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Key Gun Control Bills Advance in Virginia as Firearm Sales Surge

Early indicators suggest Virginians responded to a slate of proposed gun control legislation with a noticeable increase in firearm background checks. The bills mark one the most significant shifts in the state’s firearm laws in recent years, and build on previously...

Richmond Gets a Night with David Sedaris. Don’t Miss It.

Beloved humorist and New York Times bestselling author, David Sedaris, will land feet first on April 17th during a stop at the Altria Theater as part of his “An Evening with David Sedaris” 43-show US tour, featuring all-new readings and recollections. Maybe you have...

Writer’s Block | Student Poets from PodiumRVA Speak Their Truth

A Sunday series from RVA Magazine featuring writers from Richmond and Virginia Writer’s Block is RVA Magazine’s Sunday series highlighting contemporary writers working in Richmond and across the Commonwealth. Each week, we feature original poems, short stories, or...

The Byrd Theatre Is Still Richmond’s Palace of Dreams

Christmas Eve, 1928. Richmond is cold and the city is dressed for the holiday. On West Cary Street, a crowd gathers outside a building that wasn't there six months ago; a French Empire facade rising up in the middle of a neighborhood that had no idea it was about to...

Homegrown Stories Isn’t Content, It’s a Shared Experience

This Friday, March 27, a different sort of experimental prompt video event will showcase a collection of work made for Homegrown Stories. In the early days of RVA Magazine, that space existed through Project Resolution, a monthly prompt-based series that gave new...

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...

We Need To Have An Uncomfortable Conversation About Dads

The maestro of snark, DJ Cranky Pete, has come to light as none other than Senior Cranky from the iconic early 00s Richmond Alt Weekly Punchline, who gifted those of us that remember with his grumpy “scram-off-my-lawn” commentaries on city life. Fast forward to now and he’s rocking huge beard and a funny Substack called Five Song Friday, where...

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Cranky Pete, Father's Day 2023

Queer Theater In the Heart of Richmond

In the vibrant heart of Richmond's ever-evolving Scott's Addition neighborhood, Philip Crosby, the Executive Director of Richmond Triangle Players, has been a trailblazer in the world of theater for over a decade. As the first full-time employee of the company, Crosby navigated the choppy waters of bringing LGBTQ-themed productions to a city...

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Phillip Crosby, Richmond Triangle Players

Let’s Get Weird! The Berry Fruity Clown World of Fruit Salad

Clowns. The word immediately conjures up white faced weirdos in puffy silks running around at a circus. This of course is just one type of many clowns and is a deeply Americanized and niche version of clowning that just happens to have the most public attention. In reality it is an ancient tradition that has its roots at the earliest parts of...

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Fruit Salad by Moonlight Theatre Company

Evil Dead’s Bruce Campbell Comes to Richmond To Get Groovy!

Grab your best velour smoking jacket and your bougiest chainsaw hand - the king is coming to town, baby. Horror/comedy actor and filmmaker Bruce Campbell is hitting the road and bringing his live trivia game show to various cities, with Richmond being his next stop this Tuesday at The National. "Bruce-O-Rama" is a live trivia game show for the...

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bruce campbell, bruce-o-rama at the national

Listen Up! The 2023 Richmond Podcaster List

Not everyone knows this but Richmond, Virginia is home to a thriving podcast community and this article seeks to celebrate some of the most notable and interesting podcasters in the area. This is by no means an exhaustive list of all the podcasts produced in Richmond, and the list will continue to evolve as new podcasts emerge. If you are a...

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