““There is no public safety without guns. If guns didn’t exist, yes,” said Ra-Twoine Fields. “But we live in America, where there are more guns than people. So no, there is no public safety without guns. What we can do is learn how to manage it, how to live with it...
In a tweet posted at 10:00pm, President Donald Trump chided Democratic nominee Ralph Northam for supporting the Central American gang MS-13. The tweet simply said, "Ralph Northam, who is running for Governor of Virginia, is fighting for MS-13 killer gangs & sanctuary cities. Vote Ed Gillespie!" This tweet comes on the heels of a recent attack...
Jason Kessler, the disgraced white supremacist, UVA graduate, and organizer of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in August that left one person dead, has been charged with a felony count of perjury. The charge originates with statements made back in January when Kessler lied about a criminal complaint in Albemarle County. On January...
By the latest report, 59 are dead and 516 wounded in the Las Vegas mass casualty attack, allegedly perpetrated by a lone wolf attacker with no ties to foreign or domestic terrorist organizations. This is only the latest in a string of mass casualty attacks, linked by the lack of any clear pattern, outside direction, or common cause. RVA Mag...
It's Fall and we're beginning to feel the chill outside, but the people of Missed Connections are keeping it hot and heavy as usual. This week, we have a girlfriend who's caught her lover in some shady business...once again, foot fetish guy is back, a Comicon crush, and...a panty thief? Foot fetish - m4w (Rva) Hi! Am a very fit, attractive male...
Over the past few years, over a dozen tattoo shops have cropped up throughout the growing Broad Street pocket and its surrounding areas -- from high-end boutique shops to budget tattoo joints, members of the Richmond tattoo scene are increasingly rubbing elbows. You might expect that all this competition would be bad for business, but Lucky 13...
For those of you unfamiliar with the world of competitive beard and mustache judging, now may be the time to get yourself hip to the phenomenon. The biennial 2017 World Beard & Moustache Championships took place in Austin, TX, over Labor Day weekend earlier this month, and local facial hair aficionados RVA Beard League sent eight of their own...
The events in Charlottesville changed Virginia; of that there can be little debate. Yet one of the more nuanced debates emerging post-Charlottesville has been the role that white nationalist and supremacist networks have played in shaping the overall threat profile for law enforcement and domestic intelligence professionals throughout the US....
Tattoos and street art are undeniably Richmond to the point that we should erect a monument of a giant paintbrush on Monument Avenue. As of 2015, the city was the third most tattooed place in the country and has become apart of our culture just as street art is starting to. With the fascination and popularity of body ink, it only makes sense...
In this week's Missed Connections, one man solicits a companion to satisfy his foot fetish, while another applauds a stranger on the attractiveness of his date, sparks fly at the Adam Ant show, and two married women with “options” discuss the prevalence of cheating. Foot fetish - m4w (Rva) Hi! Am a very fit, attractive male with a really...
