RVA READER’S POLL

You Voted! Here Are Richmond’s Favorites Things in 2023

by R. Anthony Harris | BREWS & SPIRITS, COMMUNITY, DOWNTOWN RVA, EAT DRINK, GOOD EATS, PINNED, RESTAURANT NEWS, RICHMOND NEWS, RVA READER'S POLL, SMALL BUSINESS

We asked and you responded with thousands of votes cast over 10 days. Thank you. Now, without further delay, we present the results of the Favorite Things Reader’s Poll 2023. Or before you jump in, you can take a look back at last year's results HERE. 👋 Also, if you...

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Protest Planned This Sunday at Site of Patrick Henry’s “Liberty or Death” Speech

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New York Developer Eyes Massive High-Rise Project in Richmond

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It’s Still Our City | Ep. 5 Destructo Disk

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The Richmond 34 Sat Down. What Are We Standing Up For?

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Detroit 67 Is Ablaze at the Firehouse

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged): A Review of a Review

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Weekend Frequency Vol. 3 | Garage, New Wave, Deep-cut Soul Playlist by Small Friend Records & Books

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The Results Are In! The Final Votes For The RVAMAG & GayRVA Reader’s Poll 2022

By R. Anthony Harris

Richmond, VA is a great town and we had fun running the RVAMAG & GayRVA Reader’s Poll 2022 to get a feel on what our readers like to do and see. Thank you to the over 20,000+ people that checked out the poll and the 5000+ who voted. The following is a list of the Top 5 in each category in order of votes. DONUTS 1st Country Style Donuts 2nd...

Its here! The RVAMAG & GayRVA Reader’s Poll 2022

By R. Anthony Harris

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED! Results will be announced by December 16th, 2022.Thank you for playing!We have never been the sort of publications to bombard you with polls year after year... but let's face it, every now and then a heat check is in order. After a global pandemic --- Richmond's entire culture has undergone a big change and with this...

RVA On Tap: Arrogant Bastards Unite!

By Caley Sturgill

What’s happening, craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s RVA On Tap, RVA Magazine’s weekly column for all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals, and all the booze news your hearts desire. If you missed the last column, you can check that out here. Our kegs are overflowing with news this week with beer releases and...

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