Editor’s Note: This piece was written by a student at Randolph-Macon College as part of a feature writing course. Thank you to the students and to Professor Seth Clabough, Ph.D., for organizing the project. Where there was once a forest full of life and hidden...
Apparently a lot of hearts were set aflame this week, and more than a little of it happened at shows, from hot pit action at Good Riddance in Norfolk to some serious closeness in the pit at GWAR. Whether or not you rocked out with some cuties this past week, though, you still might find love in the Missed Connections section. Especially if you're...
The weather is turning chilly here in Richmond, and it's the perfect time to find a sweetheart and curl up by a warm fire. But only if you promise to be careful -- if you roll into the fire while you're testing out jiu jitsu techniques on each other, we won't be held responsible. This week also brings us some beachgoers who aren't sure whether to...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #34, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. For Reggie Barnett, Jr., prison was just another place where he didn’t fit in. Raised in the boxing gym, he failed to find a place in the ring or his neighborhood. Arrested for marijuana possession at 18, he found himself pulled into a downward...
October has ended, but every day is Halloween in my heart. It's nice when everyone happens to be in the spirit at the same time, but what am I to do when that month ends? Luckily, there's a horror podcast that spends the entire year talking about horror films and the surrounding pop culture, which I can listen to anytime, whether it be October...
Donald Trump has made clear throughout his campaign and administration that he has no respect for the conventional norms of United States government. From his calamitous attempt, just after his inauguration, to institute a travel ban for several countries with predominantly Muslim populations to his equally uproarious attempt last summer to ban...
The cool crisp casual air of October is full of mischief and missed connections. The perfect combination for an all-hallows meet up in the most auspicious of locations: including one of the most prestigious houses at Hogwarts. This week, you'll also find a guy with a leather fetish (hellbent for leather) in Culpepper, and a man looking to connect...
A stalled bike share campaign is gathering dust on sun-baked streets. Truck beds stuffed with electric scooters are deposited across Virginia Commonwealth University’s bustling campus. Police forces directed to impound those scooters have joined a campaign that stretches across the Commonwealth. The contentious state of transportation in the city...
The world loves an underdog story -- and IPAs, White Claws, and costumes. Oh, and also pinball. The Richmond Pinball Collective, a non-profit social club, held their first Gal-O-Ween Women’s Pinball Tournament this weekend with players coming from all over the Commonwealth. Also in attendance were members of the Richmond chapter of Belles &...
This week, RVA Magazine #34 hits the stands in Virginia with the print magazine's newest edition for the fall season. We're wrapping up the heat this year with another edition of the Commonwealth's best in music, arts, politics, and features: with perspectives on regional culture from across the state. On the beat all summer from outer space to...
