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Before Anyone Was Watching

I went to Virginia MOCA expecting to hear Andy Howell talk about skateboarding. Instead, I left thinking about community and how people find each other. Howell's installation opens Seamless, the museum's new exhibition exploring the overlap between art and design. At...

Duron Chavis is Building More Than a Farm

How two decades of community organizing grew into a vision for land ownership, education, and self-determination. The first time I met Duron Chavis, he wasn't talking about farmland. He was talking about culture. It was the early 2000s, and Happily Natural Day was...

RVA 5×5 | Leapfrogging Back to 1776, 50 Years at a Time: 1926

Editor's Note: We're sharing this essay from community content partner Jon Baliles of RVA 5x5. If you enjoy his work and want more in-depth coverage of Richmond politics and history, consider subscribing to RVA 5x5 on Substack. The views expressed are those of the...

The Light That Never Went Out 

There is a spotlight still mounted in the rafters of 528 N. 2nd Street. It has been there since 1914. It has outlasted segregation, fire, the highway that cut Jackson Ward in two, and decades of silence. On the nights when the Hippodrome Theater fills up, that light...

Virginia’s New Marijuana Law: Everything You Need to Know

After years of legislative battles, vetoes, compromise negotiations, and numerous articles, Virginia finally has a roadmap for legal recreational marijuana sales. The state budget signed into law earlier this week establishes a regulated cannabis marketplace beginning...

The Strange Afterlife of Virginia’s President Heads

Editor's Note: Reminder, the sculptures are located on private property and are not open for general visitation. Access is available only through scheduled guided tours, with Labor Day weekend currently expected to be the final tour on the calendar. Tour information...

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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RVA Game Cave Issue 3: Halo 2 Anniversary

In this edition of RVA Game Cave, columnist Jonah Schuhart lets us know that Halo 2 Anniversary For PC is the best ever version of an undisputed classic video game. This month I'm talking about Halo 2 Anniversary. If you don’t know what Halo is, I have included a step by step guide on informing yourself. Step One: Crawl out from the impenetrably...

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RVA Game Cave Issue 2: DOOM Eternal

Our RVA Game Cave columnist Jonah Schuhart returns with a glowing review of DOOM Eternal, which he calls "a gruesome, indulgent power fantasy of immense proportion." That's a good thing, right? DOOM Eternal is an amazingly indulgent experience. It’s a five-star, all-you can eat buffet table that never runs out. Almost everything on the menu is...

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RVA Game Cave Issue 1: Devil May Cry 3 for Switch

Which button is X again? In the debut issue of RVA Game Cave, columnist Jonah Schuhart reviews The Devil May Cry 3 for Switch -- and finds that the release cranks it up another notch by giving an old game some smokin’ new features.  The Devil May Cry series is best known by Action Game fans (like me) and wisened-up nerds who remember when playing...

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Thingamajig & Doohickey Lets You Build Ridiculous Machines

At Thingamajig & Doohickey, players create comically complex Rube Goldberg machines to complete simple tasks. The more needlessly complicated your machine is, the higher you score. Ravenchase Adventures, the company behind several Richmond escape rooms such as Escape Room RVA and Warehouse 29, are bringing a fresh business idea to the RVA...

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At VCU’s Esports Club, Every Match Is Friendly

Basketball is great, but lately quite a few VCU students have been more excited about esports. That just might explain the quickly increasing popularity of VCU's Esports Club. There are hundreds of clubs at VCU, but very few are as fast-growing or involved as the university's Esports club. And while the club's high-profile tournaments are a big...

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Dueling Decks At the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Qualifier

The Yu-Gi-Oh tournament that came to the Greater Richmond Convention Center last month drew a far different sort of card fanatic than you'd find at the poker tables. When most people imagine a card game tournament, they might picture a group of stone-faced card sharks risking big bucks around a high-stakes poker table. But the card game...

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Your Room Is Ready At The Hotel Greene

Whether you're a mini-golf fan or you love the mysteriously fascinating hotels of bygone eras, the Hotel Greene is sure to delight you when you stop in. What would happen if Kelsey Grammer’s Frasier Crane moved to Richmond, VA and felt like playing some mini-golf while slumbering in the mind of Wes Anderson?  The Hotel Greene is exactly what...

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