In 2013, a two-day event transformed a neglected stretch of Norfolk, Virginia, into a pop-up arts district. It wasn’t a city plan—it was a vision. Volunteers opened temporary galleries in boarded-up storefronts. Food trucks rolled in. Sidewalks were painted with...
"It's that time of year," says City of Richmond Trails Manager Michael Burton, "where the trails stay a little wetter, muddier than normal." "It's that time of year," says City of Richmond Trails Manager Michael Burton, "where the trails stay a little wetter, muddier than normal." When the trails are muddy, they get displaced by bike tires,...
Just in from RPD: Richmond Police detectives need the public’s help to identify the suspect in the attached photo and video who snatched a wallet last week. Just in from RPD: Richmond Police detectives need the public’s help to identify the suspect in the attached photo and video who snatched a wallet last week. At approximately 12:20 p.m. on...
Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, is once again pushing to decriminalize weed during this year’s General Assembly. Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, is once again pushing to decriminalize weed during this year’s General Assembly. The bill, SB 104, would decriminalize simple marijuana possession and reduce the current $500 fine to $100 for the first...
Got this in our inbox, a new track from NOVA rapper Yim. Can't seem to find much more about him short of the attached description: Got this in our inbox, a new track from NOVA rapper Yim. Can't seem to find much more about him short of the attached description: Self produced with jangly drums and low, smooth bass, ‘Junk’ approaches the gusto and...
Richmond is doing its best to become a cocktail town and there are a number of folks we have to thank for it. Richmond is doing its best to become a cocktail town and there are a number of folks we have to thank for it. Rather than expose ourselves as the high-functioning alcoholics that we are, we thought we'd go straight to the tap for advice...
The staff here at RVA Mag loves to support our local businesses and especially our fine restaurants in the city. There are so many popping up every time you turn around that it's hard to keep track. The staff here at RVA Mag loves to support our local businesses and especially our fine restaurants in the city. There are so many popping up every...
Ted Cruz rolled through Mechanicsville last Friday and managed to wow a few county folks before asking them for money - and among them was Tom and Nancy who think Obama ruined Christmas and the Muslims are ruining our country. The folks at CSPAN were on the scene to capture the voices of voters (or possible voters) and in an incredible, baseless...
It's Day Three of RVA Magazine's week long countdown of the Top 25 Albums Of 2015. It's Day Three of RVA Magazine's week long countdown of the Top 25 Albums Of 2015. So far, we've done Honorable Mentions and #16 - 25 so check those out if you've haven't already. On tap today, here's our pick for numbers #15 all the way up to #6 of the best albums...
It’s been a few years now since we made the RVA Magazine Readers’ Poll an annual event, and we’re building up quite a little tradition over here! It’s been a few years now since we made the RVA Magazine Readers’ Poll an annual event, and we’re building up quite a little tradition over here! It’s obvious our readers enjoy participating, too, as...
