Locals Kevin and Laura Wilson have spent nearly two years working toward one goal, opening Camp Yellow Cardinal. Everything was finally lining up: the land cleared, the permits approved, the financing in place. Now it all depends on a boat, and...
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RVA Kickers take Harrisburg City 1-0 in 25th season opener
In front of a record-setting crowd at City Stadium, the Richmond Kickers were able to capture their first win of the 2017 USL season by defeating the Harrisburg City Islanders 1-0 thanks to goalkeeper Travis Worra's save on a first half penalty shot and the offense of Kickers defender Conor Shanosky. The first scoring chance of the match was in...
Kickers Host Harrisonburg at 25th anniversary season opener this Saturday
RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, March 23, 2017) – The Richmond Kickers, the oldest continuously operating professional soccer club in the country, open their 25th Anniversary season this Saturday, March 25 when they host the Harrisburg City Islanders at 5:00 p.m. The pre-game party, presented by Woodfin, starts at 3:30 p.m. with live 90’s music by...
RVA garage rock group Sports Bar drops new self-titled 7″ record
Sports Bar’s new self-titled 7” dropped in February, and it’s time to realize what you’ve been missing. The garage rock group, consisting of Kemper Blair (bass), Stuart Holt (drums), Mark Miller (guitar), and Brent Delventhal (guitar), have been gracing Richmond with their electrifying tunes for years. Blair and Miller, the prominent songwriters...
Best of RVA Missed Connections 3/14/17-3/21/17
This past weekend was St. Patrick’s Day. Sure, many of us elected to spend a late night bar hopping while consuming all the Guinness and “green beer” we could. However, throughout the week, many Richmonders spotted people they hope to befriend or romance. Someone even waxed poetic about an encounter from this summer. Read on for this week’s round...
New VA laws target puppy mills and allow lifetime pet licenses
RICHMOND – Virginia soon will have three new laws that will impact its furry residents and their owners. Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed bills that will bar pet stores from buying dogs from unscrupulous sellers, allow local governments to offer lifetime pet licenses and change the legal description of a “dangerous dog.” McAuliffe signed the...
New law ensures Virginians can resell tickets
RICHMOND – In a defeat for Ticketmaster, a new state law will allow Virginians to resell tickets they’ve bought for concerts, football and basketball games, and other public events. Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed two bills that would protect people involved in reselling tickets – a practice critics call scalping. The law also says you can’t be...
Best of RVA Missed Connections 3/8/2017-3/14/2017
The weather certainly may be fluctuating between several seasons this week, but it’s always the season of love for our dog walkers, grocery store customers, and chivalrous ketchup-savers. Read on for this week’s roundup of Missed Connections. Wal-Mart Colonial Heights - m4w (Colonial Heights) You spoke and smile at me an passed me so fast. I...
New ‘Osprey Cam’ offers view of wildlife, both animal and human, downtown along the James River
It was a project months, if not a solid year, in the making - former RTD outdoors columnist Andy Thompson, along with business partner Ryan Abrahamsen, wanted to set up a camera to capture ospreys raising a family on the James - but the final product hopes to be so much more. “We wanted it to show what the ospreys were doing, that miracle of life...
New ‘Osprey Cam’ offers view of wildlife, both animal and human, downtown along the James River
It was a project months, if not a solid year, in the making - former RTD outdoors columnist Andy Thompson, along with business partner Ryan Abrahamsen, wanted to set up a camera to capture ospreys raising a family on the James - but the final product hopes to be so much more. “We wanted it to show what the ospreys were doing, that miracle of life...
