Richmond’s journey into participatory budgeting has reached an impressive milestone. Following up on our earlier coverage, where we explored how residents could influence the allocation of $3 million, the Richmond People’s Budget initiative has completed its first...
Please welcome David Brat to the congressional house and give Mark Warner a pat on the back for his return to the senate. Please welcome David Brat to the congressional house and give Mark Warner a pat on the back for his return to the senate. Election 2014 is (finally) over and there were few surprises as polls closed. Reports of issues voting...
Schools are back in session, the nights are getting cooler, and summer is clearly behind us. Here in RVA, when the leaves begin to change color, thoughts begin to turn towards the two classic flavors of October: beer and Halloween! RVA Magazine #18, our Fall 2014 issue, celebrates both of these phenomena in fine fashion, as well as providing our...
Can we have the Internet everywhere? How did zebras get stripes? Can we have the Internet everywhere? How did zebras get stripes? These and many other science-related questions are answered via in-house produced videos on the Science Museum of Virginia's YouTube channel. "It's all about harnessing the existing science in day-to-day stuff and then...
The room is dim as you walk into the lower gallery of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts exhibit. Before you sits scrolls and artifacts dating back almost 800 years; pieces rarely seen by foreign eyes. This rare chance to gaze behind one of China's most legendary locations is an exciting look into a different time and world and it's burred in the...
It's getting close to Halloween, time to embrace the weirdest part of ourselves and learn to love outside our comfort zone. It's getting close to Halloween, time to embrace the weirdest part of ourselves and learn to love outside our comfort zone. That's where this week's missed connections come in. Maybe you're fortunate to be the subject of one...
While thoughts of the Winter Olympics are far away for most red-blooded Americans, Richmonder DeAngelo Wilson can't think about them enough. After a successful track career at VCU, Wilson wants to represent the United States, and especially Richmond, at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea as a member of the U.S. Bobsledding team. While...
As Joe Biden once said, this is a big f---ing deal! The Camel, a West Broad St. club that's been a mainstay in the local music (and food, and craft beer) scene for years now, has been working for nearly a year to change their zoning permit in order to allow live music until 2 AM. As Joe Biden once said, this is a big f---ing deal! The Camel, a...
The R-Words are 1-5, and dipping back into last season, have lost 18 of their last 22 games. Winning only four games over the last two seasons is the worst record of any NFL team. Luckily, misery has company. The R-Words are 1-5, and dipping back into last season, have lost 18 of their last 22 games. Winning only four games over the last two...
Although Virginia is perhaps best known for its Colonial and Civil War history, like most of the country, an overwhelming majority of this state’s built environment dates to after World War II. Now, state’s Department of Historic Resource has created the New Dominion Virginia Initiative to educate the public about our post-WWII architectural...
