by RVA Staff | Feb 23, 2025 | COMMUNITY, LETTER TO THE EDITOR, NEWS, POLITICS, QUEER RVA
Disclaimer: The following is a letter to the editor submitted by a writer who has requested to remain anonymous. It represents their personal views on this issue. RVA Magazine is committed to providing a platform for community voices on important local matters....
by Mike Avey | Feb 17, 2025 | COMMUNITY, JUSTICE, OPINION, POLITICS
It is not our failures that make us human, but rather our convictions to yet succeed. The accelerating collapse of corporate and governmental accountability has led to widespread civic abandonment. Mass layoffs at social safety net agencies, executive rollbacks on...
by Salty Oldman | Feb 8, 2025 | COMMUNITY, NEWS, OPINION & EDITORIAL, POLITICS
There she was—Freeda, a 20-foot inflatable IUD, looming over Capitol Square like a latex beacon of reason in a world that seems to have misplaced its grip on common sense. She’d made this stop before—giant birth control devices tend to leave a mark, especially after...
by Salty Oldman | Feb 6, 2025 | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, NEWS, NIGHTLIFE, OPINION & EDITORIAL
Waffle House is the kind of place that doesn’t flinch. Hurricanes, power outages, late-night chaos—it stays open through it all. The idea of it closing or changing is almost unthinkable. But now, something’s shifted. They’re not closing their doors, but they’re...
by RVA Staff | Feb 6, 2025 | LETTER TO THE EDITOR, NEWS, POLITICS, VIRGINIA NEWS
In the wake of escalating political tensions, a new controversy has emerged over the safety and security of FBI agents involved in the January 6th Capitol insurrection investigations. According to multiple news reports, the Justice Department, under the current...
by Rachel Scott Everett | Jan 24, 2025 | COMMUNITY, JUSTICE, NEWS, OPINION, OPINION & EDITORIAL, POLITICS, SMALL BUSINESS
How the Rise of an Oligarchy Threatens America’s Future and What We Can Do About It The 2024 election marked a personal breaking point for me. The return of a felon, rapist, and racist (among many other labels) assuming the highest office in the world...
