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Knit Against the Machine: How Gen Z Is Fighting Tech With Yarn

Editor’s Note: This piece was written by a student at Randolph-Macon College as part of a feature writing course. Thank you to the students and to Professor Seth Clabough, Ph.D., for organizing the project. Where there was once a forest full of life and hidden...

‘Love & Vinyl’ Is a Rom-Com Set and Staged Inside Plan 9

Record stores have always been more than retail. People go in saying they’re just browsing, but that’s rarely the whole story. It’s a treasure hunt. They’re chasing a feeling. They’re hoping to recognize themselves in someone else’s taste. That’s why Plan 9...

Find Your Dark Art at ‘Market of the Beast’ Richmond

Market of the Beast is a dark market for all the weirdos and occult lovers who have a bit of a funny bone in them and it’s coming to Richmond Feb 7th, 2026. This handmade market specializes in all things macabre from taxidermy and bone jewelry to home decor, occult...

Buddhist Monks Enter Virginia on Walk for Peace, Richmond Ahead

UPDATE February 1st, 2026: The monks are in Chester, VA today. You can see that HERE. The Buddhist monks participating in the Walk for Peace, a 2,300 mile walking pilgrimage across the United States, crossed into Virginia on January 28, marking Day 95 of their journey...

Science on Tap Goes Neon at the Science Museum of Virginia

Editor’s Note: RVA Magazine has partnered with the Science Museum of Virginia to help promote this Science on Tap NEON event. There is a quiet shift happening in how people want to spend a night out. Less default bar hopping, fewer passive concerts, more...

How Richmond College Students Fit Into the Growing Thrift Economy

Editor’s Note: This piece was written by a student at Randolph-Macon College as part of a feature writing course. RVA Magazine is committed to giving space to young writers across Virginia and will be publishing several student works from this class over the coming...

Full Metal Christmas: 2019 Edition

Our own John Reinhold gets a big kick out of finding and rocking out to heavy metal Christmas songs every holiday season. Here's his latest collection of horns-up holiday anthems to spice up your Yuletide. We have been doing these Metal Christmas rundowns for a few years now. They always bring me a lot of joy, as I find some of the best metal...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections December 11 – December 17

Christmas time is here, and New Years Eve will be here soon after. But y'all, please do not find your ride home from the holiday season's wild parties in the Missed Connections. This ain't the Edgar Winter Group, and there's no such thing as a free ride. OK, now that we've got that warning out of the way, let's enjoy the week's highlights, from...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections December 4 – December 10

Christmas is coming, and tensions are running high -- especially in this week's Missed Connections. If you've got a camera and a talent for portraits, commissions for naughty holiday pictures are just a Craigslist ad away. You know you wanna -- just think about all those Christmas gifts one photoshoot could pay for. There's plenty more on offer...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections November 27 – December 3

This week's Missed Connections is all about the river hangs -- and I gotta tell y'all, it seems like a bit late to me. I know this is a southern city, and it stays warm pretty deep into the fall, but nonetheless, post-Thanksgiving seems a bit late for a barefoot day at the river. And yet here we are -- not only is some guy running around with no...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections November 20 – November 26

It's the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and everybody's a little punchy, eagerly awaiting the long weekend and massive amounts of food we're all gonna scarf down between now and Cyber Monday. So with that in mind, dive into a wild and wooly week of Missed Connections. In this edition, we've got people seeking everything from literal ice queens to...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections November 13 – November 19

Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, in which we learn that the heart wants what it wants, even when that thing might not be what's best for you. We also learn that the recent colder temperatures might just be afflicting our MC posters' fingers, as ads are more terse than ever this week. We're guessing lots of you are just hurrying to...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections November 6 – November 12

We voted last week here in Virginia and this seems to have had an effect on the Missed Connections this week. So if you worked at the polls last Tuesday and found yourself eyeing a handsome young voter, then you just might have a post waiting for you below. We've also got flexible dead ringers for Drew Barrymore, lusty UberEats drivers, and...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections October 30 – November 5

It's voting day here in the Commonwealth, and the connection with your polling place is definitely one you should not miss if you're a registered voter. You can learn where you vote by entering your voter registration information at Virginia's Citizen Portal, and you can figure out who's on your ballot (so you can cram in some last-minute...

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Best of VA Missed Connections October 23 – October 29

Halloween's almost here, but this week Missed Connections is more about kicking dope rhymes than it is about costumery. If you can come up with a more creative couplet than one that pairs "beautiful" with "cuticles," you just might find the hottie of your dreams. Sexist stereotypes and extremely obvious marijuana references won't win anyone...

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