We have heard recently and for years (decades) that the most important things we need in this region are more housing, jobs and economic development, and good schools. But in the city, those things have not been priorities. After the Navy Hill boondoggle wasted two...
Richmond’s best kept not-so-secret custom motorcycle shop, Classified Moto is known for their signature Franken-vehicles simply called “Classified”. This Richmond business is shifting gears and expanding from just working on recycled, custom motorcycles to their own web series, "Restricted". About a year ago, with their steadily-growing number of...
"It puts our water in jeopardy. No business has the right to infringe upon water, air, and things that deal with our land." - Reverend Paul Wilson, Buckingham County, Virginia Around 400 people descended on the bell-tower at the Capitol Building to protest the Mountain Valley (MVP) and Atlantic Coast Pipelines (ACP) this afternoon. The pipelines...
“CBS This Morning” anchor Charlie Rose, NPR news chief Michael Oreskes, New York Times political reporter Glenn Thrush, political analyst Mark Halperin, and now “Today Show” host Matt Lauer have all lost their job or been suspended due to sexual harassment claims. President Donald Trump (R), Senator Al Franken (D), Representative John Conyers...
Food insecurity and homelessness is an all too real issue growing across college campuses, and even right here at home. Many students here are struggling, but the university's student-run food pantry, known as RamPantry, is working to combat hunger and homelessness on campus. The cost of college tuition, food, room and board, textbooks, and...
*This is a developing story. In a post to his blog site yesterday, white supremacist Jason Kessler announced that he has submitted paperwork to hold a demonstration one year to the day after last August's disastrous Unite the Right rally, which ended in one person being killed in a terrorist attack. Kessler, in his announcement, railed against...
This week's batch of RVA Missed Connections is cluttered with memories of "Island Love", Peeping Toms in Richmond alleys, someone on the hunt for a thief with a tiger tattoo, and a 420-friendly "queen" in search of the perfect gentleman. All this and more below. You smiled at me in Chick Fil A - m4w (Near Willow Lawn) We made eye contact...
We may be gearing up to stuff our faces this holiday season, but this week's batch of RVA Missed Connections are up to their usual antics. A post wouldn't be complete without a tantalizing sock fetish and two people in dire need of relationship advice. Rachel from Wawa has an admirer and sparks fly at City Beach on Cary Street. Check out those...
“Shoot! Fire the first shot of the race war, baby!” The man smiles as he shouts. He wears a blue button-down, blue baseball helmet, and carries a Vanguard America-Texas flag. A small gas-mask hangs from his neck as he stands behind the metal cordon inside Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, VA. Other young white men surround him, holding...
According to the police in Staunton, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) distributed recruitment flyers on residents' cars yesterday. Local resident Lydia Roberts posted the flyer left on her car to Facebook. The flyer was headed with "Black Lives Matter" followed by the text, "are killing white people and police officers in the name of justice for the...
