waste’s Tony Foresta. Topics ranged from local restaurants, music, and naturally Confederate statues. Stoney said when he ran for office, he believed the...
This past Wednesday, the owners of Hyderabad Biryani House graciously opened their doors to the RVA Mag team to celebrate Iftar, the evening meal in which Muslims end their daily fasting during the month-long Ramadan holiday. HBH is a little piece of India tucked...