Richmond's Nettspend and Vans turned Laurel Skatepark into a canned food drive that was part skate scene, part community pull-up, built around a simple ask: bring something that helps someone else eat. For readers who may not know him yet, Nettspend is one of...
Over the past few years, over a dozen tattoo shops have cropped up throughout the growing Broad Street pocket and its surrounding areas -- from high-end boutique shops to budget tattoo joints, members of the Richmond tattoo scene are increasingly rubbing elbows. You might expect that all this competition would be bad for business, but Lucky 13...
RVA Fashion Week is almost upon us, and that means runways, models showing off this season's trends, and all of Richmond's creative and unique designers selling everything from clothes, to hats to jewelry. One particular designer that caught RVA Mag's eye last year was Miranda Classic Ties. Philip Miranda, along with his wife, Jessica, launched...
Certain Women, director Kelly Reichardt’s modern pioneer-woman film not only explores the temporary trials and tribulations of its three contemporary women, conjured from the short stories of Maile Meloy, it also showcases how the gorgeous, wide-open, the Montana landscape ties into each central character’s own sense of loneliness and longing....
Tattoos and street art are undeniably Richmond to the point that we should erect a monument of a giant paintbrush on Monument Avenue. As of 2015, the city was the third most tattooed place in the country and has become apart of our culture just as street art is starting to. With the fascination and popularity of body ink, it only makes sense...
Jesse Smith and Kenny Brown proudly carry on the tradition of one of the world's oldest tattoo conventions! Join us from September 29 to October 1, 2017! This year's festival features an impressive lineup of tattoo artists, including both local talents and internationally renowned figures. Many Ink Master contestants will be in attendance!...
It is not often that a man of superhuman strength and stamina, nay, indomitable will originates in the Commonwealth, let alone Richmond. Yet here we are, forced to share city space with a man simply known as The Progressive Liberal Daniel Richards; a man, who in the age of Trump, has given us the hope and strength to persevere. And where would we...
School is back in session, which means everyone is busting out there best gear for fall. We recently took a look at fashion trends from students over at the University of Richmond so we thought we'd see what the students at Virginia Commonwealth University were wearing and how they compare. Take a look below to see if you're keeping up with the...
As political as it’s a social statement, writer and director Mike Leigh’s (Secrets and Lies, Happy-Go-Lucky) 1983 tragicomedy, Meantime, centers on the downtrodden poverty stricken Pollock family, amid the jobless working-class placed in the grim societal backdrop of Margaret Thatcher 1980’s Britain. The Pollock family; headed by unemployed grump...
College campuses are back in full swing and bustling with students juggling hectic schedules and trying to get their bearings on a new year with new classes and new surroundings. Before it gets too chilly and everyone is sporting hoodies, yoga pants, and endless flannel to class, we thought we'd catch up with some current students to see what...
