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Join the Mission: Becoming a Foster Parent in Richmond

Last month was Foster Care Awareness Month, so we reached out to Alexa Reitz, the Program Director of the Richmond Regional Center at UMFS (United Methodist Family Services) to get some insight into how this all works. The conversation shed light on the critical role...

Lewis Ginter’s New Vibe: Kyle Epps’ Artistry in Full Bloom

It’s been long-known that the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is Richmond’s horticultural Eden. You might even know Lewis Ginter was a notoriously generous philanthropist who established the eponymous park and The Jefferson Hotel. But if you go to the park this Summer,...

Wave That Flag! Richmond’s Pride 2024 Events Are Here to Slay

We are a little late on this but Virginia Pride has unveiled the schedule for its annual "Endless Summer of Pride" campaign, a celebration of the Richmond region's LGBTQ community. The campaign kicked off on May 31 with a pride flag-raising ceremony at City Hall,...

Can You Dig It? Richmond’s ‘Game of Shrooms’ is On!

This Saturday, June 8, you’re in for a quirky twist on your morning jaunt around Richmond. Prepare to encounter some wildly creative, fungus-fueled art installations as the 'Game of Shrooms' returns to sprinkle its spores around the globe—and right here in River City....

RVA 5X5: It Was The Dime Bridge Before It Cost A Nickel

The post last week on the history (and future) of the Mayo Bridge was a big hit; so this week we will look at the Boulevard Bridge (aka the Nickel Bridge) after reading an article in the Times-Dispatch that was followed by a photo collage of old photos from the...

Jordan Peterson is Coming to Town And Wants to Wrestle God 

ed. note: This is a Letter to The Editor and does not necessary reflect the views of RVA Magazine or its staff. Peterson gained prominence in 2016 when he refused to use gender-neutral pronouns to address one of his students. He was subsequently fired from the...

Will 385 People Come Watch ‘Clerks’ with Us at the Byrd?

“This job would be great if it wasn’t for the fucking customers.”  – Randal Graves, having to work at RST Video.  When we think of the word “hero” in cinema, what comes to mind? Sigourney Weaver as Lt. Ripley in Alien, Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, Humphrey...

Craft brewing certification program on tap at VCU

As the Richmond craft beer industry continues to expand and flourish, VCU has created a way for anyone to become part of the growing trend. Starting in the fall semester, the VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education (OCPE) will offer a Craft Beer Certificate Program by partnering with the VCU School of Engineering and the VCU...

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Best of missed connections 6/28/17 – 7/5/17

The missed connections just keep coming! Here we have people who want to reconnect, have their gonads kicked and their feet pampered. Read on below to see if you Big Guy Corrections Officer - m4m What's going on guy .. your about 6'3 to 6'5 Bear kind of guy nice bear kind of build and lightskin .. hmu if this is you Reply to post here. twinkboy -...

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Candyland RVA: Confessions of a former VCU sugar baby

Earlier this year, VCU students surprised many members of the Richmond community when the university was ranked seventh in the country for its number of students seeking sugar daddies.  Rising tuition costs are often cited by students registered on SeekingArrangement.com, to offset debt. The dating website, which connects "sugar babies" with...

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CARITAS to open recovery program for women

RICHMOND – CARITAS, a nonprofit that strives to end homelessness, plans to start a long-term recovery program for women in Richmond after the success of its program for men, The Healing Place. The women’s facility is tentatively scheduled to open in late 2017 or early 2018. In the midst of what federal and state officials call an opioid epidemic,...

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North Carolina rock climbing facility headed for RVA

“It was a rush in more ways than one,” said Joel Graybeal, Managing Partner of Triangle Rock Club, on his first time climbing. Graybeal’s passion for rock climbing began during opening week of their first indoor rock climbing gym, when he read an article on the new facility in Raleigh and came to see it for himself. “I was in the very first Intro...

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