"James Munoz, man, talk about a jack of all trades, this guy really does it all, and he’s one of the kindest people you’ll meet. A fun-inducing staple in the Richmond scene. Vocalist and guitarist for Xed Out. Vocalist for The Bled and Glock/Coma. Bartender at Cobra...
At least 70 supporters gathered around the Robert E. Lee monument on Saturday for an anti-racism rally organized by the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice, & Equality and the Richmond chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. Clergy and community activists spoke about the Monument Avenue Commission, the Civil War, and the impact...
With racial tensions and incidents of racism at a nationwide high, Richmond anti-racist activists are preparing to counter a neo-Confederate rally this Saturday at the Robert E. Lee Monument with a competing event they've titled "Rally Against Racism-The Meaning Behind The Monuments." On Facebook, the two main organizers, the Virginia Defenders...
A few weeks ago, I joined my fellow representatives of the Tuckahoe Middle School Student Council at the Virginia Student Council Association convention in Virginia Beach and it completely changed my thinking about the world around me. The convention was based around the theme "lighting the fire of leadership", and at it, four to five hundred...
Love is finally in the air this spring over in Missed Connections. This week, we have a special encounter at Babe's, The HofGarden, a Harlem native searches for his former lover in RVA, and a man hopes to hear from a woman snapping photos in Maymont's Japanese Gardens. All that and more below. Purple hair blk female works at little...
This upcoming weekend is Beach Weekend, the unofficial "spring break" for nearly 40,000 mostly black college-aged visitors to the City of Virginia Beach (VB). For residents and visitors, it's inextricably linked to Greekfest, which drew national attention in 1989 when the city declared it a riot and called in the National Guard after making the...
Every spring for a few magical days, Richmond’s women are blessed by the Tinder gods with a flood of new matches. Hardcore bros from across the nation descend upon the city for United Blood, an annual hardcore music fest hosted by the Canal Club that draws hundreds to Shockoe Bottom for a weekend of touring artists and Richmond groups like Count...
This week's batch of RVA Missed Connections bring us sparks between a woman and a mysterious mustard man at Wendy's, a guy hanging at Goatacado with his dog gets a secret admirer, and one poster hopes to hear from the red-haired woman with pink boots who caught their eye. All that and more below. You were a petite female (Chesterfield) You were...
A few years ago Scott’s Addition was a largely forgotten industrial neighborhood only the savviest Richmonders knew to be good for lunch or a milkshake. Since then the countless breweries, lofts, and coworking spaces that have sprouted up transformed Scott’s Addition into the epicenter of the city, Richmond’s hip, forward-thinking vision for...
Roughly 200-300 people turned out for a student-organized rally on Brown’s Island today following a national school walk-out commemorating the Columbine shooting 19 years ago. Richmond police provided a heavy presence at the rally and temporarily closed streets for a march to the state house steps, where speeches and musical performances...
