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...
Saturday September 24th, 6 members of the RVA Beard League ventured to the Mile High City with sights set on winning at the Great American Beard and Moustache Championship- and they did just that. Saturday September 24th, 6 members of the RVA Beard League ventured to the Mile High City with sights set on winning at the Great American Beard and...
Missed Connections is as colorful and wonderfully weird as ever this week. From maid and doctor fantasies, to one involving a huntsman and even a hopeless romantic hoping the universe will serendipitously reunite them with their first love. You can read those and more in this week's batch of missed connections below: Missed Connections is as...
We love when our local restaurants, shops, parks and businesses get noticed by others. More and more people are finding out something that we've known for a long time: Richmond is pretty sweet. We love when our local restaurants, shops, parks and businesses get noticed by others. More and more people are finding out something that we've known for...
In this week's batch of Missed Connections, there are hopeful souls searching for a fling or their special encounter from grocery stores, Panera, weddings and even two centered around a mysterious tomato joke that has me intrigued. Check out the mystery and see if you can solve it or help these people out in this week's Missed Connections below:...
Whether it’s the rainy and cloudy weather or the long lines in Starbucks, people are taking that extra look around to find their fall partner. Whether it’s the rainy and cloudy weather or the long lines in Starbucks, people are taking that extra look around to find their fall partner. This week is full of longing looks across the room, exciting...
While many people are hoping to create initiatives to save water few are as creative and simple one local VCU Brandcenter student. Yelena Sophia, who served as an art director on the project and now works for TBWAMedia Arts Lab, and her team came up with a unique idea. While many people are hoping to create initiatives to save water few are as...
There’s a football simulation game experiencing a renaissance. The player becomes the coach of a full 53-man team, devising game plans and strategies all the way down to blitzes and blocking schemes. It’s so visually detailed that you can make out the individual braids on Robert Griffin III’s head, and you can literally feel the action. There’s a...
Meet the newest, most exciting form of public transportation in 2016: the bus. Meet the newest, most exciting form of public transportation in 2016: the bus. Well, not just any bus. GRTC is in the earliest stages of building a bus rapid transit (BRT) line called The Pulse, and it hopes the line will be the first part in the transformation of...
Texas Beach, a popular James River spot frequented and beloved by Richmonders for... any number of reasons... is getting its annual cleanup this Saturday, and there’s still time for you to pitch in and volunteer. Organized by the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club and Clean Sweep RVA, this year’s Texas Beach cleanup has already garnered an...
