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Hollywood Cemetery: A look inside one of Richmond’s most cherished landmarks
An old piece of stone often holds more meaning than one might suspect, particularly in a city like Richmond. Although stone carved into monuments or statues may generate friction, a great deal more of it can remind us to ruminate on not only our history, but ourselves. On a recent afternoon, a tour guide from The Valentine took RVA Mag on a...
Best of RVA Missed Connections 7/19/17 – 7/24/17
Your latest weekly update of missed connections is here! Today, not all of the missed connections are about lusty transgressions. Some are just about the daily, small connections that people make as they go about their days. Enjoy! I wanted to say more but.......... - m4w (Colonial Heights) I know you're probably taken, maybe even married. But...
RVA Mag/GAYRVA now accepting applications for fall 2017 interns
Do you or someone you know have the writing chops to seek out and deliver compelling stories on Richmond's music, art, food, beer, and political and cultural scenes? Well you'e in luck, because the editors of RVA Mag and GayRVA.com are in need of editorial and video interns for our upcoming fall session! We’re looking to fill about eight slots...
Best of Missed Connections 7/11 – 7/19
The missed connections begin to slow down around this time, but they are still coming! Here are some piping hot missed connections for you to enjoy: Jessica-KFC/Taco Bell-Powhatan - m4w (Powhatan) Jessica you're beautiful.. I know this a long shot of you seeing this..If you do..dinner? Maybe? Respond to post here. WaWa - m4m (Mechanicsville) You...
Fighting colony collapse disorder at University of Richmond
It is fitting that University of Richmond (UR) announced the launch of its beekeeping program, complete with two hives on campus, during National Pollinators’ Week. In a recent press release, the university explained the hives are being installed in an effort to improve local ecology, as well as provide research opportunities into the bee...
Best of RVA Missed Connections 7/6/17 – 7/11/17
This week in Missed Connections, a missionary attempts to proselytize to the masses, and it has no effect. They continue on in their sinful ways, prowling Kroger and Wawa for MILFs. Sexy Daddy at River City Diner - Black BMW - 3 eggs sunny side up - m4m (River City Diner) hello Daddy, what a sexy man... hot hairy legs nice smile and very...
Protesters, Police, and Frenzy: A day at the KKK rally in Charlottesville
It seemed somewhat absurd–surreal, even–that an area amounting to .0006 of a square mile in a town of just over 45,000 people would cause such dissension and frenzy. Yet here they were, the citizens of Charlottesville, VA, marching in circles around a 96-year-old statue waiting for the impending arrival of the most infamous white supremacy group...
RVA MAG INSIDE LOOK: Ku Klux Klan rally in Charlottesville
Protestors from Charlottesville and throughout Virginia flooded Justice Park near the city’s Downtown Mall today in preparation for the Ku Klux Klan rally originally scheduled at 3 p.m. this afternoon. Groups like Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), Antifascist of the Seven Hills (ANTIFA), Black Lives Matter (BLM), and the Charlottesville...
Former KKK leader David Duke calls on followers to attend ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville
As Charlottesville braces for tomorrow’s Ku Klux Klan rally, former KKK Imperial Wizard, anti-Semite, and white supremacist antagonist David Duke is already drawing attention to another white nationalist rally taking place in August. On August 12, at Emancipation Park an event titled, ‘Unite the Right' will be hosted by white nationalist, Jason...
