Before the beer taps and condos, before the buzzwords about ‘revitalization,’ Scott’s Addition’s future passed through the hands of a single man: Justin Glynn French. A convicted felon whose empire collapsed in scandal, he set the stage, even if unintentionally, for...
The disturbing photo of bodies flying as a Dodge Challenger hurtles into them, shot from behind, has become one of the defining images of the Charlottesville rally on August 12th. The driver of that car, James Fields, faced second-degree murder charges for the death of Heather Heyer, along with felony charges for assault, wounding, and...
*This is a developing story. According to the Charlottesville Police Department, street closures will accompany the hearings of white supremacist James Fields Jr., who conducted a vehicular attack against counter-protesters on August 12 during the Unite the Right rally. The incident, which left one woman dead and up to thirty wounded, was...
Even if the craziness of the holidays has turned you into a Scrooge, the folks over at Missed Connections are sure to fill you with cheer with their antics and endless quest for love. This week, things heat up at Station 2 between two strangers and in the bathroom at Sticky Rice, there's a very, very strange interaction in a Carytown bookstore,...
Last night, Richmond City Council voted 6-2 against a proposal requesting the General Assembly of Virginia grant the City Council the authority to remove of Confederate memorials on Monument Avenue. Councilman Michael Jones of the 9th District proposed the measure, inspired in large part by the three deaths in Charlottesville. “I don’t see anyone...
*This story has been updated The beleaguered city of Charlottesville has denied a request by white supremacist Jason Kessler for a permit to celebrate the anniversary of the Unite the Right rally next August. The rally held on August 12 ended in a terrorist attack by white supremacist, James Fields Jr. According to a memo from the city manager's...
From the day they set up their first board, skaters have been coming together to "shred", whether it be Richmond's streets and alleyways, events such as the "Free-For-All" Go Skateboarding Day at Kanawha Plaza — before it was renovated, to local group RASA tirelessly toiling away to create a skate park at Texas Beach, to the infamous Lost...
*This story has been updated. A man has been arrested on VCU's campus in front of the James Branch Cabell Library for yelling racial slurs at passing students while holding a racist sign. In a video posted to YouTube by Noah McKinney, a young white man can be seen yelling inflammatory remarks to a crowd of gathering students. At one point he can...
After their September rally-turned-rout, the rag-tag group of Confederate memorabilia sellers, led by Thomas and Judy Crompton and Tara Brandau, that make up the CSA II are returning to Richmond this Saturday for an event they've titled "Protect All The Monuments On Monument Ave Rally - Round 2." Attendance will likely be low again, although...
In this week's batch of RVA Missed Connections we have a steamy encounter in a Planet Fitness locker room, one lone soul in a Red Lobster hoping sparks will fly with their waiter, and a bizarre "incident" at an Ashland Chick-Fil-A offering a cash reward for details. Check out all this and more below. Friends Of Jefferson park - m4w (Church Hill)...
