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Viral Video Sparks Questions About Cancer-Causing Gas in Richmond

A new Instagram video circulating among Richmond residents is raising questions about ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas used to sterilize medical equipment, and whether local facilities and warehouses could be contributing to an underrecognized public health...

Photos | Thousands Gather for No Kings Protests Across Richmond

Two separate “No Kings” demonstrations took place across downtown Richmond on Saturday, March 28, drawing crowds to both Kanawha Plaza and Monroe Park as part of a coordinated nationwide day of action. The first gathering began earlier in the day at Kanawha Plaza,...

Remembering WRIR Founders and Leaders in a Year of Loss

Over the past six months, three people foundational to WRIR 97.3 FM, Richmond’s volunteer-run station built outside the expectations of corporate radio, rooted in a love of music, giving locals a voice, and creating space where there wasn’t any, have died. All from...

No Red Carpet, Just Films! James River Film Festival Is Back

Every spring, I look forward to one of Richmond’s best film traditions, the James River Film Festival. With the mantra “Eclectic Celluloid for the Cinematic Soul,” the James River Film Society curates programs spanning a wide range of subjects and styles. It’s always...

Babe Improv Might Be The Funniest Thing in Richmond Right Now

There’s a moment during a Babe Improv set where you realize two things at once. First, they have no idea what they’re about to do next. Second, it’s all going to work out somehow. That tightrope is what makes it work, and when you have two people this in sync, it...

Hemp Retailers Say New Virginia Cannabis Law Would Shut Them Down

With a major cannabis bill now awaiting Governor Abigail Spanberger’s decision, Virginia hemp retailers, farmers, and small business advocates are urging her to step in before it becomes law. The Cannabis Small Business Association (CSBA) and a coalition of hemp...

Best of VA Missed Connections December 2 – December 7

Welcome to Richmond in the first week of December, when it apparently snows now? I don't know about you, but I hope this isn't a sign of things to come where Richmond's winter is concerned. It might make for some good Missed Connections, though, and these days we all need as many of those as we can get. This week starts with a load of wood -- and...

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Best of VA Missed Connections November 25 – December 1

Black Friday has come and gone, and we are now officially in the Christmas season here at the Missed Connections. This week, we're getting in the spirit with MCs from Christmas tree lots and holiday parties that we can only hope are not super-spreader events. The holidays are always a fraught time, but the specter of disease is making this year's...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections November 18 – November 24

Thanksgiving is coming, and everyone is traveling. Plague or no plague, we're all gonna go see grandma this Thanksgiving, because this might be the last time we get to see her (especially if we give her COVID while we're there). This isn't really a viable long-term strategy, but then, neither are Missed Connections, and that doesn't stop us from...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections November 11 – November 17

Somehow, after the kind of month we've had so far -- not to mention the year we've had so far -- we're all still here for another week's Missed Connections. And if you read this week, you might be amazed to think that a plague is still loose on the streets, that social media is a constant garbage fire of disinformation and inflammatory lies. I...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections November 4 – November 10

The election has been called but I still can't quite shake that lingering feeling of panic near the edge of my consciousness. If you know where I'm coming from on that, maybe you too are ready for a cleansing dip in the raw escapism of this week's Missed Connections. Well, as if it knows what you need, this week kicks off with multiple doses of...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections October 28 – November 3

Welcome to Missed Connections for the week after Halloween, where normally we'd expect a ton of notes for people in cute costumes who were spotted in bars. But there's a pandemic afoot, so that kind of thing is bound to be a little thin on the ground this year. And let's be real -- we're all a lot more likely to be worried about casting our votes...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections October 21 – October 27

Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where we find the anonymous denizens of Craigslist asking: can this year just end already? Here at RVA Mag, we are definitely feeling burnt out, Missed Connections posters -- rest assured, you are not alone. That said, we don't just have Christmas to look forward to, we also have some fun treats this...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections October 14 – October 20

It's the last gasp of warm weather for the year, folks, and before we all inevitably end up quarantined in our houses once again, the time is right to get out there and make a Missed Connection of your own! Some people have been doing that this time around, including plenty of beachgoers and dog walkers smiling at each other when their wives...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections October 7 – October 13

It's October, the month that pumpkin spice becomes completely ubiquitous and at least half of your neighbors spend entirely devoted to elaborate Halloween decorations. Here at the Missed Connections, finding the perfect person to hand out treats with is a full-time occupation, one complicated considerably by the ongoing need to socially distance....

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