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As Hospitals Monitor Drugs, Opioid Deaths See Decline

Virginia hospitals are monitoring painkiller prescriptions more closely and taking other steps to curb the opioid epidemic, and the efforts may be paying off: Drug overdoses in Virginia have dropped for the first time in six years. In 2016, the opioid epidemic was...

New Civil War Museum Sheds Light on Untold Stories

The American Civil War Museum, which holds its grand opening Saturday, aims to tell the war’s untold stories through multimedia, artifacts, and personal narratives. If asked who was involved in the Civil War, most Americans would list the usual suspects: Robert E....

Could Hemp Join Tobacco As A Big Cash Crop in Virginia?

As tobacco production fades into the past and more permissive laws go into effect, hemp is poised to become the way of the future for Virginia farmers. At first glance, it looks like a stoner’s paradise: acres of plants that resemble marijuana. But this crop is hemp,...

Demystifying Munchausen’s Syndrome By Proxy

After multiple films have drawn attention to the case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, awareness of Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy is growing. But the details are still only vaguely understood by most. Recent programs such as Hulu’s The Act and the HBO documentary Mommy Dead...

Best of VA Missed Connections April 24 – April 30

The weather's getting warm, and it's finally time to break out the tie-dyed t-shirts, shorts, and flip-flops -- and then head for the Missed Connections to shout out all the hotties you're too shy to talk to. We here at RVA Mag totally know your pain on that score,...

It’s Arbor Day! Let’s Learn More About Tree Migration

This Arbor Day, the Science Museum of Virginia answers an important question: can trees migrate? And if so, is that a good thing? This week began with Earth Day, and it ends today with Arbor Day! The word "arbor" comes from the Latin word for "tree," so you might not...

Best of VA Missed Connections April 17 – April 23

It's the Tuesday after Easter, and you know what that means! That's right, the leftover Easter candy is half off at the grocery store. Also, spring has fully sprung, and the lovely Easter weather has apparently set hearts around the Commonwealth aflutter -- at least...

The Things It Carried

On Wednesday afternoon, the space freighter Antares launched from NASA's spaceport on Virginia's Eastern Shore. RVA Magazine was on the scene. At 4:46 PM on Wednesday, April 17, wildflowers folded, and the waves rolling onto the Eastern Shore were parried back to sea...

Clary Sage, Stephanie, Cellsaga at Little Saint

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Literally if you don't dance at this you're just like...wrong?? Like scientifically incorrect. Hot Goth Prom 2018, no cover, 21+ Clary Sage rhythmic audio/visual electro-punk/noise for fans of psychedelics, dissociatives, dancing, and being LOUD Stephanie new retrowave/Italodisco/noise/fantasy/80s teen horror film soundtrack...

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Bicyclists Remember Corey Frazier With Ceremony, Memorial Ride

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Members of Richmond’s cycling community gathered beside the family of Corey Frazier Wednesday night to memorialize a young man who died in a traffic collision while bicycling through the Fan recently. Frazier, 21, was a VCU student who worked at Max’s on Broad downtown, and used his bicycle as a means of transportation. Family, friends, and...

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Texas rock outfit Spoon Takes the Stage at The National Tonight

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Like the North American sleuth of music, Spoon has once again emerged from the snow-laden hollows of their respective keeps. The Texas-based rock outfit takes the stage tonight at The National. In a competitive arena where many look to join the reunion circuit for relevance, Spoon shoots this notion in the foot, emerging from their hibernation...

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Premiere: Good Day RVA Presents Doll Baby Live

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The fine folks over at Good Day RVA have another music video for your eyes and ears, and this go around we get not one, but two live performances of tunes from Richmond punk band Doll Baby. DIY filmmakers and founders of Good Day RVA Chris Damon and Evan Hoffman captured the four-piece at Virginia Center Commons mall with the help of...

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Weekend Cocktail Workshop at The Graduate Richmond

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Join us in Brookfield (and Byrd House when it's warm!) for a complimentary cocktail class every Sunday until April 29th. Our beverage manager, Annelle, will walk you through how to make your favorite drinks. On the last Sunday of each month, she will choose a local bartender to join her behind the bar. They will bring their own brews, tastings,...

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