50501 Virginia will host its “Your Voice Matters” Rally & March this Saturday at 2 p.m. in Monroe Park, 620 W. Main Street, as part of a nationwide day of action connected to the No Kings movement. The event will focus on voter participation and the three proposed...
To this day, I have zero talent with an instrument and have never been in anything resembling a good band, though I tried anyway. I was always a “writer,” though. I always had a way with words. Hardly the right ones most of the time, but I was never shy with an opinion. I always considered my place as future historian of the times, humbly, of...
Here's something a bit unexpected. Take it with a grain of salt and maybe as a conversation starter this weekend. We'd put Richmond near the top of a list for having opinions, but intellectualism? But here we go. Richmond has landed at No. 9 on a new list of America's most intellectual cities, according to a study by Maxwell Social, a New...
On October 10, Avula announced that Richmond would not renew its contract with Flock Safety, following a similar decision by Henrico County, whose contract expires in November. Richmond's agreement runs through June 30, 2027. Mayor Avula raised the possibility of a Virginia-only network during a press conference earlier this week. “If there were...
RVA Mag and NODDERLY presents It’s Still Our City, a podcast hosted by Harrison Christy and with Clair Morgan as co-host and producer through NODDERLY. "Mac Wood is an illustrator and a welder, spending much of his time hauling racing simulators around the country and, very importantly, volunteering some of his time restoring that Gothic castle...
There are art shows, and then there are art fights. Richmond gets its art fight later this month when Secret Walls rolls into the Richmond Tattoo & Arts Convention October 23rd and 24th, putting tattoo artists and fine artists head-to-head in front of a crowd with a clock running. Eight artists will compete across two nights, with two-on-two...
Editor's note: We were sent this petition after publishing: VCU Demolition Blitz: More Richmond Erased HERE. As reported by The Richmonder last week, “The Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan, which sailed through City Council with a unanimous vote Sept. 28, is intended to set Richmond's key priorities for identifying and conserving notable...
RVA Mag and NODDERLY presents It’s Still Our City, a podcast hosted by Harrison Christy and with Clair Morgan as co-host and producer through NODDERLY. "Yavé Rust is a Richmond, VA-based music producer and audio engineer specializing in metal and punk. Originating from Peru, Yavé immigrated to the United States in 2006 driven by a singular...
Studio Two Three has been around long enough to forget how likely it was to fail. Sixteen years ago, a small group of friends wanted to keep making art in Richmond. They pooled money from working in local restaurants to pay rent, borrowed equipment and built an organization one piece at a time. Today, Studio Two Three has 150 artist members, a...
Monday night I got taken to a church of filth. The Pope of Trash, the Prince of Puke, the Sultan of Sleaze, John Waters, graced the Byrd Theatre for a sold-out one-man show. The actor, writer and director became famous for cult classics like Pink Flamingos, Hairspray and Female Trouble, several of which have made their way into the Criterion...
