On Thursday afternoon, a vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole on Strawberry Street in Richmond, close to the Department of Motor Vehicles, following a water main break that had occurred earlier in the day. The Richmond Police Department received a report of the...
RICHMOND – Already this year, Richmond has seen three double homicides: On Feb. 16, Deborah Walker, 55, and her daughter Shaquenda Walker, 24, were shot and killed in their home on Coalter Street. On March 29, a triple shooting in Jackson Ward left Mikkaisha Smoot, 16, and Taliek Brown, 15, dead after both were taken off life support at VCU...
We have a little bad news! If you read last week’s update, you might’ve known that we were slated to plant our grasses on Monday, at Chickahominy Riverfront Park in Williamsburg. This past weekend’s rain, however, had other plans for us. Unfortunately, the seriousness of flood warnings - even if it seemed pretty chill at the time - caused our...
The weather is warming, the plants are blooming, and many of us may already feel the pull to be outside more. Why not hop on our bicycles and save money on gas while we’re at it? Bon Secours and Sportsbackers kicked off their Fourth Annual RVA Bike Month last week and for the entire month of May, bicycle-themed events and celebrations will take...
I’m about to be an empty nester. That’s right - even though I knew the planting would be right around the corner, time has gotten away from us here at RVA Mag, and we’ll be saying farewell to our grasses on Monday. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation kindly reached out to us earlier this week about setting up a planting area and time where growers for...
Food delivery is nothing new: we’ve all ordered many a late-night General Tso’s or drunken pizza right to our door. This kind of convenience was unmatched until we saw the rise of national companies over recent years, like GrubHub, OrderUp, and most recently, UberEats. And while these delivery services have set the bar in terms of making...
Hey ya’ll. Richmond has a music scene. Did you know? Now you know. And it’s pretty wonderful. It seems like everyone is in a band nowadays, hunting for house shows and couches to crash on. If you’re not a musician in any capacity, you might feel a little left out. But that’s okay! Everyone has something different to bring to the table. But that’s...
All work and no play makes Richmond a dull city. From now until September 4, you can cut loose with Nerf balls, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and the pong at the Virginia Historical Society’s exhibit, “Toys of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s,” all while learning a thing or two about some of America’s most iconic eras along the way. “Toys” is a touring exhibit...
Amazon, the nation's largest, rapidly growing online retailer, has been delivering products within hours here in RVA for a few months now, but they've added beer and it works as expected. According to a statement from Amazon, the company now offers "hundreds of alcohol-related products" as part of their Amazon Prime Now one or two hour delivery...
What’s up, grass spectators? I missed you! It’s been two weeks since a grass update and I’m sure you’re all on the edge of your seats. “Oh god, no grass update? How will I LIVE?” I am sure you asked, fist in the air, cursing god. Fear not, because I’m back and ready to bring some underwater gardening into your life. Our grasses are growing faster...
