We’ve all read the headlines about tariffs and trade rules, but those stories can feel abstract until you see how they land on a business close to home. To bring it into focus locally, we spoke with Ledbury, a Richmond-based shirtmaker, about how these changes are...
Our new site has been many months in the making and re-affirms our commitment to delivering new and innovative ways to tell stories from Richmond and Virginia. Since our first issue in 2005, our editorial and design team has created a brand that has become one of the leading cultural ambassadors for the city of Richmond. This is an exciting time...
With the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, safe drinking water is a high priority nationwide, especially for children. Beginning July 1, schools in Virginia will be required to test their potable water for lead. Senate Bill 1359, which Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed into law on March 20, seeks to ensure that local school boards test the drinking...
The local coffee shop and dog park seem like the cinematic places to fall in love this week. What about the office? Or The Camel? This week's posts included workplace longing, dog park pining, and a past Missed Connections success now lost again. Read on for this week's batch of our favorite Missed Connections. Hi diddly ho Neighborino!- m4w (The...
Having your groceries delivered by a robot sounds like something out of The Jetsons, but that prospect is not as futuristic as you may think. For the second year in a row, the Virginia General Assembly has passed a law to legalize the operation of autonomous vehicles. Beginning July 1, “electric personal delivery devices” will be allowed to...
As students come back from college, summer is officially under way and the missed connections are piling up! Complete with monetized foot fascinations and the occasional furry, these missed connections are sure to set your curiosity ablaze. Chelsea FWB from a few years back - m4w (Carytown) This was 2012, I think. You came over to my place the...
As we reported yesterday, a Virginia woman was caught on a camera begging for money on the street only to return to what appeared to be a newer model car. The two men filming her accosted her and screamed like hyenas, proud of what seemed to be some personal vindication against public support systems. Nobody came out looking good and it appears...
Even for the avid cyclist, the 52-mile long Virginia Capital Trail, which officially opened in the fall of 2015, is a challenge to tackle. Two local biking enthusiasts have come up with an idea to transport riders and their bikes conveniently along the Virginia Capital Trail. Last year, locals Alison McGrail and Cheyenne Burnham went to...
For the first time ever, the U.S. Department of Transportation has created the National Transportation Noise Map and it's made that data available to the public. Sure enough, RVA looks loud as hell. The National Transportation Noise Map data proves what the public probably already knew: the noisiest places in the United States, and more...
The internet is a terrible place and it's an equal opportunity for people on both sides of issues to make asses of themselves - such is the case of a new viral video that shows a local "homeless woman" begging for money before getting in a 2010s-model car. The video, posted today by Youtube user 1t Productions features a pretty hostile exchange...
