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Best Of VA Missed Connections July 8 – July 14

Don't look now, y'all, but the pandemic is back like it never left. So why not take refuge in the Missed Connections? Amid all the lonely people looking for love, or at least a hookup, we find at least a few honest-to-goodness missed connections still, and so we are...

Connecting Families And Food

Local nonprofit Bridging RVA steps in to provide meals to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. On an overcast Saturday morning, the Extra Space Storage facility on Mall Drive in Bon Air has an unassuming appearance. But under the high-ceilinged arch, two units...

Best Of VA Missed Connections July 1 – July 7

It's time for another edition of Missed Connections, where we're always glad to see some Craigslist poets in action. Dropping those low-key self-pitying rhymes as they always do so well. I know I complained last week about how few good posts there were anymore, but...

Best Of VA Missed Connections June 24 – June 30

Attention all bargain shoppers -- we've got a sale on Missed Connections in aisle 12! Admittedly, we're getting kinda desperate. Not sure if it's the COVID-related social distancing or the longterm fallout from the SESTA/FOSTA censorship that has turned the MCs into...

Best Of VA Missed Connections June 17 – June 23

Whether it's advisable or not (spoiler alert: it's not), Virginia is largely back open for business, and the Missed Connections this week reflect that, first and foremost with a plea from a returning Uber driver for their customers to hit on them. OK, maybe that's not...

Best Of VA Missed Connections June 10 – June 16

Welcome to this week's edition of Missed Connections, where masks remain important if you actually want to get out there and miss some connections in the real world. Back in 2019, we never would have guessed that we'd see ads thanking people for finding your mask when...

Best Of VA Missed Connections June 3 – June 9

After months of coronavirus-related social distancing, we're all finally starting to get back out there, and the Missed Connections are starting to reflect that. And thank god, because things were starting to get a bit squirrelly over there at Craigslist. This week,...

Best Of VA Missed Connections May 27 – June 2

Things are a little light in the world of the Missed Connections this week, it seems. Could that be because everyone's out on the streets speaking their mind? If so, that's definitely not a bad thing. And thankfully, there are still more than a few of the awkward...

Best of VA Missed Connections August 21 – August 27

The longer summer goes on, the weirder it gets here in the Missed Connections. From people who smoke Netflix to unashamed beer belly rubbers in the hardware store, everyone's letting it all hang out this week. And don't get us wrong, we're all for it! If nothing else, it makes for some entertaining reading. We've got all kinds of stuff going on...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections August 14 – August 20

It must be a tough summer, because here in the Missed Connections, people are getting downright poetic about their lost loves. But not all the verses are sad -- you'll find REI-inspired poetry is every bit as hilarious as it sounds. It's also fun to imagine that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are sending star-crossed messages about their lost...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections August 7 – August 13

Summer is all about the extremes of the human condition. Sometimes you're having amazing experiences you'll remember all of your life. Other times, you're just trying to keep from collapsing with heat-induced exhaustion. If you've had any of the latter moments this summer (and god knows we probably all have), you'll relate to this week's Missed...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections July 31 – August 6

It's summertime -- time to be at the pool, time to get your car washed, time to try your luck at the Missed Connections. This week's crop is sure to hit home if you've ever been ghosted without warning… and haven't we all at one point or another? We've also got some car-related Missed Connections this week, with cell phone addicts at Carpool and...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections July 24 – July 30

If you too have sometimes cast longing looks in the direction of your Uber driver, this will be a very relatable Missed Connections week for you. Because in addition to the time-honored tradition of falling in love with our restaurant servers, this week sees quite a few people getting all twitterpated about their Uber drivers… and sometimes, it...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections July 17 – July 23

Congratulations to everyone who managed to survive the intense heat of the past week! If you're still here, you've got a return to the massive downpours of the previous year and a half to look forward to, so uh… congratulations? Before we worry about all that, though, we can dive into this week's Missed Connections and see what sort of intense...

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Best of VA Missed Connections July 10 – July 16

Have you ever bought a beautiful stranger Taco Bell to catch her attention? It seems, if this week's Missed Connections are anything to go by, that this may be a successful strategy. I'll tell you one thing for sure: it's a strategy we here at RVA Magazine approve of. A strategy we don't so much approve of is waiting around to super-like people...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections July 3 – July 9

I don't know what it is about this summer, but a lot of people seem to have the post-Fourth Of July blues in the Missed Connections this week. Lovelorn poetry, bitter goodbyes, and solitary laments are thick on the ground in this week's trawl through the world of Craigslist. But don't get too sad -- there's plenty of amusing hijinks to keep your...

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