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RVA 5×5 | Green on Dock Street

The James River is (literally) what made and unifies Richmond. The Fall Line and the separation of the tidal from the freshwater and the rockfalls created our River City. And the city has for decades now embraced it and is the one thing that unites the entire Richmond...

The Only Richmond Juneteenth Bash You Need to Be At

This June 19, 2024, in observation of Juneteenth 2024, Cassidy Snider brings together and curates her third annual celebration concert. Sharing the stage with a wide range of Richmond music artists of color each bringing diverse musical styles from Songwriters, MC’s,...

RVA 5×5 | Bonding With (Or Against) The People?

There has been a lot of activity across the region recently about bond ratings and localities issuing bonds. It is a timely comparison of priorities of local leaders, a glimpse of a possible future, and what happens if you have people in charge who worry more about...

RVA 5×5 | Substantial Doubt of Competency, More Meals Tax Issues

While the Mayor and friends were busy celebrating the AAA bond rating upgrade atop City Hall, inside the lower levels the city continues to fall apart. Most notably, the meals tax fiasco that we were told was being handled and improved is showing more and different...

‘VASK8R’ | Starting Over at the Local Roller Rink

The rules are simple: don't get in anyone’s way and try to look good while doing it. The warehouse off Williamsburg Blvd mimics many of the same buildings near the Richmond International Airport. But on Wednesday night, when many of the local businesses have locked...

Final bay grass update: Live long and prosper

After almost six months of sweat, tears, and conscientious underwater gardening, our bay grasses, as part of the Chesapeake Bay foundation's Grasses for the Masses program, made a new and more appropriate home on a beautiful shore off the Rappahannock river, a small and seemingly untouched area of forest with the stillest water I’ve ever seen....

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Richmond police address concerns over rising crime

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...

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Bay grass update #14: Into the Rappahannock (for real this time)

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...

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Bay Grass Update #13: Into the wild

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...

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As RVA’s food delivery goes corporate, Quickness RVA stays local

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...

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Bay grass update #12: Sweet sounds of swaying grass

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...

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Retro toys make a comeback at Virginia Historical Society’s ‘Toys of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s’ exhibit

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...

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We just got beer delivered from Amazon – so that’s pretty cool

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...

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