Editor's Note: RVA Magazine is partnering with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture on coverage related to America's 250th anniversary, including Richmond SailFest and the upcoming IllumiNation. Also, filmmaker Justin Black of Headwaters Down is sailing aboard...
How often do we know the origins of the products we buy? At AlterNatives Boutique, the answer is every time. We caught up with owner Guadalupe Ramirez as she embarks on her 25th year in Carytown. The story of AlterNatives Boutique begins and ends with one idea: if you give someone the opportunity for education and the access to...
From the day they set up their first board, skaters have been coming together to "shred", whether it be Richmond's streets and alleyways, events such as the "Free-For-All" Go Skateboarding Day at Kanawha Plaza — before it was renovated, to local group RASA tirelessly toiling away to create a skate park at Texas Beach, to the infamous Lost...
Hurricane season is here, and this one’s already a doozy. According to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the 2017 season holds records for the highest number of major hurricanes in more than ten years, and the highest number of consecutive hurricanes since the satellite era -- such as Harvey, Irma, Jose,...
Category 5 Hurricane Irma has torn into the northeastern Leeland Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico for over two days, according to the National Hurricane Center. The islands, battered by the storm, are now under a hurricane watch for two new storms: Hurricane Jose and Hurricane Katia. “This storm is just barely hitting Puerto Rico, so...
Virginia is set to experience anywhere between 86 and 91 percent of the solar eclipse today. While the Commonwealth is not in the path of totality, it is not far off either. Given that this is (kinda, sorta) a once in a life time experience, RVA Mag wanted to bring attention to the one thing all people should be aware of today. Namely, that...
It is fitting that University of Richmond (UR) announced the launch of its beekeeping program, complete with two hives on campus, during National Pollinators’ Week. In a recent press release, the university explained the hives are being installed in an effort to improve local ecology, as well as provide research opportunities into the bee...
Even for the avid cyclist, the 52-mile long Virginia Capital Trail, which officially opened in the fall of 2015, is a challenge to tackle. Two local biking enthusiasts have come up with an idea to transport riders and their bikes conveniently along the Virginia Capital Trail. Last year, locals Alison McGrail and Cheyenne Burnham went to...
It was a project months, if not a solid year, in the making - former RTD outdoors columnist Andy Thompson, along with business partner Ryan Abrahamsen, wanted to set up a camera to capture ospreys raising a family on the James - but the final product hopes to be so much more. “We wanted it to show what the ospreys were doing, that miracle of life...
It was a project months, if not a solid year, in the making - former RTD outdoors columnist Andy Thompson, along with business partner Ryan Abrahamsen, wanted to set up a camera to capture ospreys raising a family on the James - but the final product hopes to be so much more. “We wanted it to show what the ospreys were doing, that miracle of life...
