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Replanting His Life in America, Leaving Behind Everything He Knew

Following is an updated excerpt from the book, Portraits of Immigrant Voices, in honor of Immigrant Heritage Month, which is celebrated during the month of June throughout the United States to honor the contributions and resilience of the newcomers who have shaped our...

Review | Get In My Boca! What’s Happening at the Triangle?

Every time I go to the Aldi on Arthur Ashe at Broad St., En Su Boca tries to seduce me with its tequila and tacos perfume. It doesn’t work all the time, but I feel the pull when I’m browsing the nonsense in Aldi’s middle aisle. I once bought sweatpants there. I’m not...

What a Chilean Traveler Found in Richmond

Editor’s Note: We occasionally make space for outside voices whose perspectives help us see Richmond differently. This piece was submitted by Chilean journalist and multimedia storyteller Natalia Freire. Hidden gems. I like that expression. It’s the first thing that...

Richmond’s Shop Local Culture Shines in New Study

Richmond is ranked the number one city in America for supporting local businesses, according to a new national study from OnDeck. The report analyzed Instagram activity tied to hashtags like #shoplocal and #shopsmall across nearly 500 U.S. cities and found Richmond...

RVA 5×5 | Is Targeted Tax Relief Just The First Step?

While running for Mayor in 2024, candidate Avula’s top priority in the “Thriving neighborhoods and affordable housing” section of his platform stated:  As Mayor, he will: Fight displacement of long-term residents and expand the supply of deeply affordable housing for...

Richmond Kept Flock Cameras in the 2027 Budget

Around 8 pm on Tuesday, May 11th, the Richmond City Council voted unanimously to approve the 2026-2027 budget, which included at least $1.2 million to be invested into maintaining RPD contracts. One such contract is for the ninety-nine Flock cameras installed...

Fantasy Freakout Week 3: Injury Report of Doom

Time for Week 3 of the 2021 NFL/fantasy football season! This week, John Reinhold pages through the injury report to see which backup quarterbacks are viable and which will wreck the scoring for everyone on their team. Plus: is the Pack back? Welcome to week three of the fantasy freakout! Lots of scoring has happened, and unfortunately this was...

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Fantasy Freakout Week 2: Studs and Duds

With Week One of the NFL season in the books, all is chaos. John Reinhold tries to make sense of it all and find some decent matchups for Week Two in this edition of the Fantasy Freakout. Welcome to week two of the fantasy freakout! Plenty to freak out about now. Fantasy scoring was all over the place, with a few duds and some big surprising...

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Wait, A Fantasy Football Article?

RVA Mag's own John Reinhold has been a fantasy football master for quite a while now, so this year he's going to be breaking down exactly what goes into dominating your fantasy league so you can lord it over your cousin at Thanksgiving. This is where it starts. Yeah, I did it. I infiltrated the RVA Mag site to write an actual fantasy football...

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RVA Game Cave Issue 7: Spider-Man: Miles Morales

In this edition of RVA Game Cave, columnist Jonah Schuhart finds that Spider-Man: Miles Morales can do whatever the last Spider-Man game can... and a good bit more. The Sam Raimi Spider-Man films have left an irreversible mark on the generation of movie-goers that grew up in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Until then, there had never been such a...

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RVA Game Cave #6: A Belated Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 Review

In this edition of RVA Game Cave, columnist Jonah Schuhart explores a new reissue of the earliest installments of a now-classic franchise. Tony Hawk fans, get stoked.  There was a time, back in the 90’s and 2000’s, when skateboarding video games were almost more popular than skating itself. The mainstream popularity of figures like Tony Hawk...

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RVA Game Cave Issue 4: The Last of Us Part 2

In this edition of RVA Game Cave, columnist Jonah Schuhart dives into The Last of Us Part 2. Following its predecessor, TLOU2 challenges the player’s moral code, and captivates even its harshest critics.  Without a doubt, The Last of Us Part II  is the single most contentious game of the year. The degree to which it has left gamers...

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