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An Oasis In Richmond’s Food Desert: Food Not Bombs

When temperatures dropped to historic lows this year, some city residents found themselves camping out in the municipal Public Safety Building at 505 N. 9th St. The overflow shelter is a last resort for some, but for people without ID, it’s the only place they can...

Best of RVA Missed Connections 1/24/18 – 1/30/18

RVA Missed Connections is all over the place this week. In this batch, we have more Uber driver confessions, sparks fly over camo and flip-flops at Poe's Pub, and a man warns of a Petersburg thief posing as a nympho. All that and more below.  Our never ending story If...

Dominion Begins Cutting Trees for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Dominion Energy has begun felling trees in West Virginia and Virginia along the proposed path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). After the Federal Energy Regulation Committee (FERC) approved a Limited Notice to Proceed last Friday to begin felling trees along the...

Best of RVA Missed Connections 1/16/17-1/23/17

From an Uber driving spilling all his dirty secrets to a rat tail/buzz cut connection at Sediment Arts, a weird post involving a sock at Wine Loft, and a Kroger woman looking for her "Silverdaddy", this week's batch of RVA Missed Connections is one for the books....

Starr Hill Brewery unveils new brews, brewmaster, and logo

It's been a busy few months for Charlottesville based Starr Hill Brewery, so allow us to catch up a bit here. First up, check out their fancy new logo - It's been a busy few months for Charlottesville based Starr Hill Brewery, so allow us to catch up a bit here. First up, check out their fancy new logo - “This new imagery absolutely elevates our...

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RVA Radio: Mr. Jennings, “Intergalactic Speakeasy 2.0”

Once again, we shall warp through bass and time and find ourselves at the most bumpin party this side of the Milky Way! Once again, we shall warp through bass and time and find ourselves at the most bumpin party this side of the Milky Way! It's like the Mos Eisley Cantina and Idlewild mashed together, with a big ole helping of space booty. You're...

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RVA Native Michele Young-Stone releases second book this weekend

“I had a full shock of dark hair and long legs like the rest of the women on Freddie’s side of the family, but no one noticed these things. “I had a full shock of dark hair and long legs like the rest of the women on Freddie’s side of the family, but no one noticed these things. No one saw anything but the wings, which were heart-shaped, crinkled...

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Obama asks Netflix for ‘House of Cards’ a Day Early… Again

In what seems to be becoming an annual tradition, the most powerful man in the free world has reached out to the world's largest distributor of digital content and asked for a snow-day favor. As President Obama awoke this morning, along side the many other Americans buried in the latest snow storm, he put a call in to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings....

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RVA Festival of Laughs returns with national and local comedy acts

The RVA Festival of Laughs brings 20 comedians to Richmond for a three-day event. Capital Ale House Downtown is hosting four shows, Feb. The RVA Festival of Laughs brings 20 comedians to Richmond for a three-day event. Capital Ale House Downtown is hosting four shows, Feb. 26-28, with the option to purchase tickets per show or an All-Access Pass....

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CLASSIC RVA: Jesse Split & JoAnna O of Turnstyle (2005)

This year, RVA Magazine will be celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary--and in honor of our first decade of publication, we'll be taking a look back and some of our favorite articles we've run over the past 10 years. Today, we go back in time to our interview with Jesse Oremland and JoAnna Oremland of Turnstyle from RVA Vol. 1 Issue 4 back in 2005....

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