by Salty Oldman | Jan 15, 2025 | NEWS, OPINION
UPDATE! January 19th at 2:35pm: After a brief shutdown, TikTok has begun restoring its services in the United Statesfollowing a pledge by former President Trump to facilitate its return. The shutdown, triggered by federal action under the Protecting Americans from...
by Paul Goldman | Jan 9, 2025 | COMMUNITY, OPINION, OPINION & EDITORIAL, RICHMOND NEWS, RICHMOND POLITICS
Mayor Danny Avula is at a defining moment. The same for the 2004 Elected Mayor law. Here’s why. Then a win-win-win. The 16-year era of the race-baiting politics of former Mayors Dwight Jones and Levar Stoney needs to come to an end. They and their cronies have used...
by RVA Staff | Jan 1, 2025 | EDITORIAL
For nearly 20 years, RVA Magazine has been Richmond’s cultural compass, the first to spotlight underground art, new music, grassroots politics, and community movements long before the rest of the country caught on. We don’t just cover the city; we help define it....
by Christian Detres | Dec 31, 2024 | COMMUNITY, DOWNTOWN RVA, NIGHTLIFE, OPINION & EDITORIAL
A couple days ago, Instagram publisher @therichmondexperience posted an iconic image from the 2008 Carytown New Years’ Eve event you may or may not have been at, or even heard of. Judging from the 4000 plus “hearts” and over 140 comments ranging from “please don’t...
by RVA Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | ART, COMMUNITY, CULTURE, MUSIC, NEWS, OPINION & EDITORIAL, POLITICS, QUEER RVA
So, it’s New Year’s Eve. The drinks are poured, the fireworks are loaded, and before the clock strikes midnight, let’s take a moment to sift through the rubble of the year that was. Richmond in 2024—messy, beautiful, endlessly fascinating. Thanks for sticking with us...
by Salty Oldman | Dec 16, 2024 | LETTER TO THE EDITOR, NEWS, OPINION & EDITORIAL
Here’s what we know: drones—large ones, silent ones, strange ones—have been spotted over Richmond, Hampton, and beyond. They hover where they shouldn’t. They float like ghosts over military bases and neighborhood rooftops, blinking their mechanical lights with a...
