Richmond lost more than a business owner this week. On September 2, 2025, Vicky Hester, the longtime owner of Babe’s of Carytown, passed away at age 71. For many, her death marks the end of an era. For nearly five decades, Hester kept the doors of one of the nation’s...
Halloween's almost here, but this week Missed Connections is more about kicking dope rhymes than it is about costumery. If you can come up with a more creative couplet than one that pairs "beautiful" with "cuticles," you just might find the hottie of your dreams. Sexist stereotypes and extremely obvious marijuana references won't win anyone...
Welcome to Missed Connections, where flirting always seems to equal awkwardness. But we all want to find companionship and happiness -- so sometimes there's no choice but to keep the awkwardness going. If you are prepared to deal with a little bumbling in pursuit of true love, maybe the Missed Connections will work out for you! This week, we've...
Did you do well with pop quizzes back when you were in middle school? If so, you might just score a passing grade on this week's Missed Connections! You're going to need to remember what color shirt she was wearing, what car he was driving, and what hand they ate with, but fortunately that last one's easy -- if someone's even mentioning it, it's...
More than 20 percent of children in the U.S. have or have had depression or other serious mental disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Soon, school counselors in Virginia will be in a better position to help identify students with such problems. BeginningJuly 1, a new state law will require school counselors to receive...
There's a chill in the air this week, but if you need to warm up, things are always hot and heavy in the Missed Connections. We've got some pretty zany highlights this time around, but the wackiest of them all might be the couple who wants to test drive a sleeper-cab semi truck by getting down to business in the bunk. Either lot lizards have to...
The month that ends with Halloween begins today, and that's a cause for celebration for a lot of people, which might explain why we're suddenly getting Missed Connections from the Poe Museum and the Psychedelic Furs show. Let's do some raven-style partying with a bumper crop of Missed Connections, shall we? We shall, and we shall also learn that...
Missed Connections often brings out the weirdest qualities of humanity, but every once in a while, it brings out the best. Such is the case this week, as you'll soon see. And of course, we agree with the poster -- catcalling women on the street is completely unacceptable. Meanwhile, it seems that the action was hot in the campgrounds around the...
The VCU Free Store isn’t large, but it still contains plenty of useful items, from books to kitchen appliances. And -- if you're a VCU student -- it's all free. There may not be such a thing as a free lunch, but right now there could be such a thing as a free microwave that makes cheap lunches cheaper for VCU students. This is thanks to the new...
The American melting pot came together in the River City with The World Heritage Festival’s stop at Brown’s Island. The World Heritage Festival is dedicated to sharing and experiencing a variety of foreign cultures, and it visited one of its new centers for sharing on Brown’s Island in Richmond this past Saturday for a day full of...
