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Starting Tomorrow You Can Download 3D Printed Guns

Starting tomorrow, Aug. 1, the company Defense Distributed will make plans available to download plans for 3D printable guns. The company was prevented from making their plans available due to a restraint order previously put in place by the State Department. Cody...

Virginia Politics Has Now Hit Peak Weird with Bigfoot Erotica

Virginia politics has now entered a new phase. Bigfoot erotica, a new subgenre of cryptozoological inquiry in which the elusive creature is pictured in sexual situations, has popped up on the Instagram account of Republican Congressional Candidate for the 5th...

RVA Mag Now Accepting Applications For Fall 2018 Interns

Do you or someone you know have the writing chops to seek out and deliver compelling stories on the latest in music, art, food, beer, politics and current events in Richmond? Well, you’re in luck, because the editors of RVA Mag are in need of editorial, video, and...

Fighting the Opioid Crisis in Southwest Virginia

“Hi, would you like to be trained in administering Naloxone?” The pharmacy student was standing under the bleachers of the Wise County Fairground during the Remote Area Medical clinic, held last weekend, with a blue medical kit in hand. Admittedly, I had never heard...

New Henrico County Solar Farm to Power 5,000 Homes

Thursday afternoon, Gov. Ralph Northam announced the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued a permit for the construction of a new solar facility in Henrico County. The 20-megawatt project, Briel Farm Solar LLC, will cover approximately 230 acres and is...

Virginia Among First to Require Mental Health Education in Schools

In the wake of heightened suicide rates, school shootings and rising teen depression, Virginia, along with New York, has taken a huge step in becoming the first to require mental health education in schools. SB 953 mandates mental health education be incorporated into...

Best of RVA Missed Connections 4/11/17-4/17/17

Time of the Season by the Zombies is perhaps the most accurate encapsulation of the veritable mating season that is the springtime. It’s that time of the season in Virginia, and missed connections is full of people who are dying to take someone in the sun to promised lands. So read through, and let them know what’s your name, who’s your daddy,...

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Mumps University: VCU cases follow national trend

RICHMOND – Virginia Commonwealth University students receive emails from VCU Health last week reporting two confirmed cases and one suspected case of mumps on campus. Other cases have been reported in the Richmond metro area, and health officials are cautioning students and residents to take precautions. Mumps is a highly contagious disease...

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RVAMag #28 is all over town now thanks to QuicknessRVA

We teamed up with QuicknessRVA, Richmond's leading bike delivery service, to distribute our most recent print issue of RVAMag and much like their name suggests, they did it quick! In an instagram post, the bike curriers announced completion of distribution in the VCU area, Jackson Ward, and Northside/Lakeside neighborhoods. Check out a detailed...

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Kickers host Ottawa Saturday

RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, April 13, 2017) – The Richmond Kickers return to City Stadium this Saturday, April 15 to host Ottawa Fury FC at 5:00 p.m. Happy Hour starts at 3:30pm with food and drinks specials before kickoff, live music by 2-11 and over a dozen craft beers on tap. Happy Hour tickets are on sale now at RichmondKickers.com for $30 and...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 4/4/17-4/11/17

Spring has sprung! Now we are all out and about more than we may have been before. Be it afternoon strolls or mid-day bike rides, there’s certainly always someone to meet along the way. Read on for this week’s roundup of Missed Connections. Woman riding bike on W Grace St today - w4w You were a black woman, 20s-30s, with your hair done up (red...

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Best of RVA missed connections 3/29-4/4

This past week might have been the Monument Avenue 10K, one of the largest 10K races in America, but that wasn’t the only thing happening this week. There’s always a missed connection to be had when it comes to finding Mr./Mrs. Right...or right now. Read on for this week’s roundup! We said hello in Carytown tonight - m4m (Carytown) I was getting...

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As TrumpCare falters, Obamacare leads to increase in insured Virginians

The percentage of Virginians without health insurance fell by 2 percentage points in 2015, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. All but two localities in Virginia saw a drop in the number of uninsured residents. The uninsured population of Virginia fell from 12.4 percent in 2014 to 10.4 percent in 2015, the data showed....

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 3/21/17-3/28/17

In this week’s episode of stolen glances and missed chances, Richmonders continue to come close to making a connection, and yet again seek the helpful aid of Craigslist. Perhaps you’re the girl with the bee tattoo, the Adonis on the skateboard in Carytown, or even the Giovanni Ribisi type who was sipping coffee on the outskirts of the Church Hill...

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