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Local, Latino and A New Richmond Cosmos

Tucked into the alley behind 2512 West Main Street, a fever dream of the cosmos has taken shape across a brick wall. The mural is the collaborative work of four Latino artists working in and around Richmond: Visibly Hidden, Monolith, Mars, and Sol. A distant Earth...

The Mayor of Sunny Mart

There are certain people who become part of a neighborhood so slowly that nobody notices it happening until one day they realize the place would feel strange without them.   If you’ve spent enough time around The Fan late at night, then you probably know Sunny Mart....

Sojourner Truth and Why Her Story Still Matters

Editor's Note: This is a companion piece to our preview of Songs of Truth, the new musical inspired by the life of Sojourner Truth. This essay from Christian Detres takes a closer look at the woman behind the legend and the enduring relevance of her story. Sojourner...

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 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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How To Race Your Dragon: Celebrating Chinese Culture in Richmond

Despite its corporate influences, Richmond's Dragon Boat Festival was an entertaining spectacle of Chinese culture by the James. A little piece of China came to Richmond earlier this month, when the Richmond International Dragon Boat Festival hit Rocketts Landing on August 3. The festival, which has run annually for the past 11 years, featured 41...

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