Editor’s note: This is an op-ed. The views belong to the author and not necessarily RVA Magazine. We publish opinion pieces to spark conversation, share perspectives, and give space to voices in our community. by Jacob Sherrod Richmond’s zoning code, the policies...
From an Uber driving spilling all his dirty secrets to a rat tail/buzz cut connection at Sediment Arts, a weird post involving a sock at Wine Loft, and a Kroger woman looking for her "Silverdaddy", this week's batch of RVA Missed Connections is one for the books. Check out these and much more below. Admire You at Work - m4w (RVA) You would, never...
T.K. Somanath, CEO of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA), resigned from his position on Sunday, according to RRHA Board Chairman Bob Adams. The resignation comes as efforts to restore heat to Creighton Court are underway, although Somanath, who resisted calls for his ouster, has admitted that heating problems are widespread...
How carefully do you read your pay stubs? If you’re like millions of workers in America, the answer is not carefully enough. An estimate from the Economic Policy Institute found that companies steal up to $50 billion per year from their employees. The Richmond branch of the Industrial Workers of the World is addressing the problem locally, both...
Despite the subfreezing weather, the lot behind Hill City Church was bustling, dozens of people waited in the cold for their turn to enter the 1,700 square-foot mobile exhibit space known as The Compassion Experience. The Compassion Experience is a self-guided immersive tour that takes visitors through the lives of impoverished children—now...
In this week's collection of the top Missed Connections stories on Craigslist, we have some old school laundromat lust, a seductive encounter at the salad bar, a sex partygoer looking to heat things up again, and some wholesome no frills love at Cracker Barrel. Check out what all the fuss is about below. 22 years ago this month - m4w (The Fan) ...
A recent Craigslist post caught our eye with its unusual request—a restaurant in Richmond's Fan District is on the hunt for an "exorcist." Yes, you read that right. It seems this small local spot is dealing with what they've described as a "demonic attack," and they're calling on anyone with the chops for casting out otherworldly spirits to help...
A heating crisis in Richmond's public housing has local families struggling to stay warm during this brutally cold winter. Residents alleged decades of mismanagement by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, which was created in 1940 to administer and manage housing for low-income city residents. “Welcome to poverty,” Sha Randa Taylor...
When asked to describe Henry Rollins, what may come to mind? If one is measured by their actions, Rollins is an encyclopedia. If one is measured by their beliefs, he is a religion, of course, without the years of institutional oppression. Hell, if one is measured by the number of intensive questionings by authorities, Rollins is a fucking...
New year, same naughty, sketchy, peculiarly romantic encounters for the people over in Missed Connections this week. In this batch, we have more sock and foot fetishes, of course, sparks fly at a 90s party at The National, along with New York Deli, and Tarrant's Cafe. All that and more, below. I Saw U Peeking 😉 - m4w (bedroom) u could of waved...
