“It takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a city to run a shelter.” At Richardson’s Rescue, volunteers care for cats in an open environment, exchanging kennels for a consignment-shop environment. Upon entering the Richardson’s Rescue boutique, visitors may be...
It's wintertime here in RVA, and we've all gotta keep warm, whether we're doing so by wearing vegan leather, eating Hot Pockets, or paging through the Missed Connections looking for a friendly person to cuddle up to. If you're a sexy barber, a tatted-up security...
Bill McElroy has been operating Slipped Disc Audio in Ashland for over a decade, but his love affair with the sound of music goes back a lot farther than that. For Grammy-winning soundsmith Bill McElroy, the art of sound engineering came naturally to him from a young...
Randolph-Macon College, a tiny, ancient university half an hour north of Richmond, has played host to more than its share of paranormal incidents over the years. “I think there’s something in the building...” Spirits, apparitions, ghosts, and the unknown. Some people...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's comes to us from Kanizzle, a veteran DJ best known as the project manager for Burning Man Information Radio (BMIR) in...