A Sunday series from RVA Magazine featuring writers from Richmond and Virginia Writer’s Block is RVA Magazine’s Sunday series highlighting contemporary writers working in Richmond and across the Commonwealth. Each week, we feature original poems, short stories, or...
The city of Richmond's Public Arts Comission has a little over 50K in funding for a new instillation on the grounds at the Hull Street Library in Southside. You must submit your proposal physically which might help reduce the number of submissions so get your creative juices flowing and check out details for how to submit a proposal below via the...
RICHMOND – Virginia Commonwealth University students receive emails from VCU Health last week reporting two confirmed cases and one suspected case of mumps on campus. Other cases have been reported in the Richmond metro area, and health officials are cautioning students and residents to take precautions. Mumps is a highly contagious disease...
We teamed up with QuicknessRVA, Richmond's leading bike delivery service, to distribute our most recent print issue of RVAMag and much like their name suggests, they did it quick! In an instagram post, the bike curriers announced completion of distribution in the VCU area, Jackson Ward, and Northside/Lakeside neighborhoods. Check out a detailed...
RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, April 13, 2017) – The Richmond Kickers return to City Stadium this Saturday, April 15 to host Ottawa Fury FC at 5:00 p.m. Happy Hour starts at 3:30pm with food and drinks specials before kickoff, live music by 2-11 and over a dozen craft beers on tap. Happy Hour tickets are on sale now at RichmondKickers.com for $30 and...
Spring has sprung! Now we are all out and about more than we may have been before. Be it afternoon strolls or mid-day bike rides, there’s certainly always someone to meet along the way. Read on for this week’s roundup of Missed Connections. Woman riding bike on W Grace St today - w4w You were a black woman, 20s-30s, with your hair done up (red...
This past week might have been the Monument Avenue 10K, one of the largest 10K races in America, but that wasn’t the only thing happening this week. There’s always a missed connection to be had when it comes to finding Mr./Mrs. Right...or right now. Read on for this week’s roundup! We said hello in Carytown tonight - m4m (Carytown) I was getting...
The percentage of Virginians without health insurance fell by 2 percentage points in 2015, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. All but two localities in Virginia saw a drop in the number of uninsured residents. The uninsured population of Virginia fell from 12.4 percent in 2014 to 10.4 percent in 2015, the data showed....
In this week’s episode of stolen glances and missed chances, Richmonders continue to come close to making a connection, and yet again seek the helpful aid of Craigslist. Perhaps you’re the girl with the bee tattoo, the Adonis on the skateboard in Carytown, or even the Giovanni Ribisi type who was sipping coffee on the outskirts of the Church Hill...
In front of a record-setting crowd at City Stadium, the Richmond Kickers were able to capture their first win of the 2017 USL season by defeating the Harrisburg City Islanders 1-0 thanks to goalkeeper Travis Worra's save on a first half penalty shot and the offense of Kickers defender Conor Shanosky. The first scoring chance of the match was in...
