A wave of protests is set to sweep across Virginia this weekend, with back-to-back demonstrations planned in Richmond as part of a national response to the Trump administration’s escalating use of federal power—from immigration enforcement to military spectacle. Ed....
A NOVA legislator hopes to save distressed pets from being left in cars with the help of two new bills aiming to protect man's best friend. A NOVA legislator hopes to save distressed pets from being left in cars with the help of two new bills aiming to protect man's best friend. Del. Kaye Kory (D-38) has proposed two new laws - HB 37 and HB 38,...
Uber and Mellow Mushroom have teamed up to offer free pizzas in 18 cities tonight, and RVA made the cut. Uber and Mellow Mushroom have teamed up to offer free pizzas in 18 cities tonight, and RVA made the cut. Details are below. I feel sorry for both Uber drivers and Mellow Mushroom as both are going to be slammed tonight. Read more about it...
Over the last couple months RVA Mag has been following the progress of ODU student Dawit N.M's project "Contour", a weekly video Over the last couple months RVA Mag has been following the progress of ODU student Dawit N.M's project "Contour", a weekly video series which provides a platform for emerging Virginia graphic designers, writers,...
More Virginians were killed in 2014 by heroin and prescription opioid drug overdose than car crashes. More Virginians were killed in 2014 by heroin and prescription opioid drug overdose than car crashes. For some that seems like an abstract concept, but for local Emcee Evan Barlow, it was all too real. At 14, Barlow began experimenting with drugs...
"Woodman, Spare That Tree!" "Woodman, Spare That Tree!" That's the name of a petition launched recently by locals in an effort to save a beloved oak tree that sits at the intersections of Broad and Adams streets and Brook Road and is in danger of possibly being cut down to erect a statue of Maggie Walker. The petition, which you can view here,...
Today I need to run. The urge comes with the same unstoppable certainty of a face-twisting, germ-blasting sneeze. Today I need to run. The urge comes with the same unstoppable certainty of a face-twisting, germ-blasting sneeze. One minute everything is fine, then suddenly I don't just think, but know with an in-the-bones certainty that an...
As the 2016 General Assembly session approaches, there will be no shortage of controversial topics debated. As the 2016 General Assembly session approaches, there will be no shortage of controversial topics debated. Among those is the future of a law which requires women to receive ultrasounds before abortions. Passed in 2012 by Virginia's...
Today in Slow News Week News, CBS 6 is following the case of a mysterious member mug malefactor. Today in Slow News Week News, CBS 6 is following the case of a mysterious member mug malefactor. Two Chesterfield County women have been on the receiving end of what I hope is a more-clear percy-pic than what CBS 6 is showing (seen below). If that's...
Don't get me wrong, I love Richmond. I edit this website, damnit. Don't get me wrong, I love Richmond. I edit this website, damnit. I'm acutely aware of how awesome so many parts of this city are and I'll be the first to say "man, you'll have a blast if you visit RVA and hit these spots." But a new list of "Best Places to Travel in 2016" posted...
