Scott Burger, longtime Richmond community advocate and publisher of OregonHill.net, has raised the stakes for local students interested in experimenting with ranked choice voting (RCV). This week, Burger announced his award for any Richmond-area student...
Our schizophrenic winter weather is striking once again, folks, but if you need someone to share your blanket, or to invite out to a picnic, the Missed Connections is probably the place for you. Especially if the divorce is final and you're on Tinder ready to mingle! Some of you are clearly not above making passes at married people, though, and...
At Ellwood Thompson's, elected officials and community advocates gathered to discuss the future of legal cannabis-derived CBD oil in Virginia. Much was learned. CBD oil: there is a lot of confusion surrounding its legality, not to mention what exactly it is. To provide some clarification, Ellwood Thompson’s held a panel discussion to clear up the...
Herbert Hirsch was a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, but in his life, he brought his academic talents far beyond VCU. Hirsch lectured across the globe in places such Australia, England, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, and Brazil. He was also one of the co-editors of Genocide Studies International, a journal published with Toronto...
Years after the death of Lanie Kruszewski, a ghost bike memorial at the site of her death remained an important tribute for her loved ones. Then a property owner decided to remove it. Ghost bikes, existing as solemn reminders to drivers of cyclists killed on roads around the city, have been visible on our city's streets for over a decade. Now a...
Rage RVA is bringing the "rage room" concept to life locally, letting you smash plates with baseball bats to your heart's content. Your boss just trashed your proposal, your significant other dumped you in a text, you forgot to take your dog out and she trashed your house, you stubbed your toe... there are a million reasons why you need to get...
Are food and infatuation intrinsically connected? If you read the Missed Connections week after week, it sure starts to seem that way. So it's no surprise that this week brings us a very cuisine-oriented edition of our weekly trawl through Craigslist. There are certainly more reliable ways of meeting men than dropping cucumbers in the grocery...
As hundreds of teachers and supporters from around the state marched to the Virginia Capitol to call for higher salaries and more funding for public schools, legislative leaders announced Monday that they would include a 5 percent pay raise for teachers in the state budget. Armed with red coats, scarves and signs, participants of all ages...
If you need meat, you go to the market (shout out to Ray Manzarek). And maybe you go to the Missed Connections, to catch the attention of that cutie you ran into by the steaks. But if meat isn't what you're shopping for, that's OK -- we've got interactions of all types in the MC's this week. If you love cars, you're in luck this week -- whether...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #35, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. Earlier this year, administrators at Nottoway Correctional Facility issued a ban on the use of tampons and menstrual cups during prison visitations. Criminal justice activist Carole Leonard, founder of the Prison Reform Movement, broke the story on...
