Protesting for your rights works—and it always has. Since the Industrial Revolution reshaped the economy in the late 19th century, workers have been forced to organize and mobilize in response to increasingly exploitative labor practices. The system was designed to...
Recently RVA readers made their objections known to an article we posted on our website. We regret the offense we caused by publishing it, and we've since removed the article from our website, but we didn't want to stop there. In the spirit of making things right, and of turning a negative into a positive, we wanted to make clear our support for...
Ah, the Richmond Watermelon Festival - a delightful opportunity to get the family out of the air conditioning and into the sweltering streets of Carytown. With mainly clear skies, it truly was a beautiful day this year, aside from the thousands of sweat-glazed human bodies resulting from the oppressive humidity and temperatures in the mid-90s....
Here is the transcript of a speech I gave at Kanawha Plaza this afternoon regarding Boehner's Plan B and the looming fiscal cliff. Here is the transcript of a speech I gave at Kanawha Plaza this afternoon regarding Boehner's Plan B and the looming fiscal cliff. I urge you all to call your senators and congressmen and give yourself voice whether...
The new issue is out and we are dropping them off exclusively at select locations today. Happy Hour at the Camel from 5-7pm for the early release and then BellyTimber for the official RVA #5 issue release party starting around 10pm. No need to hype you up, this issue is going to blow you away.... by Richard Perkins By J. Michelle Martin-Coyne and...
Jim Nelson, 2010. Jim just started shooting video; We will watch your career with great interest, young Skywalker. There's been plenty of talk recently that this last Tuesday's RVAlution event at The Hat Factory might have been there last. They've certainly had bumps along the way; the event that started out with big bang seems to had slowed to a...
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When Diversity Richmond's Iridian Gallery opened the doors to their 'Truthful History Heals’ exhibit, one image (seen above) we shared on social media got a lot of you talking... or screaming. When Diversity Richmond's Iridian Gallery opened the doors to their 'Truthful History Heals’ exhibit, one image (seen above) we shared on social media got...
Richmond is a city where growth and expansion never seem to end. Richmond is a city where growth and expansion never seem to end. From the borders of what was once a very rural Goochland, to the ever-developing Southside, people are planting roots here in Virginia’s capitol. And with new housing developments, business parks and bi-ways being...
Oh Craigslist missed connecting, sometimes you really surprise me. Oh Craigslist missed connecting, sometimes you really surprise me.
December 1994. With an incentive package estimated at more than $85 million, Virginia enticed Motorola to build its $3 billion semiconductor plant at the West Creek business park in Goochland. December 1994. With an incentive package estimated at more than $85 million, Virginia enticed Motorola to build its $3 billion semiconductor plant at the...