Earlier today, an estimated 14,000 people crowded the streets of Richmond for No Kings II to peacefully protest the authoritarianism of Donald Trump. Joined by millions of protestors nationally, concerned citizens marched from the Bell Tower at Capitol Square to...
I chose teaching as my career for a multitude of reasons: I loved kids, creativity, challenging work, etc. I chose special education because I believed in the complexity of tiny humans and the ability to adapt curriculum and learning experiences to help them become successful. And every single day was really hard. If you know a teacher, you’ve...
It’s been nearly a year since Virginia ended cannabis prohibition, and in that time the state has seen no shortage of events celebrating the heretofore illicit flower. From grower groups that meet after hours in nurseries and hydroponics shops to swap seeds and discuss the nuances of cultivation to extralegal popup markets where vendors display...
“The people of Virginia have been very supportive from day one. They've been so kind and because of them I feel like I can accomplish my dreams. I ask them to keep supporting people.” Hamid Noori grew up in Afghanistan speaking Dari, a variation of the Persian language, as well as Pashto. His first name in Dari means "praiseworthy" and his last...
Sometimes the body makes decisions for the mind. Sometimes it side-steps the brain and all of its rambling nonsense. You see athletes in the Olympics or people in acts of extreme heroism do this. Muscles popping. Faces contorted into white-knuckled fists. In agony but still fighting on, hoping to make something turn into gold. Afterwards,...
Looks like we all made it through another Thanksgiving -- and more importantly, another trip through the retail hellscape that is Black Friday. So today, if all you really want for "Giving Tuesday" is for someone to give you a kiss: never fear, Missed Connections are here. And from crushes on EMTs with nose piercings to guys from out in the...
Welcome to another week of Missed Connections from around the Commonwealth, where I sometimes worry that we are getting entirely too fancy and losing touch with our roots. This week's bumper crop of wine tastings, Japanese restaurants, and the always-ritzy Starbucks definitely makes me a little nervous. But Richmond, you always come through, and...
Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where we find lurkers everywhere. At the stoplight, at the PTA meeting, at the junkyard, and as always, at the grocery store. We've even got married people creeping on also-married yoga instructors down the block. I'll bet yoga instructors and personal trainers get that kind of thing all the time. By...
Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where we learn the thing we've always known about moving: it sucks to do it alone. In fact, it sucks so bad that you might resort to Craigslist and fake a romantic connection with someone who broke their arm just to see if their friend with the truck is still available. I mean… maybe that's what's...
Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where we can all learn, once again, that Halloween brings out the freaks (or, at least, the freak inside each one of us). From plantation ghosts to sexy Velmas, the costumes take all forms, and everybody's into it. But it's not all Halloween hijinks this week. We've also got dogs orchestrating a...
