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Best Of VA Missed Connections August 28 – September 3

School's back in here in Richmond, and if you're riding the bus, you just might find yourself in the Missed Connections this week. After all, we've all gotta get there somehow. We've got a bunch of fun stuff in the good ol' MCs this week, from house flippers who want...

Best of VA Missed Connections August 21 – August 27

The longer summer goes on, the weirder it gets here in the Missed Connections. From people who smoke Netflix to unashamed beer belly rubbers in the hardware store, everyone's letting it all hang out this week. And don't get us wrong, we're all for it! If nothing else,...

Fear And Loathing In Henrico County: CRT Edition

This month, Henrico residents encountered what might be the weirdest secret Santa ever. But hey, at least the singer for Those Manic Seas is keeping busy. I’ve received a lot of strange, unsolicited gifts in my life. A pot holder, a tiny nativity set, a picture of a...

Best Of VA Missed Connections August 14 – August 20

It must be a tough summer, because here in the Missed Connections, people are getting downright poetic about their lost loves. But not all the verses are sad -- you'll find REI-inspired poetry is every bit as hilarious as it sounds. It's also fun to imagine that Brad...

RVA #37 Is On The Streets Now!

Summer is alive in the River City, and the latest issue of RVA Magazine is here with it to tell the stories of arts, music, politics, and culture across Virginia. It's August, it's hot, and it's only going to get hotter here in the River City with the arrival on the...

How To Race Your Dragon: Celebrating Chinese Culture in Richmond

Despite its corporate influences, Richmond's Dragon Boat Festival was an entertaining spectacle of Chinese culture by the James. A little piece of China came to Richmond earlier this month, when the Richmond International Dragon Boat Festival hit Rocketts Landing on...

Best Of VA Missed Connections August 7 – August 13

Summer is all about the extremes of the human condition. Sometimes you're having amazing experiences you'll remember all of your life. Other times, you're just trying to keep from collapsing with heat-induced exhaustion. If you've had any of the latter moments this...

Best of RVA Missed Connections 3/13/18-3/20/18

It's a dreary day out there, which may have you down in the dumps, but the folks over at Missed Connections are always the perfect pick-me-up. This week, we've got a stressed out doughnut girl, sparks fly over a guy in a turtleneck at The Circuit, a man is searching for his "Daddy Bear" from the Bianco Del Rio show, and a woman dressed as Harley...

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Breaking: School Shooting in St. Mary’s County Maryland

*This is a developing story. According to the Sheriff's Department in St. Mary's County, Maryland, a shooting investigation is currently in process at Great Mills High School, where multiple injuries have been reported. This was also corroborated by a post on the St Mary's County Public School's webpage, which was updated with a report saying,...

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Kyle’s Criterion Corner: The Age of Innocence (1993)

Martin Scorsese once described his own adaptation of Edith Wharton’s classic 1920 novel, “The Age of Innocence” as the “…most violent film I’ve ever made”, and it is hard to counter this claim given the emotional stakes and the explored world around that. While this is still a tall declaration for anybody who is familiar with his previous work,...

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Opinion: Some History Makers Who Should Also Join Monument Avenue

The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates spent the day before the start of Black History Month killing bill proposals that would allow local governments to move Confederate statues and rename Confederate-branded highways. They didn’t do it without their constituents’ support either. Exit polls from last November’s elections show that 60 percent...

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Wine Dinner at Natalie’s Taste of Lebanon

Join us at Natalie's Taste of Lebanon on Thursday, April 12th at 6:30 pm for our Wine Dinner! For $65 per person, enjoy an evening of great food and wine as you listen to world renowned wine expert, Bartholomew Broadbent. A superb four course dinner has been carefully crafted to compliment the fine wine selections. Make sure to make a...

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Mati, Slump, Cement Shoes at Little Saint

Three band smasher at a new spot: MATI (NYC hard punk that dropped one of 2017's best demos. When's the last time you saw a Greek-language HC band rip? Featuring the guitar whiz from Haram !) https://matinyc.bandcamp.com/ with locals: SLUMP (https://slumpva.bandcamp.com/) CEMENT SHOES (https://cementshoes.bandcamp.com/releases) Doors at 10:30pm |...

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