One evening in Richmond’s East End, a 42-year-old father of two overdosed on fentanyl in his car while his children waited inside their apartment. A neighbor, recognizing the signs, administered Narcan before paramedics arrived. He survived, but the overdose was his...
2014 is drawing to a close, and here at RVA Magazine, we're looking forward to 2015, when we'll celebrate our tenth anniversary! However, before we get there, we've got one more issue to lay on this city, and it's filled with all the great art, music, and culture you've come to expect from RVA Mag over the past decade. 2014 is drawing to a close,...
I'm pretty broke, but when I get the chance to get out and eat lunch in RVA, I try and visit someplace I haven't been before. And when the weather is cold, nothing warms me up like a hot broth-base with sweet-seasoned noodles. Enter Fan Noodle Bar. I'm pretty broke, but when I get the chance to get out and eat lunch in RVA, I try and visit...
Evidently I'm last to know Richmond's most begrudging sandwich shop, the Stuffy's below Edo's, has closed. But have no fear, a new Chipotle-like Japanese food place is hoping to thrive in it's absence. Evidently I'm last to know Richmond's most begrudging sandwich shop, the Stuffy's below Edo's, has closed. But have no fear, a new Chipotle-like...
Gov. McAuliffe today restored more voting rights to ex-felons than any other previous governor, according to a statement released by his office. Gov. McAuliffe today restored more voting rights to ex-felons than any other previous governor, according to a statement released by his office. “I have always believed that people who have served their...
Much like the plot of every M. Night Shyamalan film since The Village, the R-Words are full of holes. Blame has been hurled at every Washington coach, owner, player, and manager. Some even believe there is an evil hex on the team. Much like the plot of every M. Night Shyamalan film since The Village, the R-Words are full of holes. Blame has been...
It’s December 17, and you have done absolutely zero [insert holiday you hate but celebrate anyway for familial purposes here] shopping. What’s wrong with you, you big dumb idiot? What are you gonna do? It’s December 17, and you have done absolutely zero [insert holiday you hate but celebrate anyway for familial purposes here] shopping. What’s...
Richmond is one step closer to having its own bike share program after a city council committee approved a paper to consider accepting VDOT funds today. Richmond is one step closer to having its own bike share program after a city council committee approved a paper to consider accepting VDOT funds today. The resolution by Richmond’s Land Use,...
This year on New Years Eve, you can not only mark the passage of time into the history books but be a part of RVA history in the making! RVA NYE 2015 brings the New Years Eve ball drop that once took over Carytown to Brown's Island for the first celebration of a new tradition. This year on New Years Eve, you can not only mark the passage of time...
While children all over the world are writing to Santa Claus in the hopes of getting what they want for Christmas, single folks all over Richmond are writing to Craigslist with similar hopes. Here are a few people hoping to get their stocking stuffed this holiday season. While children all over the world are writing to Santa Claus in the hopes of...
