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The Lost Cause Boys’ Club

“The rebel yell, reinforced by a glorification of the lost cause was everywhere manifest,” reported John Mitchell Jr., editor of the Richmond Planet, an African American weekly newspaper, at the time of the Robert E. Lee monument’s unveiling.  It was the spring...

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...

Best of RVA Missed Connections 1/24/18 – 1/30/18

RVA Missed Connections is all over the place this week. In this batch, we have more Uber driver confessions, sparks fly over camo and flip-flops at Poe's Pub, and a man warns of a Petersburg thief posing as a nympho. All that and more below.  Our never ending story If you were a book I'd lick my fingers and flip to your pages until your spine...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 1/16/17-1/23/17

From an Uber driving spilling all his dirty secrets to a rat tail/buzz cut connection at Sediment Arts, a weird post involving a sock at Wine Loft, and a Kroger woman looking for her "Silverdaddy", this week's batch of RVA Missed Connections is one for the books. Check out these and much more below. Admire You at Work - m4w (RVA) You would, never...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 1/10/18-1/16/18

In this week's collection of the top Missed Connections stories on Craigslist, we have some old school laundromat lust, a seductive encounter at the salad bar, a sex partygoer looking to heat things up again, and some wholesome no frills love at Cracker Barrel. Check out what all the fuss is about below. 22 years ago this month - m4w (The Fan) ...

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Haunted in the Heart of RVA: Restaurant Seeks Exorcist

A recent Craigslist post caught our eye with its unusual request—a restaurant in Richmond's Fan District is on the hunt for an "exorcist." Yes, you read that right. It seems this small local spot is dealing with what they've described as a "demonic attack," and they're calling on anyone with the chops for casting out otherworldly spirits to help...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 1/4/18-1/9/18

New year, same naughty, sketchy, peculiarly romantic encounters for the people over in Missed Connections this week. In this batch, we have more sock and foot fetishes, of course, sparks fly at a 90s party at The National,  along with New York Deli, and Tarrant's Cafe. All that and more, below. I Saw U Peeking 😉 - m4w (bedroom) u could of waved...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 12/26/17-1/3/18

We are just a few days into 2018 and the folks of Missed Connections are already providing us with enough entertainment for the whole year. Sparks fly at Cary St. Cafe, we've got more foot fetishes, a man has a few gigs for a pregnant woman living at the Richmond Inn, and if you're looking for a discreet encounter, a Chester man has declared...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 12/19/17/-12/127/17

The holidays are a time for us to come together with our loved ones...or lurk on Craigslist in search of your latest fling or rendezvous. The people of Missed Connections are serving up the romance and wonderfully weird yet again this week from a flirtation over tomatoes at Ellwood Thompson's, to a man looking to reignite a threesome, sparks fly...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 12/12/17-12/19/17

The folks of RVA Missed Connections never fail to disappoint, and in this week's batch we have everything from a steamy chat on a flight between a man and a woman named Lavender, to flirtations at Vintage and Bowtie, to "Sweaty Bike Action". Oh, and Owen the Barista, if you're out there, you have a secret admirer. All that and more below! Owen...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 12/5/17-12/12/17

Even if the craziness of the holidays has turned you into a Scrooge, the folks over at Missed Connections are sure to fill you with cheer with their antics and endless quest for love.  This week, things heat up at Station 2 between two strangers and in the bathroom at Sticky Rice, there's a very, very strange interaction in a Carytown bookstore,...

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