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The Man Who Sold Richmond on a Flying Squirrel

Editor’s note: With Richmond’s new CarMax Park opening soon, it felt like the right time to revisit how the Flying Squirrels first took root in the city. We had the chance to speak with Chuck Domino, the veteran minor league baseball operator during that transition....

I Was To Inherit A Capitalist Nation

The ceilings were all collapsing. The moldering roof was seeping through to the drywall and paint inside. What was once a small emerald speck of mold above the shower had turned into a fuzzy kaleidoscope of blacks and pinks and grays and greens that coated the entire...

Richmond “No Kings” Protest Returns on March 28

Editor's note: Updated with new information. Richmond’s ongoing No Kings movement will return to the streets later this month, with two rallies planned across the region on Saturday, March 28. A gathering is scheduled for 1–3 pm at Monroe Park rganized...

Best of VA Missed Connections September 30 – October 6

There are a lot of important things happening in the world right now, and sometimes you might even hear a little bit about them in the Missed Connections. Things like the census (and how cute that census taker that stopped by was). Or the presidential debate (and the lovely people in Starbucks who you wish you could have talked to more about it)....

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Best Of VA Missed Connections September 23 – September 29

As September limps to a dreary, foggy end and we prepare for tonight's presidential debate to further scare the hell out of us with visions of authoritarian autocracy, why not escape from it all for a few minutes with some Missed Connections? There's certainly some entertainment to be had here this week, and god knows we all need it. From smiles...

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Best of VA Missed Connections September 16 – September 22

The air has grown cool, summer has come to an end, and COVID-19's death toll has surpassed 200,000 -- perfect time to do some safely virtual flirting by way of Missed Connections. But if you are out and about, getting some fresh air and doing some skating is never a bad idea. We've got some of that kind of action happening this week, as well as...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections September 9 – September 15

Fall is finally in the air, but in the world of Missed Connections, things remain pretty heated up. And I'm not just talking about cupcakes, donuts, and honey buns, either… though, that said, a hot honey bun would really hit the spot right now. Wait, what was I talking about? Oh yeah -- this week's Missed Connections. That's where you'll find...

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Best of VA Missed Connections September 2 – September 8

Are you lonely? Looking for someone to break the rules of social distancing with? The Missed Connections might be the place for you, especially if you're a thrift-store crawler with a love of books and butts. Extra points if you're staying so safe that you're actually meeting cuties in the COVID testing line. All of which is to say that the...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections August 26 – September 1

If there's any place where dreams come true, it's probably not the Missed Connections, where we can all assume (or prove from bitter experience) that 90 percent of posts never get any answer at all. That said, it's still very entertaining to read people's dreams, especially when they are literal descriptions of slumbering visions about the...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections August 19 – August 25

The heat is cranking back up this week in the Missed Connections -- you can tell, because a lot of people are out here wearing fewer articles of clothing than usual. Shirtless on a riding mower is a proud tradition in the part of Virginia where I come from, but I never saw the appeal, so this week the Missed Connections are here to prove that it...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections April 12 – April 18

Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where everyone is just trying not to get washed away by the rain. And also not to die of boredom from the quarantine, or die of COVID from going out! There are a lot of issues to contend with right now. Maybe that means that admitting a momentary crush for the whole world to see on Craigslist isn't...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections August 5 – August 11

We're getting downright produce-minded in the Missed Connections, and who can blame us? After sitting inside all spring, we probably could all do with increasing our fruit intake, especially if it offers us an opportunity to chat up a hottie we can't take our eyes off of. This week, we also learn that country guys rate each other by the hats they...

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