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 #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...
Trading spouses isn't just for mediocre reality TV anymore! Now it's found a new home -- in this week's Missed Connections. But you don't have to be already-married to find romance here, though it will help if you like to wear open-toed high heels in the winter (which sounds crazy, but hey, whatever floats your boat). You might also find love...
We're starting 2019 off right here in Virginia, and this week's missed connections reflect that fact. From people checking on your coffee orders to good samaritans making sure you got the license plate number of the guy who hit your car, everyone's looking out. And if you're looking out for some companionship, you might want to check through this...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #35, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. For Erastus Adkins, a once-resident of Wayne County, West Virginia, the coalfields were a way of life. With 11 children to feed, Adkins worked in the mines from the age of 14 until he died of black lung at age 57, his daughter Betty Lett recalls. In...
So this is the new year; I don't feel any different. And neither do the Missed Connections -- they just keep rolling along for another year, giving us intriguing windows into the lives of strangers (some of whom are pretty weird). That said, if you're looking to reconnect with the handsome stranger who caught your eye at the convenience store...
The year is coming to a close, and RVA Magazine is wrapping up another year of Commonwealth culture. With Virginians from right here in Richmond to our neighbors traveling through the state and across the world, we've been on the beat to tell your stories wherever we can -- and tell the story of life in Virginia in 2018. We've wrapped up your...
Richmond loves a good party, so it only makes sense that NYE draws some of the year's best special events in town. In light of that fact, we have compiled a listing of some of our favorite events happening to close out the year. Here you can get an idea of the goings on, and what each event has in store for you. Make sure and get your tickets...
Documentary film The Devil We Know reveals the dangers of many ordinary household chemicals we've overlooked -- and explains how we got to this point. Released in January, the 2018 documentary The Devil We Know is a damning expose of the DuPont corporation. The film, citing documents by the chemical manufacturing corporation’s own filings, breaks...
A dazzling look at all Richmond's favorite botanical garden has to offer this holiday season. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is inviting everyone to their annual light show, Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights. The show, which displays over one million lights, runs until January 7. This year’s theme is Bringing Art to Light. The exhibits display...
