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Support Richmond Independent Media This Giving Tuesday

Everyone in the media business will tell you it has been a tough year. In some ways it has been, but it was also the year we found another gear. As newsrooms froze up, we kept shining a light on the people who make Richmond what it is. The musicians, artists,...

Our Drinksgiving Guide to Richmond’s Favorite Dive Bars in 2025

Drinksgiving isn’t on any calendar, but it behaves like a holiday anyway predictable, chaotic, and oddly comforting, the way familiar mistakes often are. This year, instead of guessing which dive bars would be overflowing, we just asked the city. Our 2025 Support...

Richmond Artists Unite for ‘Fall of Freedom’ at Antennae Gallery

Fall of Freedom bills itself as “an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.” The organizers aren’t pulling punches: they argue that democracy is under attack, threats to free expression are rising, dissent is...

Best of VA Missed Connections May 1 – May 7

Welcome to this week's Missed Connections, where love is in the air and the creeps come out of their caves. Whether you're farting on your coworkers or drawn to them like magnets, rest assured you'll find a match (or please light one, if you're the former). From falling for patients who fell on hospital floors, to strangers at bars in Carytown,...

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Best of VA Missed Connections April 24 – April 30

The weather's getting warm, and it's finally time to break out the tie-dyed t-shirts, shorts, and flip-flops -- and then head for the Missed Connections to shout out all the hotties you're too shy to talk to. We here at RVA Mag totally know your pain on that score, but a word of advice -- try not to lead with your fixation on people's toes. Tends...

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Best of VA Missed Connections April 17 – April 23

It's the Tuesday after Easter, and you know what that means! That's right, the leftover Easter candy is half off at the grocery store. Also, spring has fully sprung, and the lovely Easter weather has apparently set hearts around the Commonwealth aflutter -- at least if this week's Missed Connections are any indication. It seems everyone is...

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Best of VA Missed Connections April 10 – April 16

It's still a bit chilly today but the weatherman says that spring is really honestly actually finally here, so it's really no surprise that everyone's writing Missed Connections from the gym this week. Gotta work on that beach bod, amirite? In addition to a fair amount of surreptitious gazing happening at the gym, the Monument 10K created a few...

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Best of VA Missed Connections April 3 – April 9

Everyone's headed out for fun in the sun this week... and when they get home, it sure looks like they're heading straight to Missed Connections. And sure enough, things are getting weird. This week's bumper crop of Missed Connections brings us a fascinating parade of humanity, from emergency room ladykillers and drive-thru Valentinos to park...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections March 27 – April 2

Welcome to this week's Missed Connections, where it seems that the season for hollering at redheads continues. Spring is also here (even if it's pretty cold this morning...), and you can tell by the people out riding bikes, walking dogs, and checking out fine hotties. In other news, people are offering keys to their chastity belts, which if...

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The Triumphant Return of Richmond’s Beloved Queer Dance Party

Years after making waves at Babe’s of Carytown, ANIMAL is lighting up the River City once more at The Hof. You know the place. Pulsing bass and treble under your feet, around your head. It feels like it’s coming from deep inside your body. Spurts of fog blast out from under the stage, and wisps linger around technicolor lights. It’s all aglow --...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections March 20 – March 26

The first warm weekend of the year happened only days ago, so of course the Missed Connections are heating up along with the weather. This is definitely the week for redheads, too, so if you're a carrot top, keep an eye out -- your Craigslist Prince Charming just might be looking for you. We've also got a run on sweatpants this time around, which...

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Best of VA Missed Connections March 13 – March 19

I hope you all planted your potatoes last weekend, because spring is here, and it's about time! We're all ready for the sun to shine on us again, and as this week's Missed Connections makes clear, a lot of people were out, about, and checking all the beautiful people out this past weekend, both at Shamrock the Block and other fine outdoor...

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