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Richmond “No Kings” Protest Returns on March 28

Editor's note: Updated with new information. Richmond’s ongoing No Kings movement will return to the streets later this month, with two rallies planned across the region on Saturday, March 28. A gathering is scheduled for 1–3 pm at Monroe Park rganized...

Richmond Is a Top Ten City for Seasonal Allergies.

If you’ve lived here long enough, you know the moment. Your car suddenly looks like it’s been dusted with powdered mustard. Your eyes itch. Your sinuses start to close up. Spring in Richmond has arrived, and with it comes the pollen. After several weeks of freezing or...

Ring, Richmond, and the Feeling of Being Watched

Walk through just about any neighborhood in Richmond and you’ll see them. The small blue-lit doorbells tucked into brick row houses in Church Hill. The newer setups in Manchester townhomes and Scott’s Addition apartments. For a lot of us, buying a Ring camera was...

DAY 8 & 9 | What It’s Like to Judge the Richmond Cannabis Cup

Editor's Note: We are an official media sponsor for February Fire which will be held February 28th at Homegrown VA. Weed has been the diadem of rebellious youth for generations, a product so diametrically opposed to the capitalist urge that its use conjures images of...

2 Killed, 9 Shot in Shockoe Bottom After Bars Closed

On the first warm weekend of 2026, in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 21, at least nine people were shot on North 18th Street in Shockoe Bottom. Two people, 23-year-old Genesis Tamar Jones and 42-year-old Dominic Antoine Jackson, were killed, and seven others were...

Starting the Dream in Richmond’s Local Music Scene

Editor’s Note: This piece was written by a student at Randolph-Macon College as part of a feature writing course. Thank you to the students and to Professor Seth Clabough, Ph.D., for organizing the project. Gavin Lawton remembers the exact moment he decided music was...

Huge Pressure on Small Politicians with Eyes on Virginia Elections

Have you ever this before, “this is the most important election in your life.” Perhaps this has been declared during a Presidential election, maybe in a Governor race, but almost certainly will you never hear someone claim that for state legislator race. Virginia has a unique election calendar, with state elections on odd years instead of...

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Huge Pressure on Small Politicians with Eyes on Virginia Elections

NO MEANS NO CASINO Street Interviews

Local Francesca Lyn ventured into the community to interview residents about the impending Richmond, VA casino referendum, gathering their perspectives on why they believe it may not be in Richmond's best interest. https://youtu.be/q1cBF2Mp_Bg Remember to VOTE NO CASINO on November 7th, 2023 and you can sign up for EARLY VOTING here:...

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Walking is Dangerous in Richmond and Getting Worse

“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers.” — Author Dave Barry Richmond, I know you're not trying to hurt me, but you're coming close. Last week, I almost got hit by a car while walking across...

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Walking is Dangerous in Richmond and Getting Worse

Richmond to Louisville: How a Community Exposed One Man’s Secret

Drew Spruill was the owner of Yesterday's Heroes vintage clothing store in Richmond’s Fan district. The store abruptly closed in 2018 after sexual assault allegations towards Spruill. Spruill left the Richmond area although no criminal charges were ever filed against him. Five years later a community in Louisville made the connection that an...

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Goad Gatsby’s Dystopian Update For September 2023

Tracking the far-right extremists of Virginia. Explore his latest reporting HERE. Family behind proposed “Sage’s Law” files lawsuit. Earlier this year, Delegate Dave LaRock carried the bill that passed the House of Delegates by a partisan 52-48 vote but later died in a Senate Committee controlled by Democrats. This bill would have...

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Goad Gatsby Dystopian Update September 2023