by Jon Baliles | Jun 17, 2024 | COMMUNITY, OPINION, POLITICS, RICHMOND NEWS
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...
by Jon Baliles | Jun 13, 2024 | NEWS, OPINION, RESTAURANT NEWS, RICHMOND NEWS, SMALL BUSINESS
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...
by John Brown Junior | May 30, 2024 | JUSTICE, LETTER TO THE EDITOR
ed. note: This is a Letter to The Editor and does not necessary reflect the views of RVA Magazine or its staff. Peterson gained prominence in 2016 when he refused to use gender-neutral pronouns to address one of his students. He was subsequently fired from the...
by Christian Detres | May 24, 2024 | CULTURE, OPINION, OPINION & EDITORIAL
A few months ago, a Los Angeles-to-Richmond transplant who happens to be a prolific TikTok content creator made a series of videos about her favorite vegan spots in town and an e-book guide. You could see the clear joy of discovery on her face along with the...
by The Conversation | Apr 18, 2024 | JUSTICE, OPINION, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
In October 2023, nearly seven years after the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally, the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, was melted down. Since then, two more major Confederate monuments have been removed: the...
by R. Anthony Harris | Feb 8, 2024 | ART, DOWNTOWN RVA, OPINION, STREET ART
A few weeks ago, the Richmond Times Dispatch reported that the Haxall Hydro Power Plant is slated to transform into a new pickleball court and food-and-beverage concept. Yet, what’s the fate of the RVA Street Art Festival and the art that is already there? Over...
