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When the Music Ends, The Bukit Hedz Begin

I came across them one night, sitting in the grass at Kanawha Plaza. Two men, buckets stacked like makeshift toms, a lone snare resting in one lap, framed by the warm glow skyline of downtown Richmond. Beside them, a sign made the economics clear: VENMO DRUMKEEM....

Because None of This is Important, All of It Is.

Amid feedback loops, flickering lights, and fleeting connections at Get Tight Lounge, a local sound tech finds clarity in the chaos and meaning in the impermanence. by Eric Kalata I had to go across town first, to a different venue, to grab the microphones and...

200 People, One Backyard, and a Whole Lot of Heart

Local Brandon Crowe has quietly built something special in Richmond’s underground scene, a Fourth of July tradition called Crowefest. No corporate sponsors, maybe a few local ones. No massive gates or fences, just the usual short backyard one. What you get is a...

Uncorking Confusion: Making Sense of the Great Grape

The world of wine can be a bit intimidating at first. Tannins and mouthfeel. Direct press or maceration. Disgorgement. Yeast. Barrels. Sulfites and sugars. We are at another wine tasting today. All I see is smelling and swirling—and smelling again. Whispered murmurs...

It’s Still Our City | Ep. 11 Katrina

“This woman is important. This episode is exactly why I wanted to start the podcast. Real deal service industry fella. Mom of 3... she's been in Richmond for a minute and is traversing all the changes that surround us, whilst hustling super hard with a smile. This gal...

Writer’s Block | ‘Poker Game’ by Cameron Ritter

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...

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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