by R. Anthony Harris | Aug 27, 2025 | CANNABIS CULTURE, CULTURE, EAT DRINK, JUSTICE, NEWS, OPINION & EDITORIAL, SMALL BUSINESS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
When Virginia lawmakers convened at the Capitol last week to hear testimony on how to roll out a retail cannabis market, the room was filled with charts, tax models, and plenty of projections about how much money legalization might generate. Depending on the...
by Dan Bowler | Aug 24, 2025 | COMMUNITY, JUSTICE, OPINION & EDITORIAL, POLITICS
One of the most interesting cultural developments of the 2020s is the way the word “unprecedented” has seemingly lost its meaning. From its very first months, this decade has been defined by events that most folks thought modern democracy would protect us from; a...
by Jon Baliles | Aug 21, 2025 | OPINION & EDITORIAL, RICHMOND POLITICS
Inspectors General are (and should be) vital cogs in any governmental or organizational machine. Many federal agencies have them, state governments use them, and local governments depend on them. They bring to light the waste, fraud, and abuse that can permeate and be...
by Landon Shroder | Aug 14, 2025 | OPINION & EDITORIAL, POLITICS
A friend and colleague reminded me yesterday that joy is an act of resistance right now. That people need something beyond the doom and gloom of our current authoritarian march. And she’s not wrong. But as we go about our daily lives in Richmond, we can’t lose sight...
by Landon Shroder | Aug 11, 2025 | EDITORIAL, OPINION & EDITORIAL
“Truthfulness has never been counted among the political virtues, and lies have always been regarded as justifiable tools in political dealings.” – Hanah ArendtDC is now under federal occupation. Strangely absent from the conversation are all of the...
by RVA Staff | Aug 8, 2025 | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, OPINION & EDITORIAL, POLITICS
Editor’s Note: With a new mayor in Richmond and Virginia’s governor’s race on the horizon, alongside ongoing federal redistricting battles and policy shifts, the question of how we build and hold power is more urgent than ever. In this guest commentary, a reader...
