A trip to the Gun Hole to talk about misinformation and urban myths. October means two things: it's Halloween season and election season. The 2024 election has spread campaigns of misinformation, with panics about controlled hurricanes in Florida, Haitians eating dogs...
It's another week in the MCU (Missed Connections Universe), and I'm surprised and pleased to report more actual interactions between real people this week than I've seen since… well, since the pandemic began. Keep getting vaxxed up, Virginia -- it's nice to experience life after COVID, finally. If nothing else, it's giving a whole bunch of people...
Welcome to another week of Missed Connections here in Richmond where it is hot as hell and in the year of our lord 2021 some people still don't know what Belle Isle is called. "Bells Island" is a good guess, I suppose, but your fifth grade teacher is still marking it wrong on your Virginia history quiz. Not everything about Missed Connections...
We're through the long Memorial Day weekend, and that means summer has come… right? That's what I've gotten used to here in Virginia, but from the evidence outside my window, it's still the last dreary days of late spring. But while you're waiting for the hot sunny days that are no doubt just around the corner, why not enjoy some Missed...
Welcome to Missed Connections, where finding out that someone's date is actually their sister is still awkward. That doesn't mean it can't turn into a meet-cute, though… not if Craigslist has anything to say about it. You'll learn plenty about that whole situation if you just read on. You'll also get a classic Missed Connection love note complete...
Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where we're all attempting to answer positively to this week's most important question: Do you have gas in your car? The ongoing fallout from the Columbia Gas pipeline hack means that, as of last night, a third of Virginia gas stations still didn't have gasoline available. That dire situation is why...
Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where it seems people have fewer words than usual available to express their admiration. Is this a sign that the economy is recovering? Did all of us finally get back to work? Considering I'm still typing this in my pajamas at my dining room table, I don't really think that's the answer. Regardless...
Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where things are getting intriguing! Honestly, during the pandemic, it's been all I could do to find enough decent MCs to fill up a weekly article. However, this week shows signs of hope -- I was actually able to narrow it down to the best ones. Maybe this means we're all getting out of our houses,...
Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where… look, it's too soon to start talking about things "getting back to normal." We're still months away from that (Aside: if you haven't booked your vax appointment yet, go do that shit! This article will still be here afterwards). But people are definitely getting excited about leaving the house...
It's spring, the flowers are in bloom, vaccinations are happening, and here in the Missed Connections, we're seeing a new and unexpected phenomenon -- people developing crushes on their vaxers! Multiple tales of falling for the person who gave you the shot await the reader in this week's crop of Craigslist hits. But there's plenty more fun to be...
