The fact that a neighborhood and a single councilperson were able to pressure GRTC into redesigning new bus routes just a few days before the Pulse launches has some Richmonders seeking for answers to how it’ll all work out. GRTC hosted a public meeting Monday...
Sarafina Sackey is a Senior at VCU majoring in Broadcast Journalism.
The Urban Farm Tour is Highlighting Richmond’s City Farmers
This September, Real Local RVA is hosting its third annual Urban Farm Tour. Meant to introduce city residents to the urban farmers around them, the bus tour will start at the Lakeside Farmers' Market pavillion and stop at four local farms for a day of food tasting and...
Nonprofit to Help Women in Tech Boots up in Richmond
Women seeking tech careers have more support in Richmond now thanks to Rita Hill, founder of a local organization that helps women seeking high-paying jobs. Hill started Girl Develop It RVA, a local chapter of the national organization, with her co-founder, Sarah...
Hip Hop and Pickles: A Richmond Love Story
She owns and manages Taboo, the largest sex shop in Richmond; he plays three gigs a week. Yet, couple Alison Miller and Amir Al-Qaddafi still find time to manage their pickling business, Pipe It Up Pickle Co. The two started making pickles in 2017 as a way of spending...
From Ghana to Virginia: Waking Up From My American Dream
Finding the "American Dream" had always been a fantasy for this small town Ghanaian girl. I grew up in Mankessim, Ghana, and believed that leaving for America would result in a better, more prosperous life, but feared the unfamiliar. When I left my home at 16, it was...
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