Richmond's Nettspend and Vans turned Laurel Skatepark into a canned food drive that was part skate scene, part community pull-up, built around a simple ask: bring something that helps someone else eat. For readers who may not know him yet, Nettspend is one of...
On what’s normally a vacation week, four local high school students were hard at work organizing Town Hall for our Lives meetings around the area. The meetings, inspired by the Parkland student movement, are opportunities for students to talk to their elected officials about gun control and gun violence. Chaz Nuttycombe, a senior at Hanover High...
These blurbs originally appeared in the Good EATS RVA section of RVA #32 Spring 2018. You can check out the issue HERE or pick it up around Richmond now. Lower 48 A former Food Network competitor has returned to Richmond to open a new restaurant in Shockoe Bottom. Malcolm Mitchell, longtime personal chef, restaurateur, and Season 8 finalist on...
It seems it's going to take a bit before Missed Connections is brimming over with a ton of juicy, weird, and random encounters now that it's in a new section on Craigslist, but it is still alive and well, with sparks flying at The Franklin Inn, karaoke singers share a sweet dance at Sticky Rice, and two gamers connect over The Gauntlet game at...
“I believe that women are running for office–I’m sorry, I’m working and just...” I heard a scuffling of papers in the background while Delegate Hala Ayala paused, early in our conversation about a wave of women candidates elected to the Virginia House of Delegates this past November. “...Doing a lot. This surge of women are finding out that after...
Do you or someone you know have the writing chops to seek out and deliver compelling stories on the latest in music, art, food, beer, politics and current events in Richmond? Well, you’re in luck, because the editors of RVA Mag are in need of editorial and video interns for our upcoming summer session! We’re looking to fill about eight slots for...
Last Friday and Saturday nights saw the 12th Annual United Blood Festival take over The Canal Club in Shockoe Bottom. United Blood is a hardcore fest, showcasing an offshoot of punk rock known as hardcore due to its heavier, more metallic sound, its tough, no-frills presentation, and its street-level lyrical realism. Beginning in various American...
RVA Fashion Week’s spring events may be kicking off in just a few weeks, but the series isn’t the only event this month shedding light on emerging local artists in Richmond’s flourishing fashion scene. This weekend, Serene Culture will hold its 2nd Annual fashion show at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to showcase underground local, and...
Tired with the glorification of mumble rap? Well if you are like me and grew up listening to godfathers like Jay Z, Nas, and more, this empowering new album may just be right up your alley. Up-and-coming Richmond rapper Radio B released his 16-track concept album, Jesus Never Wore a Suit (JWNAS) early last month with producer JL Hodges (formerly...
A teenager is planning an upcoming "March for Our Guns" rally at Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach this month. In an interview with Wavy TV 10 in VB, 15-year-old Aiden Jackson said he was interested in planning the rally after seeing the publicity "March for our Lives" generated nationally. Jackson, a freshman at Ocean Lakes High School, in an...
