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Ram Pantry Makes Sure There’s Still Food on the Table

A greater number of VCU students than you think struggle with food insecurity. Fortunately, Ram Pantry is there to help alleviate food insecurity within the VCU campus community. College students already have a lot on their plate regarding stress. From finals, to...

Crepes For Days At Carytown’s Les Crepes

Les Crepes in Carytown claims to be the only true creperie in Richmond; after all, that’s their specialty. The “fake fine dining” spot, as they call it, has been in its Carytown location since 2017 and prides itself on being a big family operation. Burger crepe? They...

Virginia Restaurants Grapple with Plastic Foam Container Ban

Thanks to a bill passed by the General Assembly and headed to the governor's desk, by 2025, polystyrene foam containers for takeout food will no longer be allowed in Virginia. What is a positive change for the environment may prove challenging to local businesses....

Farm To Table 2.0

The story of two Richmond area farms, Leafy Lanes and Three Fox Farms, teaming up to get produce delivered to doorsteps all over Central Virginia via a new app called CropSwap. One morning, after 10 years of farming in Richmond, Three Fox Farms founder Alex Kling...

Here’s The Scoop

Ruby Scoops is a new ice cream shop in Richmond. Owner Rabia Kamara prides herself in running the only Black and queer owned ice cream shop in the city and looks forward to being able to create fond memories and close relationships with her customers and...

Instabowl Wants to Be the Go-To for To-Go

The latest restaurant to enter Richmond’s ever growing food scene is Instabowl, a fast-casual eatery offering a variety of take-out only bowls from the chef that brought you Perch. Across the country, restaurants are adjusting their businesses model to adapt to a...

RVA Mag’s Downtown Holiday Jaunt

Well, here we are -- close to closing out this most difficult and unusual year in RVA. We have all been trying to find a way to navigate, mentally and physically, this season. Our downtown is all lit up for the holidays. At night, you can see our wonderful...

Review: Starr Hill Summer Jam Pack

Every so often RVA Mag gets some craft brews to try, and its fun to try them out to see what creative recipes Virginia breweries are churning out. Recently, we had the chance to try Starr Hill's latest releases, the Summer Jam Variety Pack, four cans of light, refreshing goodness and just what we needed on these sweat-your-ass off days we've been...

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Stone Brewery hosts the kick off of VCU’s craft beer program

The non-credit VCU Craft Beer Certification program had a fun kick-off Wednesday night at Stone Brewing. Just past Shockoe Bottom, the beautiful scenery surrounding Stone Brewing provided a serene backdrop to an evening spent beer tasting and learning about beer basics from local “Beer Guy,” Lee Graves. “Believe it or not, beer is the most...

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Three Notch’d Brewing Company to expand Charlottesville spot

Back in September , Charlottesville's Three Notch’d Brewing Company joined the RVA craft beer community with the opening of their RVA Collab House in Scott’s Addition. Now, after releasing local favorites like “Fernet Saison” and “Hops Addition” IPA, the hands behind the beer have recently announced plans to expand their original facility.  The...

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