When you talk to the workers on strike outside the Starbucks in the Fan, you don’t hear anything abstract about “labor movements” or “corporate negotiations.” You hear frustration, exhaustion, and a pretty simple question: why won’t Starbucks come to the table? Last...
Violence continues to disrupt Shockoe Bottom businesses as two shootings, an armed robbery and a street shooting, both occurred within four days of each other between the 1800 and 1700 blocks of Main Street. Six people were injured during the armed robbery at Liquid Café in Shockoe Bottom this past Saturday morning, shortly after 5 a.m. A street...
Brace yourselves Richmond, we've got an all-new batch of RVA Missed Connections for you to enjoy. This week, two bond at Ellwood Thompson's over yoga mats and cigarettes, sparks fly at the Chesterfield County Fair, a girl in a striped dress at The Jefferson gets a secret admirer, and if you're a blue-eyed bartender from a recent ICA event, your...
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr delivered one of the most powerful, impactful, and gripping speeches in American history. The speech, given at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, brought around 250,000 people to Washington D.C. and in the shadow of Abraham Lincoln called for an end to racial discrimination and for the US to...
Personally, it’s always been my dream to be the digital embodiment of a black hole that lives and moves along the Earth’s surface, selectively devouring everything in my path. Lucky for me, and most likely you, as well, our dreams are about to come true. Annapurna Interactive, a mobile gaming development company, has just unleashed "Donut...
*This is a breaking story. A video game competition has turned deadly after a mass shooter opened fire at a Madden NFL regional tournament in Jacksonville, Florida. According to the Miami Herald, the shooting, which took place a little after 2 p.m., has left four people dead and 11 have been reported wounded. The shooting was broadcast live on...
It was a few months ago that Christian Gordon had an experience he says changed his life. After escaping a high-speed collision by swerving into a ditch, just out of harm’s way, Gordon found himself shaken but uninjured. Just ahead of his near accident was a small church, which he entered to do something unusual for him; give thanks to God....
In 2015, Richmond was the third most tattooed city in the country. Over the past few years, over a dozen shops have cropped up along Broad Street and judging from looking around VCU's campus and basically any bar in Richmond, body art is something that will always be a part of the city's culture. With so many well done, beautiful tattoos around...
The US incarcerates more people per capita than any other country in the world and the systematic racism, class-based inequalities, and economic engines which drive these things are well documented - making their continued existence a deeply shameful reminder of how regressive the US still is on crime and punishment. According to a Prison Policy...
In a summer full of ecological terrors, from gigantic hogweed terror plants to snakes emerging from toilets, to an increase in snake sightings throughout the Commonwealth, along with great whites being pinged off the coast; now a dusky shark washed up on the shore of Resort City. Coincidence? Only if you believe in that kind of thing. According...
