by Q Rice | May 4, 2026 | ART, COMMUNITY, DOWNTOWN RVA, OPINION, POLITICS
It was 72 and breezy. Unseasonably pleasant, almost chilly. VCU students were splayed out on picnic blankets in Monroe Park enjoying soft serve and the sunshine. Citronella and the smell of hot dogs wafted through the air from some folks having a cookout. “High...
by R. Anthony Harris | Apr 29, 2026 | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, NEWS, OPINION & EDITORIAL
Britain is trying something. They’ve approved a plan where, if you were born in 2009 or later, you’d never be allowed to legally buy cigarettes. The age just keeps moving up every year, and at some point there’s a whole group of adults who were never let in. It still...
by R. Anthony Harris | Apr 21, 2026 | NEWS, OPINION & EDITORIAL, VIRGINIA POLITICS
I had a friend ask me about redistricting. He was trying to figure out how to vote and admitted he did not really understand what was happening. He leans left, so the fact that he was unsure says something about how this issue is being presented right now. Virginia...
by RVA Staff | Apr 9, 2026 | LETTER TO THE EDITOR, OPINION, VIRGINIA POLITICS
Editor’s Note: RVA Magazine has been covering Virginia’s evolving hemp and cannabis regulations, including proposed changes to THC limits and retail licensing. The following is a guest opinion from a Virginia hemp business owner directly affected by SB 542. By Barbara...
by R. Anthony Harris | Apr 7, 2026 | COMMUNITY, OPINION
I stopped for gas the other day, it’s $4.19 a gallon. You swipe your card, you move on. That’s just the baseline price of existing now in Richmond. Inside, I grabbed a couple things without thinking. A two-pack of Reese’s and an iced tea. The kind of purchase made a...
by RVA Staff | Apr 2, 2026 | COMMUNITY, DO GOOD, LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Editor’s Note: The following essay is by Mary Graham, CEO of READ RVA, a Richmond-based nonprofit focused on adult literacy. I learned early not to assume anything about who can read. A man once stopped me on Broad Street. He held out a scrap of paper with an address...
