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Tensions flare at first Monument Avenue Commission

The first meeting of the Monument Avenue Commission was held Wednesday night, with well over 500 citizens showing up to share their ideas. That was the plan anyways, the meeting quickly became emotional, with boos, claps, and yells emanating from all sides. The...

Opinion: The Real Threat is Unite the Right

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) rally in Charlottesville last month was a properly audacious event. The terrorist organization, once confined to the shadows of clandestine gatherings, felt emboldened to reveal themselves publicly. This should come as no real surprise. We live...

Virginia millennials at the heart of new political action

The American left has roared back to life, and millennials are leading the way. "Socialism" was the most looked-up word on Merriam-Webster’s website in 2015, and a YouGov poll out last year found 43 percent of respondents under 30 had a favorable view of “socialism”,...

We need people minded leaders, not business minded leaders

I have heard that Virginia needs “business-minded leaders” in the General Assembly. We see the General Assembly routinely pass legislation benefitting businesses like Dominion Energy.  Virginia has consistently ranked as one of the Best States for Business since...

Supporting marijuana decriminalization in Virginia

One of the ever-present issues in 2017 is the debate surrounding marijuana decriminalization and legalization. As support for marijuana increases nationally, legislators have been forced to respond by modernizing their positions. Republicans used to be united in their...

Northam vs Gillespie: An overview of the first Governor’s debate

The first debate between Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates took place at the Virginia Bar Association’s summer meeting on Sat., July 22.  RVA Mag was on the scene to bring a blow by blow account of the sparring match between Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed...

The tidal wave of women in Virginia politics

A tidal wave is coming: Since November, this feeling has lingered over political observers across the country. In any case, the 2016 presidential election has sparked one of the most intense political conversations in a generation -- and for many women, a pressing...

Richmond’s largest independent zine Library opens at Gallery 5

A bountiful collection of zines is now available for perusing after Gallery 5 opened a new independent zine library as a permanent addition to their upstairs gallery space. A bountiful collection of zines is now available for perusing after Gallery 5 opened a new independent zine library as a permanent addition to their upstairs gallery space....

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Corporate water campaign on VCU campus leaves student’s mouth dry

We got this bad boy titled "Your Aquafina Monstrosity" in our inbox and couldn't help but feel for VCU student J. Reed R. Braden. We got this bad boy titled "Your Aquafina Monstrosity" in our inbox and couldn't help but feel for VCU student J. Reed R. Braden. It appears Braden stumbled upon a free water giveaway offered by the PepsiCo brand...

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RVA Magazine endorses Jon Baliles for Mayor of Richmond

We are going to do something we have never done in our decade of publishing and it is not a decision we have come upon lightly but one that we state with conviction. We are going to do something we have never done in our decade of publishing and it is not a decision we have come upon lightly but one that we state with conviction. RVA Magazine is...

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