Over a century ago, engineers from the Edison Company hauled their bulky recording equipment from New Jersey to Richmond, Virginia. In 1909, they captured one of the first interracial recording sessions in American history: Polk Miller, a white Confederate veteran...
Around 600 Richmond pastors signed a statement rejecting white supremacy this past weekend following the tragic events in Charlottesville at the Unite the Right rally, which left one person dead and 19 wounded. They announced the statement Monday morning at a press conference, gathered by the Maggie L Walker statue on Broad Street. More than 100...
Virginia is set to experience anywhere between 86 and 91 percent of the solar eclipse today. While the Commonwealth is not in the path of totality, it is not far off either. Given that this is (kinda, sorta) a once in a life time experience, RVA Mag wanted to bring attention to the one thing all people should be aware of today. Namely, that...
Steamy locker room encounters, Metro romance, a Jazz Festival fling and more make up this week's batch of freaky and fun RVA Missed Connections. Check them out below. Debussy - m4m (short pump) You wanted to know what it was. You were sounding pretty good yourself. If you happen to see this and are interested, would love to grab a drink sometime...
This is a developing story. According to a story filed by CBS 6, September's pro-Confederate demonstration at the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee has been cancelled. The main organizer of the event, Brag Bowling speaking with WRVA's Jimmy Barret, announced that he did not want the same kinds of protests in Richmond that broke out in...
There’s something magical about standing in a place and realizing that in every direction you look, there are mountains. It’s as if you’re sitting in a natural fortress, or a protected oasis. Walking on the soil that is slated to be uprooted by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and recognizing that this land could be stripped of that beauty is...
The heated summer is winding down, but missed connections are hot as ever and maybe even a little strange this go around. We've got a lap dance lust fest, sexting partners, a beefed up tattoo bromance, and what one Richmonder calls a "psychic connection". Check out all that and more below on this week's batch of RVA Missed Connections. Psychic...
“My spirit is rattled inside” - No Malice Prison. The idea is so embedded in the American consciousness that it is hard to conceive of an America without it. This thought remained with me as I drove towards the penitentiary in Chesapeake, Virginia. Even more so, since I was accompanying a musician who famously inaugurated an entire sub-genre of...
From old souls trying to find love, to sauna sessions, to free clinic flirtations and three-way fantasies, this week’s batch of Missed Connections has a little something for everyone. Check it out below: where are all the decent men – 60 – w4m (Mechanicsville) Where are all the decent men? I am new to the dating scene and looking for a decent man...
The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017 is upon us. Cue religious hysteria, ancient prophecies, and visions of second-sight doomsday divinations. All of this and more will be visible to the naked eye on August 21, as the sun disappears behind the moon for a grand total of two minutes and 23 seconds. Solar and lunar eclipses happen every 6,585.3...
