This Saturday, culture will spill across the steps of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture as Richmond celebrates its first Diwali Music & Arts Festival, a full-day gathering of color, rhythm, and connection hosted by The Rith Initiative, a new 501(c)(3)...
Fresh off a disastrous appearance on CNN, GOP Senate candidate Corey Stewart took to Twitter to claim his primary win as a mandate to "kick @timkaine's teeth in." Stewart is the current chair of the Prince William Board of Supervisors, but has struggled to win office outside of his county. He notably lost the Republican primary for the office of...
Get your popcorn ready Richmond, the best of RVA Missed Connections is back again with your weekly pick-me-up. This time we have a flirty encounter at Carytown Burgers & Fries, a woman can't stop lusting after a tattooed dad walking his dog at Texas Beach, and a concerned citizen hopes to connect with a bald woman he saw joyriding on her...
The demand for justice in the killing of Marcus-David Peters moved from the streets to the council meeting room Monday night. After a march for justice and reformation for Peters on June 2, family and community members addressed city council to call for transparency and an examination into Richmond Police Department's crisis intervention training...
RVA Mag traveled out to Richmond International Raceway to check out this year’s annual AmeriVespa held here in the River City. The event, sponsored by the National Vespa Club of America and Richmond’s own 7 Hills Scooter Club, featured moto-enthusiasts from across the globe and yes, every kind of Vespa imaginable. The end result of this merry...
There has been a lot of tension in Richmond recently. Everybody can feel it, everybody knows why. This city has a mess of critical issues to deal with right now: how the police apply lethal force, rapidly accelerating rents and housing costs, and public schools that lack essentials like toilet paper and soap. From a certain perspective,...
Buckle up Richmond, we're back with an exciting new batch of RVA Missed Connections for your weekly dose of entertainment. This go around, tie-dye clad souls bond at a shrimp fest in Mechanicsville, a woman in a yellow tube top at Capitol Waffle Shop attracts a secret admirer, a hangover prevents a guy from reaching out to his Lamplighter love, ...
“Help, not death." That was the chant that permeated today’s march that ended at the Richmond Police Department (RPD) headquarters, where hundreds of people demanded justice and reformation for Marcus Peters - an unarmed black man in mental distress who was shot and killed by a Richmond police officer on May 14. “We are here in honor of...
Punk band NOFX should probably change their name to “NO…Longer Booking Gigs” after remarks they made about the Las Vegas concert shooting, resulting in outrage from the public, and costing them their sponsorship from Stone Brewing Co. The Los Angeles-based band, who rose to prominence in the 90s, recently played the Punk Rock Bowling and Music...
Last week, the new corporate owners of the Virginian-Pilot and Style Weekly laid off 21 people at the New York Daily News. It’s just the most recent cut by Tronc, Inc., which has moved design and production jobs from New York City to Tronc headquarters in Chicago, leaving editorial positions unfilled. If previous acquisitions by the conglomerate...
