In a quiet office inside Health Brigade, Edward Peters talks about the city the way someone might describe a long, strange dream that’s familiar, unpredictable, and filled with people he still can’t stop caring about. “I’m an HIV test counselor,” he says, “and my...
It's Fall and we're beginning to feel the chill outside, but the people of Missed Connections are keeping it hot and heavy as usual. This week, we have a girlfriend who's caught her lover in some shady business...once again, foot fetish guy is back, a Comicon crush, and...a panty thief? Foot fetish - m4w (Rva) Hi! Am a very fit, attractive male...
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...
For those of you unfamiliar with the world of competitive beard and mustache judging, now may be the time to get yourself hip to the phenomenon. The biennial 2017 World Beard & Moustache Championships took place in Austin, TX, over Labor Day weekend earlier this month, and local facial hair aficionados RVA Beard League sent eight of their own...
The events in Charlottesville changed Virginia; of that there can be little debate. Yet one of the more nuanced debates emerging post-Charlottesville has been the role that white nationalist and supremacist networks have played in shaping the overall threat profile for law enforcement and domestic intelligence professionals throughout the US....
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...
In this week's Missed Connections, one man solicits a companion to satisfy his foot fetish, while another applauds a stranger on the attractiveness of his date, sparks fly at the Adam Ant show, and two married women with “options” discuss the prevalence of cheating. Foot fetish - m4w (Rva) Hi! Am a very fit, attractive male with a really...
Last night's City Council meeting almost filled the 260-seat chamber, thanks to online buzz around a resolution asking the General Assembly to permit Richmond to remove its Confederate monuments, introduced by Councilman Michael Jones. Nearly every seat was occupied by a supporter of the resolution, some standing near the back of the room when...
*This story has been updated. Despite attracting only a few supporters and finding themselves stranded and seeking donations to get home, the trio behind the Lee Monument rally are planning a comeback. Organizers of the failed rally last weekend Tara Brandau, Tom Crompton, and Judy Crompton have posted a Facebook event called "Protect The General...
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!...
