For two decades, the Oregon Hill Halloween Parade has been proof that community doesn’t need permission to exist. Every year, thousands of neighbors and artists spill into the streets with puppets, lanterns, hand-made costumes and signs, a homespun procession that’s...
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...
For only $1,319 you too can live in a 445 square-foot apartment and "experience old Richmond charm in the heart of a bustling shopping and entertainment district," according to the website of a new apartment building in Carytown. If that sounds a little steep to you, you're probably having the same reaction neighbors and other Richmonders had...
If you’re like me, you’re tired of 4/20. Tired of the excessive marketing, the yearly Harold & Kumar marathons, the Super Trooper references. If this speaks to you, why not stow the bong and dusty Black Sunday LP away for another time. Instead, step into the trippy, marvelous world of mushrooms at Mushroom Mania this Friday-an event that will...
RICHMOND – The House of Delegates passed a state budget that expands Medicaid in Virginia after advocates for the measure held a rally outside the Capitol. Meeting in special session, the House voted 67-33 in favor of a budget for the 2018-2020 biennium that provides Medicaid coverage to more low-income Virginians. The legislation now moves to...
A routine day for paramedics in Richmond finds them at a hotel where a young woman is overdosing on heroin. She’ll live because of the 911 call her 4-year-old son placed, but the future for this woman and her son is still hazy. This is the sixth time she’s overdosed -- her son has seen it enough times to know how to respond -- and it will most...
