Michael Eugene Archer, better known to the world as D’Angelo, has passed away. The Richmond-born singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist didn’t just help create neo-soul, he refined it. His music, “thick as molasses,” as Rolling Stone once wrote, carried a voice...
The release of “Active Shooter”, a school shooting simulation game from Russian publisher ACID, was canceled following outrage from politicians, parents, and school shooting survivors soon after the announcement of its expected launch date on gaming platform Steam on June 6. A petition on change.org was created Friday by a parent demanding Valve...
It has been announced today that the Virginian-Pilot and all of its subsequent affiliates, including Richmond's Style Weekly, have been acquired by Chicago's Tronc Inc. Tronc, once known as Tribune Publishing, currently owns the Baltimore Sun, Hartford Current, Orlando Sentinel, Sun-Sentinel, Hoy, Naperville Sun, El Sentinel del Sur de la Florida...
Hope everyone had a nice long weekend, if not, then sit down for your weekly entertainment, because the people of RVA Missed Connections sure enjoyed themselves. In this batch, The Hof continues to be the hot spot for spicy encounters, sparks fly between two karaoke singers at Ipanema Cafe, a man becomes mesmerized with a Mellow Mushroom...
Wrestling pandemonium took center stage Friday night inside Richmond’s HofGarden bar, where titans of the ring contested for glory in one of the coolest fucking spectacles seen in the River City in a long time. Pro-wrestling at the Hof was an up close and personal event; with only a ring and some light barricades to separate fans from the...
Missed Connections is finally back with a little spice to it. We've missed you, guys. In this batch, sparks fly at Casa Del Barco and Coppola's Deli, two strangers browsing through Fan-tastic's Thrift come together, and then there's also some talks of Cannibalism thrown in, of course. Stay weird, Richmond. petite brunette, pretty smile (Cary...
This weekend will be a clash of some of Richmond's finest wrestling heroes as they take each other on at The Hof all to benefit a local children's non-profit. The Scott's Addition rooftop bar and venue has partnered with Pure Pro Wrestling and the Richmond wrestling legend himself, The Progressive Liberal to put on a knock down drag out event...
*This is a developing story. The Richmond Police Department (RPD) announced yesterday that it will release the "body-worn" footage of the officer-involved shooting last Monday, which ended in the death of school teacher, Marcus-David Peters. A press release issued by the RPD said, "Continuing its commitment to transparency, the Richmond Police...
Marcus-David L. Peters’ will never see his 25th birthday. He’ll never get to hug his mom again or teach biology at Tappahannock's Essex High School to young, eager students. Earlier this week, Peters was shot and killed by a Richmond police officer after crashing his car off Interstate 95/64. According to The Root, Peters, who was naked at the...
If you’ve ever wondered what the meaning of life is, you’re not alone. If you came to the conclusion that the purpose of life is to spread life itself to other planets across the universe, then you’re in the good company of VCU Professor Michael Mautner - a research fellow with the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity. Early on in his...
