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Best of VA Missed Connections June 30 – July 6

by Marilyn Drew Necci | RICHMOND NEWS, WTF?!

Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where it's summer, it's hot, and it's only going to get hotter. Lake Mead is dry and it's 115 degrees in British Columbia, but your uncle still says climate change is a hoax. Are we all doomed? Maybe so. But let's at...

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Opinion | Richmond, We Don’t Need Another Love Song

Music has always been a mirror. It tells us who we are, what we value, and, sometimes, what we’re too afraid to face. But if music is supposed to reflect the world around us, then what does it say that so much of today’s mainstream music says… nothing at all? Richmond...

Unsettled Times: A Conversation with NYT Bestselling Author Cory Doctorow on Tech, Labor, and Activism

There are few people who can expose the playbooks of power quite like NYT bestselling author Cory Doctorow—unraveling how tech monopolies, political elites, and radicalization can converge at a singular point. As a science fiction writer, activist, and former European...

Feasting, Fighting, and Fundraising! The Richmond Renaissance Faire Wants More

Gallery5 and the surrounding blocks of Jackson Ward became a portal to the past, where the clang of steel, the scent of woodsmoke, and the hum of lively conversation set the scene for the Richmond Renaissance Faire’s fundraising kickoff. Organized by Virago Alley in...

Photos | Hundreds Rally in Richmond for International Women’s Day Protest

Several hundred demonstrators gathered at Capitol Square Park on Saturday for the International Women’s Day - Unite & Resist march, voicing opposition to policies that threaten civil rights and marginalized communities. The rally, which began at noon, drew...

Who Removed Richmond’s Iconic “Greetings from Richmond” Mural?

As reported by Axios Richmond yesterday, the sudden removal of the “Greetings from Richmond, Virginia” mural on Broad Street has sparked confusion and concern among residents and business owners, with no clear explanation from city officials or property owners. Photo...

EXCLUSIVE | TROY x FAN RAN, TRACK001

TROY and Fan Ran link up for a joint that’s less a track and more a cipher carved in concrete—an underground testament to Richmond’s hip-hop lineage, equal parts street sermon and boom-bap baptism. The energy is straight off a dubbed Maxell cassette, that golden-era...

Richmond Makes History | City Backs LGBTQ+ Organizations in Fight for Equality 🏳️‍🌈

In a rare public statement of solidarity from a city government, the City of Richmond has aligned itself with a coalition of LGBTQ+ organizations, vowing to push back against policies that threaten the rights, health, and safety of queer and transgender...

Trump’s Attack on Campus Free Speech: What It Means for Richmond’s Students

A social media post circulating online, allegedly from Donald Trump, declares that all federal funding will be cut for any college or university that “allows illegal protests.” The statement also warns that “agitators” will be imprisoned or deported, while American...

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