We are entering a brand new world in America. Post-Prohibition for weed, mushrooms, and so many other herbal medicinals, has opened a lot of doors for entrepreneurs. Beyond the 80,000 vape stores that opened on my block in the last two years, Richmond has integrated a...
Welcome to RVA BEER MADNESS and The Sweet 16! A big thank you again to all the amazing beer teams that have been a part of this tournament and a huge congratulations to the teams that have made it into the sweet 16!! Round 2 had some extremely close match ups that we real buzzer beaters going down to the final minutes. We had a few teams that...
Now we're into our fourth installment of GOOD EATS RVA, filled to the brim with restaurant news, new menus at local eateries, chef series and more. If you're still among the few who missed RVA Magazine's launch of GOOD EATS RVA, head over here to read up on it. Just as before, we've got a huge helping this go around, so make some more room on...
Happy St. Patricks Day and welcome to Round 2 in our Beer Madness Championship Tourney! Thank you to all of the 64 amazing beer spots in Round 1! The first round was very competitive and we had quite a few big games that were very close. There are 32 teams for the next round, with 16 matches on the way to the sweet sixteen!! Here is a breakdown...
Thursday night, Ardent Craft Ales announced that it has purchased its brewery building and property located at 3200 W. Leigh St. in Scott's Addition and plans to expand. Co-owners Tom Sullivan, Kevin O'Leary, and Paul Carns purchased the 25,875 square foot property from local developer Scott Coleman of Crossroads Development, who originally...
Cat lovers stop what you’re doing right meow. (Sorry I will try to keep the cat puns to a mewimum.) Angela and Jeff Sidener, in partnership with Richardson’s Rescue, will open Richmond’s first cat café, Central Purrk and lounge, Zoomie’s in Shockoe Bottom this spring. Now before you get all excited, no, you can’t pet cats as you sip your coffee...
Fried chicken food truck Mean Bird has been serving hungry Richmonders for just over a year now, and is already ready to fly the coop-well to a bigger one at least. Owners Sarah and Mike Moore plan to expand with a takeout restaurant and market in the former StickyToGoGo space at 2227 W. Main St. in the spring. While they've only been around...
What’s happening craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s “Tapped,” RVA Magazine’s go to weekly craft beer column where you can find all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals and all the booze news your little hearts desire. Our cup is overflowing with news this week, but first head over here to check out what awesome brews...
Its March Madness time, and people all over the country are preparing their NCAA Division I Basketball Championship brackets. Here at RVA Magazine and RVAontap.com, we are bringing back our local beer lovers' spots with our own version of March Madness. We created this bracket of local matchups between craft breweries and various popular beer...
For some people, this weekend will involve consuming a massive amount of green beer, Guinness and possibly getting a little lucky at Shamrock the Block just ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, but if you’re a wine lover, you have plans elsewhere. The 10th Annual Virginia Wine Expo, which draws nearly 9,000 to 10,000 people every year, kicks off tonight...
