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Richmond’s Next Mayor? Get to Know Garrett Sawyer

Today, I’m getting a drink with a politician. Coffeeshop, lunch spot, in-studio - those are perfectly fine places to get to know someone, but there’s nothing like a good whiskey to loosen up a conversation. Garrett Sawyer is meeting me at The Camel for happy hour on a...

Richmond Loves Its Baseball

Been Playing Since 1866. Cobb, Ruth, Williams, Mays Played Here. We Even Had a Major League Team — For 46 Games Everybody knows that our beloved capital city has a rich history. Settled by Native Americans, explored by English colonists, burned to the ground by the...

You Can Call Me Bill: An Interview William Shatner

Over the course of his decades-long career, he’s been known by many names: Captain James Tiberius Kirk, Sergeant TJ Hooker, Commander Buck Murdock, and even Stan Fields if you can be so bold as to tell us why April 25th is, in fact, the perfect date (Answer: it’s not...

Richmond’s Next Mayor? Get to Know Harrison Roday

It’s raining fucking buckets. It’s cold, 4pm, and I want to go home. But I’m about to do that weird half-run, scrunched-shoulders thing into Blanchard's Coffee Shop on Broad street to meet Harrison Roday, candidate for Mayor. They’re gonna close soon too. He’s a new...

Getting Kicked Out of the Trump Event

Let me start by saying that it was a smart move to remove me from the Trump event at the Greater Richmond Convention Center before the former President spoke on Saturday. It was NOT a wise move to grant me press credentials in the first place. After over two hours...

“Smash the Byrd” Returns to Help VCU Children’s Hospital

Dawnstar Games and its devoted regulars are no strangers to a good melee or two. Saturday, March 16th “The Star” ups the ante and welcomes the return of its anticipated “Smash the Byrd” charity event to The Byrd Theater. While Dawnstar Games regularly has various...

Best of Craigslist missed connections 12/30-1/7

New year means new missed connections, and it seems that the gym is not the only place where people carry out their resolutions. Some people may want to take a second look at what they’ve resolved to do. A new year means a new chance at love, so look below and see if you’ve been noticed. But be careful--not everyone may be as clean as they seem....

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Richmond Mural Project 2014 Interviews: Soho Design House

Soho Design House were in Richmond this summer for the Richmond Mural Project, but that's not because they were doing a mural. Instead, this unique company was producing rugs from the artwork of several different RMP muralists. Soho Design House were in Richmond this summer for the Richmond Mural Project, but that's not because they were doing a...

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Best of RVA Craigslist Missed Connections 7/28-8/4

August love folks... it's not too late to snatch up a summer Betty or Benny and try and stay cool through theses hot nights. Grab a beer, kick on the song below, and cruise our Best of Craigslist below and maybe you'll be the subject of someone's love-lost. Smashley - m4w 8/4 You have tattoos and work at a music store. I wanna bass dat ass girl....

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Best of RVA Craigslist Missed Connections 7/22-7/28

If you're single and live in RVA, perhaps the river is where you should go. It sure seems like theres a lot of bunnies and foxes down there, or maybe that's just what this week's CL missed connections seem to suggest. Either way, take a gander at our "best of" for the week and post your own and maybe your future-true love will rise from the...

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Musicians Wanted – Best of Craigslist Bandmate posts July 2014

After the success of our Craigslist missed connections posts, we thought we'd set our sights on one of RVA's other loneliest pursuits - forming a band. So once a month, we'll round up some of the best CL ads seeking musicians. Maybe you'll find your next jam-mate, or the perfect bass player. Or maybe you'll find out how racist and homophobic some...

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Best of RVA Craigslist Missed Connections 7/14-7/21

Just when the weather was cooling down, summer came back and smacked us all in the face like a disobedient child. Just when the weather was cooling down, summer came back and smacked us all in the face like a disobedient child. So now's the perfect time to find some AC and a lucky man or woman to get cool with - perhaps you'll find them below. So...

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