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Rest Easy, Adam Turck

When RVA Magazine approached me about becoming their regular theatre critic, I was tickled at the idea. I hadn't been too involved in the local scene, but I had been very critical - of everything, always. I was curious as to the state of quality.  Regional...

Writer’s Block | Poems by Kaylee Walton

A Sunday series from RVA Magazine featuring writers from Richmond and VirginiaWriter’s Block is RVA Magazine’s Sunday series highlighting contemporary writers working in Richmond and across the Commonwealth. Each week, we feature original poems, short stories, or...

What the F@ck is Orange Wine?! (and Where to Find It in Richmond)

And no, it’s not made from oranges.. The first time I encountered orange wine (or skin contact white wine), I was wowed by the color and it’s presentation. It’s gorgeous. This beautiful, amber-hued liquid danced around the edges of my swirling wine glass. I gave it a...

The New Corner Store: How Vape Shops Took Over Richmond

A former Richmond smoke shop owner breaks his silence on selective enforcement, shady distributors, and the regulatory loopholes driving Virginia’s booming gray market. In neighborhoods across Richmond, it’s hard to miss them: brightly lit vape shops glowing with LED...

Duke’s Hot Tomato Summer Heats Up to Wine Down

Great wine pairing options for specials around tomatoes and mayo Duke’s Hot Tomato Summer has returned to Richmond for the fifth year in a row to highlight the iconic summer duo, tomato and mayonnaise. Several restaurants in Richmond are offering a variety of Hot...

OP-ED | Richmond’s Stages Are Worth the Investment

Why federal arts funding keeps the city’s creative economy alive. by Catie-Reagan King, Ed.D. On any given weekend in Richmond, you can find a stage lit up with stories, some bold and provocative, others warm and familiar. Whether it’s a world premiere at Firehouse...

Best of RVA Missed Connections 5/8/18-5/15/18

Look alive Richmond, Missed Connections is back with a whole new batch of spicy encounters for your weekly dose of entertainment. This go around, a woman is looking for her lost catch from Plenty Of Fish, love blooms at Boulevard Flowers, and a Lidi cashier checks out a girl with tattoos. All that and more below. your dog in a hot vehicle......

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Should Carytown Become Garytown?

Anonymous individuals have started an online petition asking Mayor Levar Stoney to rename Richmond's beloved neighborhood Carytown to Garytown. The organizers identify themselves as "an organization focused on bringing about real change to the Richmond Metro Area," and make the dubious claim that a name change "would provide real, lasting,...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 5/1/18-5/8/18

Encounters over in Missed Connections are finally starting to spice back up again since it's been moved to a different section. This week, a Redskins fan admires a woman's peacock tattoo at Wolfgang's Gym, a biker attempts to show off for a fellow driver by popping a wheelie, sparks continue to fly at The Hofgarden as well as REI, and two...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 4/24/18-5/1/18

Love is finally in the air this spring over in Missed Connections. This week, we have a special encounter at Babe's, The HofGarden, a Harlem native searches for his former lover in RVA, and a man hopes to hear from a woman snapping photos in Maymont's Japanese Gardens. All that and more below. Purple hair blk female works at little...

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2-Step Tinder: Hardcore Bros Looking For Love in Richmond

Every spring for a few magical days, Richmond’s women are blessed by the Tinder gods with a flood of new matches.  Hardcore bros from across the nation descend upon the city for United Blood, an annual hardcore music fest hosted by the Canal Club that draws hundreds to Shockoe Bottom for a weekend of touring artists and Richmond groups like Count...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 4/17/18-4/24/18

This week's batch of RVA Missed Connections bring us sparks between a woman and a mysterious mustard man at Wendy's, a guy hanging at Goatacado with his dog gets a secret admirer, and one poster hopes to hear from the red-haired woman with pink boots who caught their eye. All that and more below. You were a petite female (Chesterfield) You were...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 4/10/18-4/17/18

From fanny pack flirtations at Walmart to Waffle House hookups, to two friends lusting over a tattooed waiter at The Daily Kitchen & Bar in Carytown, this batch of Missed Connections is sure to brighten up your week. Check out all these and more below. Laburnum Kroger - Red Shirt Fanny Pack (Laburnum) You got a missed connections grilllll....

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 4/3/18-4/10/18

It seems it's going to take a bit before Missed Connections is brimming over with a ton of juicy, weird, and random encounters now that it's in a new section on Craigslist, but it is still alive and well, with sparks flying at The Franklin Inn, karaoke singers share a sweet dance at Sticky Rice, and two gamers connect over The Gauntlet game at...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 3/27/18-4/3/18

This batch of Missed Connections may be brief, but its spicy as ever as sparks fly between a man with a broken leg and a vet in a cowboy hat, a man admires a woman from afar at an Easter Vigil at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, a handsome Firebird's waiter is generous with his prime rib, and one poor soul longs for their former flame from Buffalo...

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