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RVA 5×5 | A Culture of Actual Accountability

The water crisis on January 6th immediately and obviously grabbed everyone’s attention because it left city residents without safe water for six days and came on suddenly; people were scrambling for water long before the city even notified the public that afternoon....

Richmond Gets Weird (Again) with a Mrs. Roper Romp

There’s a good chance you’ve seen the photos: packs of people in flowing kaftans, chunky jewelry, red wigs, and not a single damn given. These are the Mrs. Roper Romps—a growing national trend where folks gather to honor Helen Roper, the brilliantly nosy landlady...

Same Box, Different Day: A Love Letter to Beige

By Someone Who Remembers When Buildings Had Souls As reported by Richmond Bizsense yesterday, the Feed More building is gone, and in its place will rise another stack of rectangles pretending to be a home. The renderings are in, and boy, they sure did it. They...

It’s Still Our City | Ep. 8 Sure Hand Signs aka Ross Trimmer

“Ross is an incredible asset to this city. He’s helped small businesses stand out with that much-needed glow—always delivered with a sharp eye and a soft touch. He can make your coffee shop look classic or your record store look clean and intentional. He’ll knock out...

Peter Cochrane | Where the Image Hesitates and the Self Disappears

"You have to be delusional to be an artist." That’s how Peter Cochrane closes our conversation. We’re sitting across from each other in a quiet Richmond studio, the air thick with pollen and thought. The line lands not as a punchline but as a thesis offered without...

The Pressure to Mean Something: Inside the VCUarts’ MFA Exhibition

If you walk into the 2025 VCUarts MFA Thesis Exhibition expecting a finale or a big conclusion, prepare to encounter something else—something quieter and less resolved. A residue. A gesture mid-motion. An echo. When I walked into the opening reception on April 11, I...

Best of RVA Craigslist Missed Connections 7/14-7/21

Just when the weather was cooling down, summer came back and smacked us all in the face like a disobedient child. Just when the weather was cooling down, summer came back and smacked us all in the face like a disobedient child. So now's the perfect time to find some AC and a lucky man or woman to get cool with - perhaps you'll find them below. So...

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Best of RVA Craigslist Missed Connections 7/7-7/14

It doesn't scare me when I stumble upon a missed connection for myself, what about you Icelandic superstar Bjork? Looks like she's down... and I think we all know that. So just consider Craigslist Missed connections the mountaintop we all go to the top of and throw batteries and sing a joyous tune and free ourselves from suffering. What I'm...

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Best of RVA Craigslist Missed Connections 6/30-7/7

Don't kid yourself... summer's not getting any cooler yet, and we all need a little steamy seduction in our lives. So yes, you can go for that... missed connections post. So unleash your inner Hall and/or Oates and check out these CL posts and maybe you'll find yourself some summer love. u recently gave me pro massage - m4m - 42 (richmond) 7/7 i...

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Best of Craigslist Missed Connections 6/17-6/23

In the words of Curtis Mayfield - Love me, right in the pocket... Let face it, funk and soul from the 70's should be the inspirado for every missed connections post - a little sexy, a hint of innuendo, and a whole-lotta-love. Take a look at this passed week's missed connections, and make sure you keep your heart, mind, and eyes open - your future...

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Best of RVA Craigslist Missed Connections 6/9-6/16

As spring slips further and further away and summer's heat takes hold, it's obviously doing a number on RVA love birds - at least this week's best-of-craigslist-missed-connections would suggest as much. We had hot moms at the Children's Museum, hot dads at the WaWa, and lot's of lost love being thrust onto the internet in the hopes that it finds...

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Best of RVA Craigslist Missed Connections 6/2-6/9

We're back again, and this time we got a few more choice requests for love (or otherwise) from the passed week. It's not easy finding the right man or woman in your life, but maybe yours is just a missed connection away. And make sure to head over to Craigslist and post your own missed connections - we'll be doing this every week and we'd love to...

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Best of RVA Craigslist Missed Connections for 5/25-6/1

Somewhere between creepy and endearing lies Craiglist Missed Connections. Perhaps its the anonymous nature of the post, or the ease with which we let things slide through our fingers, but MC's seem to be both romantic and a lazy, last ditch effort to find love that could have been.Either way, it makes for good reading. So take a look at the...

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Craigslist Post Dares To Ask “Whats In The Box?!”

Over on the RVA Subreddit, user Jankx came across an amazing Craiglist post (and a fantastic Se7en joke) so we really had no choice but to share. Over on the RVA Subreddit, user Jankx came across an amazing Craiglist post (and a fantastic Se7en joke) so we really had no choice but to share. Here's the text from the CL post: The rules: I throw...

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