COMEDY

Five Years of Slaying the Stage: Byland and Brazeau’s New Comedy Jam

by Gabriel Santamaria | COMEDY, DOWNTOWN RVA

Hello reader! Richmond comedians Elizabeth Byland and Anthony Brazeau have been performing together for five years, building a strong bond through Babe Improv. Their chemistry on stage is a mix of quick wit and heartfelt moments. As they mark their fifth anniversary,...

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How Locals Mike Shea and Jonathan Facka Made ‘The Light’

Editor's Note: This story that begins, as too many do, with a clown in someone’s DMs and ends with a camera duct-taped to a toy train. The first thing to know is that Mike Shea tried to make a normal introduction. In his mind, it was a filmmaker reaching out to a...

Street Artist Lauren YS Paints ‘Free Palestine’ Mural In Northside Richmond

LA based street artist Lauren YS says their new mural on the side of Unkindness Art and Nevermore in Northside is an independent, self-funded project meant to communicate a human message rather than a political slogan. “There’s no sponsors, no corporations involved,...

Photo | What Suitcase Joe Found at Skid Row University

I hadn’t seen him in years. Then I caught his pop-up photo show in an alleyway gallery in Oregon Hill a few months back. The images were real life. Honest. Some of them tough to even look at. Street people, prostitutes, gang bangers, punks mid-fight, scenes in bars,...

Homme Essentials: How Two Retail Lifers Built One of Richmond’s Best Shops

When you walk into Homme Essentials the first thing you notice is the space is warm, intentional, and stocked with pieces that seem chosen with care rather than trend-chasing urgency. That’s by design. Co-owners Alan Long and Christina Campitell have been shaping this...

The Lights Are On! Richmond’s Tacky Lights Season Has Begun

Tacky Lights season has officially kicked off, and the region is glowing again. From tight city blocks to wide Powhatan backroads, homes across Central Virginia have thrown the switch and settled into that familiar holiday tradition of trying to outshine the...

Equity vs. Access: Explaining Virginia’s New Cannabis Framework

The Joint Commission on the Future of Cannabis Sales held its final public meeting before lawmakers begin drafting the next version of Virginia’s adult-use cannabis bill. The bill will be introduced when the General Assembly returns in January and, if it passes...

CONEX and the Strange New Gravity of Carver

The Carver neighborhood sits tucked between the highway and the downtown sprawl, close enough to reach everything and overlooked long enough to feel like its own island. So when CONEX appeared there a few weeks ago, rising out of a sunken concrete pit built from cargo...

You Voted. Here Are The Results of ‘Support Local, Vote Local’ Reader Poll 2025

Thousands of you weighed in for our 2025 Readers’ Poll, chiming in on everything from the city’s smokiest BBQ to the boutiques you swear by and the spots you insist your visiting friends have to see “to get the real Richmond.” So thanks to everyone who voted. Here’s...

CBRX ‘Tale Of Two Cities’ Is This Years New Road Expedition Competition

By RVA Staff

Get ready for an adrenaline-pumping showdown as teams from RVA (Richmond, Virginia) and DC (Washington, D.C.) lock horns in an electrifying competition for the highly sought-after CBRX Cup. The adventure unfolds on May 27th, when four pairs from each city embark on a journey filled with riveting challenges and opportunities to amass points. Each...

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