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Metro Sound Is Still Here. Richmond Just Keeps Making It Harder.

When Mark Szafranski bought the building at 117 West Broad Street in 1991, the property was in disrepair. Water seeped from the upper floors, the windows were falling in, and downtown Richmond was, at the time, more forgotten than revitalized. But Szafranski, a...

Waitress is the Show for Anyone Who has Ever Worked a Double

A woman works in a diner. The kind with refills, regulars, and fluorescent lights that never quite turn off. She’s married to a man who doesn’t deserve her. She bakes pies that are better than most people deserve. And she wants out. That’s Waitress, more or less....

Richmond Showed Up. Now the Real Work Begins. Get Involved.

Richmond showed up this weekend. We’ve got to hold our leaders accountable—applaud them when they get it right, and hit the streets when they don’t. But protest is just one part of the work. If you were out there—or even if you wanted to be—don’t let it end with the...

Richmond Ranked a Top 10 City for Millennials in New National Study

Richmond has been ranked one of the top 10 metro areas in the country for Millennials, according to a new study by SmartAsset. The city landed at #7 overall, up from 15th place last year, marking one of the largest jumps in the national rankings. The annual study...

Why Norfolk’s NEON District Works—and What Richmond Can Learn

In 2013, a two-day event transformed a neglected stretch of Norfolk, Virginia, into a pop-up arts district. It wasn’t a city plan—it was a vision. Volunteers opened temporary galleries in boarded-up storefronts. Food trucks rolled in. Sidewalks were painted with...

Writer’s Block | Poems by Brittany Butchello

A Sunday series from RVA Magazine featuring writers from Richmond and Virginia Writer’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,...

Best of RVA Missed Connections 3/14/17-3/21/17

This past weekend was St. Patrick’s Day. Sure, many of us elected to spend a late night bar hopping while consuming all the Guinness and “green beer” we could. However, throughout the week, many Richmonders spotted people they hope to befriend or romance. Someone even waxed poetic about an encounter from this summer. Read on for this week’s round...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 3/8/2017-3/14/2017

The weather certainly may be fluctuating between several seasons this week, but it’s always the season of love for our dog walkers, grocery store customers, and chivalrous ketchup-savers. Read on for this week’s roundup of Missed Connections. Wal-Mart Colonial Heights - m4w (Colonial Heights) You spoke and smile at me an passed me so fast. I...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 12/13/16-12/20/16

Sadly, its the week leading up to Christmas, and not a single holiday-themed missed connection. I'm sad, I was holding out hope for one, but not even a single Santa-Mrs Claus post. However, there are a few non-holiday related missed connections that are still keeping hope alive out there so check out this week's batch of missed connections below:...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 12/6/16-12/13/16

In this week's batch of missed connections, we still don't see any holiday-themed flings, but we do have a few at bars and restaurants, a longing for Comcast employees, and a lust for Richmond's first responders. Check them out below and see if you can help connect anyone! In this week's batch of missed connections, we still don't see any...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 11/29/16-12/6/16

The holidays may be rapidly approaching, but sadly there's no one in this week's Missed Connections getting busy under the mistletoe or dressing up as Santa and Mrs. Claus. However we do have people bonding over a near car crash, a Chipotle crush, and an interaction involving a one "Lizard King" so if you know any of these souls looking for their...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 10/25/16-11/1/16

So it may be getting colder and colder outside, but Missed Connections keeps heating up with steamy locker room exchanges, hotel hookups, and even a stoner concert involving corn dogs and grilled cheese. Intrigued? Well check out this week's batch of Missed Connections: So it may be getting colder and colder outside, but Missed Connections keeps...

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Best of RVA missed connections 10/18-10/25

As Halloween approaches I am incredibly disappointed by the lack of spooky CL missed connections - there's plenty of creepy, but not so much spooky. As Halloween approaches I am incredibly disappointed by the lack of spooky CL missed connections - there's plenty of creepy, but not so much spooky. But that doesn't stop us from scouring Craigslist...

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Best of RVA Missed Connections 9/13-9/20

Whether it’s the rainy and cloudy weather or the long lines in Starbucks, people are taking that extra look around to find their fall partner. Whether it’s the rainy and cloudy weather or the long lines in Starbucks, people are taking that extra look around to find their fall partner. This week is full of longing looks across the room, exciting...

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Best of RVA missed connections 9/6 – 13

It’s starting to feel a little like Fall outside and it seems people are falling for each other as well. And by falling I mean a slight foot fetish, STIs, and memorable rear ends. It’s starting to feel a little like Fall outside and it seems people are falling for each other as well. And by falling I mean a slight foot fetish, STIs, and memorable...

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