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...
They came for our fro-yo shops and I said nothing, but when they came for our donuts, there was no kitschy local options left. They came for our fro-yo shops and I said nothing, but when they came for our donuts, there was no kitschy local options left. That's right, Richmond is about to turn into NYC or Washington DC in the worst way with more...
I got really into Star Trek a little late... I got really into Star Trek a little late... about two years ago when the early series were on Netflix and my SO and I binge watched The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine consecutively. While there were many characters, races and melodramatic plot lines to love, TNG's ship counselor Deanna Troi was...
For almost a decade, local pro Trent Hazelwood has been grinding the city streets. For almost a decade, local pro Trent Hazelwood has been grinding the city streets. Afte r a year of trying to catch up with him-we finally got a chance to ask him, what's up? This article was featured in RVAMag #22: Fall 2015. You can read all of issue #22 here or...
ELDERSBURG, Maryland — Flag day meant a special celebration for Jay Barringer (top image) as a child. ELDERSBURG, Maryland — Flag day meant a special celebration for Jay Barringer (top image) as a child. His parents would humor him as he decorated his front lawn with flags for all of his neighbors in Bahama, North Carolina, to see. The tradition...
757 songstress Natalie Prass has returned to RVA's Spacebomb studios to record a few new tracks, and among is some high quality covers. 757 songstress Natalie Prass has returned to RVA's Spacebomb studios to record a few new tracks, and among is some high quality covers. The upcoming EP, Side by Side, was recored at Spacebomb through a series of...
It's that time of year again folks - America's "Friendliest" marathon is back in RVA and it's here to ruin your brunch plans. It's that time of year again folks - America's "Friendliest" marathon is back in RVA and it's here to ruin your brunch plans. For 37 years the Richmond Marathon has choked the city's streets like so many bike races, but...
A favorite watering hole and night spot at the eastern end of Carytown will shut its doors in December. A favorite watering hole and night spot at the eastern end of Carytown will shut its doors in December. Portrait House, which opened as a brick oven pizza spot in the shell of... what was it... a Bar-B-Q place? It had a frog logo or...
One of the nation's most recognizable pop culture magazines continues to real from one of the largest media scandals in decades. One of the nation's most recognizable pop culture magazines continues to real from one of the largest media scandals in decades. Just about a year ago, Rolling Stone published the now infamous "A Rape On Campus" story...
The quality is a little low and the camera a bit shaky, but the heart and facts are there. The quality is a little low and the camera a bit shaky, but the heart and facts are there. A new video from Youtuber NeoV00 gives a brief overview of the Byrd's history with construction facts and info about the chandelier and the mighty wurlitzer, and...
