by Catie-Reagan King This October, artoberVA turns ten. That’s ten years of murals and music, plays and poetry, galleries and gatherings. Ten years of Richmond and the Tri-Cities showing off just how creative, bold, and welcoming this region really is. When the idea...
The statue celebrating Jefferson Davis on Monument Avenue has been tagged with "racist" for the second time in as many days, after crews from Virginia Beach cleaned the same word from a previous tagging late Monday night. This time, however, the penmanship was better and a second line was added along the bottom of the pedestal with the words "Ban...
RVA Mag is back with a brand new Missed Connections, and its spicer than ever. From a stay-at-home dad crush, to a steamy encounter at the YMCA, a 25-year-old virgin looking for love, and Facebook rivals taking their beef to Craigslist, there's not a dull moment in this week's batch. Ovation Theater Late Comer - m4w (1100 Alverser Dr, Midlothian,...
The Jefferson Davis statue has been vandalized again, this time with the word "racist" scrawled in red over the pedestal bearing the name of the former President of the Confederacy. The statue has been vandalized at least three times since 2011, when someone painted "No Hero" on the base. In 2015, "Black Lives Matter" was written on the back of...
It's a long-standing tradition at Richmond's tattoo shops, but what makes someone wait in line for a $13 tattoo? Customers lined up by All-For-One, one of many shops along with Lucky 13 offering specials on Friday the 13th "It's really about the community," one heavily-tattooed visitor tells me. She skipped work to be here, and asks that I not...
Just like last week, this batch of RVA Missed Connections does not disappoint and is full of curious souls looking for love or just a good time. Sparks fly at a Short Pump Irish pub and a local vet, the search for a long lost VCU flame continues, there's a flirty encounter at the State Fair, and sock fetish guy just won't quit. Check out all...
*This is a developing story. White nationalist Richard Spencer just led another torchlit rally at Emancipation Park in Charlottesville. Spencer, who is one of the most recognizable faces of the alt-right and white nationalist movement held a similar rally in May to protest the removal of a statue glorifying Confederate General Robert E. Lee....
In a tweet posted at 10:00pm, President Donald Trump chided Democratic nominee Ralph Northam for supporting the Central American gang MS-13. The tweet simply said, "Ralph Northam, who is running for Governor of Virginia, is fighting for MS-13 killer gangs & sanctuary cities. Vote Ed Gillespie!" This tweet comes on the heels of a recent attack...
Jason Kessler, the disgraced white supremacist, UVA graduate, and organizer of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in August that left one person dead, has been charged with a felony count of perjury. The charge originates with statements made back in January when Kessler lied about a criminal complaint in Albemarle County. On January...
By the latest report, 59 are dead and 516 wounded in the Las Vegas mass casualty attack, allegedly perpetrated by a lone wolf attacker with no ties to foreign or domestic terrorist organizations. This is only the latest in a string of mass casualty attacks, linked by the lack of any clear pattern, outside direction, or common cause. RVA Mag...
