As winter grips Richmond, the city faces a stark moral and political dilemma. Recent events—the approval of a $2 million animal adoption center, the city deciding to no longer support overflow shelters for the homeless, and the vandalism of a community fridge—lay bare...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #36, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. We live in a convenience-based society. Between Amazon Prime shipping various household needs straight to our doors, and food apps like DoorDash and UberEats keeping us well-fed without leaving the couch, it’s become more convenient than ever to...
It's still a bit chilly today but the weatherman says that spring is really honestly actually finally here, so it's really no surprise that everyone's writing Missed Connections from the gym this week. Gotta work on that beach bod, amirite? In addition to a fair amount of surreptitious gazing happening at the gym, the Monument 10K created a few...
With his Men To Heal movement, James Harris works to make therapy accessible and mental health a priority for working-class men of color. As a child in the foster care system, James Harris grew up attending mandated counseling sessions provided by the state. Now, Harris has started his own movement to end the stigma of men’s mental health: Men to...
Everyone's headed out for fun in the sun this week... and when they get home, it sure looks like they're heading straight to Missed Connections. And sure enough, things are getting weird. This week's bumper crop of Missed Connections brings us a fascinating parade of humanity, from emergency room ladykillers and drive-thru Valentinos to park...
The Universe Beckons: In Virginia, Ufologists Search Confidently For Life Outside Earth *This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #36, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. I want to believe. It’s the refrain of a generation, the innate human desire for something more. Everyone has a UFO story, and astronomer Seth Shostak of SETI...
Welcome to this week's Missed Connections, where it seems that the season for hollering at redheads continues. Spring is also here (even if it's pretty cold this morning...), and you can tell by the people out riding bikes, walking dogs, and checking out fine hotties. In other news, people are offering keys to their chastity belts, which if...
Time Travelers' Weekend, a twice-yearly event in which 20 local museums offered free admission for the weekend, gave us the perfect opportunity to be tourists in our hometown. Last week saw the return of Time Travelers' Weekend, a biannual program in which 20 local museums and historic locations offered free admission, inviting locals and...
The first installment of a monthly series in which a hometown Richmonder who has spent over a decade abroad explores the many different neighborhoods accessible by GRTC bus lines to find the ways GRTC connects us all. Manchester: Walking down Hull Street it doesn’t take much imagination to envision Manchester in its glory days as the seat of...
Years after making waves at Babe’s of Carytown, ANIMAL is lighting up the River City once more at The Hof. You know the place. Pulsing bass and treble under your feet, around your head. It feels like it’s coming from deep inside your body. Spurts of fog blast out from under the stage, and wisps linger around technicolor lights. It’s all aglow --...
