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They Self Deported. What Was the Point Again?

The American Dream is about coming here to build a better life. You work hard, follow the rules, take care of your family, and contribute to your community. In return, you are meant to belong as a citizen, live with stability, and be treated with respect. That is the...

What This Year Really Looked Like for Virginia Farmers

2025 has been a tough year for farming across the country, and from the outside looking in, it’s hard to tell what’s actually happening versus what’s being spun. So instead of guessing about beef prices or egg shortages, it made sense to ask someone dealing with these...

Richmond New Year’s Eve 2025-2026! The Ultimate Rundown

Richmond has its own way of ringing in the New Year. A little backward glance, a little chaos, and just enough polish to feel intentional. You can lean into loud live shows, dress up for something splashy, or keep it simple with a solid drink and good company. However...

Photo | Nettspend x Vans Keep It Local at Laurel Skatepark

Richmond's Nettspend and Vans turned Laurel Skatepark into a canned food drive that was part skate scene, part community pull-up, built around a simple ask: bring something that helps someone else eat. For readers who may not know him yet, Nettspend is one of...

The Best of RVA Magazine 2025

As we close out the year, here’s a look at some of the most impactful stories we published in 2025. Over the past year, we covered Richmond as a living system under pressure, focusing on the people, culture, and policies that shape daily life and determine who gets...

Fear And Loathing In Henrico County: CRT Edition

This month, Henrico residents encountered what might be the weirdest secret Santa ever. But hey, at least the singer for Those Manic Seas is keeping busy. I’ve received a lot of strange, unsolicited gifts in my life. A pot holder, a tiny nativity set, a picture of a family I don’t know in a frame from the 80s. But a television from the 80s, from...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections August 14 – August 20

It must be a tough summer, because here in the Missed Connections, people are getting downright poetic about their lost loves. But not all the verses are sad -- you'll find REI-inspired poetry is every bit as hilarious as it sounds. It's also fun to imagine that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are sending star-crossed messages about their lost...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections August 7 – August 13

Summer is all about the extremes of the human condition. Sometimes you're having amazing experiences you'll remember all of your life. Other times, you're just trying to keep from collapsing with heat-induced exhaustion. If you've had any of the latter moments this summer (and god knows we probably all have), you'll relate to this week's Missed...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections July 31 – August 6

It's summertime -- time to be at the pool, time to get your car washed, time to try your luck at the Missed Connections. This week's crop is sure to hit home if you've ever been ghosted without warning… and haven't we all at one point or another? We've also got some car-related Missed Connections this week, with cell phone addicts at Carpool and...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections July 24 – July 30

If you too have sometimes cast longing looks in the direction of your Uber driver, this will be a very relatable Missed Connections week for you. Because in addition to the time-honored tradition of falling in love with our restaurant servers, this week sees quite a few people getting all twitterpated about their Uber drivers… and sometimes, it...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections July 17 – July 23

Congratulations to everyone who managed to survive the intense heat of the past week! If you're still here, you've got a return to the massive downpours of the previous year and a half to look forward to, so uh… congratulations? Before we worry about all that, though, we can dive into this week's Missed Connections and see what sort of intense...

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Breaking News: It’s Too Damn Hot!

It’s too damn hot outside. There’s nothing you can possibly do but talk about how damn hot it is. I tried, I failed. It’s just too damn hot! Ahhhhhhhhhhh  Here, enjoy a bunch of hot memes:  How hot is it?? ok Fine.  It's so Hot that Global Warming has been replaced with global melting It's so Hot that catfish are already fried when you...

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Best of VA Missed Connections July 10 – July 16

Have you ever bought a beautiful stranger Taco Bell to catch her attention? It seems, if this week's Missed Connections are anything to go by, that this may be a successful strategy. I'll tell you one thing for sure: it's a strategy we here at RVA Magazine approve of. A strategy we don't so much approve of is waiting around to super-like people...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections July 3 – July 9

I don't know what it is about this summer, but a lot of people seem to have the post-Fourth Of July blues in the Missed Connections this week. Lovelorn poetry, bitter goodbyes, and solitary laments are thick on the ground in this week's trawl through the world of Craigslist. But don't get too sad -- there's plenty of amusing hijinks to keep your...

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