by RVA Staff | Aug 5, 2025 | COMMUNITY, OPINION & EDITORIAL
My bunk gets sweaty when I lay it in. The walls sweat, too — you can see it. We’re in an oven. It’s too hot. It was an average Tuesday, nearly four in the afternoon, and I was saturated with sweat. Everybody was. All we could do was corral around a stand-up fan and...
by Landon Shroder | Aug 4, 2025 | NEWS, OPINION & EDITORIAL, RICHMOND NEWS
UPDATE August 4, 2025: As of this week, RVA Performance Training has gone over 100 days without functioning plumbing, the result of a damaged line caused by nearby Diamond District construction. The issue began when a utility pole was installed just feet from the...
by RVA Staff | Jul 23, 2025 | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, DOWNTOWN RVA, OPINION & EDITORIAL, PERFORMING ARTS
Why federal arts funding keeps the city’s creative economy alive. by Catie-Reagan King, Ed.D. On any given weekend in Richmond, you can find a stage lit up with stories, some bold and provocative, others warm and familiar. Whether it’s a world premiere at Firehouse...
by Salty Oldman | Jul 21, 2025 | COMMUNITY, EAT DRINK, NEWS, OPINION, POLITICS
In Richmond, you walk into Kroger or Food Lion for the usual and walk out $80 lighter with barely a bag and a half. No steaks. No extras. Just the basics you’ve been buying since you first learned how to cook on a crooked burner in a Fan apartment. And now you’re...
by RVA Staff | Jul 17, 2025 | COMMUNITY, LETTER TO THE EDITOR, POLITICS
Disclaimer: The following is a letter to the editor. It represents their personal views on this issue. RVA Magazine is committed to providing a platform for community voices on important local matters. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those...
by R. Anthony Harris | Jul 7, 2025 | COMMUNITY, DOWNTOWN RVA, OPINION & EDITORIAL, RICHMOND NEWS, SMALL BUSINESS
National rankings say Richmond is thriving. But talk to the people living and working here, and a more complicated picture emerges. Richmond has been named one of the best cities to live in America. Again. A global marketing firm ranked 100 U.S. cities, and Richmond...
